Dr. David L. Rainey leads the team of internationally noted engineering and technology, development, economics and financial practitioners developing the right solutions to today’s greatest  challenges for users of large-scale energy, waste and water services. Read brief bios below.

David L. Rainey, PhD
Vice President Engineering

• Ph.D., Urban & Environmental Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Master of Science, Engineering Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
• MBA and a Master of Science in Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Expertise
Fuels Cells
Gas Turbines
Photovoltaic Systems
Solar Power
Power Plant Design
Sustainable Development

Dr. David L. Rainey is an internationally-known author, engineer, scientist, and consultant. He is a leading authority on renewable energy technologies, energy systems, power plant development, sustainable development, environmental management, health and safety (EH&S), and economic development. He is a pragmatist with extensive experience in interacting and working with business clients, government leaders, technical professionals, and operations practitioners. He has worked with numerous clients in assessing and advising on their energy plans, technologies, investment opportunities, and new developments. He was a Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) from 1992 to 2016. Dr. Rainey is a visiting professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and an associate of “the Center for the Study of Corporate Sustainability”, Instituto De Estudios Para La Excelencia Competitiva in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He taught technical courses in at universities in the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Italy, and China. Dr. Rainey has over forty years of experience and leadership in the energy-related industries, including conventional fossil fuel plants, renewable energy technologies, and innovative environmental technologies. He has consulted with hundreds of businesses, including United Technologies Corporation (UTC), International Fuel Cells, Siemens AG, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Sikorsky Aircraft, Toyota, BMW, AT&T, Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Lego, Pfizer, Inc., and others. He has advised many entrepreneurial companies in preparing technical analysis, developing business plans, and implementing their development programs. He has worked on industrial and energy projects in Germany, France, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Iran, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Canada. He also collaborated with professors at TUM in their research programs with energy companies like Siemens and EON. He met with several Italian energy companies, including Enel (cogeneration), Gamesa (wind), and SunRay (solar). He has provided consulting services to numerous local governments in Connecticut and Massachusetts pertaining to wastewater treatment and other pollution control technologies. Dr. Rainey assisted in analyzing and developing the technical specifications for an innovative molten carbonate fuel cell facility. He evaluated UTC’s plant design in Poland and prepared the Polish company’s sustainability plan. He worked with an entrepreneur who developed an innovative wind turbine technology. Dr. Rainey’s doctoral studies included public policy, economic development, and environment and energy. His focus was on innovation and technology development. Dr. Rainey has extensive knowledge of the electric utility industry and independent power producers. He has evaluated system requirements, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the technological and operational options, and conducted research programs. He is unbiased in his assessment and seeks the best solutions and systems for the clients. He understands the underpinnings and realities of the technical constructs and methods, when visualizing and developing appropriate solutions.

Robert Araujo, PE
Chief Engineer

• B.S. degree in Chemistry, University of New Haven
• Executive Masters in Business Administration, University of New Haven
• Masters in Environmental Policy and Management,  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Expertise
Gas Turbines
Combined Cycle
Energy Systems
Project Management

Robert Araujo is the former Manager of Sustainable Development and EHS Programs for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation who was responsible for developing a sustainable approach to manufacturing systems and programs. His previous position was Manager of Environmental Engineering. Prior to Sikorsky, Araujo managed Chemical Engineering and EHS programs for Risdon Corporation, Emhart Corporation, and Uniroyal. He has more than 30 years of experience in Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hazardous Materials Management, and Emergency Response. He has a B.S. degree in Chemistry, an Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Haven, and a Masters in Environmental Policy and Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He has also performed graduate studies in both chemistry and engineering at the University of Bridgeport and Boston University. He is an adjunct professor at RPI teaching course in sustainability, industrial ecology, and design for the environment. Araujo is a graduate of Yale Corporate Environmental Leadership Program. He has been on an industry advisory committee for Yale University School of Forestry and Environment and on the Board for the School of Engineering at the University of New Haven. He has served on the Environmental Advisory committee for a US congressman, and was recently re-appointed by Connecticut Governor to the State Emergency Response Commission. He is a founder of the US Army EHS Aviation and Missile Command G 4 Leadership committee. A well-known international author having published journal, magazine and web-based articles and a frequent international lecturer and speaker, Araujo served on the Executive Editorial Advisory Board for the New England Environmental Journal. He is on the Board of directors of Soundwaters a Long Island Sound environmental NGO located in Stamford CT. Among the many activities of Soundwaters the most notable is the education of thousands of students each year on the environment and the impact on the Sound. He was also one of the authors of the first Hazardous Materials Response Training program for the State of Connecticut. Bob has been in the fire service in Shelton for over 30years and is also a Connecticut-certified State Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal for the Shelton Fire Department. He recently served as head the Shelton Fire Service as the Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners for the City of Shelton.

Sudhangshu (Sudha) Bose, PhD

• M.Sc. in Physics, Ranchi University, Ranchi, India
• Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Expertise
Gas Turbines
Fuels Cells
Solar Power
High Temperature Materials

Dr. Bose is an expert of international acclaim in high temperature coatings and gas turbine engine materials. He has over 30 years of industrial experience in leadership roles at United Technologies Corporation (UTC), both in gas turbine engines at Pratt & Whitney, where he had been a Fellow in High Temperature Materials and a Manager of Hot Section Alloy Group and in fuel cells at UTC Power. Dr. Bose has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in engineering at the University of Hartford, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Yale University. Professor Bose has significant international experience both in Engineering and educations. As a faculty member in Rensselaer’s International Scholars Program, he has taught and conducted research projects in the energy technology area in Rome, Italy and Shanghai, China. He is a Strategic Advisor to the Joint US-China Collaboration in Clean Energy (JUCCCE). Dr. Bose is the author of the book, High Temperature Coatings, published by Elsevier, and has to his credit 20 patents and a large number of technical papers published in peer reviewed journals in the areas of high temperature materials, coatings, composites using nano-materials, ceramics and composites, crystallographic analyses, carbons and graphites. He has served as a consultant to the coating industry, and has been sought after as an invited speaker at several universities and many national and international conferences. Dr. Bose has been the recipient of a number of academic and corporate awards including the Scholastic Achievement Award, American Society of Materials, Golden Gate Chapter, 1976, 1977; UTC Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Product Design, 1979; Pratt & Whitney Eagle Award; Pratt & Whitney Special Award; and Pratt & Whitney Leadership Award, 2003.

Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete, PhD

• Chemical Metallurgical Engineer degree, National University of Mexico
• Ph.D. Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Expertise
Gas Turbines
Fuels Cells
Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Science
Environment, Health and Safety
Abatement Systems

Dr. Gutierrez-Miravete has gained international recognition through his work in the mathematical modeling of free and moving boundary problems in materials engineering, specifically those involving solidification, melting, and other phase transformations in metals and alloys. He is an expert in mathematical modeling and computer simulation of metals processing and manufacturing operations with accumulated research, consulting, and teaching experience spanning over twenty years. Professor Gutierrez-Miravete has developed curricula for a broad variety of courses and programs in metallurgy, materials, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and mathematical modeling and stochastic simulation. He has also pioneered the use of Internet-centered, hyperlinked tools for graduate level instruction. Dr. Gutierrez-Miravete has also taught and/or conducted research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA; the Swedish Institute for Metals Research in Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Advanced Studies in Saltillo, Mexico; the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico; the Universidad Iberoamericana and the National University of Mexico in Mexico City; and the Central Bank Museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He has been active as an industrial research consultant in the fields of metallurgy and mathematical modeling for several large industrial companies including United Technologies Corporation, Olin Corporation, ABB, and NASA in the United States; Billiton in The Netherlands; SSAB in Sweden; Hylsa and Sicartsa in Mexico; Cerro Matoso in Colombia; and the Central Bank of Ecuador. Professor Gutierrez-Miravete has published more than 30 technical papers, contributed chapters to books, translated eight technical textbooks, and is or has been a member of many professional societies.

Norberto Lemcoff, PhD

• Doctor in Industrial Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires
• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London

Expertise
Energy Systems Engineering
Fuels Cells
Cogeneration Systems
Separation Processes
Petrochemical Industry
Solar Technologies

Dr. Lemcoff’s areas of expertise are energy systems engineering, separations, air purification, energy recovery, heat and mass transfer, and reaction engineering. Dr. Lemcoff has over 20 years of industrial experience at The BOC Group Technical Center and at United Technologies Research Center. He was a key team member in advancing new technology in the areas of separation and purification, energy engineering, building energy technologies, and combustion heat and power, from the discovery stage to commercial viability. Dr. Lemcoff was Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and participated in the International Scholars Program, teaching Energy Engineering in Rome and Shanghai. He was also Professor and Chair of the Department of Industries at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and directed a Research and Development Program in Alternative Sources of Raw Materials and Energy. He has consulted with many industrial companies, including Adsorption Research, AMCS Corporation, InnoSepra in the United States, Atomic Energy Commission and Chemical and Petrochemical Companies in Argentina (Liquid Carbonic, Atanor, Tecnicom). He taught technical and graduate courses at University of Houston, Carnegie Mellon University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Connecticut, Argentine Steel Institute, Argentine Petrochemical Institute, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Dr. Lemcoff is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and was Chair of the AIChE Separations Division, as well as Chair of the New Jersey and Central New England Local Sections. Dr. Lemcoff received research grants from TSWG-U.S. Department of Defense, University of Buenos Aires, Secretary of Science and Technology (SECyT – Argentina), National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET – Argentina). He has co-authored 18 U.S. patents, over 80 refereed papers in scientific journals, and over 80 presentations in national and international conferences. Dr. Lemcoff holds the degrees of Licenciado and Doctor in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. He also holds a Certificate in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

James Stodder, PhD

• B.A. Economics, Harvard University
• M.S. Economics, University of Essex (UK)
• Ph.D. Economics, Yale University

Expertise
International Trade & Finance
Environmental Economics
Law & Economics
Econometrics

Dr. Stodder received a B.A. cum laude from Harvard in 1981, an M.S. with distinction from University of Essex (UK) in 1983, and a Ph.D. with teaching fellowship from Yale in 1990, all in Economics. Before completing his first degree, however, he worked in the offshore oil industry as a derrickman and motorman. He is currently researching carbon taxes and Arctic oil and gas development. In June, 2017 he presented his findings at the Higher School for Economics in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dr. Stodder is well-known in both academic and business/government circles. His areas of expertise include international, monetary, and environmental economics, law and economics, finance, operations research, and econometrics. He has testified before the Connecticut State Legislature on poverty, tax credits, property taxes, and tax expenditures, and before State and Federal courts on economic damages. He has also consulted with local governments on urban development and poverty. Dr. Stodder’s research focuses on environmental/public goods, virtual currencies, financial stability, and international pricing. He has refereed articles in publications like the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Comparative Economics, Comparative Economic Studies, Eastern Economic Journal, Review of Income & Wealth, European Journal of Law & Economics, International Journal of Trade & Global Markets, Applied Economics Letters, and the Journal of Economic Education. He has co-authored books such as “Better Thinking, Better Results: Using the Power of Lean as a Total Business Solution,” “Patterns of Commoning,” “The Encyclopedia of Political Economy, Economy & Society,” “Complexity and the Teaching of Economics,” and “Classroom Experiments: A User’s Guide.” He has also written dozens of book reviews and op-eds. Dr. Stodder has presented at meetings organized by the People’s Bank of China, the Central Bank of Brazil, and the US Federal Reserve. He has organized graduate programs in Spain, Italy, and China, and has presented his research in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, China, Canada, France, Korea, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland.