Joel Goldblatt, President and CEO, Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc.
Mr. Goldblatt has over twenty years of experience in the photovoltaic industry, most recently having co-founded Bluenergy Solarwind in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was the first CEO and a founding Director of Solaria®, an innovative concentrating solar technology company that recently completed a $50 million Series C round in July 2007 to establish up to three manufacturing plants (www.solaria.com). His achievements include building the world’s first fully operational Satellite Teleport, co-creating of the Equal Access Foundation (www.equalaccess.org) which delivers solar-powered satellite programs to indigenous peoples, co-founding LightPath Technologies (www.lightpath.com) through its 1996 IPO, and co-founding the Solaria Corporation in 1998.

Bernd Melchior CEO/CTO/Product Development, Bluenergy AG
Mr. Melchior is the inventor of the intellectual property assigned to Bluenergy Solarwind for use in the Solarwind turbine and other Bluenergy Solarwind products. He holds over 100 patents, most in photovoltaic and renewable energy technology. Mr. Melchior brings to the company extensive German political and global business contacts as well as skills in photovoltaic development and environmental technology skills. Prior to establishing Bluenergy AG, he served as the president of Solar Industrie GmbH.

Tim Vatuone, Interim CFO, Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc.
Mr. Vatuone is the owner of Vertex Consulting, providing CFO consulting and advisory services for emerging and established companies in the Southwest. Prior to founding Vertex, Mr. Vatuone was vice president and chief financial officer of Advent Solar, where he participated in a $30 million equity round of financing and put in place $15 million of venture lease debt. Mr. Vatuone has held the position of vice president and chief financial officer for several technology companies: Validity Sensors Inc., a venture-backed semiconductor manufacturer of finger print sensors for portable and mobile computing applications; Syntellect Inc., a publicly traded (NASDAQ) software company specializing in voice recognition and call processing technologies; and Vivid Semiconductor, Inc., a venture-backed LCD panel technology start-up, where he helped raise over $65 million in various financings and successfully sold to National Semiconductor.

Diane Bardal, COO and Director of Marketing and Sales, Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc.
Ms. Bardal has over twenty years of operations, marketing and sales experience. With a background in natural resources and information technology, Ms. Bardal has worked for IBM and Fujitsu in a variety of roles such as project manager, manufacturing/distribution sales representative, and business intelligence specialist. Her in-depth experience across multiple industries and strong customer-focus allowed her to work with executive, operational and marketing/sales teams of Fortune 500 clients. Prior to joining Bluenergy Solarwind, she was the director of marketing for a national wind developer, establishing strong brand recognition, and for a renewable energy credit (REC) remarketer, achieving regional sales dominance.

John Nichols, VP of Manufacturing, Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc.
Mr. Nichols has over 25 years of international experience in semiconductor, solar and high-tech electronics with an extensive background in manufacturing and expertise in bringing new technology and products to market. He has managed several capital-intensive factories ranging from small pilot lines for new technology to high volume production for key products. Mr. Nichols served in a variety of roles at Motorola, HP, and Compaq balancing his manufacturing experience with a strong background in business and product management and was involved in the early industry development of Six Sigma Quality Initiative. Prior to joining Bluenergy Solarwind, he worked for BP Solar and drove operational improvement plans achieving significant increases in output and yields across their global network of factories. Mr. Nichols’ involvement at BP Solar spanned all segments of photovoltaic solar from casting through wafering to cell production and module assembly.

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