Team Members

Nayeem Chowdhury

Nayeem Chowdhury is head of CCUS, responsible for defining and executing the company’s strategy within the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) industry. Nayeem believes in advancing technology and promoting innovation as cornerstones in our …

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Jim Barnhart

Jim Barnhart has enabled business customer delight through flexible and industry-leading services and operational excellence during hyper-growth periods for startups and established companies. As a corporate officer at multiple high-technology companies, he has a rich …

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Kyle Simpson

Kyle Simpson has decades of experience working in the energy industry and government on energy and environmental policy, laws, and regulations, and developing projects. Mitigating climate change, education, community engagement and increasing value are forefront …

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Dr. Mark Zoback

Dr. Mark D. Zoback is the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus at Stanford University, where he was also the Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative and Co-Director of the Stanford Center for …

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Steve Melzer

Steve Melzer is a consulting engineer in Midland, Texas specializing in CO2 injection projects, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), reservoir properties, secure geologic storage, and horizontal well reservoir depressuring projects. He also provides engineering and business …

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Patricia Vega

Patricia is the founder and CEO of Quantum New Energy (QNE), a ClimateTech Company based in Houston helping companies advance sustainability strategy and deliver ESG results. QNE’s AI-driven sustainability software helps deliver Net-Zero goals by …

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Dr. Jim Scherer, Ph.D

Dr. Jim Scherer has over 28 years of postgraduate experience (Ph.D. Berkeley 1994) in basic and applied research in physics, physical chemistry, lasers, chemical sensing, and related technology transfer. His expertise is primarily in developing …

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Masoud Sharifi

Masoud Sharifi is the VP of Technology, responsible for the technology roadmap and implementation at Project Canary. Masoud launched his career as co-founder of a startup company and has since worked in several small to …

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Elizabeth Stolpe

Elizabeth Stolpe is the VP, US and International Government Affairs, responsible for leading Project Canary’s strategic engagements with international and US federal governments, legislatures, and associated stakeholders. Elizabeth brings over 30 years of experience, previously …

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