Originally from Ébano, a municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico, Vicente González Dávila graduated as a Geophysical Engineer from the Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero in 1994. During his studies he conducted research to improve the resolution of geophysical methods that led him to receive numerous awards in 1992 and 1993 at events at the Technology and Science & Technology Institutes, and also CONACYT.
Experience
In 1994 he founded the Geo Estratos oil company, acting as CEO from its inception until today. He has always been convinced that investment in human capital training and R&D processes are two vital elements for the efficient development of the whole institution, as well as the economic growth of Mexico.
Areas of Expertise
In 2014 he had 26 patents pending focused on developing a sustainable oil industry in countries such as Mexico, Canada, the United States and Brazil, of which 12 have been granted and 14 are in the process of execution. His R&D efforts have managed to position Geo Estratos in fourth place nationally and the oil industry’s first place at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in relation to the number of patents admitted to the International Patent System (PCT) in 2012.
In his renowned and important career as a researcher, he has developed two research institutes: the Mexican Institute of Complex Systems and the Research Center for Extra Heavy Crude and Improved Recovery, the latter focused on finding sustainable solutions for the management of heavy and extra heavy oil, representing 61% of total oil reserves in Mexico.
As an entrepreneur he has managed to set up a large number of companies and establish important business partnership agreements at both national and international levels to form synergies for the development of oil projects. Among these partnerships is the recently formed MXOil, an English company listed on the London Stock Exchange, one of the most important financial markets in the world. This venture was formed in order to efficiently develop and operate oil fields in Mexico.
