Mark A. Montemurro | President and CEO
Mr. Montemurro recently held the position of Vice President, Thermal Operations with Deer Creek Energy from 2002 to September 2005, at which time the company was purchased by Total. He has more than 24 years oil and gas experience, focusing primarily on the application of new technologies and the commercial development of conventional and thermal heavy oil.
Prior to Deer Creek Energy, Mr. Montemurro was General Manager at PanCanadian Energy Corporation, and was initially responsible for the Heavy Oil Business Unit and later Information Services. Mr. Montemurro spent eight years in increasingly senior engineering management roles at CS Resources Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary.
Danny Hay | Chief Financial Officer
As CFO and VP Finance for small public oil and gas companies, Mr. Hay brings with him extensive experience in oil and gas accounting, finance and public company reporting. Danny was also a Senior Manager with Grant Thornton LLP where he was leader of the oil and gas business unit specializing in audit taxation and consulting services that included public documents and filings. Danny holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Accountant.
Ken Willis P.Eng. | Vice President, Project Development
As a former Executive Vice President for Enmax, Mr. Willis has experience strategically stewarding business growth and expansion. He has extensive experience in the Canadian electric energy sector where his many accomplishments include stewarding power purchase agreements to completion and developing strategic partnerships in rapidly changing and complex market environments. Mr. Willis brings established strong relationships with industry participants, regulatory agencies, municipal leaders and government representatives. Mr. Willis holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a MBA (finance) from the University of Calgary.
Kevin Willerton | Vice President, Technology Sales and Marketing
Mr. Willerton brings to Alter Nrg 20 years of experience in the electricity industry, the majority of which has been in a business development capacity. He was VP Business Development at ENMAX where he led the company’s entry into wind power. He held numerous roles over a 10 year period at TransAlta including business development, marketing, commodity risk management and engineering.
Mr. Willerton is a Professional Engineer, has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA from the University of Calgary.
Richard Bower | Vice President, Construction and Operations
Mr. Bower’s career as a professional engineer began in 1973 and has been in the oil and gas industry of Alberta with the majority of his experience focused on the design of gas plants and oil production facilities.
In 1984, Mr. Bower with two co-workers formed a highly successful engineering consulting firm, BDR (Bower Damberger Rolseth Engineering), to provide project engineering and management services to the oil and gas industry. Over the past 22 years, Mr. Bower has led the design and construction of numerous facilities in Western Canada and South America. Projects have ranged from oil facilities, sweet and sour gas processing facilities, turbine driven power generation and cogeneration, SAGD facilities, water treatment and sour gas re-injection facilities. Capital budgets for these facilities have ranged from less than 1MM$ to over 150 MM$. On many of these projects he has utilized innovative technology and design strategies which have resulted in setting the benchmarks for others in the industry
Mr. Bower is a professional engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
Pieter van Nierop | Vice President, Engineering
Dr. van Nierop has 15 years experience with Sasol, an international oil, gas and petrochemicals company and world leader in gasification technology, headquartered in South Africa. Dr. van Nierop worked in various senior business and technical roles at Sasol, including as Managing Director responsible for the Sasol-Lurgi Technology Company. In Calgary, he has worked with the Alberta Research Counsel, Bantrel and most recently Shell Canada – all in lead gasification roles. Dr. van Nierop has his D.Sc. in Chemistry and an MBA.
Michelle M. Lemmens | Controller
Ms. Lemmens brings to the Corporation experience in oil and gas accounting, corporate reporting, finance, tax, budgeting and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the Corporation, Michelle was Manager, Accounting and Tax for Total E&P Canada Ltd., and has held positions with Promax Energy Inc. as Assistant Controller and Deer Creek Energy Limited as a Senior Financial Analyst. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calgary.
Alex Gorodetsky | Lead Engineer
Mr. Gorodetsky holds a chemical engineering degree and an MBA degree from the University of Alberta. He has significant experience in developing and commercializing high temperature plasma based coatings processes with the Westaim Corporation. His most recent work experience with Luscar includes the evaluation and piloting of entrained flow low rank coal gasification, and the development of a feed conditioning process for slurry-fed gasification.
Alex Damnjanovic | Vice President, Strategic Alliances
Mr. Damnjanovic brings to Alter Nrg 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development spanning across the construction, power and petroleum industries. Prior to joining Alter NRG, Mr. Damnjanovic was VP Sales & Business Development at Kudu Industries where he led the company’s commercial development of technology for thermally produced oil wells. He has also held senior roles with Sunoco and Epcor, including start-ups into deregulated energy markets, business development, marketing, and project management. Mr. Damnjanovic is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba and an MBA from Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario.
Shawn Heier | Business Development Eastern Canada
As former President and CEO of PSC Analytical Services, Shawn was responsible for the largest private environmental analytical laboratory network in Canada prior to its merger with Maxxam Analytics. With over 20 years of environmental industry experience, Shawn has extensive experience in business growth and management, business development, project management and a thorough knowledge of environmental regulations across Canada.
