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Meet Our Leadership Team
April 12, 2023
Jason Salfi has served as an Innovation Advisor for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). In 1997 Salfi founded Comet Skateboards, a founding B Corporation he licensed in 2014. His experience as a manufacturer led him to consult on product design standards and acquisition strategy, building profitable and regenerative business models for a market-leading fortune 500 company from 2015-2017 before founding Dimensional Energy. He has a BS in Natural Resources Management from Cornell University.
Bruce Logue is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Process Optimization and Alternative Energy Technologies. He joined Shaw Group Energy & Chemicals, Stone & Webster, in 2007 working on Front End Engineering Design for various refining applications. Bruce participated in the design of Sulfolane technology units for two major concurrent grassroots expansion projects to satisfy reduced benzene concentration regulations in gasoline. From 2011 – 2019, he held several positions within SGC Energia and Juniper Specialty Products companies which worked on process technology licensing, project development and execution of Fischer Tropsch based technologies. Bruce worked as Plant Principal Process Engineer for several years and was responsible for commissioning and operations of an FT demonstration plant. In 2020, Bruce gained a Master of Business Administration degree from Western Governors University and joined Novetus Engineering as Account Manager.
Brad Brennan, PhD, has over 15 years of hands-on experience with various technologies involving solar energy, catalytic conversion of CO2 to high-value products, electrochemistry, nanotechnology, and chemical/materials/catalyst synthesis with over 20 peer-reviewed papers and patents. His education and training were performed at Caltech, Yale, and Arizona State University, with subsequent industry experience in the semiconductor sector. He helped design the solar laboratories at Yale’s Energy Sciences Institute, has been a member of the NSF-funded Center for Innovation in Solar Fuels, and the DOE-funded Bioinspired Solar Fuels – Energy Frontier Research Center. Brad provides strategic guidance, problem solving skills, technical expertise, and hands-on R&D development.
Mr. S. Paul Miller graduated in 1989 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University and is a Texas Licensed Professional Engineer. After earning his degree, Paul moved to Florida where he worked in the aerospace industry for four years as a Propellants and Life Support design engineer at the Kennedy Space Center. Since 1994, Paul has become a highly skilled heat transfer Subject Matter Expert, a distinction earned after spending thirteen years sizing heat exchangers for the largest shell & tube heat exchanger fabricator in the world. He worked with ExxonMobil’s research group to develop their DTS anti-vibration stakes that are featured in HTRI’s Xvib program. In 2012, Paul began working for an owner/operator as their Chief Mechanical Engineer. In this role, he was instrumental in the FT reactor design, the refurbishment of a Steam Methane Reformer, and the design of the heat exchangers. Since his exposure to the FT process, Paul has become passionate about all things GTL, BTL, WTL and now Flue-gas-to-liquids (FTL).
For over 20 years Mr. Brenner has worked in various capacities advising, creating and managing new ventures. As a result he has developed expertise in major aspects of business development including financing, intellectual property, joint ventures, product development, collaborative research, product distribution, material supply and transaction diligence. Mr. Brenner has worked in a wide array of technology areas such as biotech, high tech, ag tech, food tech and 3D metal printing among others. Most recently, Mr. Brenner was the Vice President for IP Management & Licensing at Rheonix, Inc. where he was a member of the founding team which spun out of Kionix, Inc. in 2009. Mr. Brenner joined Kionix, Inc. in 2007 as the Vice President of Microfluidics. Along with his role at Rheonix, Mr. Brenner provides advisory services to select clients on a project-by-project basis. Prior to Kioinx, Mr. Brenner was a senior technology manager at Cornell University’s technology licensing office, CTL. Mr. Brenner was the founder and president of Aureus Inc., specializing in financial and organizational solutions for technology-based companies. Mr. Brenner is a member of the Licensing Executives Society since 1999 and he was among the first class of Certified Licensing Professionals. Mr. Brenner holds a B.S. in plant science from the University of New Hampshire, an M.S. in science education from Syracuse University and an MBA from Cornell University.
Mr. Robert Coker earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin in 2009. In August of 2022, Robert was granted his Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the state of Texas. Currently, Robert is pursuing his MBA with a concentration in Project Management at the University of Southern Indiana and is expecting to graduate in February of 2024. Robert has over fourteen years of relevant industry experience, including refinery and pilot plant operations, conceptual plant configuration / optimization studies, and detailed process design. Robert also has experience in project proposal development, leading multidisciplinary teams, and fostering relationships with key stakeholders. Robert is adept at process simulation modeling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Refining, Steam Methane Reforming (SMR), and Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) process technologies.
Dan is a licensed professional engineer and former local elected official, based in Ithaca, NY. He has worked on increasing energy efficiency of buildings, served five years as Chief of Staff for the City of Ithaca, and currently manages operations for Dimensional Energy.
