Meet The Team
CEO
Josh Franklin, MBA
Josh has an extensive background in finance and renewable energy. He has experience working startups as well as in large utilities in functions such as regulatory compliance, investor relations, capital markets and renewable energy development.
Co-Founder
Daryl-Lynn Roberts, MS and MBA
Daryl-Lynn has 15+ years of experience in market analysis and commercialization of carbon management and clean energy and climate technologies. In her earlier career she worked in Private Equity and other non-energy related technology startups.
Co-Founder
Hunaid Nulwala, Ph.D.
Hunaid is also the CEO of RoCo Global with 20+ years of experience in developing sustainable materials for CO2 capture and utilization. He is also the co-founder of LumiShield Technologies, an active metals coating company.
Co-Founder
Ned McMahon
Ned has extensive experience in sustainable development and renewable energy. Currently he is CEO of Primo Energy, a manufacturer of renewable hybrid wind/solar/battery energy platforms. During his career he also founded a sustainable bio-foam company after shaping over 35,000 surfboards.
Co-Founder
Dan Soeder, MS
Dan is a research geologist and principal at Soeder Geoscience LLC with 35 years of experience in oil and gas development, environmental studies, groundwater hydrology, subsurface carbon dioxide storage, and high-level radioactive waste isolation.
Systems Testing and Verification
Kashif Nawaz, Ph.D.
Group Leader Multifunctional Equipment Integration at Oak Ridge National Lab with deep interest in CO2 capture and removal.
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CEO
Josh Franklin, MBA
Josh has an extensive background in finance and renewable energy. He has experience working startups as well as in large utilities in functions such as regulatory compliance, investor relations, capital markets and renewable energy development.
Co-Founder
Daryl-Lynn Roberts, MS and MBA
Daryl-Lynn has 15+ years of experience in market analysis and commercialization of carbon management and clean energy and climate technologies. In her earlier career she worked in Private Equity and other non-energy related technology startups.
Co-Founder
Hunaid Nulwala, Ph.D.
Hunaid is an idea generator. He is the co-founder and CEO of LumiShield Technologies. He also co-founded RoCo. He has 20+ years of experience in developing sustainable materials solutions to mitigate climate crisis.
Co-Founder
Ned McMahon
Ned has extensive experience in sustainable development and renewable energy. Currently he is CEO of Primo Energy, a manufacturer of renewable hybrid wind/solar/battery energy platforms. During his career he also founded a sustainable bio-foam company after shaping over 35,000 surfboards.
Co-Founder
Dan Soeder, MS
Dan is a research geologist and principal at Soeder Geoscience LLC with 35 years of experience in oil and gas development, environmental studies, groundwater hydrology, subsurface carbon dioxide storage, and high-level radioactive waste isolation.
Collaborator: Chemical Engineer
Sriram Valluri, Ph.D.
Sriram has 6 years of extensive research experience in carbon-capture and utilization, evidenced by publications in top scientific journals. He is experienced in developing and evaluating carbon capture projects from bench scale to pilot scale.