Mr. Cecchi is an exploration geologist with over eighteen years of experience, with a focus on gold exploration and development in South America. Additionally, Mr. Cecchi was formerly the Vice President, Exploration of GCM Mining Corp.,Corporate Technical Manager at Medoro Resources, and also held senior geologist positions at Hecla Mining, Dotly Financial and Gold Mines of Sardinia. Mr. Cecchi served as exploration geologist at Bolivar Goldfields. Mr. Cecchi has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and a Master of Science degree from University of Tierra in Pisa, Italy.