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Philippe Hartley, General Manager

"Hello. Thank you for your interest in Phat Energy.  We are more than a solar company, we are a new energy company.  If you are like most of our customers, you are facing increasing challenges with the current energy infrastructure.  That's why we are interested in 4 principal issues: power generation at the place of use ("distributed power"),  energy efficiency, transportation fueling (electric vehicles), and energy storage.  Our team is motivated to make a difference in your life.  For example, we can model whether solar makes financial logic for you, or whether it has practical advantages in your case. We can also show you our stand-alone energy structure with architectural significance, like a PHATport; we can show you how to set-up an income stream by building a network of electric vehicle charging stations. Our objective is to make renewable energy options and recommendations available to you in ways that are sensible, practical and creative. Renewable power can change your world; we want to help you optimize it."

Philippe has a 25-year background of managing new technology companies in emerging industries, including the telecommunication and distribution industries. He holds a California B General Contractor and C-10 Electrical Contractor's license and is the Responsible Managing Officer for the company.


Tom King, Operations Manager

Tom has a 25-year history in both union and non-union operational and management positions.  He is an expert in distribution and supply chain. He holds a NABCEP certification for solar installation.



Marc AllenManager of Electronic Product Development

Mark is a professional flight software systems engineer with deep experience in real-time software for advanced optical systems and airborne imaging spectrometers. He graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in Computer Science and Space System Engineering. He is also involved in the FIRST robotics program, mentoring high-school-aged engineers on robotics.



BOARD OF ADVISORS

Tom Tatum significantly impacted the development of solar energy in the U.S. as AssistantUnderSecretary of Energy in charge of the solar program during the Carter administration. He is president of Tatum Communications, a producer of extreme sports movies and TV programs.

Joe Regis has had an illustrious career in the growth and management of record labels, including RykoDisc and Restless Records, successfully positioning numerous artists and music products to a fickle consumer base.

Peter Wannier, Ph. D. has just retired from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he advanced the field of deep space research.

Titus Brenninkmeijer runs Solgenix, a Pasadena think tank and invesment fund specializing in the commercial deployment of solar energy in Western and developing economies.

Loren Nielsen is President of Entertainment Technology Consultants, which is retained by companies such as Texas Instruments, Samsung and Dolby to position new technologies for maximal market impact.

Kim Craft is on the management team of the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 11 in Pasadena, and is one of the driving forces behind transforming that union into a facilitator for installing distributed solar energy in the retrofit and new builds markets.

Mark Petty is CEO of Penn Engineering. A Harvard MBA, he is a specialist in raising the value of privately held companies. In his current function, Mark is deeply involved in the management of Chinese-based manufacturing.

Alden Sheets is the new President of Worldwide Apparel at K-Swiss, and prior to that held the same position at Puma. Alden is an expert at positioning brands in a competitive consumer market.

Phat Energy's Customers are also all "at large" members of our Board of Advisors.  They range from entrepreneurs to space scientists, from hard-working home owners to business managers.  We rely on them for feedback and guidance, and to help steer our initiatives.