Algal Scientific Corporation
46701 Commerce Center Dr.
Plymouth, MI 48170

INFO@AlgalScientific.com

Sales: Paul Horst
P: (734) 218-5717
F: (734) 455-9923

Paul Horst – Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Horst has both a B.S.E. (Chemical Engineering) and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He brings over 35 years of experience in executive management of technology ventures. His initial professional experience was as an environmental consulting engineer. He was a founder and CEO of Nematron Corporation which pioneered computer based ruggedized operator displays for industrial and process control. Nematron was acquired by a public company and subsequently spun-off as an independent publicly traded company.

Mr. Horst was President DTE Energy Technologies, a subsidiary of DTE Energy engaged in distributed generation and alternative energy. In 5 years, the business developed international joint ventures, numerous acquisitions and worldwide sales. At the same time, he served as a Director of several related subsidiaries and investments by DTE Energy. Mr. Horst was engaged in the drafting of the enabling legislation for NextEnergy, the state of Michigan alternative energy business incubator and served on the advisory board during its creation.

Mr. Horst has been a lecturer on Entrepreneurship at the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and a member of the Alumni Board for the Department of Chemical Engineering. He received the 2010 Alumni Society Medal of Merit award in Chemical Engineering for the University of Michigan.

Geoff Horst – Chief Science Officer

Mr. Geoff Horst received his B.S. with Honors in Oceanography from the University of Michigan, with research and thesis analyzing processes affecting water quality. His M.S. in Biology from California State University included research in the Caribbean and South Pacific. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior. The past 5 years of research and his dissertation has been on the nutrient physiology of toxic algal blooms. In addition to his research roles at these universities, his experience includes research at Shoals Marine Laboratory in Maine.

He has been an instructor at Michigan State University on resource ecology and limnology and a guest lecturer on marine Ecosystem Management, Advanced Limnology, and Limnology, Ecology, Law and Economics. He has multiple publications, and received honors at the University of Michigan and California State University.

As a result of his expertise in algal phycology, he developed the concepts leading to the company's patent pending process. His principal role within the company is to lead the research and development relating to algal biology, specifically the use of algae for nutrient remediation, the treatment techniques, and the reduction of the algal/water solution into the primary biomass components.

Robert Levine – Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Levine received a B.A. with Highest Honors in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Middlebury College and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in the laboratory of Dr. Phillip Savage. His research focuses on processing techniques for algal biomass to simultaneously harvest algae and produce biofuels. Previously his research in the Spatafora Laboratory at Middlebury College included the investigation of promising algae species for their use in wastewater treatment and biodiesel production, and the development of a photobioreactor for high-yield algae production and prototype testing. As an undergraduate researcher at the Angenent Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, he participated in research involving microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and wastewater treatment with anaerobic digestion.

He has been the recipient of numerous grants and honors, and has several publications and conference presentations relating to algae and wastewater treatment.

Mike Maringer – Wastewater Operations

Mr. Maringer brings over 30 years of experience managing 15 million gallon per day water and 10 million gallon per day wastewater treatment facilities at Campbell Soup Company's largest manufacturing plant. Mr. Maringer holds the highest classifications as an Operator in the states of Ohio and Indiana. He is a Certified Laboratory operator. He earned a B.A. from Northern Kentucky University, a B.S. in Natural Systems/Hydro-Geology from Defiance College, and completed the Management Program for Water & Wastewater Treatment Operations at Michigan State University.

Mr. Maringer's reputation and industry contacts are invaluable to the company and has generated many of the initial pilot and demonstration plant project opportunities. He is engaged with Industrial Fluid Management (IFM Enviro) which has been a consultant on system designs for the company.

James Bleyer – Engineering Operations and Technical Sales

Mr. Bleyer has over 20 years of experience in engineering and engineering management of chemical process plants, and in particular ethanol and biodiesel. James is responsible for disciplines including civil, electrical, architectural and mechanical. He has held previous positions at an ethanol plant, a leading engineering firm, and as business unit manager for an industrial gas company. He has been a consultant to the biofuels industry. His B.S. in Mechanical Engineering is from the University of Notre Dame.

James Fahrner – Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Fahrner is a seasoned financial executive with 35 years of experience at both public and private enterprises. He has held positions as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller, Financial Reporting Manager and Audit Manager for Tier One automotive and other private and publicly traded high technology manufacturers. He has been responsible for establishing accounting practices and controls for multi-division and multiple location businesses and was responsible for establishing procedures and policies for compliance under Sarbanes Oxley at DTE Energy Technologies. Mr. Fahrner has a B.S. in Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and member of the AICPA and MACPA organizations.

John Rice – Founder & Market Development Advisor

Mr. Rice received a B.A. Cum Laude with a joint major in Economics and Environmental Studies from Middlebury College. His independent study was “The Water Markets of the United States, Chile, and Australia: The prerequisites and conditions for the establishment of a formal water market.” He received an M.B.A. and M.S. in Sustainable Systems from the University of Michigan.

Prior to graduate school Mr. Rice was an associate at Stratus Consulting where he provided analytical and research support to several practices, including water resource economics and management. During graduate school he worked for enXco to evaluate water usage and develop a water strategy for the firm's concentrated solar ambitions in CA, NM, AZ, and NV. He also worked on corporate strategy and sustainability strategy for MWH Global and Waste Management, Inc. Mr. Rice's M.S. thesis at Michigan evaluated different methods of financing and valuation of water saving technologies for a large power utility. He currently is working with a Denver based investment banking/private equity firm engaged in cleantech project financing.

Walter J. Weber, Jr. P.E., D.E.E., N.A.E. – Technical advisor

Dr. Weber is Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Ecological Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, at the University of Michigan and has been among the top ten most cited scientists in America; Dr. Weber received his Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from Harvard University. [more]

S. Joh Kang – P.E. – Technical advisor

Dr. Kang is a wastewater treatment engineer with over 30 years of experience in technical leadership and project management. As Vice President and Director of Water at Tetra Tech, he oversees the full scope of services in wastewater infrastructure. Nutrient removal is one of his areas of specialty. Tetra Tech is the leading North American consulting firm in water treatment. His B.S.E. Civil Engineering is from Seoul National University, his M.S. Sanitary Engineering from, Georgia Institute of Technology, and he earned his Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan. [more]

Ford Cauffiel – Technical advisor

CEO of Cauffiel Technologies, Mr. Cauffiel brings over 50 years of experience in manufacturing. He holds twenty patents and has founded five subsidiaries. He serves on the advisory board of the MBA program at the University of Toledo. In 2008, he received the Ohio Governor's “Excellence in Exporting” Award, and in 1974, he received the Presidents “E” Award, the highest given by the U.S. Government to a business. He's also been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” sponsored by Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch, and Inc. Magazine. [more]

Andrew Davis J.D., Ph.D. – Legal Advisor

Mr. Davis is a partner in the Hartford, CT office of Shipman & Goodwin LLP. He counsels clients in transactional, permitting, compliance and enforcement matters under federal and state health and safety, hazardous waste, air and water pollution. He has special interests in the algal biomass industry.[more]