Blue Energy Canada Inc. Management Team (core)

Martin Burger
CEO, Founder, and Chairman, Board of Directors


From 1990 – 2000 Martin collaborated with inventor-aerospace engineer Barry Davis to develop and promote the Davis Hydro Turbine, evolving the turbine design from a stand-alone unit to the ocean class tidal bridge. This pioneering Blue Energy breakthrough is uniquely distinct from other tidal power conversion methods in that it is a “resource driven design” as opposed to a technology driven design.

Jon Ellison
Executive Officer


Jon first invested in Blue Energy in 2003. Soon after, Jon was appointed as General Manager, a position he served from 2004 - 2007 and during which time he traveled internationally and assisted in all aspects of company development. Jon was appointed to CEO Blue Energy International Ltd. in December 2007. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago.

Bernadette Wright
General Manager


Bernadette joined Blue Energy in 2002. She has diverse experience in many aspects of the business world including tax, corporate and general law in paralegal and management capacities. She has also successfully owned and operated several entrepreneurial ventures and joined the Blue Energy team to become part of the unfolding of the new greener, sustainable energies which she believes are crucial in supporting the health of our planet and future generations.

 

Dan Fraser
Chief Technical Officer



Dr. Daniel Fraser holds a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in fluid mechanics, CFD, convective heat and mass transfer, material selection, thermodynamics, supercritical water processes, and boundary layer theory and applications pertaining to these areas. He has held professor positions at the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba. Earlier he was a full-time departmental lecturer at the University of Toronto.  This storied career has provided him the opportunity to engage his interest in alternative energy as a consultant working with transportable fuels and gasification, the nuclear industry, fuel cells, heating and cooling, high temperature and pressure geochemistry, energy conservation, Solar, Wind, energy efficient building design and tidal energy/kinetic turbines.  He has spent a great deal of his career engaged in proposal writing and applied research within government and non government organizations and major utilities. He is considered by many (USDOE, Sandia Labs, NASA, NRC etc.) to be one of the top researchers in alternative energy in North America.

Adam Nott
Legal Counsel



Adam Nott is Blue Energy’s external counsel and has been working with the company since Spring of 2008.  Prior to establishing his own practice in 2008, Adam worked with a major national firm where he chaired the firm's Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology Group.  As external counsel for Blue Energy, Adam handles the majority of the companies legal work, from drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, to capital and project financing.

Doug Byron
Investor Relations



Doug Byron is a long time shareholder of Blue Energy Canada and since 2004  has served as an interface between the company and its supporting shareholders...

Richard Elder
Project Manager



 RICHARD ELDER—Project Manager:  Richard brings a wealth of practical knowledge in project management, organization, and manufacturing with special area of expertise in the use of composite materials in marine applications to the Blue Energy team. He has founded corporate organizations, served as CEO, raised venture capital, coordinated engineering, & design  teams, and directed successful international sales programs. Awards include Superyacht of the Year for the most outstanding yacht construction project in the world. His articles about renewable energy alternatives have been published in the national media.  


Geoff Smith
Advisor



Geoff Smith has over 40 years of experience in a wide range of energy sector consulting projects and programs. He is President of NexEnergy Inc., a California-based energy consulting firm and small business. Prior to this he was senior vice-president at Nexant Inc., a Bechtel-formed global energy consulting firm conducting and managing consulting work in a variety of areas. He gained a wealth of experience as a senior manager at Bechtel Corporation, directing the technical advisory efforts for a $200 million international energy and environmental program sponsored by USAID in Washington DC, and a $60 million Egyptian industrial energy efficiency and environmental project for USAID/Cairo. Geoff is greatly experienced in energy planning; power systems planning; clean power and fuels; conventional and advanced energy technologies and systems, including solar, ocean and other renewable technologies; energy technology assessment; energy systems design; conservation and efficiency; greenhouse gas reduction and capture, energy audits; and economic and financial analysis and market studies. Geoff received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University as well as his M.S. in Electrical Engineering at McGill University. He received his M.B.A., Finance at Golden Gate University. He is a Registered Mechanical Engineer in Callifornia and a member of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

 

Paul Gill
Advisor



Mr. Gill is the Chief Executive Officer of Gill Advanced Technologies a consulting engineer in global business.   He has experience in the development of sustainable energy projects, corrosion analysis and ship mechanical systems. Mr. Gill is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, Mechanical Engineering, and holds a second degree in mechanical engineering from Punjab University in 1989. Mr. Gill has worked as Lead Mechanical Engineer at Membrane Reactor Technologies with extensive experience in mechanical systems design/analysis, Quality Control and manufacturing. Mr. Gill is a P.Eng. and was the Chair of the British Columbia Section ASME 2007/08.