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About Us
Advisory Board
Dr. Isaac Yaniv
Advisory Board
Dr. Yaniv brings over 35 years of experience as a material scientist to Carbon Friendly. He obtained a PhD in 1978 in Mineral Processing and Materials from the Technological Institute (Technion) in Haifa, and a Business Management degree from Tel Aviv University in 1987. He is responsible for more than 20 patents related to materials and mineral processing, including key patents on separation of contaminants from coal. He was R&D manager for Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) until 1994. After leaving ICL, he helped found five firms, including MicroCoal Inc. He currently is CEO of ORIS Advanced Materials Ltd., which undertakes international technology transfers.
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Thomas Drolet
Advisory Board
Mr. Drolet is a Canadian currently living in the USA, who has worked in the energy and technology innovation industries for over 43 years. Over his extensive and diverse career over 27 years, he brought a wealth of experience at senior management levels to the electrical utility industry at Ontario Hydro, the fourth largest electrical utility in the world (Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas, Hydroelectric, Renewables) where he ended his career there as President and CEO of Ontario Hydro International doing work for Utility clients in 44 countries around the globe. He then joined American Electric Power working in China and Canada on Power System acquisitions and then at DTE Energy of Detroit Michigan in Distributed Generation systems worldwide.
He has spoken at over 175 major conferences on issues relating to energy and effects of new technologies on the economies of the western world.
Mr. Drolet was born in Canada, educated as a Chemical Engineer at the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston (B. Eng.), and served as aircrew on C 130 Transport Aircraft in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He has earned postgrad degree (Master of Science) and a DIC from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, England, in Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Technology.
Most recently he has been a consultant to a variety of clients in Japan (Fukushima Dai-ichi accident), has investigated Shale Gas issues, hydroelectric power in Africa and advised on new nuclear reactor issues.
Steve E. Sears CMA & MBA
Advisory Board
Mr.Sears joined MicroCoal™ International Inc. in July, 2012. Mr. Sears brings with him 31 years of knowledge and experience in the coal industry. He joined Massey Coal in 1981, eventually becoming Vice President Sales and Marketing of Massey Energy in 2008. He concurrently held senior level positions in several Massey subsidiaries. Mr. Sears has been an innovator throughout his tenure at Massey, responsible for significantly increasing revenues during his 25 year tenure. He also was a founder of Massey Industrial Sales Company and Coal Handling Solutions Inc., which eventually accounted for revenue in excess of $250 MM/year. He also founded, and was President of Coalsolve LLC, which had technology to remove sulfur, mercury, and CO2 from flue gas. He holds an MBA from Averett University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Larry Palmer MBA, B.Sc
Advisory Board
Mr. Palmer joined MicroCoal™ International in July, 2012. Mr. Palmer has been in the coal industry since 1980, focused on financial, legal and tax aspects of coal transactions. He was Vice President of Taxation and Assistant Secretary of Massey Energy Company until 2011. In that role he was also responsible for major transactions in excess of $100 MM. Massey was America’s fourth largest producer of coal in the US until May of 2011, when it was acquired by Apha Natural Resources. He served in a transitional position at Alpha until March of this year, assisting in the successful integration of Alpha with Massey. He is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and has an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.