Burton Hamner
CEO, Founder
Education: Harvard College, History of Science / Marine Biology. University of Washington, MBA / Master of Marine Affairs. Professional training in operations management and Total Quality Management.
Work Experience: US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Dept. of Ecology, City of Seattle, US Agency for International Development, Asian Development Bank, United Nations,
Academic Experience: Professor of Operations Management, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines). Professor of Accounting and Environmental Management, Universidad del Pacifico (Peru).
Other Businesses: CEO of Puget Sound Tidal Power LLC; CEO of Cleaner Production International LLC since 1998; producer of CleanerProduction.Com, a leading website on sustainable business and clean technologies; manager of family real estate investment firm.
Non-Profit Leadership Experience (board member or committee chair: Puget Sound Alliance, Washington Environmental Council, Seattle Aquarium Society.
Professional Highlights: From 1998-2002 Burton Hamner was a consultant on clean technology for USAID and the Asian Development Bank. For the Bank he did a global study of clean tech financing mechanisms for small businesses. For USAID he has conducted industry clean tech development projects in 10 countries. He developed a Clean Technology Program for the Thailand Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. He chaired the session on Clean Technology and Investment at the 2005 UN Summit on Sustainable Finance at UN HQ in New York City. Director and lead author of the Tacoma Narrows Tidal Power Feasibility Study for the City of Tacoma, Washington.
Eli Lamb
Managing Director of Hydrovolts Oregon, Board of Directors
Education: Graduate Certificate in Applied Energy Economics and Policy, Portland State University; MS in Computer Science, University of Indiana; BAs in Computer Science and Philosopy, University of Kansas
Work Experience: General Manager, System Software Development, Intel Corp; Director of OS Development, Sun Microsystems; founder and former President, Oregon Social Venture Partners.
Dr. Paul Curtis
Chief Engineer and Member, Board of Directors
Education: Cornell University, MS + PhD, Physical Chemistry; BA, Chemistry, Reed College
Work Experience: Principal since 1991 of Kiltel Systems Inc., an engineering firm marketing a proprietary supervisory control system for industrial heat-treat applications, primarily in the ceramics industry. Developed custom SCADA software/hardware system for control of kilns and furnaces, with 500+ installations at major corporations throughout the US and Canada.
Professional Interests: Product Development & Manufacturing for technology products, Process Control, SCADA Systems, Analytical Instrumentation, Software Development (Win32 API), Technical Documentation, Sales Management, Customer Service & Support