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The principals of ZEEP have made lucrative careers in the energy industry by carefully ascertaining where energy is heading next and determining the people, the technologies, and the practices and business models that need to be in place to take advantage of the coming times.
Although ZEEP is a relatively new company, the principals of ZEEP have been involved in the commercialization of ground breaking technology for over twenty years. ZEEP’s leadership team is focused on establishing and developing key industry relationships and creating strategic partnerships. |
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Ron Oligney
Chief Executive Officer
Ron became aware of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne technology over 10 years ago when it was first being developed by Boeing Corporation. He told his friend Bruce Bernard (now ZEEP Chairman and Executive Vice President, Business Development) about the development and Bruce began following the progress over the years.
Ron is the co-author of the international best-selling book, “The Color Of Oil”. He has served as Energy Advisor to Clinton and Bush Administrations, as well as advising the State of Texas and several Fortune 500 companies. Ron is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded, built and served as Director and Chairman of various energy and environmental companies, private and public, for 20 years. |
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Bruce Bernard
Chairman and Executive Vice President, Business Development
Bruce is a long term leader and innovator in the energy industry. Bruce was one of the key strategist with Tejas Power, Inc. Utilizing a new business model that Bruce developed, Tejas grew from $1MM to over $450MM. This same business model is a key element of the ZEEP strategy.
In addition, Bruce was also a key strategist with Cheniere Energy Inc. which grew from US $20MM to US $2B. Before that, Bruce was a Lead Consultant for Lodi Gas Storage which grew from $37MM to $250MM during the time that he worked with them.
Bruce’s entrepreneurial spirit lead him to monitor the development of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne technology over the years and then form ZEEP to commercialize the technology. |
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Barry Williamson
President, ZEEP Management (U.S.) Inc.
Barry is an attorney who has extensive experience at the federal and state government levels. In 1988, Mr. Williamson worked in the Reagan Administration and was a principle advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy in the creation and formulation of a national energy policy. He then served under President George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Department of Interior as the Director of the Minerals Management Service, where he managed mineral leases on the nation's 1.4 billion-acre continental shelf.
Barry was elected in 1992 to the legendary Texas Railroad Commission. He was sworn-in as the 38th Texas Railroad Commissioner on January 5, 1993 and served as its Chairman in 1995. He completed his six-year term on January 4, 1999.
Barry has served as Vice Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and as Chairman of its Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee. He also served as a member of the Texas High Speed Rail Authority. He was past chairman of the Texas Alternative Fuels Council, a member of the Texas Coastal Coordination Council and served on the Gas Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. |
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Grant Scott
President Australia Operations
Grant is a leading expert in environmental and petroleum industries in Australia, United States, Africa and South America. He is a founder of OTEK Australia, a premier environmental consultancy in Australia and throughout Asia.
Grant is an Australian Lawyer with a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, as well as a Certified Professional Engineer (Chemical Engineering) and Member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
His memberships also include the Institute of Company Directors and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. |
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Changlin Wu
President and Managing Director of ZEEP China
Changlin is an experienced technical leader and certified geologist with over twenty years international experience in oil and gas, mineral and new energy. He has worked for CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation) and former Kerr-McGee as geologist and exploration manager. As a co-founder, he established Longwoods Resources which specializes in strategic analysis of global transition from traditional energy to clean energy. He has serviced as council member for Gerson Lehrman Group in recent years and has interest in studying global energy policies, regional supply and demand, and new energy development. He published numerous papers and articles covering a variety of areas such as international petroleum policies and strategy, regional exploration, clean and alternative energy.
Changlin has received his education from China Ocean University, University of London, Louisiana State University, and Rice University. He was president and chairman of Chinese American Petroleum Association, co-founder and co-chairman of SME of AmCham in Beijing, and the Certified Petroleum Geologist of American Association of Petroleum Association (AAPG).
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Bryce Tingle
Board of Directors
From 1994 to 2006, Bryce was a partner of TingleMerrett LLP, a law firm he co-founded focused on securities and corporate finance for growth companies. He has held adjunct teaching positions with the law faculties of the University of Alberta (2000 to 2006) and the University of Calgary (2005 to 2007). He is the author of several academic publications, most recently, Start Up and Growth Companies, A Guide to Legal and Business Practice (Lexis Nexis Butterworths (2005). He is a Member of the Securities Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Alberta Securities Commission and a past Chair of the Business Law (Alberta) subsection of the Canadian Bar Association.
Bryce has a Masters of Law (E-business) from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Masters of Law from Duke University Law School, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta School of Law and was a Philosophy Major as an undergraduate. He was a founding director and past Chairman of Bronco Energy Ltd., and remains on the board of directors of that company. He is also a director of Ryland Energy Inc. |
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Bradley J. Thomson, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer
Brad has led the growth initiatives for a number of different businesses, including one of North America’s most successful Energy Companies with 2008 capital spending of program of over $6 Billion and a project development portfolio of over $15 Billion. He has been responsible for the construction of over 4000 MW of combined cycle, cogeneration, and renewable generation projects in, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, Western Canada, and Arizona. He was also responsible for acquiring over $4 Billion of diverse energy assets across North America.
Brad has been an Officer or Director of a number of successful companies that were involved in fund management, telecommunications, nuclear generation, energy marketing and trading, and oilfield services.
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Philip E. Lewis, P.E.
Chief Technology Officer
As Executive Vice President, Rock Well Petroleum, Phil executed a large oilfield acquisition program. He is Chairman of independent oil and gas producer Dolomite Petroleum, L.C. and a management and technical solutions provider to the oil and gas industry worldwide. He has provided web-based management solutions to ADTI, the largest drilling contractor in the Gulf of Mexico and also the largest producers in the North Sea. Phil translated that expertise to other major capital-intensive endeavors such as Wal-Mart’s construction program. Phil also co-developed, marketed, and supported the FRACPRO system, now the industry-standard hydraulic fracturing design, analysis and optimization software package. Mr. Lewis has designed and constructed a pilot-scale fluidized bed coal combustor for characterization of Mid-Continent coals. |
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Jay Alexander
Chief Development Officer
As President of Fluor Daniels Chemicals, Process, and Fibers business, Jay led an organization with $3 billion in annual sales.
As owner and principal of Palmetto Management & Engineering, Jay and partners merged the business with Global Performance Holdings Co. which was recognized by Inc Magazine as the 15th fastest growing private company in the U.S., reaching 800 employees. Global Performance was subsequently acquired by Mustang Engineering of Houston, Texas in 2006. Jay oversaw the transition of Global Performance as a President of Mustang’s Process & Industrial business through 2010. |
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Mike McCall
Senior Advisor |
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Mike has more than 30 years of energy industry experience beginning with Luminant (formerly TXU Corporation), a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Company, Dallas Texas. As co-founder & CEO of Luminant He was responsible for 18,000 megawatts of nuclear, coal, and natural gas power plants, as well as large surface mines that provide fuel for the coal power plants. Additionally, Luminant was constructing three new coal-fired power plants and expanding mining operations to fuel the plants. As Chairman & CEO of Luminant Energy, Mike served as senior executive spokesman and responsible for public advocacy regarding the Company’s large scale coal and nuclear power plant construction program. While in this role and serving on TXU’s Senior Leadership Team, TXU was sold to private equity in October of 2007. |
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Paul J. Glova
Vice President, Technology and Projects
Paul is a highly accomplished Sales and Operations Manager who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals in both consulting and sales. Strong technical and business qualifications with an impressive track record of almost 25 years of hands-on experience in management, business development, business consulting, process engineering, and project management. He is experienced in operations and economics and business drivers in the refining, chemical, and polymer industries. |
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Ross Fava
Senior Associate
Ross joined ZEEP after a successful career with Shell that spanned twenty-nine years of accomplishments. Ross brings his highly personalized attention and superior relationship building skills to the areas of gasification and LNG related technologies. As a 29-year Shell veteran, Ross directed the sales and marketing aspects of both solids and liquids gasification and LNG, while drawing on the technical resources of Shell’s research & technology centers in Houston, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Chester, UK. Ross has been a board member of the Gasification Technologies Council since 2003 and served as Chairman in 2008 and through 2010. He currently serves the GTC as Chairman, Emeritus. |
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