Mr. Bates has spent the past 15 years in the technology sector and has launched successful ventures in both the hardware and software sectors. Mr. Bates' first technology venture, Extreme Audio Reality, E.A.R. was the first provider of multi-channel, interactive audio, designed for the PC and set top-box gaming arena. He also served as CEO and President of an Internet video company providing interactive video technology to television networks, advertising agencies and video publishers. Prior to this, Mr. Bates was a successful producer of feature films and music projects having won numerous awards and working with top names in the industry.
Dr. Richard E. Wirz is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at UCLA and holds a joint appointment at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and serves on the JPL Climate Change and Energy Committee. He has over 10 years of experience in renewable energy technology and is currently coordinating the development of the UCLA Wind Energy Laboratory at the LADWP’s Clean Energy Research Center and will be the Director of the Wind Energy Laboratory upon its completion. From 1996 to 2000 he was Manager and Technical Lead for Renewable Energy at Gibbs & Cox, Inc. in Crystal City, VA after working several years as the Technical Lead for Ocean Energy Technologies at SeaSun Power Systems in Alexandria, VA starting in 1993. He has one patent and two patents currently pending and has authored over 40 journal and conference publications, and two NASA Tech Briefs. Dr. Wirz received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Applied Sciences from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Dr. Wirz will manage research and development of the wind energy system to demonstrate desired system life and performance. He will also optimize rotor placement for each project and help determine the viability of new projects and applications.
Mr. Rothenberg's background includes marketing, management and successful entrepreneurial experience having founded, built/scaled and sold a marketing communications agency to Saatchi & Saatchi, at that time, the world's largest advertising agency. Subsequently, he founded a marketing communications agency, which he sold to Cox Enterprises, the third largest cable company in the United States and a diversified media conglomerate. At Cox Enterprises, within the Business Development group, Mr. Rothenberg served as Senior Director of Marketing, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Cox Marketing and Vice President of Marketing for AutoTrader Publishing.
Mr. Rothenberg's experience in the development of large-scale marketing communications programs for leading Fortune-100 companies will be applied to the development of sales and marketing program in support of the introduction of WindStream Technology product introduction and market development. Mr. Rothenberg has extensive international experience, which will be of great value as WindStream looks to advance into the global marketplace. Mr. Rothenberg brings deep experience with non-profits and foundations, which is critical to WindStream Technology's work in underdeveloped nations.
Mr. Rothenberg has a BA in Political Science from Monmouth University and has done graduate work at New York University and Harvard University. He has been an Adjunct Marketing Professor at the Stern School of Business, New York University.
Mr. Bigelow leads WindStream Technologies' environmental performance, positioning, and promotion initiatives. An experienced brand manager within the sustainability and high technology spaces, Bigelow brings global connections, insights, and ideas in communicating WindStream Technologies' unique economical advantages.
Mr. Bigelow previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer for greenhouse gas emissions management firm Climate Clean, Inc. in Portland, as a Senior Partner at Firebrand Agency in San Francisco, and as a Managing Director with social entrepreneurship incubator Luova Group in Los Angeles.
Mr. Bigelow also brings extensive international business experience, including serving as a new ventures advisor to a private wealth fund in Hong Kong on sustainability issues. Bigelow is a presenter with The Climate Project, as well as serving as Chairman of the Society for Sustainable Mobility and it's Open Source Green Vehicle Project. Bigelow also presently serves as Entrepreneur-In-Residence to the University of Southern California and Peking University's joint sustainable product development program.
Mr. Chami has over 25 years experience in developing and running capital-intensive businesses Worldwide with important Governmental and CEO level contacts in Europe, the USA and Latin America.
As a former Executive Director of IBM ARGENTINA, Mr. Chami was trained to be a Business Market Maker identifying and developing new business opportunities and revenue streams in the technology B2B area and became a specialist in creating strategic value added services. He holds an Executive Management degree from IBM Advanced Business Institute.
Mr. Chami held the position of Associate and VP Business development of DINORALL CORPORATION a computer company, based in Miami, which employed 200 people with annual revenues of $200 M. Claudio launched the South American headquarters and developed a continental distribution network. In the mid 90’s Claudio moved to France, Paris, to create MICROLEADER, a European Business Unit from DINORALL, employing 70 people and generating an annual $50 M of revenue. The Group was sold to the third largest computer wholesaler worldwide.
In 1996, Claudio founded IS FRANCE, IT integrator VAR and Consultancy Company and exclusive agent in Latin America of the French Group Compagnie des Signaux, supported by strong alliances in Europe and America drawn from the intelligent transportation and Smartcard industries, internet technologies and voice & data network infrastructure.
In 1999, Claudio cofounded Internet start-up EQUOD, the first eLogistics ASP platform in Europe, that created a new generation of interactive tracking and innovative business concept for the transportation high-tech sector (Telematics), based on outsourcing and ASP mode economic model. He was in charge of business development and strategy and developed the business model and the company fund-raising strategy, and had extensive dealings with the European capital risk and corporate finance sectors. He also influenced decision-makers from leading companies and integrators (SUN, IBM, INFORMIX among others) to invest substantial resources for further development of the company.
The company wins the Vogt Invention and Innovation Award, recognizing emerging ventures with high potential.
WindStream Technologies, Inc. Attends the Clean Energy Economy Forum at the White House.