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Meet our Executive Team

Ray Crabbs - FOUNDER & CEO

Accountable for Corporate Mission and Strategy, Capital Planning, Innovation, Board Communications

Key career highlights:

  • Over 20 years of vetting large-scale gasifier operations 
  • 25 years running a multidisciplinary energy consultancy 
  • Perfected 20 patents for carbon-based waste conversion solutions in the US and abroad 
  • Global Fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Personally raised over $1B in charitable contributions 
  • Served as CEO / COO reporting to 12+ Fortune 500 companies 
  • A distinguished innovator, he is also renowned thought leader, motivational speaker, and lecturer on alternative energy 
  • MA in Public Administration and a BS in Agricultural Economics and from Washington State University.  

Manuel Ortiz - President and COO

Accountable for Corporate Culture, Risk Management, Planning and Budgeting, Project Management and Operations, Corporate Functions, Partnership Development, Human Capital Management, Marketing, and Commercial Sales

Key career highlights:

  • Over 35 years of experience leading strategic efforts, complex changes, and large, global and diverse businesses 
  • Global Controller for ExxonMobil Corporation’s Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and Heavy Oil business lines 
  • Controller ExxonMobil Global Projects Company with a global CAPEX of $16B 
  • CFO at Syncrude Canada, a company with 5,000 employees and a production of 360,000 barrels of light crude per day. Generated over $2B in cost savings
  • Director and CFO for ExxonMobil’s affiliates and large shared-services companies across the world
  • Fulbright scholar, MBA from State University of New York, BS in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Javeriana   

Per Sorensen - CFO

 Accountable for Financial Reporting, Systems, Cash Management, Compliance, Risk Management, Financial Structuring, Banking Relations, Capital Raising, and Investor Relations

Key career highlights:

  • Managing Director, Bentley Associates, with 20+ years of Investment Banking: M&A, Private Placements, Advisory 
  • Registered Professional Engineer and noted subject matter expert on infrastructure project finance 
  • P&L responsibility for six International E&C firms, 8000 employees, CFO for two other technical companies 
  • Director of Strategy at Combustion Engineering / ABB, a $3B energy, engineering, and manufacturing firm 
  • Lead engineer for nuclear and oil-fired power plants and consultant for advanced automation tech 
  • MBA from MIT, BA/BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University  

John Long - Corporate Secretary

Accountable for record keeping, compliance, legal and regulatory advice, board support, shareholder relations and leading corporate actions 


Key career highlights:

  

  • General Counsel of NM Management, Inc.
  • President of Bay County Settlement, Inc.
  • Operations Vice President of New Millenium Century-21
  • Partner in five law firms in Oklahoma and Virginia

Steve Justus - Government Relations Lead

Accountable for for building and maintaining relationships with government officials and policymakers, and being at the forefront of  legislation, regulations, and public policy decisions that impact the company and industry

 

Key career highlights:

  

  • Serves as the United States Southern Command Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security
  • Responsible for supporting the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, the Offices of Operations, Policy, Plans, International Affairs, the Military Assistant to the Secretary
  • Secretary’s Briefing Staff and the DHS Components   

Max Johns - Feedstock Processing Lead

 Accountable for managing the receipt and treatment of the raw feedstocks that the plant needs for its recycling and production processes


Key career highlights:

   

  • 35+ years in solid waste management. Has served in leadership roles with BFI, Allied and Republic Services
  • Roles included, among others, continuous improvement / safety manager, corporate trainer, operations manager
  • Additional specialized roles include employee safety, retention, and operational efficiency

Meet Our Advisory & STEM Committees

ADVISORY COMMITTEE - true local to global reach

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

  • 25+ Years as CEO of Health Forum. Co-founder of the Center for Global Service  


  • Former Board Chair for the Institute for Research on Learning and the American Society of Association Executives 


  • Served on boards of the UN’s World Food Program-USA, Global Women’s Leadership Program at Santa Clara Univ. Business School, the Health Technology Center, the International Leadership Association and RENEW 


  • Active board member of the Food Commons, IP3, Carol Emmot Fellows for Women in Health and OmniMed


  • Advisory Board member of Safety Nest, Living Goods, We Care Solar, MedShare and UN Women of Northern California 


  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation Global Fellow


  • Co-chaired the development of Collective Impact Partnership (CIP) for Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls 


  • Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University and Master’s in Organizational Development, Boston University. 

James K. Spore - Marketing Counsel

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

  • 30+ years as City Manager for Virginia Beach, VA, Garland, TX, and Burnsville, MN. During his tenure, Virginia Beach was recognized as the “Best place to Live in America,” top five “Best Managed Cities in the Nation,” “Most Livable Large City for Women,” winner of U.S. Senate Medallion of Excellence for Productivity and Quality 


  • Served as CEO of Reinvent Hampton Roads, VA


  • Serves on a series of regional state economic development boards


  • Member of American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association, American Society for Public Administration, Alliance for Innovation, International City Management Association (ICMS) 


  • Recipient of ICMS 2004 City Employee of the Year for Career in Excellence, Julian Hirst Award for Mgmt.


  • Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois   

Pastor John Veal - Local Community Counsel

Kathryn E. Johnson - Strategy Leadership Counsel

Pastor John Veal - Local Community Counsel

  • 30+ Years as Pastor of The New Center Star Baptist Church, Chesapeake, VA 


  • Chair of the Crestwood at Parkside Civic League 


  • Transportation Coordinator for Portsmouth Public Schools covering 15,000 Students of 21 Schools 


  • Public speaking in the field of School Bus Safety and Church Administration 


  • Bachelor of Science in American History, Virginia Seminary and College   

stem committee - maximized vision, knowledge and experience

Marlys Achey

Dr. Cathy Middlecamp

Dr. Jay B. Labov

  •  40+ Years as an elementary school teacher  


  • Recipient of U.S. Department of Education grant, Technology Research grant 


  • Washington St. University Professional Education Adv. Board & President 


  • Washington State Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Education Award 


  • Nasa “Windows on Universe” Workshop Master Teacher 


  • Masters of Education and Bachelor

  •  40+ Years as an elementary school teacher  


  • Recipient of U.S. Department of Education grant, Technology Research grant 


  • Washington St. University Professional Education Adv. Board & President 


  • Washington State Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Education Award 


  • Nasa “Windows on Universe” Workshop Master Teacher 


  • Masters of Education and Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, Washington State  University  

Dr. Jay B. Labov

Dr. Cathy Middlecamp

Dr. Jay B. Labov

  • 20+ years of biology teaching and research  


  • Sr. Advisor for Education and Communication at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine; Staff Director of the National Academies of Teacher Advisory Council 


  • Education Fellow of the Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

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  • 20+ years of biology teaching and research  


  • Sr. Advisor for Education and Communication at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine; Staff Director of the National Academies of Teacher Advisory Council 


  • Education Fellow of the Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

  • Associate Editor for CBE Life Sciences Education and Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health 


  • Recipient of the Leadership in Science and Engineering award, Distinguished Service to Science Education award, John A. Moore Lectureship for Lifetime Achievement award 


  • Education consultant to the National Academy of Engineering, George Mason Univ., and the Explorer’s Guide to Biology website initiative  


  • BA in Biology, Univ. of Miami; MS in Zoology and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the Univ. of Rhode Island  

Dr. Cathy Middlecamp

Dr. Cathy Middlecamp

Dr. Cathy Middlecamp

  • 40+ years of college and university teaching experience 


  • Fellow: Assoc. for Women in Science (AWIS), Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and American Chemical Society (ACS)


  • Editor-in-Chief, Chemistry in Context 


  • Director for Sustainability Education and Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison 


  • Fulbright Specialist, Haifa, Israel 


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  • 40+ years of college and university teaching experience 


  • Fellow: Assoc. for Women in Science (AWIS), Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and American Chemical Society (ACS)


  • Editor-in-Chief, Chemistry in Context 


  • Director for Sustainability Education and Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison 


  • Fulbright Specialist, Haifa, Israel 


  • Danforth Fellowship for graduate study 


  • Phi Beta Kappa Society member, BA in Chemistry, Cornell Univ. and PhD in Chemistry and MS in Education, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison  

OWNER'S ENGINEER - ENSURING PROJECT IS succesfully DELIVERED

Randall Moore - BIOLARGO - Owner's Engineer

An Owner's Engineer (OE) is a crucial role in project planning and execution, acting as an independent advisor and representative of IBC. His primary goal is to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and meets the owner's specific requirements. 


Biolargo is a full-service environmental engineering service provider and a technology innovator


Key career highlights

 

  • President & CEO BioLargo Engineering, Science & Technologies
  • 38+ years of engineering with Fortune 10 Engineering, Procurement and Contruction (EPC) companies in Senior roles in commercial consulting, air quality, project engineering, environmental permitting, testing and equipment design, among others. 
  • Senior technical and operational leadership roles at CB&I's Integrated Environmental Solutions and the Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Group
  • BSME University of Tennessee Knoxville, MS Engineering University of Tennessee Space Institute
  • Holder of 10 US and European patents


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