CURRICULUM VITAE

Dennis Ray Schneider, PhD

Office:  Micro-Bac International, Inc.

3200 N. IH35

Round Rock, TX.  78681

512-310-9000

FAX 512-310-8800

EDUCATION:

1978 Ph.D.-Microbiology University of Texas at Austin

1973 B.A.with honors -Microbiology  University of Texas at Austin

LANGUAGES:

German, basic Spanish

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Technical business development; in particular, biotechnology for energy systems, water and wastewater management and bioremediation. Microbial ecology (in particular microbial diversity and adaptation to extreme environments).

POSITIONS HELD:

Since September, 1994, Vice-President Micro-Bac International. Since August, 1988, Director for Research and Development, Micro-Bac International

Since 1986, also Adjunct Associate Professor in Department of Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin

12/82-8/88, Director for Research and Development, Austin Biological Laboratories, Also Assistant General Manager

12/81-12/82, Research Microbiologist in Clinical Diagnostics Division, New England Nuclear, Billerica, Massachusetts

7/80-12/81  Postdoctoral Research Associate-University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia, Missouri

1/80-7/80  Postdoctoral Research Associate-University of Texas at Austin.

9/78-12/79  Postdoctoral Fellow with Behringwerke AG, division of Hoechst AG, Marburg/Lahn, West Germany

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Competitive Research Contract Awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration NAS9-17933 "Medical Microbiological Test Station for Microgravity" SBIR. Phase I  ca $50,000

National Aeronautics and Space Administration NAS8-39331 "Light-Driven System for Waste Treatment" SBIR Phase I and Phase II Funding  ca $450,000

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INTERESTS:

Recognized Outstanding People of the 20th Century for Outstanding Contributions to Biotechnology and Microbiology by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge England.

Listed in Marquis’ WHO’s WHO IN THE WORLD, WHO’s WHO IN AMERICA, WHO'S WHO IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST U.S.A, and listed in INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Invited Reviewer for John Postgate's 3rd edition of Microbes and Man in Trends in Microbiology, Vol 1:283. 1993.

Invited Convener for American Society for Microbiology Texas Branch Conference, "A Microbiologist's View of Bioremediation",  December, 1996.

Member Advisory Board for Biotechnology, Austin Community College

Reviewer for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (on-going since 1998)

Reviewer for Letters in Applied Microbiology

Judge, Seimens Competition 2010

Sustaining Member of Reef Environmental Education Foundation.  Level IV Advanced Assessment Team member for marine fish identification and enumeration.

Padi Open Water Scuba Instructor (retired)

Member Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy and Audubon Society.

Professional Memberships:

American Society for Microbiology, International Society for Microbial Ecology, Society for Industrial Microbiology, MENSA, Society Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Professional Association of Dive Instructors (OWSI 90680), Divers Alert Network.

Employment History:

8/88 to Present.  Director of Research and Development and Corporate Vice-President, Micro-Bac International  Responsible for development of new products.  Also responsible for supervision of international laboratory testing services and production area as well as general corporate management.  Since September, 1986, also Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, Courses taught include graduate seminar in biotechnology, elementary microbiology, general microbiology, biochemistry and physiology of microorganisms, microbial ecology. Also Medical Microbiology taught through Division of Extension.

12/82-8/88.  Director for Research and Development, and Assistant General Manager Austin Biological Laboratories, Responsible for development of all clinical microbiology test kits including FDA submissions. Participated in reclassification petition for changing microdilution devices for susceptibility testing from Class III to Class II.  Approximately 40 new products were brought to market during this time period.  Also actively participated in initiating and carrying out international marketing plan in Europe.  Sales volume of products developed at time of departure equaled $1,000,000 per annum, approximately 40% of sales volume. Responsibilities also included technical service supervision to distributors and their sales forces.  As Assistant General Manager was responsible for company budgets, account authority and manager in absence of company head.

12/81-12/82.  Research Microbiologist in Clinical Diagnostics Division, New England Nuclear, DuPont Co. Billerica, MA. Responsible for research on ELISA system development for direct specimen diagnosis of viral and bacterial pathogens.

1/80-12/81.  Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Charlotte Parker.  Dept. of Microbiology-University of Missouri Medical School and University of Texas at Austin.  Research was concerned with outer membrane structure of Bordetella pertussis using biochemical and immunochemical (including monoclonal antibody) techniques.

9/78-12/79.  Behringwerke AG Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Friedrich Seiler.  Organized research program on sialyl and galactosyltransferase.  Studied presence of sialyltransferase activity in Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase (company product) preparations.  Galactosyltransferase assay system was developed that gave significantly higher enzyme levels (greater sensitivity) than published methods and was 4X faster.  Found that galactosyltransferase activity was significantly elevated in cancer patient serum as compared with normal serum.  This system was under consideration as a diagnostic reagent at time of departure.  Was member of research team involved in purification of Bordetella pertussis adjuvant factor.  Was responsible for biochemical characterization of substance.  Factor was characterized as a heat-stable substance of lipid nature associated with, but not identical with lipopolysaccharide of organism.

PUBLICATIONS:

Schneider, D. and C. Parker.  1976.  Protease Mutants of Vibrio cholerae.  11th Joint Conference on Cholera-U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, pp.12-17.

Schneider, D.R. and C. Parker.  1978.  Isolation and Characterization of Protease-Deficient Mutants of Vibrio cholerae. Journal of Infectious Disease  138:143-151.

Schneider, D.R., H.H. Sedlacek, and F.R. Seiler. 1979.  Studies on Cell-Bound Vibrio cholerae Neuraminidase Activity. pp.354-355. InE. Buddecke, M.F. Kramer, J.F.G. Vliegenthart, H. Wiegandt.  George Thieme, Publisher.  Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany.  ISBN 3-13-583601-0. Glycoconjugates:  Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium.  Edited by R. Schauer, P. Boer,

Schneider, D.R., S.B. Siegel, and C.D. Parker.  1981. Characterization of Vibrio cholerae Protease Acitivites with Peptide Digest Analysis.  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 13:80-84.

Parker, C.D. and D.R. Schneider.  1982.  Microorganism adaptation to host defenses.  pp. 297-318.  In M.C. Powanda, and P.G. Canonico (eds), Infection:  The Physiologic and Metabolic Responses of the Host, Elsevier-North Holland, New York.

Schneider, D.R. and C.D. Parker.  1982. Purification and Characterization of the Mucinase of Vibrio cholerae.  Journal of Infectious Disease  145:474-482.

Schneider, D.R. and C.D. Parker. 1982.  Effect of Pyridines on Phenotypic Properties of Bordetella pertussis.  Infection and Immunity 38:548-553.

Schneider, D.R. and C. Haberman, 1984.  Products for Rapid Identification of Microorganisms.  American Clinical Products Review 3:50-53.

Holmes, M., C. Manthey, and D. Schneider, 1987.  Development of a two-hour rapid system for identification of glucose-nonfermentative Gram negative bacteria.  Fifth International Symposium on Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology.  Florence, Italy.  International Union of Microbiological Societies. pp. 254-258. Proceedings.

Schneider, D.R. and R. Billingsley. 1990.  Bioremediation:  A Desktop Manual for the Environmental Professional. ISBN 0-934165-33-9. Cahners-Pudvan Publishing, Northbrook, Illinois.

Schneider, D.R. Bioremediation of Organic Waste. pp. 182-198. Haztech Canada '90, Nov. 6-7, 1990, Calgary, Alberta. Proceedings.

Schneider, D.R. Paraffin Control by the Microbial Product, Para-Bac. Institute for Gas Technology, Chicago, Illinois. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Symposium on Gas, Oil, Coal and Environmental Biotechnology, December 3-5, 1990, New Orleans, LA.

Schneider, D.R. Critical Parameters for Determining Suitability of Bioremediation of Hazardous Waste Sites. Haztech Canada '91, May 14-15, 1991, Toronto, Alberta.  Proceedings.

Schneider, D.R. Bioremediation-A Natural Solution for Unnatural Problems.  Il Simposio Nacional de Gerenciamento Ambiental na Industria. Revista Sanento Ambiental Semco-RAL.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1992.  Proceedings.

Schneider, D.R. Behavior of Microbial Cultural Product (PARA-BAC®) Isolates in Anaerobic Environments. In Microbial Enhancement of Oil Recovery--Recent Advances.  Proceedings of the 1992 International Conference on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery, E. Premuzic and A. Woodhead (ed.)  Elsevier PressNew York.  ISBN 0-444-89690-2. Developments in Petroleum Science Vol 39:107-114.

Nelson, L and D.R. Schneider, Six Years of Paraffin Control and Enhanced Oil Recovery with the Microbial Product, Para-Bac®.  InE. Premuzic and A. Woodhead (ed.)  Elsevier PressNew York.  ISBN 0-444-89690-2. Developments in Petroleum Science Vol 39:107-114. Microbial Enhancement of Oil Recovery--Recent Advances.  Proceedings of the 1992 International Conference on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery,

D. R. Schneider, A. Whiteside, and L.C. Entzeroth. 1993. Microbial Culture Products--Environmentally Sound and Cost Effective Applications in the Petroleum Industry.  pp. 31-39. New Technology for the Independent Oil Producer, Technical Transfer Conference,  Denver, Colorado, 1993.

Langlois, M and D.R. Schneider.  A New Technology for the Treatment of Wastewater.  Regional Conference of IUAPPA. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1994.

Jianxin Shi and Dennis Ray Schneider. 1995 Microbial Enhancement of Non-Darcy Flow:  Theoretical Considerations. pp. 243-252 The Fifth International Conference on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and Related Biotechnology for Solving Environmental Problems. National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA.

Dennis Ray Schneider, Lee C. Entzeroth, Andrew Timmis, Abby Whiteside, and Brian C. Hoskins. 1995. Petroleum Storage Tank Cleaning Using Commercial Microbial Culture Products. pp. 499-506. The Fifth International Conference on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and Related Biotechnology for Solving Environmental Problems. National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA.

Hoskins, B.C. and D. R. Schneider, 1995, Microbial Removal of Downhole Paraffin Deposition. pp. 191-196.  Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Colloid Chemistry in Oil Production:  Asphaltenes and Wax Deposition.  ISCOP'95.  Oswaldo A. Pedrosa, Jr. Program Chairman, Petrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

T. Ratliff, B.C. Hoskins, and D.R. Schneider. Improved Water Flood Operation in the Permian Basin Through Microbial Culture Treatment. Society for Petroleum Engineering. SPE Number 35216. Permian Basin Oil and Gas Conference, Midland, TX. Proceedings pp. 583-588.

Schneider, D.R.  1996.  Rebreathers-The Future of Scuba Diving.  Sea Sports:20:42-46.

C. Caixiang, Liang, Z., Xinlan, Z., Chunguang, H., Benliang, D., Doufu, G., Qian, Y., Jianguo, W., Jing, G. Jian, W., Qingtong, L. Morales, J.M., and D.R. Schneider.  Improved Water Flood Operation in the LiaoHe China Oilfield.  7^th UNITAR International Conference on Heavy Crude Oil and Tar Sands,  Beijing, China,  October 27-30, 1998.

Schneider D.R. 1998.  Paraffin Control and Improved Oil Recovery with Microbial Culture Products:  Mechanisms and Case Histories. Proceedings of the Conference on Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery, November, 1998, Institute for Petroleum, London, England.

Trebbau, G.L., G.J. Nuñez, R. L. Caira, L. Márquez, N.Y. Molina, L.C. Entzeroth, and D.R. Schneider. 1999. Microbial Stimulation of Lake Maracaibo Oil Wells.  Society for Petroleum Engineering.  SPE Paper Number 56503.  Presented at 1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas.

Dugba, P.N. and D. R. Schneider.  2000.  Stabilizing the Performance of Anaerobic Digesters with Biological Additives.  Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Animal, Agricultural and Food Processing Wastes,  Des Moines, Iowa.  Edited by James Moore, Published by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan.  Pp 372-378.

Bailey, S.A., T.M. Kenney, and D.R. Schneider, 2001.  Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery:  Diverse Successful Applications of Biotechnology in the Oil Field.  Society for Petroleum Engineering.  SPE Paper Number 72129.  Presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Improved Oil Recovery Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Schneider, D.R. “Saving the Whales-A Bwana Doc Adventure” 2008. Novel Bwana Doc Publishing.