DTS TECHNOLOGIES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Finance
- Strategic Advisor
Bill Valdez, Finance Consultant, 40 years of private/public energy sector experience. Strategic advisor to multinationals: Marubeni, ABB Inc., J-Power Fiat, Honeywell, Accenture, Deloitte. Served at the highest levels of government, including the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. MA, Int'l Economics and Energy.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and President, AMET, Inc
Donald D. Schwemmer, Jr., Co-Founder and President, AMET, Inc., designers and manufacturers of advanced control and data acquisition systems for automated welding processes with customers including Lockheed Martin, Ford, Boeing, Allied Signal, INEL, LLNL, and LANL. 35 years advanced manufacturing automation, materials joining and coatings processes, equipment, and tooling developments. Received Rockwell's President's Award for establishing and managing a team to develop processes and manufacture a critical weapon's component on a highly compressed schedule. Distinguished Achievement Medalist, Colorado School of Mines. M.S. Metallurgical Engineering. MBA.
L.E. Capuano, Founder and CEO of Capuano Engineering. 40+ years drilling engineering, well design, and consulting. He founded and led for 30 years ThermaSource, LLC, a geothermal well engineering and drilling consultancy and contractor, providing cementing and additional supporting technical and management services, resource assessment, and developmental services throughout the Americas and the Pacific Rim. Capuano Engineering, providing similar consulting in seven countries. Long-term board member for GRC and the International Geothermal Association; former board GEA; founding president, Geysers Geothermal Association. Mr. Capuano is a regular DOE collaborator.
Job Titles:
- Founder and CEO of Capuano Engineering
L.E. Capuano, Founder and CEO of Capuano Engineering. 40+ years drilling engineering, well design, and consulting. He founded and led for 30 years ThermaSource, LLC, a geothermal well engineering and drilling consultancy and contractor, providing cementing and additional supporting technical and management services, resource assessment, and developmental services throughout the Americas and the Pacific Rim. Capuano Engineering, providing similar consulting in seven countries. Long-term board member for GRC and the International Geothermal Association; former board GEA; founding president, Geysers Geothermal Association. Mr. Capuano is a regular DOE collaborator.
Job Titles:
- Founder and CEO, Microseismic, Inc
Peter M. Duncan, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Microseismic, Inc. Geophysics, Seismic, passive seismic, and microseismic specialist. Related research and development in exploration, development, and immersive visualization for hydrocarbon and mineral industries.
Starnes Walker, Ph.D., is a DTS Science Advisor and former senior S&T advisor for DHS and DTRA, as well as Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Naval Research Lab. Also with leadership roles at all major branches of DoD, and five DOE Labs, among Walker's former and current awards and memberships are: R&D 100 Award, Office of the Secretary of Defense - Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, Recipient-U.S. Naval Weapons Center Fellowships, Member-Air Force Studies Board, Committee Member-National Academy of Sciences, White House Presidential Commendation, National Security Program, Member-USAF Cyber Vision 2025 Senior Expert Review Group.
Job Titles:
- CEO, Deep Imaging Technologies
Trevor K.C. Pugh, CEO, Deep Imaging Technologies, inventor electro-magnetic / ferro metric sensing for use in vertical fracture reflectivity, fiber/DTS sensing. 35+ years of energy technology innovation in microseismic, EM surveying, production control, MWD, BOP, vision-based wireline, and coiled tubing measuring systems. Ten patents issued. H.N.D., Applied Physics.
40+ years applied well completions and stimulation in oil, gas, and geothermal fields worldwide. SME in fracturing, water control, slurry design, and cementing. Experience totals 250 projects, including 150 hydraulic fracturing and 40 in water control treatments. Distinguished Lecturer. R&D management and new products training, Halliburton US and Asia. 20 geothermal projects across five countries for clients including Dohnan, Idemitsu, JMC, Pertamina, PNOC, SK Engineering, and Tuwharetoa. Authored 20+ industry handbooks and papers. B.S., ChemE.