LEADERSHIP & ENGINEERING

The people whose names are on the patents

Waste-to-energy proposals are easy to staff with a logo. Ours come with licensed engineers, a patent co-inventor, and executives who've run real capital and real operations before this.

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Allan Jones

Allan Jones

CEO & Founder | Patent Holder

Serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple industrial and technology companies; holds the patent behind WasteX's modular gasification platform.

Glenn M. Showers, PE

Glenn M. Showers, PE

Principal Engineer, Energy 21 LLC | 46+ Yrs

Co-inventor and patent holder for WasteX's gasification system; principal author of the 296-page Antigua feasibility study submitted to the Caribbean Development Bank.

Paul E. Aiken

Paul E. Aiken

Chief of R&D | 40+ Yrs

Took thermal-conversion systems from pilot scale to full 440 TPD commercial operation; holds multiple patents and has consulted for the Canadian government's waste-to-energy program.

Michael Sales, CPA

Michael Sales, CPA

Chief Financial Officer | 45+ Yrs

Former VP Finance & CFO of a $1.2B optical manufacturer; has helped structure financing for construction and growth totaling over $200 million.

Charles “Chip” O’Donnell, PE, MBA

Charles “Chip” O’Donnell, PE, MBA

Senior Infrastructure Advisor | 35+ Yrs

Planned and implemented more than $3 billion in energy infrastructure across five continents; expert in international project financing and risk structuring.

Adam Siddiqi, Esq.

Adam Siddiqi, Esq.

Board Member & General Counsel | 15+ Yrs

General Counsel and Senior Director of Asset Management at LS Capital, overseeing a billion-dollar-plus portfolio; advises on financing structures and governance.

Jay Willoughby

Jay Willoughby

VP of Sales | 30+ Yrs

Ran a $600 million business at Dell Technologies; leads WasteX's enterprise sales and go-to-market strategy.

Rob Lutz

Rob Lutz

Marketing Platform Lead | 20+ Yrs

Founder & CEO of Advent Media Group, with publishing partnerships spanning Fortune, Forbes and Architectural Digest.

Harold P. Barber, PE, MBA

Harold P. Barber, PE, MBA

SVP, Environmental & Industrial | 30+ Yrs

Built environmental engineering offices from the ground up and managed capital budgets exceeding $100 million across 13 states.

Tony Broussard

Tony Broussard

Operations & Growth Executive | 30+ Yrs

Grew a Gulf Coast waste company 33× in revenue, then built the largest waste company on the Gulf Coast before a successful sale.

Frank Falconer

Frank Falconer

Revenue Architect & Growth Strategist

Has founded and scaled multiple companies from zero to national scale, with deep experience in deal-making and go-to-market execution.

Fred Yarborough, PMP

Fred Yarborough, PMP

Acquisition Leadership Executive | 40+ Yrs

Federal acquisition and program-management experience across DHS, DoD and Fortune 100 environments.

Emil Brown

Emil Brown

Capital Structure & Financial Governance | 20+ Yrs

Antiguan-born financial strategist bringing downside-first modeling discipline to island-nation infrastructure financing.

Peter Nwaokolo

Peter Nwaokolo

Department Head of IT | 15+ Yrs

Connects industrial operations with the digital systems and executive communications that support major enterprise and government engagements.

Oliver N. Nkuku

Oliver N. Nkuku

African Representative & Stakeholder Engagement Lead | 18+ Yrs

Drives cross-border operations, public-private partnerships and market entry across Nigeria and the U.S.; strong diaspora and government connections supporting permitting and local buy-in.

Barry I. Esene

Barry I. Esene

Environmental Strategist | 30+ Yrs

Globally recognized landfill design and construction authority, having engineered and managed more than 2,000 acres of landfill capacity across $800M+ in environmental infrastructure worldwide.

Drewell Hames

Drewell Hames

Maintenance & Reliability Lead | 12+ Yrs

Keeps gasification flow systems running in the field — preventive maintenance, reliability engineering and rapid troubleshooting across rotating and thermal equipment.

Extended Team & Advisors

John “Mike” LockeSenior Designer, Energy 21 LLC — 40+ yrs, pressure-vessel & structural design