Roughrider Power, as an ElectraTherm, Inc. authorized distributor, delivers renewable energy solutions for a sustainable future, now. Each day in the United States, thousands of companies burn fossil fuels and use heat for manufacturing processes. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that available waste heat sources exceed the current production of all other U.S. renewable power sources combined - seven quadrillion BTU.
ElectraTherm has pioneered technology to capture readily available waste heat to generate fuel-free, emissions-free energy. Building on the innovative processes that earned him the IHRA world championship, ElectraTherm CEO Richard Langson developed and patented specialized systems that resulted in these revolutionary clean energy solutions. After four years of research and development, ElectraTherm incorporated in Carson City, Nevada in 2005.
In addition to Waste Heat Generators, ElectraTherm's Gas Pressure Reduction Generators serve the oil and gas industry by recovering energy contained in pressure drops throughout the gas transmission and distribution systems. These systems can also produce 25 kW to 1.5 MW of fuel-free, emission-free electricity.
Roughrider Power Personnel :::
Kit Jennings, Owner and Managing Member
The founder and owner of Roughrider Power, Kit Jennings, has 4 decades of experience including drilling, completion, and production of conventional oil and gas wells in the United States and internationally. His vast experience allows Roughrider Power to develop solutions for a broad spectrum of energy needs. Kit was raised in Powell, Wyoming and attended Northwest College prior to joining the US Navy as a medical corpsman. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy he returned to Wyoming to begin his lengthy career in the energy industry. Kit has lived and worked in several western states and Canada. He has also worked in Russia, China, and Vietnam, giving him a deep appreciation for the American way of life and its wealth of opportunities. Kit owns and operates Roughrider Power which supplies environmentally responsible equipment and services to the oil and gas industry. He is the founder and Event Coordinator for the annual CBM Fair, now known as the Energy Exposition.
ElectraTherm Personnel :::
Richard Langson, CEO
As inventor, founder, board member and CEO of ElectraTherm, Richard Langson has proven his talent as an entrepreneur and innovator over four decades in business. As a licensed general contractor, Richard built projects as large as $65M, including apartment complexes, production line modular housing, business parks and dams. His passion throughout his career was drag racing, and in 1993 Richard earned the title of the Top Fuel World Champion. After retiring from racing, Richard spearheaded new projects and business development for a large cogeneration company before founding Vector Cogen, LLC to fill a niche market in the residential and light commercial (5kW-65kW) marketplace. Technical innovations included annual oil change systems, a series of "clean burn" natural gas engines, high tech control systems, and state-of-the-art heat exchangers.
Stephen R. Olson, President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen R. Olson, ElectraTherm President and CFO, previously spent seven years serving institutional investors and technology companies at two San Francisco investment banks, followed by founder/operating roles at two startups. From 1993 to 1998, he was a Research Analyst at Volpe, Brown, Whelan & Co., covering communications and information services companies. From 1998 to 2000, he was a Partner and Senior Analyst at Pacific Growth Equities, LLC. In 2003, Stephen founded and served as CFO and West Coast Operations Manager of Satisfactions Services, a retail services company. In 2005, he founded and served as the General Manager of a real estate investment company. Stephen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1992, and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) since 1996.
William C. Olson, Senior Vice President, Business Development
William C. Olson is a founder, board member, and Senior Vice President of Business Development for ElectraTherm. An entrepreneur for 28 years, Bill started a Northern California Thoroughbred Racing business fresh out of college. In 1982, he and a partner built and sold a successful direct marketing company before launching Hoover & Associates, a Silicon Valley marketing services firm positioned to develop and manage database driven marketing communications programs for Sun Microsystems and other bay area high tech companies. In 1996, William owned and operated the Players West Women's Professional Golf Tour, conducting over 125 professional golf tournaments in 6 western states, placing over 80 players on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, he helped launch a San Francisco energy company which sold and installed residential and commercial solar PV systems, giving him hands-on understanding of distributed energy and CHP on the path that led to ElectraTherm. William holds a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Loyola Marymount University.
Robert C. Hoover II, Senior Vice President, Channel Programs
Robert C. Hoover is an ElectraTherm founder, board member, and acting Senior Vice President of Channel Programs. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Southern California, Robert turned a bankrupt production and delivery services company 20 percentage points in three years to profitability, tripling its sales, and selling it in 1981 to an AMEX listed acquirer. Since then, Rob has founded and built three profitable companies. In 1982, he and a partner built and sold a successful direct marketing company before launching Hoover & Associations, a Silicon Valley Marketing Services firm positioned to develop and manage database driven marketing communications programs for Sun Microsystems and other bay area high tech companies. In 1996, Robert co-founded the Players West Women's Professional Golf Tour, and helped launch a San Francisco energy company which sold and installed residential and commercial solar PV systems, giving him hands-on understanding of distributed energy and CHP on the path that led to ElectraTherm.
Professor Ian K. Smith, Director, Centre for Positive Displacement Technology
Professor Ian K. Smith graduated in mechanical engineering at the University of Cape Town. Subsequently, he attended Imperial college, London, where he earned a Diploma in Gas Turbine Technology, followed by a PhD, before spending three years in industry working on aircraft gas turbine development. He then joined the staff of City University, as a lecturer, and as a result of successive promotions, he became Professor of Applied Thermodynamics. In 1995, together with Professor Nikola Stosic, he established the Centre for Positive Displacement Compressor Technology, of which his now the director. ElectraTherm and the City University of London's Centre for Positive Displacement Technology, recognized worldwide as a premier research lab for compressor technology, have partnered for over three years with the goal of commercializing the use of screw expanders for power generation.
Professor Nikola Stosic
Professor Nikola Stosic graduated in mechanical engineering at the University of Sarajevo. He then obtained an MSc at the University of Zagreb, followed by a doctorate at the University of Sarajevo where he continued as a member of the staff. As a result of the war in former Yugoslavia, he took a research appointment at City University in 1992 to investigate the performance of two-phase expanders. This work led to his appointment as Royal Academy of Engineering professor of Positive Displacement Compressor Technology at City University in 1995 where he established the Centre for Positive Displacement Compressor Technology with Professor Smith. In 1998, Professor Stosic was awarded the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Bernard Hall Prize, and in 2005, received the highly prestigious James Clayton Prize by the IMechE for his "Outstanding contribution…to the application of twin screw machines to the compressed air, refrigeration and power generation industries." ElectraTherm and the City University of London's Centre for Positive Displacement Technology have partnered for over three years with the goal of commercializing the use of screw expanders for power generation.
Professor Ahmed Kovacevic
Ahmed Kovacevic graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a Dipl Ing in 1986 and was awarded the MSc degrees by the University of Tuzla in 1997. Following the research work in CFD for positive displacement compressors, he earned his PhD at City University in London in 2002. In June 1998, he took up the post of research fellow at City University London in the Centre for Positive Displacement Compressor Technology. Since then, his main research interest has been in the numerical modeling of 3-dimensional flows through twin screw machines. In addition, Dr. Kovacevic is responsible for the design of compressors and expanders for a wide variety of industrial applications and for data acquisition and performance analysis of all positive displacement machinery built and tested in the university laboratories. ElectraTherm and the City University of London's Centre for Positive Displacement Technology have partnered for over three years with the goal of commercializing the use of screw expanders for power generation.
Michael Acheson, Board Member
Michael Acheson is a seasoned operating executive and experienced venture investor. He spent 10 years in various roles with his family's business, Acheson Industries, a specialty chemical company, including managing the Australasian and U.K. businesses for this $200 million company. As a board member, Michael also helped lead the sale of the company to ICI Chemical in 1998. Since then he has been an active venture investor with over a dozen ventures as a Managing Director of Blue Water Capital, LLC and Interlaken, LLC. Michael holds a B.S. in Marketing from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and currently sits on the board of U.S. Energia, LLC as well as several non-profit organizations.
