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Tad
Simmons, Founder and CEO, has spent 12 years
researching environmental technology and development, has 7 years
experience as an electrical engineer and technical lead at Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in San Diego, 3 years
experience in solar energy sales, and 2 years experience as an
independent engineering and business management consultant. Mr. Simmons
has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, an M.B.A., as well as a
certificate in Global Business Management obtained at SAIC.
Mr. Simmons is Chairman of the San Diego Section of the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) and is a member fo the Capital Formation
committee of the San Diego CleanTECH trade association established by CONNECT in San Diego.
Mr. Simmons’ primary commitment with this
firm is to advance sustainable development in unprecedented and
far-reaching ways through the successful growth of new ventures.
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Seeking an investment opportunity:
Investor Inquiry Form
Seeking Consulting Services:
Consulting@greensourceweb.com
Seeking Funding:
Funding@greensourceweb.com
Note: We have a strict policy only to invest in, or work with companies
that advance environmental sustainability. As a result, we may
not respond to inquiries that do not meet this qualification.
Feel free to call if you have any questions:
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Olaf Walter, Ph.D., COO
Dr. Walter was educated as a chemical
engineer in Germany and earned his PhD in Public Health Engineering
from Portsmouth Polytechnic in the U.K. He has 20+ years global
experience mainly at The Dow Chemical Company, where he was responsible
for a wide variety of business operations, most recently as Senior
Technology Leader of Manufacturing & Engineering for Dow's
Industrial Biotechnology Business. Olaf currently utilizes his
expertise consulting for mostly entrepreneurial enterprises, developing
business strategies and their implementation. His expertise spans
fermentation technologies; whole plant derived bio-production, water
and wastewater treatment technologies, chemical manufacturing, process
development, business and competitive analysis, and sophisticated
economic modeling.
Dr. Walter serves as a Business & Scientific adviser for 'iDiverse,
a San Diego biotechnology company focused on novel gene technology, as
well as an advisor to the board of Envirepel Energy Inc,, a solid waste
gasification company based in San Diego. Olaf also is a member of the
'Science & Technology' committee of the recently formed San Diego
CleanTECH trade association established by CONNECT in San Diego.
Dr. Walter's primary interest is to enhance the ability for
technological entrepreneurs to succeed in the sustainability market,
thereby bringing better technology to bear on the envrionmental issues
we all face.
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Nick Dederer, CFO
Formerly a senior manager at Intel Corporation with a B.S. degree in
Conservation of Natural Resources, and an MBA both from UC Berkeley, Mr. Dederer is
an experienced finance professional in global corporate environments
and start up ventures. He was most recently CFO for
Sophia Acquisition Corporation, where he built and maintained fiscally
responsible management systems. He was COO and Director at Trend Micro,
Inc., where he put in place 5 regional controllers, standardized
worldwide compensation and performance practices, and helped develop
global uniform coverage on copyrights and trademarks. Mr. Dederer was
with Intel Corporation for 21 years where he was Controller of several
divisions including network products, supercomputers, development tools
and memory products. He was also Director of Channels and Operations
for the Systems Management Division accountable for the division's
global revenue production.
Mr. Dederer’s enthusiasm in this firm is
directed toward helping young companies to establish sound fiscal
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Terry Moore (Advisory Board Chairman)
Terry is a
life-long entrepreneur, has been involved as a founder, director,
investor, top executive and as an advisor with the start-up and growth
of many high technology and high growth companies. He has over
twenty-three years experience in industry sectors as diverse as
semiconductors and telecommunications, computer hardware and software,
information technology, multimedia and e-commerce, advanced materials
and aerospace, to biotech, lifesciences and medical device ventures.
Terry left an executive marketing position with the Advanced Technology
Group of General Atomics in La Jolla, California in 1993 to found his
own venture management advisory services company.
In addition to being an entrepreneur, seasoned business advisor, angel
investor and member of the Board of Directors; Terry has held a number
of senior level executive positions, from Vice President of Sales and
Marketing to President and Chief Executive Officer. He has held Board
of Director and CEO roles at a civil and structural engineering company
(Retrofit Technologies), an Internet and multimedia development firm
(CommTool), and a manufacturing, marketing and distribution company
(Boyce & Bean). He is the Founder and Chairman of the San Diego
Chapter and a Member of the Silicon Valley VC-Angel Roundtable, a
private, invitation-only organization for venture capitalists and
angels investors.
He received his M.B.A. emphasizing in venture management and marketing
from the University of San Diego and a B.S. Engineering from the
University of Florida
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Julio
Ferreira
Mr.
Ferreira is
Brazilian and currently resides in La Jolla. He directs
Sphaera
International Partnerships (Sphaera-Interpar) a full-service marketing
and public relations firm. Sphaera assists international
private
and institutional investors to identify opportunities to invest in US
businesses that provide economic development while respecting the
environment and conserving natural resources.
Julio
Ferreira was elected to City Council and served in various political
offices for 12 years in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. He
was president of the Ambient Air Committee in the Department of
Education and Health , Special Secretary of Coordination,
Volta
Redonda City Environmental Commission, and Special Secretary of
Environmental Quality in Santa Rita de Jacutinga in Minas Gerais. Julio
is an enthusiastic visionary who believes in a new
international
order to bring a sustainable development to all humankind.
Mr.
Ferreira provides international public relations services and
facilitates strategic partnerships for GreenSource Partners.
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Daniel
Wolf, J.D. (Harvard
Law School) and Ph.D. (abd, University of California, San Diego) is
Chairman of Advanced Earth Technologies, a developer of counter-bomb
robots for the Defense Department, President of Terra Segura
International, a nonprofit technology company pioneering
market-oriented solutions for landmine removal, is or was a principal
in several environmental and public health-oriented companies and
organizations, and was the founding Director of the TransBorder
Institute at the University of San Diego, where he also taught
political science. He is undefeated in his pro-bono legal work, was
consultant to the U.S. Attorney for Southern district of California,
and practiced as an architect in Oregon, where he was recognized for
engineering quality and innovation in passive solar architecture.
Mr.
Wolf's Harvard
Law studies emphasized international law, international contracts, and
negotiation; at the University of California San Diego he won
fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Tinker Foundation, and
the University of California MEXUS Consortium; his undergraduate work
at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, included heavy doses of Economics
and Physics, and he won a fellowship from the Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
Foundation for research in India. His background has given him great
depth of experience and numerous business and government contacts
around the world.
Mr.
Wolf advises GreenSource on international business and political
strategy.
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Dan Noble is
Co-Founder and Partner of Resource Trends, Inc.
(www.resourcetrends.com), a nationally recognized recycled resource
market development firm, based in Southern California. He was
founding financial editor and senior stock analyst for the
Environmental Business Journal, and was Co-Founder of the Border
Environmental Commerce Alliance, a San Diego business incubator. He has
over 30 years of environmental education, market research, publishing
and strategic consulting experience in both the public and private
sector. Mr. Noble has B.A. degrees in Biology and Chemistry from the
University of California, San Diego and M.S. degrees in Molecular
Biology and Education from the University of Oregon.
Mr.
Noble’s purpose in this firm is to bring sustainable
technologies and business models into the mainstream by promoting
stable market channel development—satisfying
market needs with sustainability-oriented solutions.
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