MARSHALL HYDROTHERMAL - Key Persons
"Bruce Marshall's Hydrothermal Recovery System offers the world a game changing energy concept - the only inexpensive, clean, abundant, and safe energy source currently available planet wide. A wide range of clean energy technologies exist but each comes with its own problems. Undersea vents are spewing hot, high pressure water directly into the oceans 24/7 at focused locations around the globe whether we choose to take advantage of it or not. Seems like a no-brainer to me…"
Dan's broad technical and business experience spans many domains. A serial entrepreneur and the founder of 3 software companies, Dan has recently offered his expertise as a strategy and product management consultant to several startup and growth phase software companies. He also has energy and systems engineering expertise and consults to startups pursuing novel clean tech concepts.
Dan began his career at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company in Sunnyvale, CA. There he performed systems engineering and power subsystem design and analyses for varied space based weapon systems supporting the Strategic Defense Initiative (e.g., space based laser and neutral particle beam systems, etc.). Later he led Lockheed's efforts supporting NASA's return to the Moon and Mars Rover Sample Return studies.
After completing his MBA, he left Lockheed to form his first software company with seed funds from an Air Force SBIR contract. The company provided PC based software products for satellite mission planning and analyses to research organizations, contractors and government agencies worldwide. A larger competitor, Analytical Graphics Inc., later acquired the company. At AGI Dan led what was then a novel "freemium" marketing strategy growing revenue from $7M to $50M over 4 years. Dan still provides occasional consulting services to AGI. Later he formed companies focused on enterprise software and consumer web applications. He's currently evaluating his next startup idea - this time in clean tech.
An International Lawyer and Financial Economist specializing in Technology Management, Prof. Awan received his LLM degree from Boston University Law School after receiving the LLB degree in Corporate Law from Punjab University. He received his Ph.D. in International Finance from Clark University of Massachusetts in 1976. He has been a Distinguished Professor of Finance at INCEIF Global University, where he also served as the Founding Dean of the Faculty and Chief Academic Officer from 2006 to 2008. Author of several books, he has been President/CEO of Techman International, a technology management company based in Massachusetts, since 1982. He served as Chairman of the Board at Technical Communications Corporation, a NASDAQ listed public company involved in secure communications for the defense industry from 1998 to 2002. He has been the key investor and Board Chairman at several multinational corporations and is responsible for steering several companies to IPOs and eventual listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. He has been a Professor of International Finance at Johnson & Wales University and is the Professor Emeritus at National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan, where he served as a Presidential Advisor to the Government.
Muthukumar Ramaswamy earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has 25 years extensive experience in design, project management, health care engineering, renewable energy, teaching, quality control, facilities management, research and development.
Job Titles:
- Management Consultant
- Trainer
"The Marshall Hydrothermal Recovery System is one of the most exciting endeavors I have seen in my career. I know full well the costs associated with seeking and developing energy resources. The prospect of lowering those costs, while expanding the reach of energy sources, is perfectly timed. I am thrilled with the opportunity to be involved in the formulation of the structure to take advantage of this technology and serve the world's energy needs for decades to come."
Steve Schumacher is a management consultant, trainer, and public speaker with over 25 years of experience in numerous industries throughout North America. His focus is to provide measurable improvement in key business metrics by strategically and systematically focusing on the "people" side of business. He has worked with all levels of organizations, from executives to front-line employees on improving productivity, quality, safety, costs, teamwork, performance coaching, performance management, change implementation, leadership, teamwork, culture, organizational development strategy, and customer service.
Since 1981, Mr. Schumacher has been a resource to companies in nearly all sectors of business, including service, manufacturing, distribution, sales, and health care. His client roster includes Kaiser Permanente, Graymont Lime, Chemical Lime Group, Sutter Health, Mazda North America, Black Angus, Ingram Micro, Smith International, Coopervision, Hunt Wesson, Domino's Pizza, Castellini Companies.
In addition to his consulting, group facilitation, and public speaking activities, Mr. Schumacher has written numerous articles on various Management and Leadership topics including: Change Agents: Creating Organizational Change Requires A Collaborative Effort, Succession Planning: Passing The Torch, Identifying High Potential Employees, and Keeping Your Top Performers During Tough Times. He is also an exclusive monthly columnist for Rock Products Magazine, an industry trade periodical.
Mr. Schumacher holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Business from Arizona State University and a Doctorate in Education from Pepperdine University. He is a member of MENSA International and is on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine Gifted Students Academy. He resides in Orange, California.
Job Titles:
- Board Member and Vice President of a Nasdaq Listed Company
"What the world needs to solve the cycle of increasing population and energy demand is not tinkering, but a revolutionary source of new energy. I believe one of the largest energy sources in the world coming from within the earth, will one day be the answer and Marshall Hydrothermal will pioneer it." Having spent over 15 years with Fortune 500 companies in fields of accounting, auditing, marketing, sales and general management in Belgium, France, UK and the USA, Ermanno possesses diverse expert knowledge. This broad knowledge base when combined with his business innovation skills results in a proven track record of finding new solutions to old challenges, successful business turn arounds, and weaving new technologies into mature industries for profitable growth in both corporate and entrepreneurial business. More recently, Ermanno has been a board member and Vice President of a Nasdaq listed company which is successfully introducing a new patented liquid gasification solution to the industrial gas and wastewater markets, and has provided shareholders a return of over 300% in three years. Brussels-based with a dual Italian and US citizenship, Ermanno is at home on either side of the Atlantic.
Job Titles:
- Senior Executive, Business
Jacques is a seasoned senior executive, business angel and corporate finance specialist. Since 2000, he has run a boutique corporate finance firm out of Monaco specialized in assisting companies preparing for their fund raising and possible stock market listing (http://value-development.blogspot.com). He is also the founder of www.cleantechmarket.org. He has served on numerous Boards over the past years following successful capital raising and IPO of the companies concerned (some of the companies are Theolia, Thenergo, H20 Innovation, Conporec, Naseba, OTI etc )
Jean-Francois Denault has been working with innovators and entrepreneurs as an independent professional consultant for over ten years. He has completed over 225 projects in 30 different countries, mostly with companies possessing innovative technologies. As such, he has had the opportunity to work with businesses located in Canada, the U.S., India and Australia (among many others). His projects are mostly related to competitive intelligence, marketing strategy as well as organizational communication and planning. He possesses a graduate degree in Management Consulting, an executive MBA and is completing a master`s degree in organizational communication.
One of his areas of specialization is Green technologies. As such, he has completed projects related to renewable energy (mostly solar and biofuels), clean technologies (water filtration), energy efficiency (intelligent homes, insulation), waste-to-energy and green consumer trends. He continues to pursue opportunities where he can help groundbreaking technologies make it to market.
Maurice Haff is Director, IP Strategy & Monetization at Berenato & White, LLC, a full service intellectual property law firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. Before joining Berenato & White, LLC he was a partner in the special purpose intellectual property law firm White & Quinn, LLC. Prior to White & Quinn, LLC, Mr. Haff launched, funded, operated, and sold three corporations engaged in trusted Internet communications, electronic document management systems, and medical / personal care products. He has served in a range of leadership positions of responsibility and authority in technology based enterprises, including Program Manager, Executive Vice President / Chief Technology Officer, Founder/CEO. He has extensive experience in government contracting and relations. Mr. Haff is first named inventor in a commercially valuable portfolio of five U. S. patents and five international patents. In addition, he has several pending applications. For more than twenty years, Mr. Haff has engaged in technology focused entrepreneurial ventures and the development of intellectual assets. He has successfully monetized patents and commercialized technology to produce revenue generating products and services. Mr. Haff helps inventors, companies, and universities realize value from their intellectual property through rights formation, commercialization, and monetization.
Mr. Haff received a MBA in International Business and a MS in Management Engineering from the George Washington University. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He is a U.S. Registered Patent Agent.
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant
- Director
- Founder
Mr. Anwar Mohammad is founder Director and business consultant for several companies from Europe and USA. Mr. Anwar has spent over 20 years with Indian Industry primarily advising foreign companies to establish operations in India. He has also played an integral part in structuring and managing joint ventures, negotiations with state and central governments, organizing and implementing major critical projects. He is instrumental in bringing FDI from Europe & US. He has worked in several countries including US, UK, China, UAE, Brazil and Germany. Mr. Anwar Mohammad has been involved in developing overall corporate business plans as well as the overall India strategy for several foreign companies. He is currently serving on the board of several Multi National Companies.
Nancy Flint combines engineering and legal experience training to focus on developing technologies and companies. She earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law, both summa cum laude. A registered patent attorney with the United States Patent & Trademark Office and a certified intellectual property specialist by the Florida Bar, Nancy is licensed to practice law in the States of Florida and Georgia as well as the District of Columbia. Over her career, Nancy has been involved both from the technical side and the legal side with a variety of energy technologies, and is a named inventor on two U.S. patents. In addition to having a private law practice, she taught a class in Patent Law at the University of Miami School of Law as an Adjunct Professor of Law for ten years.
Nancy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and now calls Fort Lauderdale her home. Now that her two daughters have left home, Nancy enjoys time at home with her rescue dogs and cats and tinkering in her backyard vegetable garden.
Job Titles:
- Registered Professional Engineer
Patrick McGinnis is a registered professional engineer with more than 25 years of experience in engineering, project management, strategic planning, and business development for technology-based products and services. In addition to his work with Marshall Hydrothermal, Mr. McGinnis is a senior advisor for Ocean Renewable Power Company, where he has provided technical assessment and guidance for the development of tidal and ocean in-stream marine hydrokinetic devices, in addition to providing management consulting to other projects in the energy, aerospace, and defense sectors. He is also currently an R&D project manager at the Naval Surface Warfare Center and has extensive experience in the development and testing of large integrated marine systems. He has held previous roles as director of strategic planning and development at Lockheed Martin, director of strategic planning at Loral, and various positions in business planning and engineering at General Electric. Mr. McGinnis holds a BS from Drexel University and a JD from Temple University.
Prof. David Rivkin, PhD is the Sustainable Methods Institutes' Managing Director and Dean of the College of Science and Technology. He is also currently the Chairman of the Nanosciences in Renewable Energy Department at Chiist University and Dean of Education and Research at the Israel Sustainability Institute. Previously, Prof. Rivkin was the founder, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Ohalo College Green Technologies Department, Associate Professor at National University, International Technology University, and the Graduate School of Science and Technology at TU Munich. He holds dual bachelors degrees in Chemistry and Nuclear Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Prof. Rivkin went on to persure post-graduate studies towards a Doctorate in BioPhysics at the University of California and later completed a PhD in Business Sciences at the European School of Business at Regents College with a focus on Small Business Sustainability. He has over 25 years of professional experience in both industry and academia. He has previously taught at internationally renown colleges and universities in Europe, the USA and Israel, including teaching online to students in India and China. In 2010 Prof. Rivkin was nominated to be a Fulbright Scholar. He is also an IEEE Senior Member and Distinguished Lecturer, a NSF Principal Advisor in Clean Technologies, a Certified Program Manager, a Certified Corporate Sustainability Expert, and a Certified Green Energy Professional. Recently, Prof. Rivkin completed co-authoring, as Subject Matter Expert, a series of 6 textbooks "The Art and Science of Wind Power" used in colleges around the US and internationally. He is the winner of numerous technical and managerial awards and recognized by governments for his outstanding contributions. As a serial entrepreneur of several successful ventures including founder and Chief of Technology for SciEssence Intl. Prof. Rivkins multidisciplinary background, from biosciences to nanotechnology from health to energy, provides a broad background in Sustainability.
Roger Arnold graduated in 1967 with a BS in Physics and Math from the Honors College of Michigan State University. He worked briefly as a physicist for IBM's semiconductor division, before being drafted into the U.S. Army. He served two years as a systems analyst for the U.S. Forces Support District in Stuttgart, Germany. After Army service, he studied Computer Science at the University of Colorado Graduate School, focusing on processor architectures and operating systems. He was hired by Boeing Aerospace before completing his thesis, and for the next seven years worked on classified military projects. He left Boeing in 1981 to join a startup company in San Diego developing commercial Ada compilers. He was a principal designer and manager for the compilers' code generators and global optimizer. When the company was sold in 1989, he cashed in his options and moved to his current home in Sunnyvale, California. With that move he also switched his focus from software back to hardware engineering. He has worked in processor design and systems architecture for a number of different companies in the churning high-tech world of Silicon Valley, He holds numerous patents in the area of processor architecture, dating from his tenure with the TriCore processor group at Infineon Technologies. He is an expert on cryptographic hardware and trusted systems.
For the last several years, Mr. Arnold has been semi-retired. He maintains a small research and IP development company, Silverthorn Engineering, and does ocassional consulting. His current focus area is actuators and control systems for telepresence, but he is interested in efficient and sustainable systems in the broadest sense.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- President
Ronald E. Smith, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Smith co-founded Deep Down in 1997 and has served as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Director since December 2006. Prior to December 2006, Mr. Smith was Deep Down's President.
Mr. Smith graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering in 1981. Mr. Smith worked both onshore and offshore in management positions for Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (ODECO), Oceaneering Multiflex, Mustang Engineering and Kvaerner before founding Deep Down. Mr. Smith's interests include all types of offshore technology, nautical innovations, state of the art communications, diving technology, hydromechanics, naval architecture, dynamics ofoffshore structures, diving technology and marketing of new or innovative concepts.
Mr. Smith is directly responsible for the invention or development of many innovative solutions for the offshore industry, including the first steel tube flying lead installation system. Mr. Smith is also credited for the new patented Loose Steel Tube Flying Leads, subsea deployment systems, new subsea J-plates and the recently patented NHU (Non Helical umbilical), which is a mobile steel tube umbilical production facility employing a new concept to build Steel Tube Umbilicals.
Ruben Guerra, Jr is a Financial Executive with vast experience in diverse accounting areas which include: financial management, budgeting, information technology, audit, supply, warehousing and inventory control. His expertise includes assessing internal controls across multiple industries including military, retail, food and hospitality, lodging, recreation, oil and gas, utility construction, telecommunication, manufacturing and financial services. He specializes in Expense Reduction, Internal Audit, IT Audit, Internal Controls, Sarbanes -Oxley Documentation & Testing, DOD Accounting, Inventory/Stock Control, Purchasing and Contracting.
Ruben graduated from Park University with a Bachelor of Science Management/Accounting and Webster University with a Master of Business Administration. Ruben served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years where he learned dedication, hard work and developed his core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment which he applies to all aspects of his life including the conduct of business.
Sergio Mino has a background in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia, his hometown. In Colombia, Sergio and former classmates created a company that provides remediation services for the local downstream oil & gas companies. He and his partners developed a modified chemical oxidation remediation process that has been patented, and they received significant recognition by winning the National Innovation Award.
With the experience he gained in the remediation of on-shore spills, Sergio joined the Ministry of Environment of Colombia, to design a regulation that creates incentives that can prevent more spills from happening. As his interests moved from corrective actions to the prevention of contamination, Sergio earned a Master's degree at Cornell University where he gained contact with world-class leaders and thinkers in the sustainable design of energy systems. Now Sergio's interests are not only with renewable energy systems, but he is also interested in making oil & gas facilities safer and more reliable.
Terry Peltz is a Financial Executive with over 25 years' experience in financial analysis, feasibility studies, budgeting, forecasting and risk management. He is presently the Director of Performance Advisors LLC, a firm that specializes in financial analysis, operational improvement and Social Auditing which measures not only how well an organization is meeting its social and ethical responsibilities, but more importantly, how well that performance is being perceived. Prior to founding Performance Advisors LLC, Mr. Peltz was the Corporate Controller for the Whittmann Group and for Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey LTD where he was involved in large scale construction projects.
Mr. Peltz is a graduate of both the University of Toledo and Holy Spirit Seminary. He has one daughter, Colleen, who is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton.
Walter E. Venator, Jr. has over thirty years of successful assignments in electrical and computer fields focused on information technology systems solutions. Currently, he is a business development consultant to a number of electrical industry companies. He welcomes a challenge and relishes starting from the beginning, creating and implementing a plan, following a proven process, building long-term relationships and making the numbers happen.
Walter is a seasoned management professional with a passion for winning, business development, customer service, and passing on what he has learned to others. He teaches electrical courses in addition to sales and presentation skills training. He currently conducts seminars on electrical subjects including electrical safety. He is presently president of KWIK Service Group, LLC, an electrical consultancy, training and inspection firm. Walter was a founder and Vice President Strategic Business/Development for Renovo Group, Inc., responsible for all sales activities and creating an energized team focused on building highly leveraged relationships. Walter had senior sales management positions with large computer manufacturing companies. His specialty is Alternate Channel Sales, although he has spent as many years with Fortune 500 where he led his teams to win numerous multi-million dollar contracts.
Walter has over 20 years of installation, supervision, design, sales, marketing, customer service and training, experience in the electrical field. He has extensive knowledge of the National Electrical Code and general electrical theory. Walter was an evening school electrical instructor at Delaware County Community College, Coatesville, PA. He is a certified electrician, electrical engineer, electrical instructor, and electrical inspector. Walter has a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from Cleveland Institute of Electronics, studied Nuclear Engineering Technology at Capital Institute and attended numerous sales and leadership courses throughout his career.
William A. (Bill) Mills is the COO at THORAD LLC with an office in Leander Texas. Bill's expertise in Physical and Cyber Security technologies evolved from his work for over 20 years in Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism as a member of US DOD, in both the US Army Rangers and US Navy SEAL Teams.
He has a very extensive background in both surface and subsea systems, including 30 years of work with surface and subsurface vessels. From his government service, everything from small, one-man, deep submersibles to 102-foot Armed, Fast Patrol Craft and from his oilfield operations everything from SPAR's to large, multi-field TLP's.