Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Repeat Founder
Founder has started a previous company funded with $2M+, Billy R Smith CEO / Chairman- Successfully designed a portable plasma gasifier
- Founded several companies
- Took two companies public through reverse IPOs
- Developed and managed multiple corporate offices in Asia, Shelly Befumo President/COO- Two decades of experience with capital finance transactions, restructuring, and IPO preparation
- Orchestrated several public and private funding rounds
- Spearheaded numerous successful crowdfunding campaigns
- MBA, William & Mary, Ian DouglassCCO / Sr. VP- Served on the leadership team of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Award-winning multimedia journalist and contributor to NBC News, Spotify, Hearst Media, and several other news entities
- BA, Michigan; MS, Northwestern; MBA, Quantic, Dale RasmussenBoard Member- Three decades of experience in clean tech, alternative energy, and banking
- Chairman of the Board of Fisker Automotive
- Co-founded three companies that reached $500 million market capitalization, Bob Beatty JrBoard Member- Two decades in natural gas industry
- Occupies leadership position with Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
- Board Member for the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association