HyGen Industries Bios Paul Staples, Chairman/CEO: Mr. Staples is currently the principal of Staples & Associates an environmental/ marketing consulting firm with an emphasis on hydrogen energy technologies, as well as co-founder of HyGen Industries. The Clean Air Now Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project was first developed by Mr. Staples and some of the participants with Staples & Associates in 1991. In 1992 it was clear that it would be easier to raise funding for this demonstration project with the tax advantages of implementation through a non-profit organization. At that point Clean Air Now (CAN), an inactive non-profit organization with an impressive pioneering history during the early days of the modern day environmental movement, was reborn with a new board of directors. With this new board, he co-authored a new mission statement, which the group adopted; "to take a pro-active approach to solving this country's air pollution and energy problems through implementation of the renewable hydrogen economy". As President of the Board, Executive Director of Clean Air Now, and Project Director of the CAN Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project at Xerox, he lead the effort and helped build the team that brought the project together. He also spearheaded an effort (with the invaluable support and leadership of the then SCAQMD Governing Board Member - Sabrina Schiller) to re-organize the AB2766 funding process, a legislation passed by the California State Assembly to provide funds through vehicle registration fees for public/private partnerships to fund pollution reduction projects. The result of this effort is that AB2766 is now a more effective program that funds projects which have the potential to develop and deploy technologies that will obtain a significant air pollution abatement impact for the present and the future. This set the stage for 1993 when he co-authored and submitted two proposals to fund the CAN Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project at Xerox. One to AB2766, and one to the White House Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP). The TRP was a federal public/private partnership funding program developed by the White House for defense conversion. Both proposals were funded and the CAN Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project at Xerox in El Segundo, California, the world’s first commercially permitted solar hydrogen generating facility, became a reality, as well as the beginning of the renewable hydrogen economy. Today, Mr. Staples is and advisor to, and participates on the National Hydrogen Corridor Council of the D.O.E. Additionally, with the same team, he is embarking on an effort to bring these hydrogen technologies to the marketplace for transportation and general energy needs as Chairman and CEO of HyGen Industries. His educational background includes environmental science and engineering, media, marketing, advertising and public relations. His professional experience includes over 20 years in those areas, as well as 2½ years with Citizens For A Better Environment. Currently with HyGen Industries and as advisory board member of Clean Air Now, it continues to be Mr. Staples plan to move ahead to develop and deploy the renewable hydrogen economy infrastructure and corridor with Clean Air Now and others for California and beyond. Yu-Yue Yen, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer/Business Manager: Ms. Yu-Yue Yen is founder of Yen & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in solid waste management, education and training as it relates to business community. The firm focuses its activity in education, assisting companies as they move into the 90's when challenged with finding innovative solutions to the far reaching problem of solid waste management. This includes development of broad-based environmental management programs, internal education, and community outreach activities. Ms. Yen has more than 20 years of broad management experience in the areas of finance, treasury, risk management and management information systems. Prior to starting her own firm, she held a variety of positions including Vice President, Finance of Eco-Source International, Director of Finance of Kaufman and Broad Inc., Director of Financial Planning and Analysis of Leisure Technology, Inc. and Treasurer of International Mortgage Company. Ms. Yen also served as an instructor for the "Business and the Environment" class at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management and, most recently, the Executive Director of the Thousand Oaks Environmental Business Cluster (TOEBC). An Environmental Business Incubator sponsored by GTE, Lucent Technologies, Edison, The City of Thousand Oaks and several other large corporations to help business involved in developing environmental technologies from alternative energy to solid waste management. EDUCATION M.B.A., Accounting/Management Information Systems University of California, Los Angeles, 1976 B.A., Psychology University of California,
Los Angeles, 1974 Alexander Kolb, Senior Vice President, Operations: Director: Alexander Kolb joins the team with a diverse technical background. He has training in electronic engineering and 24 yrs. military experience in Avionic Navigation and Communications, Flight Simulator Systems, and has over 4000 hrs as a C-130 Flight Engineer Instructor. He has participated in several large office construction projects, designed studio air handling systems, installed residential photovoltaic systems and is constantly staying abreast of new innovative energy related projects and products. He brings to the team exceptional skills in organization and management. He is deeply committed to participating in the development of environmentally friendly technologies and sees hydrogen as a viable vehicle for future energy needs. He is an initial financial backer of this project. W. Woodland Hastings, Chief Environmental Officer/Senior Vice President, Human Resources Director. Environmental Consultant,
Co-founder, Southern California Council on Environment and Development, former Citizens
for a Better Environment, Los Angeles, Office Director, Environmental/Land use planner for
L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon and currently Environmental Justice Officer for the
South Coast Air Quality Management District. Mr. Hastings will consult on and interface
with local government entities involving land use and environmental issues as well as
oversee human resources for HyGen Industries. Associates
Kevin Hendrick: Project Management: After studying for a B.S. in Natural Resources Management at the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Hendrick worked for seven years as a Director in Citizens for a Better Environment offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota and California. As the Manager of the Environmental Services Division of the City of West Hollywood for three years, he was responsible for developing, authoring, and implementing all environmental policies and programs for the City. Currently, Mr. Hendrick is the Solid Waste Director for the Del Norte County Solid Waste Authority in Crescent City California, and has the ironic honor of closing down a landfill by implementing waste reduction and recycling policies. Kevin is a former board member and one of the founders of the current Clean Air Now mission and project. For Staples & Associates, Mr. Hendrick was responsible for daily project management, government and environmental coordination, will continue as such for HyGen Industries, as well as tidal energy development consultant for the HyGen Industries Projects. Bill Kaiser: Vehicle Engineering. William Kaiser brings nearly four decades of experience in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering. Kaiser has been working with HyGen Industries and the team since 1992 helping project development for the Solar Hydrogen-Vehicle Project at Xerox and retrofitting three hydrogen vehicles for Xerox and West Hollywood. Previously and concurrently Kaiser worked with the University of California at Riverside on a similar project. He has been invaluable in transferring this technology for a practical commercial application at Xerox, and will be significantly involved in the development of retrofit components. Mr. Kaiser worked on the conversion of one of the nations first private sector conversion of a Dodge D-50 truck to run on hydrogen known as the Zweig Hydrogen Vehicle. James Heffel: Project & Systems Engineering, Vehicle Conversion R&D Consultant for HyGen Industries: Mr. Heffel joined the Center for Environmental Research and Technology in 1992 and is responsible for performing research and development activities in the area of advanced vehicle engineering. Mr. Heffel obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at California State University-Long Beach, and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Prior to UCR, Mr. Heffel was an Engineer-Scientist at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, Wyle Laboratories, and Hughes Aircraft Company where he provided engineering and testing support for satellite and rocket programs. Mr. Heffel is co-author of Hydrogen Fuel for Surface Transportation, has numerous technical publications, and two patents pending. He serves as the Southern California Section SAE Fuels and Lubes Vice-Chairman, and UCR SAE student advisor. Mr. Heffel is on the Alternative Fuel Advisory Board for the College of the Desert and is a Fellow in the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering.Tim Little: Environmental Relations. former Executive Director for Coalition for Clean Air. Mr. Little is a co-founder of the Rose Foundation and serves as its Executive Director. In addition to helping develop the Headwaters Debt-for-Nature Project, he oversees the Foundation’s donor-advised grantmaking and loaned-organizer programs. He has over 15 years of media, campaign and administrative experience on the staff of the Coalition for Clean Air (as Executive Director), Heal the Bay and Communities for a Better Environment. He serves on the board of directors of Earth Share of California. Recent publications include the "Environmental Principals for Military Base Closures" (1994), a consensus document endorsed by over 40 conservation, environmental justice, sustainable design, progressive economic and labor organizations.
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