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Erdal Yildirim has been Executive Vice President Project Development since October 2 2006. From 1999 to December 2005 he was Senior Vice President Engineering and Technology at Synenco Energy Inc. Dr. Yildirim received his Doctor of Engineering Science degree from the School of Engineering & Applied Science of Columbia University in New York City. He joined Cities Service Company in 1972 and was assigned to the Syncrude Project in 1974. Since then he has been associated with numerous industry-leading oil sands projects. He was also a founder and Chairman of the Alberta Chamber Resources Oil Sands Task Force and the National Task Force on Oil Sands Strategies Chairman of Alberta Hydrogen Technology Steering Committee and a member of the Alberta Energy Research Council which advised the Alberta Minister of Energy. At present Dr. Yildirim is General Manager of Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research Development (CONRAD) a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaborative research and development within the oil sands industry. | 