Craig M Hurlbert, CEO TAS
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Tom L. PiersonTom is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of TAS Energy, a leading green energy provider of high-efficiency, modular energy solutions serving the global Power, Renewable Energy, Mission Critical and Industrial Cooling industries. Tom has been active in the Power and Industrial Cooling business for over 30 years. Tom began his early career at Trane where he specialized in Process Cooling as General Manager of the Industrial Division in Houston. He later began applying process cooling technologies to Power Plants and completed the first Gas Turbine Inlet Cooling project in 1987. Tom later founded TAS Energy to provide a completely factory engineered and prefabricated chilled water plant with guaranteed performance and improved efficiency similar to the innovations previously achieved in the power industry with the evolution of packaged gas turbine plants. Tom has recently worked on expanding this modular concept to utilize waste heat from industrial processes, gas turbines & engines, geothermal and solar thermal heat for the production of clean emissions-free power through the development of TAS’ patented Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) modular power plants. Tom received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He is a member of ASHRAE, ASME, and U.S. Green Building Council, is a founder and past Chairman of the Turbine Inlet Cooling Association (TICA), and has been a Board member of the International District Energy Association (IDEA) and the U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association (USCHPA) and was recently named Renewable Energy Innovator of the Year for 2011 by the Association of Energy Engineers. Mr. Pierson holds (8) U.S. Patents related to chilled water plant designs, Turbine Inlet Cooling, Integrated Energy Systems, and ORC cycles and he remains active in the corporate development of new technologies related to renewable energy, modular utilities, systems optimization, and performance measurement & verification. |
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Craig M. HurlbertCraig is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TAS Energy, a leading global provider of high efficiency and modular cooling and energy systems for the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. Mr. Hurlbert was named to his current position in April 2008 and prior to this role served as President since joining the company in 2001.Mr. Hurlbert joined TAS from Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) where he served as President and General Manager of the business unit P2 Energy. Prior to PWPS, he served as President and CEO of the PIC Energy Group. Mr. Hurlbert’s energy industry experience includes serving as Director of International Business Development for Stewart & Stevenson (S&S), the world’s largest third party operator of Power Plants. S&S was acquired by General Electric and Mr. Hurlbert was named General Manager of Global Sales for GE's Contractual Services business leading the GE/S&S integrated service provider from $750 million in backlog at inception to $7 billion in backlog in 24 months. He joined the energy industry in 1990 in a position with North American Energy Services (NAES) a leading operations and maintenance company where he led sales in the Latin and South American markets. Prior to NAES Mr. Hurlbert served as a Valuation Manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group for the Geneva Companies and prior to Geneva he worked for the Ford Motor Company in their financial management program. Mr. Hurlbert has a BS degree from San Diego State and an MBA from the University of California – Long Beach. Mr. Hurlbert is the past President and current Chairman of the Turbine Inlet Cooling Association. He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award Winner in the Houston and Gulf Coast Area and inducted into the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization. |
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Mike BradyMike is President of TAS Energy, a leading global provider of high efficiency and modular cooling and energy systems for the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. TAS designs, manufacturers, installs and services its highly engineered systems with installations in North and South America, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. Mr. Brady joined TAS in February 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to President in September 2006.Prior to joining TAS, he was Director, Business Strategy for Home Depot. Mr. Brady’s professional experience includes serving as Vice President of Risk Management as well as Vice President of Sales for Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) in addition to 15 years of GE experience in their GE Lighting, GE Aircraft Engines, GE Appliances and GE Power Systems divisions. Mr. Brady has a BS in Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Xavier University. |
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Gary HilbergGary is Executive Vice President of TAS Energy, a leading global provider of high efficiency and modular cooling and energy systems for the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. Mr. Hilberg joined TAS in August 2002 and is responsible for TAS’ heat recovery, industrial and commercial business units. He has profit and loss responsibility for turbine inlet chilling serving the power generation industry; for cooling, heating and on-site power systems serving the commercial market; heat recovery and geothermal energy systems; and for industrial process cooling and on-site power systems serving the industrial market. Prior to joining TAS, Mr. Hilberg served as Vice President of Marketing and later Aftermarket Sales for Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS). Prior to PWPS, Mr. Hilberg served as Commercial Leader, Asia for GE Energy Services and Manager of Technical Services for North American Energy Services. He began his professional career with the United States Navy, serving on nuclear submarines for seven years. Mr. Hilberg has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Mr. Hilberg is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California. Mr. Hilberg is the past president of the Turbine Inlet Cooling Association - www.turbineinletcooling.org. |
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Doug BacklundDoug is the Vice President of Engineering of TAS Energy, a leading global provider of high efficiency and modular cooling and energy systems for the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. Mr. Backlund joined the company in July 2001 and brings to TAS over twenty years experience in the design and construction of packaged industrial systems. He has responsibility for TAS engineering functions including Project Engineering, Drafting & Design, Product Development and R&D.Prior to joining TAS, Mr. Backlund served in progressive roles with a Houston based packager of industrial rotating equipment systems supporting various industries worldwide. During this time his responsibilities included ASME Code Vessel / Pipe Designer, Project Engineer, Project Manager and Engineering Manager. Mr. Backlund began his career with a manufacturer and packager of positive displacement blowers and vacuum systems, as Applications / Sales Engineer. Mr. Backlund has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Missouri with an MBA from the University of Houston. |
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Mark BennettMark is the Vice President of Operations at TAS Energy. Mr. Bennett joined TAS in September 2009 and is responsible for supply chain management, manufacturing, quality and safety. Mr. Bennett brings with him a wealth of experience in project related businesses with over 25 years of experience in design engineering, engineering management, project management, operations management, and P&L leadership. Prior to joining TAS, Mr. Bennett held various senior management positions with Siemens Energy & Automation, Infrastructure Logistics Division from 1998 to 2009, including project management, operations management, and P&L leadership. Mr. Bennett earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). |
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Michael StockMichael is the Chief Financial Officer of TAS Energy, a leading global provider of high efficiency and modular cooling and energy systems for the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. TAS designs, manufacturers, installs and services its highly engineered systems with installations in North and South America, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. Mr. Stock joined TAS in March 2009. Prior to joining TAS, he was CFO for Pinnacle Technologies Inc. a leading Oil Field Service company. Mr. Stock was the CFO for Pinnacle Technologies from 1997 to 2009. During his tenure Pinnacle Technologies grew at a compound annual growth rate of greater than 30%, from a $2.5M start-up to a dominant technology provider with 70% market share in the hydraulic fracture mapping and reservoir monitoring business. He was a key player in the sale of Pinnacle Technologies to Carbo Ceramics (NYSE CRR) in 2002 and then managed the sale of the fracture mapping and reservoir monitoring business to Halliburton (NYSE HAL) before joining TAS. Mr. Stock’s professional experience includes working for NeXT Software Inc. in Silicon Valley leading up to their prospective IPO and final sale to Apple Computer. He brings over 25 years of financial and systems implementation experience to the company. Mr. Stock is currently responsible for the accounting, cash management, reporting, as well as having management responsibility for matters affecting human resources, information technology, tax and compliance. Throughout his career, he has been involved in all levels of finance including global financial management, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and risk management. |
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Russell ThompsonRussell is the Director, Industrial Business. Mr. Thompson joined TAS Energy in November of 2008 after having spent the previous 15 years with GE Energy. Russell has an extensive background in the power industry having served in many technical and commercial leadership positions during his career. After graduating from Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1994, Russell began his career as a project engineer with the gas turbine division of Stewart & Stevenson in Houston, Texas. While with Stewart & Stevenson he worked as an Applications Engineer and ultimately as a Sales Engineer in the gas turbine compressor arena until GE acquired the gas turbine division of Stewart & Stevenson in 1998. After the acquisition Russell worked as a Project Manager and in early 2000 he was chosen to lead a Supply Chain team instrumental in the ramp up of the GE Energy Aero Houston facility during the North American power “bubble”. In early 2000, Mr. Thompson was promoted to an expat assignment in Budapest, Hungary tasked with creating a project management organization for a Greenfield production facility. Upon returning to the states in 2002 Russell worked in various leadership positions in the Sales and Commercial Operations organizations of GE Energy’s Aero Energy division. Mr. Thompson has developed relationships across the global power industry having traveled to over 26 countries outside of the United States in support of power projects. He has lead commercial operations teams having closed over 2 Billion USD in contracts for new turbine equipment and services. He has an extensive understanding of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) market having participated in multiple contract negotiations for “turnkey” construction projects. |
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Jim SchlachterJim is Director of Commercial Business of TAS Energy, a leading provider of high-efficiency, modular chilled water plants with over 600,000 tons installed across the commercial, industrial and power generation markets. Jim has sales leadership responsibility for commercial and on-site energy service segments for the domestic US. Jim will also be driving new product development for the commercial markets for TAS. Jim joined TAS as the Healthcare and Life Sciences Vertical Market Leader in September 2008 where he had an opportunity to focus on the growth of the Healthcare Market sales team and broaden its vertical market accessibility. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, Jim worked for 21 years at a major equipment manufacturer focusing on innovative control and equipment designs for chilled water and hot water systems for Commercial HVAC Applications. Jim worked extensively in the field with Consulting Engineers and Owners, and was one of the first people in the industry to Propose Variable Evaporator Flow as a design method. Jim has helped implement variable flow evaporator systems in over 400 installations worldwide in systems as large as 12,000 Tons. Jim also helped drive the Engineering efforts behind Standard Products and cost efficient construction methods as a Vice President of Engineering in a custom manufacturing environment. Mr. Schlachter has a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and has a long history of involvement in ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers). |
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Steve HummelSteve is the Director, Renewable Solutions Business. Mr. Hummel joined Turbine Air Systems, Ltd in November of 2009 after having spent the previous 20 years with GE Energy and GE Aviation. Mr. Hummel’s professional background includes an extensive experience in the power industry having served in many technical, commercial, and sales leadership positions during his career. After graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1988, Mr. Hummel began his career as a production engineer with GE’s aircraft engine business in Cincinnati, OH where he held numerous positions in manufacturing, services, quality, and customer service prior to moving to GE Energy in Atlanta, GA. While with GE Energy, Mr. Hummel served as a Commercial Director, Commercial Leader, and Sales Leader in energy services with a focus on originating strategic, long-term service contracts. Mr. Hummel has an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an EJD degree from Concord Law School. |
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Xavier FarringtonXavier is the Managing Director, TAS Middle East. Mr. Farrington is based in Dubai and joined TAS in May 2007 as the Commercial Manager for the Middle East business and was promoted to Managing Director in October 2008. Prior to joining TAS he was the Director of Projects for the Jumeirah Hospitality Group responsible for the project management of capital works within the hotel portfolio. Originally from England, Mr. Farrington has been working in the Middle East for 15 years with experience in Jordan, Oman and the UAE. He has worked with Tarmac Construction involved with building and civil contracts in the Middle East and UK. Mr. Farrington has a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics from the University of Salford and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. |
John Rudolph
John is the Vice President of Project Execution at TAS. Mr. Rudolph joined TAS in September 2010 and is responsible for project management, field service, parts sales, warranty and customer service. Mr. Rudolph has over 20 years of global service and sales experience with companies such as Ingersoll Rand and GE. Mr. Rudolph began his career in 1989 with GE Aircraft Engines as a field engineer and led Global Field Service leader for Aeroderivatives by 2000 after being regional manager in both Asia and Europe. During this time John led in combining the field service groups of Kvearner, TSSI, Stewart & Stevenson and GE M&I into one global P&L with combined resources. Mr. Rudolph then went on to Ingersoll Rand where he was Director of Services for the America’s after running the Centac sales and service group in North America. In these roles Mr. Rudolph was responsible for marketing, sales, service, parts, project management, customer service and field coordination. In 2008 Mr. Rudolph was awarded Ingersoll Rand’s Chairman’s award for dramatic growth for his leadership in the development of “PackageCare” contracts that led to being the global service driver. Mr. Rudolph earned a BS degree from Purdue University at W. Lafayette, IN. and was a Blackbelt at GE.