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REI International Staff
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Dennis Schuetzle
President
Dr. Dennis Schuetzle has 35 years of experience in managing environmental, energy and transportation research, development, demonstration and deployment programs in collaboration with government, academia and industry in North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Russia and South Africa. He received a MS degree in Chemical Physics and Computer Science from Stanford and PhD’s in Chemistry and Environmental/Civil Engineering from the University of Washington. He was Director of International Research and Technology for Ford Motor Company from 1995-2003 in which he directed 39 projects that involved more than 200 engineers and scientists in 18 countries. He also spent three years at Stanford Research Institute (SRI International) as a Research Scientist and one year as an Associate Professor at the University of Washington. He is currently the President of the REI International and Vice President for Research and Technology with TSS Consultants in Sacramento. He has published 107 papers in technical journals, is the editor of four books and holds six international patents. He is the recipient of 8 international and 3 national (US) awards. Further details can be found using a Google search with the input D. Schuetzle. |
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Greg Tamblyn
Executive Director
Greg Tamblyn serves as the Executive Director for REI International. Mr. Tamblyn has a background in energy, business development, and environmental science. He has worked on renewable energy projects for the US Department of Defense, US Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, California Energy Commission, Tribal Governments, and other state and local agencies . Mr. Tamblyn has experience in developing and evaluating environmental management systems and environmental policies. Additionally, Mr. Tamblyn brings expertise in project management, technology evaluation, and economic analysis.
Before joining REI International, Mr. Tamblyn was the Renewable Energy Programs Manager at TSS Consultants. At TSS Mr. Tamblyn worked on a wide range of projects conducting technical and economic analysis for both public and private clients.
Prior to working at TSS Consultants, Mr. Tamblyn was the Manager of Technology and Business Development for Technikon, LLC. At Technikon Mr. Tamblyn developed life cycle models under Department of Defense funding to evaluate biomass to energy conversion technologies for U.S. manufacturing facilities. In addition to developing a life cycle model for the Department of Defense, Mr. Tamblyn has also conducted environmental and economic life-cycle studies to determine the most appropriate alternative energy technology for a major automobile manufacturer.
Prior to working at Technikon Mr. Tamblyn worked for Toyota Motor Sales where he worked on a variety of projects including: Strategic analysis and development of corporate environmental policies, Methodology development to track greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources at Toyota U.S. facilities, Development of an environmental management system for various Toyota facilities, and he also worked with Toyota Associates to improve their Hazardous Waste program for all U.S. facilities.
Mr. Tamblyn holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Master’s of Environmental Science and Management from the University of California at Santa Barbara. |
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David Ganz
Vice President, International Operations
Dr. Ganz has over thirteen years of experience with international development and project management. Dr. Ganz has extensive consulting experience in South East Asia, China, Israel, Bosnia and Mexico. Dr. Ganz recently served the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Bangkok, Thailand. As a regional facilitator for the FAO's Forest Trees and People Program, he worked in various parts of SE Asia setting up projects and monitoring and evaluation systems for community development and small-scale enterprise development. One notable project that he initiated is a research initiative on conflict management in Southwestern China. This program, funded by the Ford Foundation, was designed to study indigenous methods of resolving conflicts and developing best management practices. This collaborative research effort between academic institutions, government agencies and non-government human rights organizations has since been used as a model for other joint research initiatives which link human rights with sustainable natural resource management.
In 2006, Dr. Ganz helped set up a Memorandum of Understanding between the Asia Biomass Center and REI International. This collaborative effort between the Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency and REI International will provide 3rd party verification of emerging renewable resource processes; identify those applications suited for remote and rural applications, as well as those ideally adapted for Asia's climate and infrastructure.
Dr. Ganz's background in environmental science, policy and management, in both international and domestic arenas, has provided a unique mixture of social, ecological, and economical perspectives which he brings to REI International as its Vice President of International Operations.
David Ganz earned his Ph.D. and B.S. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.F. degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. |
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Matthew Caldwell
Research Engineer
Mr. Caldwell is the co-founder and Director of Development of HyPhase Energy, a new clean-energy company pursuing the application of highly porous polymers for fuel cells and related technology. The company received the People’s Choice award at the 2005 “Big Bang” business plan competition run by the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis.
Mr. Caldwell is also currently pursuing his PhD in Transportation Technology and Policy at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. He is using both steam and autothermal reformation techniques to research hydrogen production from the raw mixtures of bioalcohols produced from catalyst systems. Using the unpurified mixtures is potentially an energy and economically efficient renewable hydrogen source.
Mr. Caldwell was a researcher for the Sustainable Energy Technology Business Incubator Feasibility Project, the study conducted by the California Energy Commission and Sacramento Municipal Utility District now embodied in CleanStart. He has also worked for Ford at the California Fuel Cell Partnership.
Mr. Caldwell is part of the Business Development Certificate program offered by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. The program is designed to provide graduate students with an introduction and hands-on experience in developing new business ventures designed to commercialize research. These skills are intended to prepare graduating scientists and engineers for careers in entrepreneurial firms as well as industrial research and development.
Previous to graduate study, Mr. Caldwell was a Design Engineer and Project Manager for Foarm Inc. of Santa Barbara.
Mr. Caldwell received a Masters in Transportation Technology and Policy from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the UC Davis and holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Westmont College, in Santa Barbara. |
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