ANDREW WRIGHT
– CEO
Andrew Wright leads day-to-day operations at CommonWealth Biofuels. As an operations manager in the environmental services industry, Andy ran six regional offices and led project teams with operating budgets in excess of $10 million. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies on numerous facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, including petroleum refineries and terminals operated by Ashland Oil, Marathon Oil, Valvoline, Shell Oil, and Unocal; chemical distribution facilities operated by Ashland Chemical; and high-tech manufacturing facilities operated by Hewlett Packard, Intel, and AMD. Andy's 20 years of experience as a successful business owner and team leader will be integral to the success of CommonWealth Biofuels.
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ROB COOKE – CFO
Rob Cooke leads day-to-day financial management and ongoing capital development for CommonWealth Biofuels. He brings over 22 years of management, manufacturing and corporate finance experience to the team. Rob’s career includes 17 years of work as a General Electric executive leading several financial and manufacturing operations. Rob has spent the last 5 years providing senior strategy and execution support to early-stage for-profit and non-profit ventures in the social and environmental sector. CommonWealth Biofuels’ capabilities benefit significantly from Rob's financial and management knowledge and experience.
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GALEN STAENGL –
VP Manufacturing
Galen Staengl leads plant and manufacturing development activities for CommonWealth Biofuels. After more than a decade of professional experience in the design of chemical processing equipment and building facilities, Galen's expertise brings unique capabilities to the team. Throughout his career, Galen has incorporated leading-edge energy-efficient and sustainable design principles into his projects. He regularly provides design services for industrial projects and has led the design and start-up of several chemical processing facilities. Recently, Galen took a $5 million solvent recovery plant from conceptual design to production in under 8 months. Galen has also designed several distillation facilities, as well as lube oil and industrial solvent recycling facilities. Galen’s technical expertise and experience provide critical leadership capacity to CommonWealth Biofuels’ technology evaluation, development, implementation, and plant operation.
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JOSEPH RINKEVICH
– VP Value Chain
Joe Rinkevich leads supplier and customer development efforts for CommonWealth Biofuels. Throughout his career, Joe has focused on identifying the valuable links between business sustainability and competitive advantage. Over the last 15 years, Joe has worked as an advisor to senior managers of major corporations and government organizations (Nike, U.S. Postal Service, BASF, Wal-Mart, FedEx, PepsiCo, eBay and others) to identify opportunity in the value chain around sustainability achievement. Joe has been a key leader in the growth and success of the organizations with which he has engaged over his career. Joe’s proven leadership ability and solid domain experience in sustainable business development are critical attributes of the CommonWealth Biofuels team.
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