Alla Weinstein,
Owner, Global Business Alliances, LLC
Founder, Principle Power Inc.
Founder, European Ocean Energy Association
Founder, AquaEnergy Group
Alla was a founder and the past President & CEO of Principle Power Inc., her second
start-up that was established in late 2007. Principle Power is the developer of the
WindFloat, a deepwater floating support structure for offshore wind turbines.
In 2006 Ms. Weinstein founded the European Ocean Energy Association and served as
its first President through 2010. The Association, located at the Renewable Energy
House in Brussels, Belgium, is promoting and bringing public awareness to the benefits
of Ocean Energy.
In 2001, Ms. Weinstein decided to take on the entrepreneurial challenge in a renewable
energy because it combined her lifelong interests and experience in science, technology
and climate change with her successful business expertise. That year she co-founded
AquaEnergy Group Ltd., a wave energy conversion technology development company.
She served as CEO & President of AquaEnergy till Finavera Renewables, a TSX-V listed
public company, acquired the company in 2006, where she served on the board until an
exit in 2007.
Ms. Weinstein’s successful career began at Honeywell Inc. and spanned over 21 years,
where she held positions of a General Manager, International Business Development
Director, Program Manager and Systems Engineer in military and commercial aviation.
After leaving Honeywell in 1998, she was an independent consultant assisting
companies from the former Soviet Union to enter worldwide commercial aviation
markets.
Alla Weinstein is an engineer and a business professional with over 35 years of industry
experience. She has extensive knowledge in working with emerging technologies,
international markets, energy policies and governments. She holds a Bachelor of
Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA
from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management.
João Metelo
Principle Power, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Metelo has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, having held
several executive and leading roles with special focus in finance areas such as
M&A, Financing, Strategic Planning and Control. Prior to joining Principle Power,
Mr. Metelo was an Executive Vice President and previously Chief Financial
Officer of EDP Renewables North America, having managed and raised several
billions of dollars in financings and grants. While working for EDP, Mr. Metelo
managed several large M&A transactions such as the acquisition of Horizon
Wind Energy from Goldman Sachs as well as multiple other transactions in
renewables and conventional power plants and electric distribution in multiple
countries. Earlier in his career he worked in finance with a focus on debt
financing and management, namely loans, bonds, commercial paper and credit
facilities programs. Mr. Metelo holds a Degree in Economics from Nova
University, Lisbon and has completed an Advanced Management Program at the
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
Craig Brown Biographical Information
Current Position
Business Development Manager, Keystone Engineering Inc.
Engineering and design services for offshore wind turbine foundations
Past Positions and Experience
Visiting Researcher, new energy technologies (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies)
Senior Analyst and Strategy Consultant (IHS Global Insight)
Oil Markets Analyst (PFC Energy)
Education & Degree
M.A. (International Relations) - American University of Paris, Paris, France 2011
B.A. (Economics) – Drake University, United States of America, 2006
Date and Place of Birth
March 1984, Arizona, United States of America
Contact information: Telephone + 44 6 7741 2532; email: [email protected]
Address: 1267 W. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA, USA 70471
Eddie Y. Wang’s Biographic Statement
Current Position:
Managing Director, International Maritime Development, LLC, Houston, Texas, USA
Founder & Council Chair, The Society of Ocean Technology & Resource Developers, Texas, USA
Consulting services for maritime & offshore green energy solutions focusing on offshore wind
Past Position & Experience:
Naval Architecture Manager ( EMAS AMC ), Principle Naval Architect ( Bechtel Offshore )
Senior Principle Engineer ( American Bureau of Shipping ), Fleet Naval Architect ( Great White Fleet )
Chief Naval Architect ( Eastern Shipbuilding Group ), Senior Naval Architect ( Campbell Shipyard )
Naval Architect & Project Engineer ( Derecktor Shipyard, USDDC, CSBC )
Engineering & management services for offshore O&G, ship design, classification & shipbuilding projects
Education & Degree:
M.Sc. ( Ocean Engineering ) – University of Connecticut, United States of America, 1985
M.Sc. ( Naval Architecture ) – University of London, United Kingdom, 1977
B. Eng. ( Naval Architecture ) – National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan, ROC, 1972
Professional Membership:
SNAME - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ( USA )
MTS - Marine Technology Society ( USA )
TwnWEA – Taiwan Wind Energy Association ( ROC )
Date and Place of Birth:
November, 1949, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
Contact Information: Telephone: +1 713-817-1022, Email: [email protected]
Address: 9th Floor, Memorial 6 Building, 738 Highway 6 South, Houston, Texas, USA 77079
Sanjai M. Jatar’s Biographic Statement
Current Position:
President, Great Circle Offshore & Marine, LLC, Houston, Texas, USA
Consultant to Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc., Houston and their clients in the deepwater industry
Past Position & Experience:
General Manager, Western Hemisphere & Senior Vice President ( General Marine Contractors Inc.,
Houston, Texas)
Senior Vice President, Projects and Operations, Americas ( EMAS AMC Inc., Houston, Texas )
Vice President, Marine Contracting (Head of US division) ( Aker Solutions Inc., Houston, Texas ),
Vice President, Projects & Operations(Aker Marine Contractors US Inc.)
Senior Project Manager (Technip Offshore Inc.)
Captain (Master Mariner), Coflexip-Stena Offshore and Various Companies
Education & Degree:
MBA (Management) – Texas A&M University, Mays School of Business, College Station, Texas (2002)
B.Sc. (Nautical Sciences) – LBS Nautical & Engineering College, Mumbai, India (1991)
Master Mariner Unlimited Ocean-Going – India, 1991
PMP – Certified Project Management Professional, 2011
Professional Membership:
PMI - Project Management Institute
SNAME - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (USA )
MTS - Marine Technology Society (USA )
Nautical Institute – UK
Date and Place of Birth:
January, 1963, Pune, India
Contact Information: Telephone: +1 281-798-2548, Email: [email protected]
Address: 211 Baker Rd., #357, Barker, TX 77413
Theodore Hofbauer Biographical Information
Current Position
Director, American Bureau of Shipping
Renewable Energy Director for ABSG Americas and Asia
Past Positions and Experience
Asset Director - Pattern Energy
Asset Management – BP
General Manager - NextEra
Education & Degree
M.B.A. – Syracuse University - 2005
B.S. (Electrical Engineering) – Almeda University - 2003
Date and Place of Birth
1962, United States of America
Contact information: Telephone: 281-673-2891 ; email: [email protected]
Address: 16855 Northchase Dr. Houston, Texas 77060