Kurt Rudolph has received a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received a M.A. in Geology from the University of Texas.

Mr. Rudolph has published papers and abstracts on seismic interpretation, stratigraphy, and basin analysis. Examples include papers on carbonate platform evolution, seismic modeling of reefs, DHI analysis, outcrop-based seismic modeling, structural inversion, and effects of tectonics on sequence stratigraphy.

In 1992 Mr. Rudolph was awarded the Wallace Pratt Award for Best Paper, AAPG Bulletin.

Mr. Ruolph is currently responsible for managing the technical areas of Stratigraphy, Structure/Seal, Regional Geology, Petroleum Systems, and Assessment for ExxonMobil worldwide.