People

Team
Name	Age	Position
Max Lewinsohn	63	Chairman
Ali Murdoch	42	Chief Executive Officer
Eric Robinson	42	Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel
Dr. Tom Zirkle	46	Chief Technology Officer
Mike Gardner	53	VP of Engineering & Operations
Tristan Lewinsohn	31	VP of Business Development
Dr. Victor Sevastyanenko	60	Senior Scientist
Directors & Officers
Name	Age	Position
John O’Kelly Lynch	49	President
Aage Figenschou	60	Non-Executive Director
Gordon Stewart	55	Non-Executive Director
David Rourke	28	Company Secretary & Treasurer
Consultants
Name		Position
Dr. Dan Marshall		Chief Technologist
Dr. Lew Brown		Consultant
Dr. Rebecca Forrest		Consultant Scientist
Dr. Maurice Brau		Consultant Scientist

Team

Max Lewinsohn (Chairman)

Max Lewinsohn is Chairman of MicroPower. He is the parent company’s largest individual shareholder and main financial backer, having resolutely fought to maintain and support the development of this technology from the beginning.

Max played tennis as captain of the British junior team before training as a chartered accountant, and then becoming chairman of a public company in his late 20s. He has some 35 years experience at board level in the financial services and energy sectors, having invested in and guided six public and many private companies in Europe and the US.

Previous directorships include The Children’s Medical Investment Trust plc (investment), Wingate Investments Ltd (property development), Southwest Resources plc (oil and gas), States Petroleum Inc. (oil and gas), Card Clear plc (financial services), Film Finances Inc. (film finance), Williams Hunt Holdings Ltd. (Asia Pacific oil and trading), Kar-Tainer International Inc. (shipping), and Eneco Inc. (energy conservation).

Ali Murdoch (Chief Executive Officer)

Ali Murdoch is an experienced and successful entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of start-up ventures in both executive and non-executive roles.

A graduate of University College Dublin (Bachelor of Commerce Degree), Ali began his sales career with ICL, a UK-based software and services company with a strong European market presence. A very successful sales career in the IT sector followed including numerous awards, and culminating in a senior sales role within FUJITSU Ireland.

Ali then founded his own company, Buy4Now, in 2000, initially developing an online shopping portal in Ireland, and soon afterwards bringing his eGrocery expertise to the US by launching Buy4Now INC to sell to US grocers. A US resident since 2003, he made Buy4Now INC the largest independent software supplier in the US with customers such as A&P, and successfully sold the business in 2008.

Ali was a finalist in the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” competition in 2002 and has been a guest speaker for such entities as Microsoft and Trinity College Business Alumni. With over 20 years sales and business management knowledge, he has experience in a wide range of roles as both an investor and a hands-on CEO, and as a Chairman of numerous companies.

Married with three children, Ali played top level field hockey for 16 years in Ireland as well as making the final in both the 100m and 200m at the Irish National Championships. He currently plays softball and golf (poorly), and is a keen snowboarder.


Eric Robinson (Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel)

Eric Robinson spent fourteen years in private practice as a corporate attorney, including eleven years as a partner in the Salt Lake City, Utah law firm of Blackburn & Stoll, LC. His law practice focused on securities, corporate and other business transactions. His securities practice included working with companies in connection with public offerings of securities, SEC reporting, proxy statements, exempt offerings of securities and other financial transactions. His practice also included counseling with clients in corporate partnering, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and technology transfer, choice of entity and compensation planning. Eric is a former member of the securities section of the Utah State Bar, was previously listed in Utah’s Legal Elite (Corporate Law), Utah Business Magazine, and is AV Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell. He graduated from the University of Utah with honors with a B.S. degree in accounting and he subsequently passed the CPA exam (unlicensed). Eric also graduated from Vanderbilt University with a J.D. where he graduated Order of the Coif and acted as a Managing Editor of the Law Review.

Beginning in January 2006, he has acted as chief financial officer, general counsel, and an owner of Eckman & Mitchell Construction, LLC. This commercial construction company worked on projects in approximately 18 states during Eric’s tenure and it is licensed as a general contractor in over 30 states.

Dr. Tom Zirkle (Chief Technology Officer)

Tom Zirkle is a senior technology manager with over 18 years of semiconductor industrial experience with Motorola / Freescale Semiconductor. He launched his career from a technical foundation built upon a Master of Science degree (1987) in concentrator solar cell research and a PhD (1990) in III-V semiconductor materials characterization, both awarded from Arizona State University. Tom has continued to enjoy working with universities as evidenced by being awarded Mentor of the Year from the Semiconductor Research Corporation.

Tom's industrial experience demonstrates research and development innovation, coupled with principled technical leadership and management spanning numerical process and device simulation, to strategic portfolio-based technology business case studies and investment justifications. Technical work and collaboration has resulted in 7 patents and 31 publications. Tom's technical flexibility is seen in his successful R&D leadership of a wide range of technical disciplines including numerical simulation, device engineering, characterization and modelling, and integrated passives.

After moving to a business group, Tom spearheaded key design projects directed for first application on new technology nodes requiring coordination of design teams, process integration teams, manufacturing teams, software enablement teams, and marketing. Based upon his strategic technology business case studies and investment opportunities, Tom was assigned as business group lead to manage the transfer of technologies into foundries around the world.

Mike Gardner (VP of Engineering & Operations)

Mike Gardner is a seasoned technology executive and start-up professional with over 20 years experience with Motorola and Texas Instruments, and a founder of two start-ups. His most recent position was Director of Research and Development where he led a team on three continents developing cutting-edge technologies. Previously, he led teams in the creation of custom ASICs, semiconductor yield enhancement technology, advanced microprocessor architectures, and embedded software applications. At Texas Instruments, Mike designed advanced thermal and heat transfer systems to optimize system energy. Mike has built a three-prong career reputation: he builds high-performing technology teams; he masters new technologies quickly; and he is an experienced programme leader who delivers high-impact solutions on time and in budget. Mike is the author of 13 patents, 30 publications, and is a frequent speaker with 26 public engagements.

Mike has an Entrepreneur Program Certification from the University of Chicago (2003); Master of Business Administration from Regent University (1994); Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University (1985); and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University (1979).

Tristan Lewinsohn (VP of Business Development)

Tristan Lewinsohn went to St. Paul’s School in London before graduating from the University of Bristol with a Bachelor of Science in Politics. Having initially trained as an accountant, he then moved into the world of marketing, working for several years as the press officer of pan-European TV sports channel Eurosport.

Using his experience in media, Tristan then worked as a freelance media consultant and journalist, and was appointed executive director of aka.tv, an online publication covering the digital media/technology sector, with over 15,000 subscribers in more than 100 countries.

He was subsequently appointed a consultant to Eneco, undertaking various marketing and business development assignments. He secured high-level relationships with numerous potential customers, such as Apple, ArcelorMittal, BASF, Boeing, BHP Billiton, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Philips and Samsung amongst others.

Tristan has also worked on the business planning and implementation of various start-ups, including several internet-based ventures.

Dr. Victor Sevastyanenko (Senior Scientist)

Dr. Victor Sevastyanenko provides device testing and data reduction expertise. In addition to his major interest of plasma physics, he also has extensive experience in areas that will be useful to MicroPower’s development effort, such as thermodynamics and computer simulation. Prior to emigrating from the former Soviet Union in 1999, Dr. Sevastyanenko had headed the Department of Applied Physics at the Belarusian State Polytechnic Academy in Minsk since 1981. Other posts include Senior Scientific Researcher at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in Novosibirsk (Russia’s Science City) from 1967 to 1981.

Throughout his career, Dr. Sevastyanenko has held teaching positions in a wide variety of topics in physics, in addition to managing research laboratories. He has authored more than 100 scientific papers and three books, including the key paper on this technology which appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics in January 2005, and has also received numerous honours for his scientific and educational accomplishments.

Directors & Officers

John O’Kelly Lynch (President)

John O' Kelly-Lynch is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in both Ireland and Bermuda. In 1984, he joined a Bermuda-based private international shipping and venture capital investment group, and in 1990, he formed Atlantic Corporate Management Limited (ACM), a financial and business management company specialising in the international shipping and energy industries.

In 2001, he acquired Interpetroleum Services Limited, a company involved in bareboat chartering and financing in the offshore energy sector. John is also a board member of the Association of Bermuda International Companies and former Chairman of the Bermuda International Shipping Association.




Aage Figenschou (Non-Executive Director)

Aage Figenschou is an independent businessman heavily involved in the energy sector, and a director of Simmons & Co International, the leading energy investment bank based in Houston.

He obtained a law degree from the University of Oslo in 1974 and has since accumulated a wealth of experience in the oil and shipping industries, having been managing director of Naess, Jahre Bulk Inc., Bulls Tankrederi AS, Mercur Tankers ASA, Dual Invest ASA and Swan Reefer ASA, and the former head of the Norwegian Ship Owners Association.

Aage is currently a director of B.Skaugen AS (a family-owned Norwegian shipping company), Sintercast AB (a Swedish quoted technology company in the automotive industry), and Bluewater (a quoted insurance company for marine underwriting). He is also Chairman and director of many investment companies in the shipping and oil service sector syndicated and managed by Pareto Private Equity, as well as being the Chairman of Sagex ASA, a small oil company.

Former directorships include Smedvig ASA (Norway’s largest drilling contractor), Color Line (Norway’s largest ferry company) and Chairman of Astrup Fearnley (parent company to one of the largest brokering companies in the world).

Aage is also the current Chairman of the Norwegian Shareholders Association.

Gordon Stewart (Non-Executive Director)

Gordon Stewart is a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand (not practicing) and a director of a number of international companies.

Gordon holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, as well as law and commerce degrees. He practised as a tax lawyer for a number of years. He is also member of the International Bar Association, the Institute of Directors, the International Fiscal Association, and the International Tax Planning Association.

Gordon advises on international corporate structuring and tax planning. He is the chairman of Apple Fields Limited, a public company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange.

He lived in the Cook Islands from 1986 to 1988, and in Menton, France between 1988 and 1991. His business interests lead him to travel regularly to Europe and elsewhere, and he currently resides in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington.

David Rourke (Company Secretary & Treasurer)

Born in Ireland, David graduated from the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Business Studies degree in the summer of 2002. David then qualified as Chartered Accountant in 2005 having worked as a trainee in a Galway City-based firm.
 
He is currently a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Following qualification in June 2006, he moved to Bermuda where he is employed by Atlantic Corporate Management Limited (ACM), a financial and business management company specialising in the international shipping and energy industries.

Consultants

Dr. Dan Marshall, PhD (Chief Technologist)

Dr. Dan Marshall is a seasoned technical executive and entrepreneur with successful start-up experience. His career spans almost 20 years and includes experience in new product development with transition to manufacturing, as a senior scientist at Motorola’s Advanced Research Lab. Currently he is also the CTO and founder of a successful start-up company, CUBE Technology, Inc., developing miniature, portable power devices which are designed to integrate with MicroPower technology in this area. He has used his unique combination of business acumen and technical expertise to identify several large markets for MicroPower products. In addition to his business savvy, his in-depth knowledge of semiconductor materials and broad understanding of numerous related technologies make him ideally suited for creating the technical strategy and guiding the development of the MicroPower team. His technical judgment has proved immensely valuable in the creation of miniature portable power systems based on micro-scale combustion, and will streamline the development of the MicroPower Chips. Dan is the author of 20 issued US patents, over 20 peer reviewed publications, and is a seasoned public speaker.

Dan has his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1996 – with emphasis in entrepreneurial coursework taught by Stanford School of Business professors), Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1991), and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Dr. Lew Brown (Consultant)

Dr. Lew Brown has more than 30 years of experience as a senior executive with high-tech companies, including manufacturers of semiconductor devices and associated test and fabrication equipment. He has held executive positions at Analogic Corp., Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), GCA Corp. and Eaton Corp.

Dr. Brown has been a key participant in four start-ups in markets including software, hardware, computer graphics and semiconductor fabrication equipment. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serving in Vietnam, he earned a doctorate degree in plasma physics from the University of Pittsburgh and attended postgraduate studies in business at the University of Hawaii.

Dr. Brown is the former CTO of Eneco Inc.

Dr. Rebecca Forrest (Consultant Scientist)

Dr. Rebecca Forrest has over 12 years experience in the x-ray diffraction analysis of materials. She is a Research and Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Houston. Dr. Forrest studies the physics of materials using x-ray diffraction, especially the physics of thin films, modulated and ordered solids, and structural modeling. She uses several diffraction techniques including high-resolution diffraction, reciprocal space mapping, Laue diffraction, and grazing incidence diffraction. She has over 20 peer reviewed publications, has authored a book chapter, and has given nine presentations on the physics of materials and physics education research.

In 2008-2009, Dr. Forrest received the UH Teaching Excellence Award for Instructional/Clinical Faculty, one of only two awards per year university-wide. Dr. Forrest earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in Physics from the University of Houston before carrying out post-doctoral work at the University of California at Los Angeles in the Department of Materials Science, where she earned her Ph.D.


Dr. Maurice Brau (Consultant Scientist)

Dr. Maurice Brau began his scientific career with the US Naval Radiological Defence Laboratory after completing graduate studies at Creighton University. He then spent 31 years with Texas Instruments developing materials used in night vision applications. Dr. Brau was a Texas Instruments Fellow as well as manager of the Advanced Materials and Sensors Group. He requested early retirement to establish Colorado Research Laboratory where he continues to develop materials used in the infrared industry. His work on Mercury Cadmium Telluride has received international attention and he was chairman of the Infrared Information Symposia for three years. He is author or co-author of more than forty scientific papers and holds 14 patents.