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Robert M. de Chazal, BSc, is a geologist with some engineering by training, an inventor and a determined entrepreneur by inclination. He has managed multi-million-dollar mineral exploration programmes for Shell Canada, and has a broad range of entrepreneurial and life experience. He has strong design skills. His lifelong passion for efficiency and solar energy, and his iconoclastic tendencies, have lead to this project, to which he has dedicated his last eleven years.

Michael Cohen, PhD, worked for 25 years in academia and government in the areas of agricultural research, biotechnology regulation and technology industry development. He joined the SunDraco team as an investor and vice president to pursue his interests in clean technology and technology entrepreneurship. Michael is active as an angel investor and was the treasurer of the Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance from 2014 to 2020.

Michael Poulin, BCom, has worked in the printing and publishing industries for more than 40 years. He joined the SunDraco team as an investor and IT Manager. Michael has extensive IT Operations, Management Information Systems (MIS), web to print, and workflow optimization experience. He was a co-founding shareholder and board member of McCallum Printing Group Inc. and helped grow it into the largest sheet-fed printer in Edmonton before it was sold in 2017. Michael has always had a keen interest in solar energy technology.

Thomas Perras is a multi-disciplinary professional with extensive experience in developing new programs and product lines from research streams. He has more than 18 years of industry experience in both the public and private sectors focusing on project management, market analysis, strategic planning, and stakeholder relations. Thomas has successfully developed and led several multi-million dollar initiatives starting from proof of concept all the way to product deployment. He also has expertise in sales and marketing strategies especially in new and growing markets. Thomas strives to bridge the gap between technical research and the business world, allowing companies to maximize profits and product potential.

Dr. David Nobes is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and considers flow phenomena, combustion and energy conversion (Stirling engines) and transfer from a macro/micro, experimental-fluid-mechanical point of view. His group uses advanced laser/image/optical techniques that have been funded by a CFI, NESRC and through industrial collaboration. He has supervised more than 50 MSc and PhD students and published more than 200 peer-reviewed publications.

Ted Yoo, BSc, LLB, Partner, is a registered patent and trademark agent in both Canada and the United States. His practice covers all matters related to intellectual property (IP), but is particularly focused on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, licensing, and patentability. Ted has an enduring personal interest in all areas of technology and Ted has significant experience with advanced materials, fuel cells, petroleum technology, and computer-related inventions.

Dr. Arman Hemmati, PhD, PEng, is a well-published and registered computational engineer with over a decade of professional experience (since 2009). He is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, working in the area of fluid mechanics, fluid-structure-interactions (FSI), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and engineering design. His experience includes numerical analysis and design in areas of heavy oil extraction, sour gas processing,  in-situ heating, forensic engineering, heat exchangers, and more.

Dr. Günter Schneider, studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart and has accumulated a broad and deep expertise over 29 years while working in the field of energy management and power plant technology, both in Germany and abroad. He and his fellow managing director at enolcon, Dr. Hartmut Maier, have developed a unique storage device which can be used to store solar energy in the form of heat, and which dovetails with SunDraco’s invention perfectly.

Akash Purewal, BCom, JD, Associate, has a corporate and commercial practice with a focus on emerging enterprises and startups, commercial transactions, intellectual property and mergers and acquisitions. His work in these areas ranges from strategic advice on key legal issues, due diligence and drafting of definitive agreements and relevant documents. Akash also routinely assists clients within the emerging enterprises and startup sphere, providing intellectual property advisory and strategy, along with corporate law services related to raising capital, licensing and commercialization, corporate structuring and governance.