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This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Renewable Energy space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Cliff Bernstein
VP Marketing of Arcadia
Cliff currently works as VP marketing at Arcadia Power.
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About Arcadia: Arcadia is a technology company empowering energy innovators (Arc) and consumers (Community Solar) to fight the climate crisis
John M Cosgrove
Vice President of Riverstone Holdings
Mr. Cosgrove is a Vice President of Riverstone, focused on fundraising, investor relations and communications. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2010, Mr. Cosgrove was a Market Specialist at SecondMarket, where he focused on transfers of Limited Partnership interests. Before joining SecondMarket, Mr. Cosgrove worked as an Analyst at Cogent Partners. Mr. Cosgrove graduated with an A.B. in Government from Harvard College.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Yakov Tsveig
Vice President of Riverstone Holdings
Vice President at Riverstone Holdings LLC.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Stina Brock
SVP, North America of Electron
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About Electron: Electron is accelerating the energy industry’s transition to Net Zero by making granular, market-based interactions possible.
Michael Smith
Senior Vice President, Distributed Energy of Constellation Energy
Michael Smith leads Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital investing arm of Exelon Corp., where he oversees CTV’s portfolio of investments in the energy technology space. Mike has worked in various legal, regulatory and commercial roles in the US and European energy sectors and has a strong background in the strategic development and implementation of renewable and sustainable energy product offerings. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami and a JD from the Duke University School of Law.
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About Constellation Energy: Constellation Energy is a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers.
Hema Sundarraj
VP, Corporate Controller of Dividend Finance
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About Cepheid, Dividend Finance: Dividend Finance is a Technology-enabled finance platform supporting the energy transition with lending and other financial solutions.
Brendan Keane
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets of Dividend Finance
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About Dividend Finance, Kinsale Capital Group: Dividend Finance is a Technology-enabled finance platform supporting the energy transition with lending and other financial solutions.
Joe W. Laymon
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services of Chevron
Joe W. Laymon is vice president of Human Resources, Medical, Security, Diversity and Ombuds for Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2008. He is responsible for human resources, medical services, security, diversity and ombuds. Previously Laymon served as group vice president of Corporate Human Resources and Labor Affairs for Ford Motor Company from 2000 to 2008 and was responsible for global human resources, labor negotiations, medical, security and aviation. Prior to joining Ford, Laymon worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with assignments in Zaire and Washington, D.C. Previous to USAID he held several senior human resources positions at Eastman Kodak Company, including vice president of Human Resources for U.S. and International Operations. Laymon is on the board of directors of Molex, Inc.; BoardRoomIQ.com; and the United Way of the Bay Area. He also is on the board of trustees of Clark Atlanta University and is a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Laymon is a member of the Human Resources Network in the Petroleum Industry and the HR Policy Association. Laymon was born in Mississippi in 1952. He began his career at Xerox Corporation in 1979 as an industrial relations specialist and went on to hold a number of senior human resources and labor positions over 17 years, including chief labor negotiator. In 1975, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University and in 1977 a master’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Hugh Connett
Vice President of Chevron
Hugh Connett is president of Chevron Global Gas, responsible for Chevron’s global marketing and trading activities for natural gas, LNG, and LPG/NGL businesses. Prior to being named to his current role in 2018, Hugh was president of Chevron Pipeline & Power business unit. In this role, he was responsible for providing technical, commercial, operational, and energy management support services that allow the pipeline and power functions to more effectively deliver expertise to the enterprise. Connett joined Texaco in 1996 managing the company’s gas supply and midstream assets with the Texaco Star Center, and has served in various commercial and project management roles with Global Supply and Trading, Bridgeline Holdings joint venture, Global Gas and Downstream organizations. He previously served as a Reservoir Engineer with Mitchell Energy. Connett graduated from Pennsylvania State University with bachelor’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Liberal Arts in 1982.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Pierre R. Breber
Executive Vice President, Downstream & Chemicals of Chevron
Pierre R. Breber, 51, is executive vice president of Downstream and Chemicals, a position he has held since January 2016. He is responsible for directing the company’s worldwide manufacturing, marketing, lubricants, chemicals and Oronite additives businesses. He also oversees Chevron’s joint-venture Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Previously Breber was executive vice president of Gas and Midstream where he was responsible for commercializing Chevron’s natural gas resources and oversaw the company’s shipping, pipeline, power and energy management, and supply and trading operations. With more than 25 years of service, Breber has served in a number of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities including managing director, Asia South Business Unit; Chevron vice president and treasurer; vice president, Finance, Chevron Downstream; and manager, Finance and Business Services, Chevron Upstream Europe Business Unit. Breber serves as a board member of the United Way of the Bay Area. Breber joined Chevron in 1989 as a financial analyst. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1986 and 1987, respectively, and a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University in 1989.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Jeanette L. Ourada
Vice President and Comptroller of Chevron
Jeanette L. Ourada, 50, is vice president and comptroller of Chevron Corporation, a position she has held since April 2015. She is responsible for corporatewide accounting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, and Finance Shared Services. Previously Ourada served since 2013 as general manager of the Finance Shared Services organization supporting Chevron’s global operations with shared service centers in Argentina, the Philippines and the United States. Prior positions include: 2012, assistant treasurer, operating company support and intercompany financing; 2009, general manager, investor relations; 2007, general manager, finance, Chevron Asia South Business Unit, Bangkok, Thailand; 2005, manager, forecasting and reporting, Chevron International Exploration and Production Company. Ourada is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ourada joined Chevron in 2005 upon the merger with Unocal Corporation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Oregon State University in 1987 and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Marco Ferrara
Co-Founder, SVP Analytics & Business Development of Form Energy
Marco Ferrara serves as Co-Founder at Baseload Renewables, Inc. Marco Ferrara serves as Director at Tessolar Inc.
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About Baseload Renewables, Form Energy: Form Energy develops and commercializes a low-cost battery system that can store wind and solar energy for a long duration.
Norman Jetmundsen, Jr.
Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Vulcan Materials Company
Norman Jetmundsen is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. Jetmundsen joined Vulcan after a twenty-year career with Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, where he was a partner.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Ejaz Khan
Vice President, Controller and Chief Information Officer of Vulcan Materials Company
Ejaz Khan is the vice president, controller, and chief information officer of Vulcan Materials Company. Beginning in 1979 as a personnel systems specialist, Mr. Khan has held a number of positions in several of the Company’s divisions during his thirty years with Vulcan. Mr. Khan has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from Wharton School of Business.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Christina Alvord
Vice President, Corporate Planning and Performance Improvement of Vulcan Materials Company
Ms. Alvord serves as the vice president of corporate planning and performance improvement. Ms. Alvord joined Vulcan in August 2016. Prior to joining Vulcan, Ms. Alvord held various executive management positions across the United States at GE Aviation, including president of both GE Aviation-Unison Industries and GE Aviation-Middle River Aircraft Systems. She most recently served as general manager, engine component repair and general manager, turbine airfoils center of excellence in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Alvord earned her MBA from Harvard University. She has Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Kevin Halcomb
Vice President, Tax of Vulcan Materials Company
Kevin Halcomb is vice president of tax for Vulcan Materials Company. Since joining Vulcan in 2009, Mr. Halcomb has served in several tax positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Vulcan, he spent the first ten years of his career as a consultant in Ernst & Young’s business tax services practice. Mr. Halcomb is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in tax accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Charles Lockhart
Vice President, Compensation and Benefits of Vulcan Materials Company
Charley Lockhart is vice president of compensation and benefits for Vulcan Materials Company with responsibility for administration of the executive compensation, retirement and health and welfare programs of the Company. Mr. Lockhart rejoined Vulcan in 1985 as benefits manager after serving as vice president in the trust division of a large regional bank. Mr. Lockhart had previously served in the Vulcan corporate employee benefits office from 1979 to 1982. Mr. Lockhart holds a B.S. Degree in Finance from the University of Alabama, an M.B.A. from Samford University and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (C.E.B.S.). He is a member of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, the Southern Employee Benefits Conference, and the Alabama Compensation Association.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Wes Burton, Jr.
Vice President & Treasurer of Vulcan Materials Company
Wes Burton joined Vulcan Materials Company in May 2011 as vice president and treasurer. Prior to joining Vulcan, Mr. Burton was most recently a management consultant with the Enterprise Performance Management Strategy practice group of Accenture LLP, managing director for Marsh USA, Inc. and senior vice president and treasurer at Saks Incorporated. Mr. Burton began his career with fourteen years of corporate finance experience at two different banks, covering the building products, business services, and retail industry sectors. Mr. Burton earned a B.S. degree in management (business/finance) from Georgia Tech.
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About Vulcan Materials Company, Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Larry Miller
Vice President, Human Resources – Construction Materials of Vulcan Materials Company
L Miller joined Vulcan Materials Company as VP Human Resources in 2000.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
John McPherson
EVP & CFO of Vulcan Materials Company
John McPherson is executive vice president, chief financial and strategy officer for Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. McPherson joined Vulcan in 2011 as senior vice president for strategy and business development, and has been involved with the Company professionally since 2009. During 2013, he served as senior vice president of the East Region until his promotion to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Vulcan, Mr. McPherson was the managing partner of the Dallas office of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. Mr. McPherson also spent several years as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. McPherson is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned both B.S. and M.B.A. degrees.
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About Forterra, Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
James Averitt
Vice President, Risk Management of Vulcan Materials Company
Jim Averitt is Vice President of Risk Management for Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. Averitt joined Vulcan in 1984 and has served in a variety of Risk Management positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Averitt earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Montevallo. He has also achieved the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation from the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Mr. Averitt has served as an officer of the Alabama Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, and is a member of the Alabama Chapter of CPCU. Mr. Averitt also serves on the Marsh Client Advisory Council. He has formerly served as Chairman of the Product Liability Committee of the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, on the Tort Litigation Group of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the FM Global Risk Management Executive Council.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Mary Carlisle
Vice President, Business Development of Vulcan Materials Company
Ms. Carlisle serves as the vice president of business development. Ms. Carlisle joined Vulcan in May 2006. Ms. Carlisle has held various leadership roles within the Company’s accounting and finance departments. In her most recent role, she served as vice president of finance for the Southern and Gulf Coast Division. Ms. Carlisle earned her MBA from the University of Alabama. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish from the University of Virginia.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Rob Kelly
Founder and VP Business Development of Amply Power
Robert Kelly is the vice president of business development at AMPLY Power.
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About Amply Power: Amply Power provides commercial fleet operations a charging-as-a-service approach to help fleets transaction to electric vehicles.
Martin H Truong
Senior Vice President of General Counsel & Secretary of SunEdison
Truong has served as SunEdison’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since April of 2013 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in May of 2014. Mr. Truong joined SunEdison in February 2008 and has held various roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as SunEdison’s Assistant General Counsel with legal responsibilities for Emerging Markets, Solar Materials and intellectual property licensing and monetization. Mr. Truong’s extensive energy industry and leadership experience will enable him to provide valuable guidance to our board of directors.
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About SunEdison: SunEdison is the largest global renewable energy development company.
Alexis Georgeson
Vice President, Communications and Government Relations of Redwood Materials
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About Redwood Materials: Redwood Materials is a battery recycling startup that makes electric vehicles and sustainable materials for circular supply chains.
Paul McGuire
Vice President of Sales & Marketing of SunStream Technology, Inc
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About SunStream Technology, Inc: Designs and manufactures handheld pico-solar panels to charge mobile phones for the 1.5 billion people who live off-grid in Africa
Simon Ayat
VP & CFO of Schlumberger
Simon Ayat is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Schlumberger Limited. Prior to assuming his current role, Ayat served as the company’s vice president treasurer and previously held the position of vice president controller and business processes. Ayat’s career with Schlumberger, which began in 1982, spans a variety of management positions from Paris, Houston and Dallas to the Middle East and Far East regions. His assignments have included serving as Oilfield Services group controller; vice president finance for non-oilfield activities; GeoMarket manager, Indonesia; Sedco Forex regional vice president, Asia; group controller for Wireline; and region controller for Wireline in the Far East and for Sedco Forex in North and South America. He began his career as controller for the Forex Neptune drilling division. Ayat graduated from the University of San Francisco where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on finance and accounting.
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About Schlumberger: Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions.
Dulce Borjas
VP & CIO of Engie
Dulce Borjas was named CIO of Engie, formerly GDF SUEZ, in 2013, leading several of the IT functions during rapid growth through acquisitions. She began her career designing and implementing solutions for a regulated power utility. From customer care systems to computer telephony, her focus on achieving efficiencies through technical solutions provided considerable savings for the business. In 1999, Borjas joined Dynegy and led several initiatives, notably they were one of the first players in the deregulated power market in Texas. Borjas holds a bachelor of science in industrial and systems engineering from Florida International University.
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About Engie: ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in the three key sectors of electricity, natural gas and energy services.
Daniel Stoddard
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations of Dominion
Daniel G. “Dan” Stoddard is senior vice president–Nuclear Operations. He came to Dominion in July 2006 as director–Nuclear Station Safety & Licensing, and was named site vice president-North Anna Power Station later that year. He assumed the post of vice president–Nuclear Operations in February 2010, and was promoted to senior vice president–Nuclear Operations in May 2011. Prior to joining the company, Stoddard was plant general manager at Progress Energy’s H.B. Robinson nuclear station in Hartsville, S.C. He held several positions at Robinson starting in August 1992. As a member of the U.S. Navy, Stoddard served as commissioned officer and master instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1989 to 1992 and as a commissioned officer on the USS James K. Polk from 1987 to 1989. Stoddard is a licensed professional engineer and a member of the American Nuclear Society. A 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering, Stoddard earned his master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Virginia.
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About Dominion: Dominion is an electric power and natural gas company.
Michele Cardiff
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Dominion
Michele Cardiff is vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. She oversees the accounting function and services for all of Dominion’s operating companies. Cardiff joined Dominion in 1996 as a senior accountant and became manager-Corporate Accounting in October 2000. In October 2005, she was named director-Corporate Accounting. She became assistant controller for the Services Company in November 2008 and controller-Dominion Generation in June 2009. She was named vice president and general auditor in September 2012 and vice president-Accounting in January 2014. She assumed her current post in April 2014. Prior to joining Dominion, Cardiff worked for public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche and held an internal auditing position at Reynolds Metals. She also worked as a consultant for IBM. She is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Cardiff earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.
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About Dominion: Dominion is an electric power and natural gas company.
Janis Salin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Tetra Tech
Salin joined us in February 2002 and was named Vice President and General Counsel in November 2002. She was elected Secretary in November 2003. For the prior 17 years, Salin was a Principal with the law firm of Riordan & McKinzie (which was acquired by Bingham McCutchen LLP in July 2003), and served as Managing Principal of that firm from 1990 to 1992. She served as our outside counsel from the time of our formation in 1988. Salin holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Kevin McDonald
Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources of Tetra Tech
McDonald joined us in 2004 through the acquisition of Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation. He is responsible for all areas of human resources (HR), including executive compensation, employee benefits, succession planning, human resources information systems, and employment law compliance. Prior to leading our corporate HR organization, McDonald was the HR Director for one of our subsidiaries. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the engineering and construction services industry. McDonald earned a B.S. degree in Management from the University of Scranton and an M.B.A degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Leslie Shoemaker
Executive Vice President, Water, Environment & Infrastructure of Tetra Tech
Shoemaker has served as President of Water, Environment & Infrastructure (WEI) since April 2015. Shoemaker leads WEI across our global operations including developing and implementing new strategies for expanding our water and environmental services. She leads a team that focuses on designing the most efficient sustainable infrastructure solutions for our clients, providing innovative solutions to address demand for water supplies, and interdisciplinary solutions to address wastewater and environmental restoration needs. Shoemaker joined us in 1991 and has previously served in various technical and management capacities, particularly in the field of integrated water management and modeling. She has led large scale watershed and master planning studies, led the development of modeling tools, and published in the field of watershed and stormwater modeling and decision-making. Shoemaker led and coordinated Tetra Tech’s Growth Initiatives programs that for more than a decade have linked our scientists and engineers across our operations. From 2005 to 2014, she focused on our Strategic Planning process including oversight of our business development. Shoemaker holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from Hamilton College, a Master of Engineering Degree from Cornell University, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Maryland.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Richard Lemmon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration of Tetra Tech
Lemmon joined our predecessor in 1981 in a technical capacity, and became a member of its corporate staff in a management position in 1985. In 1988, at the time of our predecessor’s divestiture from Honeywell Inc., Lemmon structured and managed many of our corporate functions. In 1990, he was promoted to Director of Administration. Lemmon was elected a Vice President in November 1995. He serves as our Risk Manager and is also responsible for Human Resources and facilities.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Steven Burdick
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Tetra Tech
Burdick was named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in July 2011. He served as Tetra Tech’s Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller from January 2004 to March 2011 and our acting Chief Financial Officer between March 2011 and July 2011. He joined Tetra Tech in 2003 as Vice President, Management Audit. Prior to Tetra Tech, Burdick served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Aura Systems, Inc., and as Chief Financial Officer for TRW Ventures. Prior to this, Burdick held the position of Senior Manager with Ernst & Young LLP in Los Angeles. Burdick holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Brian Carter
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer of Tetra Tech
Carter joined Tetra Tech as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in June 2011. He previously served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Wedbush, Inc., a privately held financial services holding company, from September 2009 to June 2011. Carter was Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, for AECOM Technology Corporation during 2008 and 2009. He was Executive Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Accounting for IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. from 2002 to 2008, and he previously held finance and auditing positions with Huntington Bancshares, Inc.; Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.; and Ernst & Young LLP. Carter holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Miami University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Craig Christensen
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Tetra Tech
Christensen joined us in 1998 through the acquisition of our Tetra Tech NUS, Inc. operating unit and was named vice president in November 2002. Christensen is responsible for the company’s information services and technologies, including the implementation of our enterprise resource planning system and management of the shared services organization. Previously, Christensen held positions at the NUS, Brown and Root Services, and Landmark Graphics subsidiaries of Halliburton Company, where his responsibilities included contracts administration, finance, and system development. Prior to his service at Halliburton, Christensen held positions at Burroughs Corporation and Apple Computer. Christensen holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Brigham Young University.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Ronald Chu
Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Energy of Tetra Tech
Chu has served as the President of Resource Management & Energy (RME, formerly TSS) since June 2007. He has more than 16 years of experience with us and has served in various technical and management capacities, including project and program manager, office manager, regional manager and Chief Operating Officer for TSS. Chu was named a Vice President in 2001 and has served as president of several subsidiary companies during his tenure. He began his career as a civil/sanitary engineer in 1981 and entered the environmental consulting field in 1984. His career has included management of major assessment, engineering, and remediation programs for major oil and gas companies, Fortune 100 manufacturers, energy suppliers, and government agencies. Chu is a registered professional engineer in several states and has authored numerous technical articles. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Southern California.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Joseph P. Kuterbach
Vice President, Operations & Technology Transfer of Genomatica
Joe has served as our Vice President, Operations and Technology Transfer since March 2010. From July 1998 to March 2010, Joe was a manager of process engineering at LyondellBasell Industries N.V., or Lyondell, a petrochemicals company. Before it was acquired by Lyondell, Joe worked at ARCO Chemical Company from June 1980 to July 1998, in research and development, plant technical and operations and process engineering. Prior to that, from June 1976 to June 1980, Joe worked in process engineering at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a gas and chemicals company. Joe holds an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University.
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About Genomatica: Genomatica manufactures sustainable chemicals from renewable feedstocks.
Nelson Barton
Vice President, Research & Development of Genomatica
Nelson has served as our Vice President of Research and Development since October 2011. From 2000 to 2011, Nelson held several roles at Verenium Corporation (formerly Diversa Corporation), including Vice President, R&D from 2008 to 2009, Sr. Vice President, R&D from 2009 to 2010 and Head of R&D starting in 2010 when Verenium’s biofuels business was acquired by BP Biofuels Corporation. From 1996 to 2000, he was Fermentation Scientist and Manager, R&D Biologics with Calbiochem-Novabiochem. Nelson holds a BA in Molecular Biology from University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from University of Miami, School of Medicine. Nelson was a Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, Department of Cell and Development Biology and a Howard Hughes fellow at University of California, San Diego, Department of Pharmacology.
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About Genomatica: Genomatica manufactures sustainable chemicals from renewable feedstocks.
Grant Ray
VP, Marketing of Group14 Technologies
Grant Ray is the VP, Marketing for Group14 Technologies, a nano-materials company specializing in silicon-based, lithium battery technology helping usher in the electrification of everything. Grant is a long-time entrepreneurial veteran, helping bring new ideas into the moving world. He has helped define go-to-market strategies, customer trends, and platform solutions across the automotive, autonomous, and deep tech sectors. Prior to joining Group14, Grant has worked with companies including Polysync, SF Motors, Alta Motors, Piaggio, and more. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University.
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About Group14 Technologies: Group14 Technologies is a battery storage technology company that develops silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets.
Steve Fisher
EVP & Chief Sales Officer of Stream (Stream Energy)
As a founding leader of Stream’s direct selling arm and one of its most successful Independent Associates, Steve Fisher brings many years of invaluable direct selling experience and critical knowledge to the executive team. Prior to starting his own Stream business, he held a management role at American Airlines. Steve’s expertise and perspective are invaluable assets to the company as he oversees activities and operations relating to Stream Associates, including training and compensation.
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About Stream (Stream Energy), Stream (Stream Energy): Stream (Stream Energy) is a leading retail energy company in deregulated markets across the United States.
Steven Taub
Senior Vice President, Venture Capital of GE
Steve Taub is Partner at In-Q-Tel.
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About GE, In-Q-Tel: GE Power is a world leader in power generation and water technologies for utilities, independent power producers,
Steven Owen
Sr. Vice President, Land of Continental Resources
He has worked extensively in many of the larger oil and gas plays across the United States. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Owen served as Land Manager for Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. where he managed the Permian Basin and Mid-Continent Divisions. He is a member of the Permian Basin Landmen’s Association, the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen, the Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen and the American Association of Professional Landmen. Mr. Owen earned his BA from Emporia State University in Kansas with concentrations in Business Law, Oil and Gas Law and Biology.
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About Continental Resources: Continental Resources is focused on the exploration and production of onshore oil prone plays and is a Top 10 independent oil producer.
Eric Eissenstat
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary of Continental Resources
Eric S. Eissenstat joined Continental Resources in December 2010. He came to the Company with 27 years of experience in complex business and commercial matters, oil and gas, and litigation. Prior to joining the Company, he served as director with Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. in Oklahoma City. Mr. Eissenstat is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, is listed in several best and leading lawyers publications, and was named a Top 10 lawyer in Oklahoma. He is active in the American Bar Association and has held leadership positions in the Oklahoma Bar Association and Oklahoma County Bar Association. Mr. Eissenstat earned his BS with honors in Political Science from Oklahoma State University and his JD with honors from the University of Oklahoma.
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About Continental Resources: Continental Resources is focused on the exploration and production of onshore oil prone plays and is a Top 10 independent oil producer.
Claire Woo
VP of Energy Systems and Co-Founder of Blueprint Power
Claire currently works as Vice President of Energy Systems and co-founder at Blueprint Power.
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About Blueprint Power: Blueprint Power is a real estate and energy tech company that turns buildings into urban power plants.
Nicholas Squires
VP of Software Engineering & Co-Founder of Blueprint Power
Nicholas currently works as Vice President of Software Engineering and Co-Founder at Blueprint Power.
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About Blueprint Power: Blueprint Power is a real estate and energy tech company that turns buildings into urban power plants.
Robert Johnson
Senior Vice President of Operations of Superconductor Technologies
Robert Johnson brings over 15 years of manufacturing and industrial engineering experience to STI. As Senior Vice President of Operations, Bob oversees all manufacturing activities as the company ramps up production to meet the growing demand for SuperLink® Solutions. Robert joined STI in April 2000 as Vice President of Wireless Manufacturing. Since then, STI has increased production of SuperLink® units by nearly 2,000 percent while more than doubling the product’s mean time between failure (MTBF) to over 500,000 hours. Prior to joining STI, Robert was the Director and General Manager of Schlumberger ATE from 1996 to April 2000. Before that, he served as the Vice President and General Manager of Harman International Industries from 1990 to 1996. Additional executive level experience includes serving as Vice President of Opcon and Carver Corporation. Robert majored in industrial engineering at Arizona State University.
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About Lockton, Superconductor Technologies: STI has pioneered the development of superconducting materials and manufacturing processes, developing numerous patents.
Les Smith
Sr VP & Chief Operating Officer of Indigo Natural Resources
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About Indigo Natural Resources: Indigo Natural Resources is an energy and gas production company.
John Sult
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Oil Corporation
John R. (J. R.) Sult is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Marathon Oil Corporation. He joined Marathon Oil in September 2013 after having previously served as a member of El Paso Corporation’s executive management team from 2005 until the company was acquired by Kinder Morgan, Inc. in 2012. While with El Paso, he served as executive vice president and CFO from 2010 to 2012 and senior vice president and CFO from 2009 until 2010. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller from 2005 until 2009. Mr. Sult also served as senior vice president, CFO and controller of El Paso’s Pipeline Group from 2005 to 2009 and as CFO of the general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. from 2007 to 2012. Prior to joining El Paso, he served as vice president and controller of Halliburton Energy Services from 2004 until 2005, where he was responsible for all aspects of finance and accounting for the company’s energy services business unit. Before joining Halliburton, Mr. Sult was an audit and business advisory partner with Arthur Andersen LLP where he gained more than 20 years of experience working with public and private companies in the energy industry.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Mitch Little
Executive Vice President, Operations of Marathon Oil Corporation
Mitch Little is executive vice president, Operations, for Marathon Oil Corporation. In this role he oversees the Company’s North America Resource Play operations as well as the Company’s Conventional businesses. He was appointed to this role in August 2016, after serving as vice president, Conventional. Mr. Little joined Marathon in 1986, and has held a number of engineering and management positions of increasing scope and responsibility related to the Company’s U.S. production operations in Oklahoma, Wyoming, Louisiana and Alaska, as well as international production operations in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya. Mr. Little also served as general manager, Worldwide Drilling and Completions and managing director of Marathon Oil Norge AS, where he held responsibility for the Company’s activities in Norway. Mr. Little earned a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1986 and is a 30 year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Mr. Little serves on the board of directors of Interfaith CarePartners and the Offshore Energy Center.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Patrick Wagner
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of Marathon Oil Corporation
Pat Wagner is Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy for Marathon Oil Corporation. In this role he has responsibility for Business Development, Resource Exploration, Business Planning and Marketing. He joined the Company in April 2014. Mr. Wagner previously served as senior vice president, Western Business Unit, for QR Energy LP and the affiliated Quantum Resources Management, which he joined in early 2012 as vice president, Exploitation. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2012, Wagner was managing director in Houston for Scotia Waterous, the oil and gas arm of Scotiabank. Before joining Scotia, Wagner was vice president, Gulf of Mexico, for Devon Energy Corp. in Houston. He began at Devon in 2003 as manager, International Exploitation. From 2000 to 2003, Wagner worked for Ocean Energy Inc. as manager, Acquisitions & Divestitures, and manager, International Exploitation. Wagner was with The Scotia Group in Dallas and Houston between 1990 and 2000, progressing through positions of increasing responsibility, eventually establishing and managing a new company office in Houston as a senior vice president. Wagner began his career as a project engineer with Exxon Company in 1988. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in petroleum engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Dane Whitehead
Executive Vice President And CFO of Marathon Oil Corporation
Mr. Whitehead is an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 30, 2013 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EP Energy LLC since May 2012. He was previously Senior Vice President of Strategy and Enterprise Business Development and a member of the Executive Committee of El Paso Corporation from October 2009 to May 2012. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our predecessor, EP Energy Corporation (a/k/a El Paso Exploration & Production Company), from May 2006 to October 2009. He was the Vice President and Controller of Burlington Resources Inc. from June 2005 to March 2006. From January 2002 to May 2005 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Burlington Resources Canada. He was a member of the Burlington Resources Executive Committee from 2000 to 2006. From 1984 to 1993, Mr. Whitehead was an independent accountant with Coopers and Lybrand. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About EP Energy Corporation, Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Gary E. Wilson
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Marathon Oil Corporation
Gary E. Wilson is vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of Marathon Oil Corporation. He joined Marathon Oil in October 2014. Mr. Wilson most recently served as director of corporate accounting for Noble Energy, a global exploration and production company based in Houston. Prior to that, he held various roles at Noble Energy including director of global operation services finance, director of controls and reporting, international finance manager, controller of financial planning & analysis and associate controller. Mr. Wilson began his career at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Wilson holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He also has an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Wilson serves on the board of directors of Trees for Houston.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Bruce A. McCullough
Vice President, Technology and Innovation, and CIO of Marathon Oil Corporation
Bruce A. McCullough is vice president and chief information officer for Marathon Oil Corporation. In this role he is responsible for oversight for the Company’s IT organization, ensuring innovation and a competitive edge with technology. Prior to joining Marathon Oil in June 2013, Mr. McCullough was director, Global Business Systems for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. While at Anadarko, he led efforts to develop and maintain systems and execute strategic projects in both operations and corporate support functions. Prior to Anadarko, he was a partner at Accenture and served in a variety of capacities for clients such as Atlantic Richfield Company, Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation and Burlington Resources. Mr. McCullough earned a bachelor of arts degree in computer science from Baylor University.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
David Bunge
Vice President of Strategic Development of Cypress Creek Renewables
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About Cypress Creek Renewables, Solexus Development: Cypress Creek Renewables is a national provider of local solar.
Jerry Fulmer
Vice President, Supplier Diversity Initiative of WEC Energy Group
Jerry Fulmer was appointed vice president – supplier diversity in June 2015. Fulmer was appointed director – supplier diversity initiative for Wisconsin Energy in 2002. Fulmer directs the company’s supplier diversity activities, including managing human capital, as well as fostering corporate relationships with suppliers and contractors, area businesses and local government. Fulmer leads the company’s business units to establish supplier diversity-related goals and objectives and trains employees how to achieve these goals through better business and procurement practices. Fulmer also works in the business community, facilitating proactive, mutually beneficial relationships with business advocacy groups as well as businesses owned and operated by women, minorities, veterans and service-disabled veterans. In addition to developing supplier diversity for We Energies, Fulmer also has played a key role in helping We Power, a Wisconsin Energy Corporation subsidiary, achieve the supplier diversity goals outlined in the corporation’s 10-year growth plan – Power the Future. Prior to joining the company, Fulmer spent 21 years in the utility industry, including eight in the area of procurement, and was a recognized leader in the supplier diversity field. Fulmer served as manager – supplier diversity and business development for Progress Energy (formerly Carolina Power and Light Co.) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Fulmer also chaired Carolina’s minority supplier development council, served as vice chairman of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) supplier diversity executive committee and acted as a liaison to small businesses. Prior to joining Progress, Fulmer was associated with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Syracuse, New York, where he was coordinator of the company’s minority and women business development program and was supervisory buyer for the fossil plants and hydro stations.
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About WEC Energy Group, WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Theodore Eidukas
Vice President – Regulatory Affairs of WEC Energy Group
Ted Eidukas joined WEC Energy Group as vice president – regulatory affairs in April 2016. In this role, Eidukas provides state regulatory strategic direction and analysis, and directs compliance with the economic rules, regulations and directives set by state economic regulatory commissions for WEC Energy Group utilities. He also oversees pricing structure and terms of service, rate cases and any filings before state regulatory commissions. Eidukas has more than 20 years of experience in utility regulatory and commercial litigation, most recently as a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. During that time, Eidukas represented electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water utilities before the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois circuit, appellate and supreme courts. Eidukas earned his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in economics and political science from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago. Eidukas has been an adjunct faculty member at John Marshall Law School and a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Negotiation Program. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Pat Schillinger
Vice President – State Legislative and Local Affairs of WEC Energy Group
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Robert Garvin
Executive Vice President – External Affairs of WEC Energy Group
Robert “Bert” Garvin was appointed executive vice president – external affairs in June 2015. Garvin previously served as senior vice president – external affairs for Wisconsin Energy Corporation and its utility subsidiary, We Energies. He has overall responsibility for the company’s legislative and regulatory affairs at the federal, state and local levels. Prior to joining the Wisconsin Energy leadership team in April 2011, Garvin served as vice president and general counsel of American Transmission Co. Before joining American Transmission Co., Garvin was vice president – regulatory affairs for NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of wind and solar power in North America and subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., Juno Beach, Florida. Previously, he was a member of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW), also serving as a director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and chairing the association’s nuclear waste subcommittee. Garvin also served in the Wisconsin Army National Guard and is an Iraq war veteran. Earlier in his career, Garvin was manager – legal and government affairs for Wisconsin Public Power, Inc., of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Garvin holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Brian Dobberke
Vice President – Wisconsin Field Operations of WEC Energy Group
Brian Dobberke was appointed vice president – Wisconsin field operations in June 2015. Dobberke previously served as director – customer field operations for We Energies since 2008, responsible for the design and construction of new services, facility relocations, and system maintenance of both gas and electric distribution systems. Since joining the company in 1987 as a customer service representative, Dobberke has held several positions of increasing responsibility, including supervisor – customer services, supervisor – operations, and director – system operations. Prior to joining We Energies, Dobberke worked for Prudential Insurance, Dobberke Acres (a family dairy farm) and Bergstrom Motors. Dobberke received his undergraduate degree in economics from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He is a member of the Midwest Energy Association and Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Operations Sub-committee. He also acts as co-chair for the Wisconsin Energy Workforce Consortium and sponsor for the We Energies Management Development Network.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Bruce Ramme
Vice President – Environmental of WEC Energy Group
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About We Energies, WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
John Zaganczyk
Vice President – Customer Services of WEC Energy Group
John Zaganczyk was named vice president – customer service for WEC Energy Group in June 2015. In this role, Zaganczyk directs customer research and programs, e-services, meter-to-bill and credit and collections processes, and business and residential care centers for We Energies, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Wisconsin Public Service. Zaganczyk previously served for seven years as director – customer care centers at We Energies and was responsible for the company’s response to more than 4 million contacts made by customers every year via phone, interactive voice response, email, social media and other channels. He directed the performance of more than 300 employees at the company’s customer care centers in Milwaukee and Pewaukee. He also directed the company’s Customer Services legal claims group. He was appointed to his current role when WEC Energy Group was formed in June 2015. Zaganczyk has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility since joining the company in 1983, including supervisor – GIS mapping, supervisor – utility coordination, manager – essential services coordination, and director – credit and collections. Prior to joining We Energies, he was with Sears, Roebuck and Co. for five years in the central credit operation. Zaganczyk earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration – marketing from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He is a member of the board of directors and current board president for Diggers Hotline; a member of the board of directors and secretary of the executive committee for the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Wisconsin; and a committee member for the Wisconsin Utilities Association, Michigan Electric and Gas Association, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies; and member of the American Gas Association and Edison Electric Institute (AGA/EEI) Customer Service Executive. He also serves on MiKE (Innovation in Milwaukee) Council. His community involvement includes serving on the board of directors and as vice president and marketing chair of the executive committee for the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Scott Lauber
Vice President & Treasurer of WEC Energy Group
Scott Lauber was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of WEC Energy Group in April 2016. In this role, Lauber has overall responsibility for the company’s strategic and financial planning functions. He also oversees the treasury, accounting, tax, insurance and risk management functions. Lauber joined Wisconsin Energy Corporation in 1990 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including financial manager – distribution operations, and manager – corporate accounting and budgeting. In 2003, he was appointed controller – delivery business. In 2011, he was appointed assistant treasurer. He was appointed vice president and treasurer for Wisconsin Energy and its utility subsidiary, We Energies, in February 2013. He was appointed vice president and treasurer for WEC Energy Group when the company was formed in June 2015. Previously, Lauber was a staff accountant in Arthur Andersen’s Milwaukee office. Lauber graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting. He also is a certified public accountant.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Bill Guc
Vice President and Controller of WEC Energy Group
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Chris Akkala
Vice President of WEC Energy Group
Chris Akkala was appointed vice president – wholesale energy and fuels in June 2015. Previously, Akkala served as director – power marketing and planning for We Energies since 2007. She was responsible for ensuring that the company had appropriate generation reserves available to reliably serve the electricity needs of We Energies customers, which included the purchase or sale of power. She directed market and competitive analysis in support of marketing and operations efforts and developed generation expansion plans that included renewable portfolio standards. She also was responsible for oversight and regulatory approval of approximately $1 billion of the company’s fuel expenditures. Since joining the company in 1985, Akkala has held positions of increasing responsibility, including supervisor – customer services, manager – commercial market, account manager – wholesale, power marketer and manager – power resources. Akkala earned her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
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About We Energies, WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Bob Whitefoot
Vice President Gas Distribution Asset Management of WEC Energy Group
Bob Whitefoot was named vice president – gas distribution asset management for WEC Energy Group in June 2015. In this role, Whitefoot is responsible for the company’s strategies to ensure continued safe and reliable operation of the natural gas distribution system. He also provides direction to ensure code-compliant operation of the natural gas distribution system and prepares strategic initiatives to ensure ample natural gas distribution system capacity. Since joining the company in 1978, Whitefoot has held positions of increasing responsibility, including associate engineer; engineer – measurement and instrumentation; manager – gas management; manager – gas system operations; director – gas system operations; and regional manager – southeast Wisconsin. In 2002, he was named director – gas distribution asset management. He was appointed to his current role when WEC Energy Group was formed in 2015. Whitefoot earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Whitefoot is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin. He is active in the American Gas Association and Wisconsin Utilities Association, and also is a member of the board of directors of the Midwest Energy Association.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Chris Akkala
Vice President of WEC Energy Group
Chris Akkala was appointed vice president – wholesale energy and fuels in June 2015. Previously, Akkala served as director – power marketing and planning for We Energies since 2007. She was responsible for ensuring that the company had appropriate generation reserves available to reliably serve the electricity needs of We Energies customers, which included the purchase or sale of power. She directed market and competitive analysis in support of marketing and operations efforts and developed generation expansion plans that included renewable portfolio standards. She also was responsible for oversight and regulatory approval of approximately $1 billion of the company’s fuel expenditures. Since joining the company in 1985, Akkala has held positions of increasing responsibility, including supervisor – customer services, manager – commercial market, account manager – wholesale, power marketer and manager – power resources. Akkala earned her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
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About We Energies, WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Bob Whitefoot
Vice President Gas Distribution Asset Management of WEC Energy Group
Bob Whitefoot was named vice president – gas distribution asset management for WEC Energy Group in June 2015. In this role, Whitefoot is responsible for the company’s strategies to ensure continued safe and reliable operation of the natural gas distribution system. He also provides direction to ensure code-compliant operation of the natural gas distribution system and prepares strategic initiatives to ensure ample natural gas distribution system capacity. Since joining the company in 1978, Whitefoot has held positions of increasing responsibility, including associate engineer; engineer – measurement and instrumentation; manager – gas management; manager – gas system operations; director – gas system operations; and regional manager – southeast Wisconsin. In 2002, he was named director – gas distribution asset management. He was appointed to his current role when WEC Energy Group was formed in 2015. Whitefoot earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Whitefoot is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin. He is active in the American Gas Association and Wisconsin Utilities Association, and also is a member of the board of directors of the Midwest Energy Association.
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About WEC Energy Group: WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric and natural gas delivery companies.
Aakar Patel
Vice President of Business Development of Sendyne
Patel has over 20 years of experience in business development in the energy storage and related sectors. Beginning his career at Duracell Batteries, most recently Patel was the CEO of TeckQuest, where he brought to market over 50 revenue-generating energy storage products and acted as a consultant to several leading household consumer brand companies. Previous to that, Patel was the CEO and President of Leyden Energy, an innovative battery cell manufacturer.
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About Sendyne, TeckQuest: Sendyne develops key semiconductor components and complete battery management system designs for large-scale batteries
Corey Grindal
Senior Vice President of Cheniere Energy Inc
Mr. Grindal joined Cheniere in 2013 to develop the required infrastructure needed to supply Cheniere’s LNG terminals, establish relationships with US producers, and set up the needed systems, processes, and personnel for Cheniere to be the premier US LNG exporter. Mr. Grindal has 23 years of energy industry experience. Prior to joining Cheniere, Mr. Grindal was with Deutsche Bank and was responsible for physical and financial trading. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Grindal held positions with Louis Dreyfus and the Tenneco/ El Paso companies. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin.
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About Cheniere Energy Inc: LNG Terminals. Cheniere is among the leading companies in North America strategically pursuing the development of LNG terminals.
Jeff Lee
EVP of Sales of Blue Raven Solar
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About Blue Raven Solar: We are a full service, end to end solar company that offers BluePower™ and BluePowerPlus+™ as the most innovative solar financing products.
Risto Paldanius
SVP Commercial & Integration of Greensmith Energy Management Systems
Risto Paldanius brings 20 years of experience from different fields of the power generation industry. He has wide experience from different thermal power generation technologies when working at Pöyry as a consultant and as project manager for different power plant projects. While leading General Electric’s Energy Services sales in North Europe, he has gained Gas turbine power plant life cycle optimization and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) sales experience. He also gained an in-depth knowledge about deregulated electricity markets while working at Fortum (a Finnish utility company) as a Key Account Manager for the largest industrial Finnish electricity consumers. In the last seven years he has held several positions at Wärtsilä Energy Solutions. First as head of Advisory Services, conducting power system studies and feasibility models for different electricity markets and also project-specific feasibility studies. He has also lead the Europe & Africa Area, responsible for the area’s business development, sales, sales support and project delivery functions, with a half a billion P&L responsibility. In his latest position, he played a key role in developing the co-operative relationship and agreement with Greensmith, culminating as the lead of the due diligence team and eventually leading to the acquisition. Risto Paldanius has Master of Science degree in power plant engineering from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.
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About Greensmith Energy Management Systems: Greensmith provides system integration, battery controls, web-based software, and data analytics for stationary energy storage systems.
Tyler Anthony
SVP & COO of Pepco Holdings
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About Pepco Holdings: Largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region
Kevin McGowan
Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Strategy of Pepco Holdings
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About Pepco Holdings: Largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region
William Gausman
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Pepco Holdings
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About Pepco Holdings: Largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region
Michael Maxwell
Vice President, Hr Operations of Pepco Holdings
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About Pepco Holdings: Largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region
Paul Bonney
Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Strategy of Pepco Holdings
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About Pepco Holdings: Largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region
Chris McKissack
Vice President of Glidepath Power
Chris joined GlidePath Power with 15 years of energy experience. Prior to GlidePath, Chris held advancing roles in engineering, project management, transmission, and power marketing at Lincoln Renewable Energy and was instrumental in bringing 500MW of wind and 40MW of solar to construction. Prior to this, Chris was responsible for engineering, construction, and testing critical transmission & distribution equipment at GE Energy and ComEd, an Exelon Company. Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Illinois as well as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
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About Glidepath Power: Glidepath Power develops solutions for the energy markets.
Rob Collier
VP, Developer Relations of LevelTen Energy
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About LevelTen Energy: LevelTen is a safe and cost-effective way for C&I customers to purchase renewable energy.
Pat O’Reilly
Lt. Gen., U.S. Army (retired), Senior Vice President, Government & Defense of Alphabet Energy
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About Alphabet Energy: Alphabet Energy commercializes a waste heat recovery technology that enables customers to generate electrical power.
John Reifenberg
Vice President of Process Development of Alphabet Energy
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About Alphabet Energy: Alphabet Energy commercializes a waste heat recovery technology that enables customers to generate electrical power.
Mike Lindheim
Vice President of Deployment of Alphabet Energy
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About Alphabet Energy, MycoWorks: Alphabet Energy commercializes a waste heat recovery technology that enables customers to generate electrical power.
John Murphy
Senior Vice President of Competitive Power Ventures
John has over 25 years of experience managing the successful installation of power plants throughout the United States. John has negotiated 20 turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contacts throughout his career. He has successfully installed power plants in all regions of the United States in both union and non-union environments. Additionally, John has installed several facilities throughout Latin America. In 2010 John negotiated the EPC and turbine contracts and oversaw the construction of the 152 MW Keenan wind farm in Woodward, OK. Previous to CPV, as Senior Vice President for Gemma Power Systems, John was responsible for profit and loss on the turnkey installation of 10 power projects ranging in size from a 50 MW peaking facility to a 600 MW combined cycle facility totaling more than 4,000 MW. All of these projects were completed on time, under budget, and went on to operate reliably. Recently, John played a role in the closing of the CPV Sentinel project, and is currently overseeing construction of 165 MW wind farm in Kansas. John has been responsible for installing the prime movers of every major equipment manufacturer, including ABB, Siemens, Westinghouse, and GE, including both aeroderivative and frame machines. Throughout his career, John has been dedicated to the successful completion of EPC power projects, starting out as a mechanical field engineer, and subsequently fulfilling the role of project engineer, construction manager, commissioning manager, project manager, project executive, and EPC contract negotiator. John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Notre Dame, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Anselm College.
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About Competitive Power Ventures, Tri-Valley Ventures: Competitive Power Ventures is an electric power generation development and asset management company that creates clean energy supplies.
Brian Bales
EVP & Chief Development Officer of Republic Services
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About Republic Services: Trust earned through action—day after day—that’s our pledge to you. With resolve and professionalism.
Jeff Hughes
EVP & Chief Administrative Officer of Republic Services
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About Republic Services: Trust earned through action—day after day—that’s our pledge to you. With resolve and professionalism.
Steven Muck
Senior Vice President, Engineering and Product Lines of Exterran Holdings
Steve Muck is Senior Vice President, Engineering and Products Lines, of Exterran Corporation. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Services. In prior roles with Exterran Holdings, Muck served as Interim Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere Sales, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; North America Regional Vice President; and as Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources and Health, Safety and Environment. Prior to the merger of Hanover and Universal, Muck joined Hanover in 2000 through the acquisition of the compression services business of Dresser-Rand Company and served in a number of positions, including as Vice President, International Operations. He began his career with Ingersoll-Rand in 1975 and held various positions with both Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser Rand in field operations, sales and marketing. Muck is also an officer of certain Exterran majority-owned subsidiaries.
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About Exterran Holdings, Exterran Holdings, Exterran Holdings: Exterran is a global leader in full-service natural gas compression and a premier provider of services and equipment for oil & gas
Frank Oman
VP of Marketing of ACE, LLC SOLAR
Frank Oman is a VP of Marketing for ACE, LLC. SOLAR. Frank provides ACE with his Energy Monitoring Services to include but not limited to: Forecast Solar Irradiance/PV Output, Monitor Solar Production of each Panel Array, Monitor & Control Inventers, Battery Management System, Energy Balancing, Control Peak Demand, and Full Review of Revenue Meter and Solar.
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About ACE, LLC SOLAR: ACE, LLC SOLAR is an energy contracting company based out of Pulaski, TN.
Bill Boggs
VP of ACE, LLC SOLAR
Bill Boggs comes to the ACE, LLC. Solar team with over 25 years of experience in the Business Management Industry, after retiring from Abbott Vascular in 2016. He will make ACE a better work environment with his experience in Operations Efficiency, Business and Financial background. Bill lives in Huntsville, AL. He has six children. He loves to spend is spare time with his family and enjoys traveling and camping. ACE, LLC. Solar is proud to add Bill to our Executive Management team.
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About ACE, LLC SOLAR: ACE, LLC SOLAR is an energy contracting company based out of Pulaski, TN.
Michael Harmon
VP of Engineering of ACE, LLC SOLAR
Michael Harmon is Vice President of our Engineering Department, and has 25 solid years of experience in project management, estimating and designing. He brings a high level of excellence in the preparation and implementation of solar project that will assist our crew in installing the best solar array for our clients. Michael works with our Engineering partners the SSOE Group in designing solar systems projects. Michael is currently partnering in developing an environmental friendly flow type of a storage battery back-up system. ACE, LLC. SOLAR looks to have this system market ready late 2017.
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About ACE, LLC SOLAR: ACE, LLC SOLAR is an energy contracting company based out of Pulaski, TN.
Robert S. Purgason
Senior Vice President of Williams
Robert Purgason became senior vice president of Williams’ Central Operating Area in January 2015. His area of responsibility includes operations and the specifically related support functions that were part of Access Midstream Partners. Williams in June 2014 acquired controlling interest in Access Midstream Partners. He was named senior vice president of Williams’ Operational Excellence functional area in March 2015. Previously, Purgason in 2010 became chief operating officer of the general partner of Access Midstream Partners. Prior to that role, he spent five years at Crosstex Energy Services, L.P. and was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer in November 2006. Purgason’s earlier experience includes 19 years of service at Williams in various senior business development and operational roles. He began his career at Perry Gas Companies in Odessa, Texas, working in all facets of the natural gas treating business.
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About Williams: Williams is an energy infrastructure company that connects North America’s hydrocarbon resources to growing natural gas markets.
Robyn L. Ewing
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Williams
Robyn Ewing serves as senior vice president of strategic services and administration and chief administrative officer. She served previously as vice president of human resources from 2004-08. Prior to joining Williams, Ewing worked at MAPCO, which merged with Williams in April 1998. She began her career with Cities Service Company in 1976.
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About Williams: Williams is an energy infrastructure company that connects North America’s hydrocarbon resources to growing natural gas markets.
Walter Bennett
Senior Vice President of Williams
Walter Bennett became senior vice president of Williams’ western operations in January 2015. The company’s western operations include Northwest Pipeline as well as gathering and processing business in Colorado, Wyoming and the Four Corners area. Previously, Bennett in 2013 became Access Midstream Partners’ senior vice president – western operations, with responsibility for Anadarko, Mid-Continent, Niobrara, Barnett, Permian, Eagle Ford and Haynesville operating areas. Prior to that role, he served as chief operating officer of Chesapeake Midstream Development, where he was instrumental in facilitating the transition of Chesapeake’s wholly owned assets to Access in 2013. Bennett’s prior experience included roles as senior vice president of operations at Boardwalk Pipeline Partners in Houston; a variety of senior positions at Gulf South Pipeline Company; and early career positions at a subsidiary of Koch Industries in Gary, Ind.
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About Williams: Williams is an energy infrastructure company that connects North America’s hydrocarbon resources to growing natural gas markets.
John E. Poarch
Senior Vice President of Engineering Services of Williams
John E. Poarch is the SVP of engineering services at Williams.
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About Williams: Williams is an energy infrastructure company that connects North America’s hydrocarbon resources to growing natural gas markets.
Bill Yardley
EVP & President of Enbridge
Bill Yardley was named Enbridge’s executive vice president and president of Gas Transmission and Midstream on Feb. 27, 2017, with responsibility for all of Enbridge’s natural gas pipeline and midstream business across North America. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Spectra Energy Partners, and Chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). Mr. Yardley, based in Houston, was previously president of Spectra Energy’s U.S. Transmission and Storage business. Mr. Yardley joined the company in 2000 as general manager of marketing for Spectra Energy’s predecessor company, Duke Energy Gas Transmission. He later served as vice president of marketing and business development and as group vice president of the company’s Northeastern U.S. assets and operations. Mr. Yardley earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and his master’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University in Boston. He also completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
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About Enbridge: Enbridge is a energy distribution company that provides distribution, gathering, processing and storage of natural gas.
NATALIE MERRILL
Vice President, Business Development and Optimization of Renewable Energy Group
Vice President, Business Development and Optimization at Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
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About Renewable Energy Group: Renewable Energy Group produces and supplies renewable fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel, renewable chemicals, and other products.
Eric Bowen
Vice President, Corporate Business Development and Legal Affairs of Renewable Energy Group
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About Renewable Energy Group: Renewable Energy Group produces and supplies renewable fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel, renewable chemicals, and other products.
John Cooper
Vice President of Invenergy
John Cooper is Vice President of Commercial Transactions at Invenergy and is responsible for managing structured natural gas and power sales transactions for the company’s thermal power business. Invenergy has more than 5,500 MW of natural gas projects in its operating North American and international fleet and is constructing the 600-MW Los Ramones peaker plant east of Monterey, Mexico. John brings more than 20 years’ experience in power and gas to his role negotiating long-term structured transactions for natural gas power generation facilities and structured credit solutions at Invenergy. John has a JD from The University of Tulsa College of Law. He led the LNG supply agreement and supported related transaction structuring for Energia del Pacifico (EDP), the 355-MW LNG-to-power development that will supply more 30% of the El Salvador’s power demand.
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About Invenergy: Invenergy is a global privately-held developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions.
Yon Nuta
Senior Vice President Product Management of Gaia
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About Gaia: Gaia is a solar energy services provider that offers innovative and customized solar energy systems.
Michael Schmidtlein
Executive Vice President – Finance & Chief Financial Officer of EnerSys
Schmidtlein has served as Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer since January 2016, and Chief Financial Officer since February 2010. From November 2005 until February 2010, Schmidtlein was Vice President – Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Schmidtlein joined the Company in 1995. Schmidtlein is a certified public accountant and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Missouri.
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About EnerSys: EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We complement our extensive line of motive power,
Ryan Martineau
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder of Redaptive
Ryan Martineau is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Redaptive. He is responsible for strategic partnerships and operations at Redaptive and also leads key account engagements. Previously, Ryan managed ‘Project Finance’ at Enlighted where he helped develop the GEO financing platform, oversaw program execution, and led Enlighted’s FP&A group. Ryan also has a strong background in economic analysis and consulting, having spent 2 years with Compass Lexecon and 2 years with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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About Redaptive: Redaptive is an Efficiency-as-a-Service tool for commercial and industrial customers.
