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.
Allan Jones
CEO & Founder | Patent HolderSerial entrepreneur who has founded multiple industrial and technology companies; holds the patent behind WasteX's modular gasification platform.
Glenn M. Showers, PE
Principal Engineer, Energy 21 LLC | 46+ YrsCo-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
Chief of R&D | 40+ YrsTook 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
Chief Financial Officer | 45+ YrsFormer 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
Senior Infrastructure Advisor | 35+ YrsPlanned and implemented more than $3 billion in energy infrastructure across five continents; expert in international project financing and risk structuring.
Adam Siddiqi, Esq.
Board Member & General Counsel | 15+ YrsGeneral Counsel and Senior Director of Asset Management at LS Capital, overseeing a billion-dollar-plus portfolio; advises on financing structures and governance.
Jay Willoughby
VP of Sales | 30+ YrsRan a $600 million business at Dell Technologies; leads WasteX's enterprise sales and go-to-market strategy.
Rob Lutz
Marketing Platform Lead | 20+ YrsFounder & CEO of Advent Media Group, with publishing partnerships spanning Fortune, Forbes and Architectural Digest.
Harold P. Barber, PE, MBA
SVP, Environmental & Industrial | 30+ YrsBuilt environmental engineering offices from the ground up and managed capital budgets exceeding $100 million across 13 states.
Tony Broussard
Operations & Growth Executive | 30+ YrsGrew a Gulf Coast waste company 33× in revenue, then built the largest waste company on the Gulf Coast before a successful sale.
Frank Falconer
Revenue Architect & Growth StrategistHas founded and scaled multiple companies from zero to national scale, with deep experience in deal-making and go-to-market execution.
Fred Yarborough, PMP
Acquisition Leadership Executive | 40+ YrsFederal acquisition and program-management experience across DHS, DoD and Fortune 100 environments.
Emil Brown
Capital Structure & Financial Governance | 20+ YrsAntiguan-born financial strategist bringing downside-first modeling discipline to island-nation infrastructure financing.
Peter Nwaokolo
Department Head of IT | 15+ YrsConnects industrial operations with the digital systems and executive communications that support major enterprise and government engagements.
Oliver N. Nkuku
African Representative & Stakeholder Engagement Lead | 18+ YrsDrives 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
Environmental Strategist | 30+ YrsGlobally 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
Maintenance & Reliability Lead | 12+ YrsKeeps gasification flow systems running in the field — preventive maintenance, reliability engineering and rapid troubleshooting across rotating and thermal equipment.