LOS ANGELES — OriginOil Inc., the developer of a technology to help transform algae, a promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, has announced that Paul Reep will serve as senior technical advisor. In this role, he will develop partnerships, implement best practices and help build the technology team.

Reep, a veteran of the U.S. Department of Energy, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell-Boeing, Bechtel and EG&G, is a member of the licensing team at the Stevens Institute for Innovation at the University of Southern California (USC), where he works directly alongside researchers and scientists to identify and develop patent and licensing opportunities for USC inventions.

Reep’s achievements span decades and he has a number of “firsts” in the technology arena. He’s been a director and chief technology officer in three public companies, has formed and funded several startups, and has launched products in Europe, Asia and Australia. Reep also spearheaded a multiagency initiative aimed at commercial conversion of defense and energy-related technologies for agribusiness.

A petroleum engineer by formal training, Reep’s technical background includes alternative technologies — with coal, oil and agricultural feedstock utilization. He has patented numerous innovations in physical and life sciences, and has licensed his technologies to Fortune 200 companies. He has held several governmental advisory positions, including the White House National Science and Technology Council, which focused on environmental sustainability and alternative fuels development; the Presidential Business Advisory Council; and the National Academy of Sciences Board on Agriculture.

For more information on Reep, go to www.originoil.com/about-us/paul-reep-senior-technical-advisor.html. To learn more about OriginOil Inc., visit www.originoil.com.