Mr. James K. Brata has been Chief Financial Officer of Dawson Geophysical Company since February 11, 2015, has been Executive Vice President & Treasurer since February 2015 and has been its Secretary since May 5, 2016. Mr. Brata served as Chief Financial Officer of TGC Industries Inc. since October 23, 2008 and Executive Vice President since February 2015. He served as Vice President of TGC Industries Inc. since June 16, 2008. Mr. Brata served as a Secretary and Treasurer of TGC Industries Inc. from March 2009 to February 11, 2015 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until February 11, 2015. Mr. Brata served as an Assistant Corporate Controller of Sport Supply Group. Mr. Brata was also a consultant with KPMG LLP and Coopers & Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Brata served in a variety of capacities at publicly traded companies including Sport Supply Group, Research Institute of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomson Reuters Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation, part of Hewlett Packard Company and Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation which was acquired by Devon Energy Corporation. Mr. Brata owned and operated South TX Outfitters from July 2002 to December 2006. Mr. Brata is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Brata holds a B.S. degree in Accounting a M.B.A. in Finance.