This is NOT a Start-up
The G-DECK Environmental Unit has over 30 years experience in the US aerospace and defense sector. It has designed, developed, and successfully operates 12 CDR facilities in the USA, and provides design and operations support for many other facilities on defense industry sites.
It has over 20 years of water treatment Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) experience. This includes technology selection and integration into existing PRC treatment systems.
The Operations team served under the same company in the U.S. aerospace defense sector for over 20 years, including projects with the Environmental Unit, and has over 20 years facilitating US-PRC technology cooperation. It has managed over $600M USD in strategic asset acquisitions and operations and continues to serve and cooperate with both US and PRC companies and governments at senior levels.
The Tech Transfer team has over 20 years directing US-China executive cooperation and training programs, including programs at Stanford and Tsinghua universities.
Executive Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Jeff Leader
CEO
Twenty years of experience as an advisor on China trade issues to members of the US Congress, the US Department of State, and California State government, supporting US-to-China cooperation and technology transfer. His client portfolio includes U.S. defense and aerospace companies, environmental remediation, biotechnology, and energy interests. He is a program lecturer at Stanford University on US market entry, and technology acquisitions for Chinese companies. He has cooperated with PRC Ministries, including Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology, Commerce and others. He has a Juris Doctor degree in Law.
Chris Fennessy
CTO
Over 25 years experience as strategic director to multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and scientists throughout soil and water investigation programs and implementing advanced remedial/corrective actions. As the Senior Environmental Engineering Manager at GenCorp, he leads water treatment technology development, selection, integration, facility system designs and construction, and management of all facilities operations and maintenance. In 20 years at GenCorp, he has led programs to optimize processes and evaluate and integrate new technologies. He holds a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California.
J.D. Roberts
President & COO
Thirty years of experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry, including leading technology capture and restricting through M&A and divestitures at Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. He managed over $600M in technology IP acquisitions and the divestitures of both the concentrating solar and terrestrial energy technology divisions at Aerojet Rocketdyne. Prior to that he led Corporate Strategy including strategic planning and marketing for GenCorp’s water remediation group in the U.S. and China. He has a Masters degree in Business Administration.
Wang Jie
Director, Curriculum Program
A Stanford Adjunct Professor and Executive Director of the Stanford Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness. His research focus includes information and knowledge management for sustainable development and innovation, knowledge acquisition for new business and industry development, and smart city and smart society. He has served as a senior advisor Silicon Valley startups and consulted for international companies including Disney, UBS, HP, Xerox, NCR, China Bank of Communications, and for government agencies. He has a Ph.D. from Stanford University, Master or Science degrees from Miami (FL), Stanford, and a Bachelor’s degree from Shanghai JiaoTongUniversity.
Alex FENG Chao
General Manager (China)
Extensive experience in private equity and project investments in both PRC and the US. As CEO at Beijing Zhenru Investment Management Co., Ltd., Chao was responsible for business strategy development and led investment and M&A projects including IT, financial services, education, real estate and oil & gas. Chao previously was the Director of Investment Banking for Guotai JunanSecurities where he was responsible for deal sourcing, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, risk control and execution. Began career in PRC Ministry of Education.
Lance Edling
Director, Construction Integration
As a Senior Project Manager for over twenty years, he has directed engineering, procurement and construction projects for numerous water and wastewater treatment facilities within China. This includes the system design work and the identification and integration of foreign developed advanced treatment technologies. Mr. Edling has taught Environmental Engineering at the United State Military Academy and possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering.
A Global Engineering Talents Network
G-DECK’s network of international CDR experts and their discussion groups will be transferred to the Institute to ensure sustained leadership in CDR innovation.
Cooperation with Chinese experts will lead to new processes and technologies that can be commercialized.
The activities will attract increased Foreign Investment and participation.
NOTE: This is a sampling of the international team of Talents that will participate in the IP transfer. Along with other technical experts, they will transfer the complete CDR IP to the Institute.
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. Licensed Professional Engineer. Expert in water and wastewater treatment and removal of biological nutrients, arsenic, chromium, selenium, and fluoride.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. Licensed Professional Engineer. 20+ years experience in private water treatment industry. Expert in bioremediation of volatile, inorganic, and explosive compounds, California, USA.
Fellow of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Ph.D. in Chemistry. Chemist at University of Massachusetts. Expert in chemical disinfection and oxidant generation, USA.
CEO of International firm based in Middle East. One of Time Magazine's “Heroes of the Environment”. Expert in Contaminant Destruction and disinfection.
Experts from Czech Republic company specializing in encapsulation of microorganisms genetically selected to optimize destruction of specific contaminants, chemical permeation and bioremediation.
Ph.D. and educator, Expert in perchlorate removal and destruction processes and technologies, University of California, USA.
Ph.D. and professor, expert in anaerobic bioremediation processes and technologies, North Carolina University, USA.
Ph.D. and professor in phytoremediation, University of California Division of Natural Resources, California, USA
Ph.D. and professor. Expert in groundwater chemical fate and transport and volatile organic compounds (VOC) destruction, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Expert and professor in non-aqueous phase liquid remediation, Colorado State University, USA.
Ph.D. and educator in environmental chemistry innovation, University of Iowa, USA.
Ph.D. and expert in emerging ion exchange technologies, Auburn University, Georgia, USA.
Ph.D. in engineering, expert in metallurgy and corrosion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science, Moscow, Russia.
Ph.D. and professor, expert in analytical chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain.
