Our Team

Peter Hutchison

Peter graduated from Aberdeen University, Scotland in 1973 with a First Class Honours in Geology. He joined British Petroleum and worked worldwide in a range of senior exploration and management positions. In 1988 Peter graduated from the Sloan Program at Stanford University, with a Masters in Management Science. In 1993 Peter set up his own company and has worked since then as an international consultant to the oil and gas industry. In 1997 he set up the initial joint venture with BPC-93 in Belarus before Scotforth was incorporated in 2000.

Dmitri Balabayev

Dmitri is a graduate of Moscow University's external school with honours in Applied Mathematics. In 1983 he completed an M.S. in remote sensing and engineering from the Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photography and Cartography. Between 1983 and 1993 he pursued a career with the science and research institute Cosmoaerogeologia. He developed the self-organisation ideas in geological sciences on which the RSDD-H method is based. Since 1993 he has been involved in the further development of the RSDD-H method and led the technical production of RSDD-H surveys worldwide.

George Tomin

George graduated from Minsk Radiotechnical Institute in 1972 with an M.S. in electrical engineering. From 1973 to 1990 George worked in the electronics and telecommunications industries. Since then he has worked on the research, development and progression of the RSDD-H equipment and its interface / integration with ever evolving digital and GIS technologies.