ThermaSource

Louis E. Capuano, Jr., CEO

Prior to ThermaSource, Mr. Capuano was drilling manager for Thermogenics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Corporation. Prior to Thermogenics, Inc., Mr. Capuano opened the regional office of Signal Oil and Gas Company in 1974. From 1980 to 2007, Mr. Capuano was CEO of ThermaSource, Inc. a geothermal engineering and drilling consultancy. In 2007, Mr. Capuano became President and CEO of ThermaSource, LLC, a holding company for ThermaSource, Inc., ThermaSource Cementing, Inc., EGS, Inc., ChemTech Services, LLC, and Tecton Geologic, LLC. Mr. Capuano earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Mr. Capuano has over 32 years of geothermal experience.

Richard Chow, President

Richard has been directly involved with the energy sector for 20 years, leading the development, financing, and operations of conventional and alternative forms of energy. He has served as the President for several energy companies. His professional experience includes working for nearly ten years in a series of Bechtel Enterprises (part of the Bechtel Group) joint ventures, including US Generating Company, InterGen, and EnergyWorks, where he was involved with developing over 1000 MWs of power generation assets. He was the President of EnergyWorks Asia, which focused on the development of renewable energy projects and onsite generation. Most recently, he was the President of a private-equity backed biofuels venture, where he led the successful merger of the company. Richard received his MBA from Yale University and his BA from Wesleyan University.

Jerry Hamblin, Chief Operating Officer

Prior to ThermaSource, Mr. Hamblin spent 30 years of his career at Unocal where he oversaw engineering and the drilling operations in parts of the US, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Mr. Hamblin also managed projects for Philippine Geothermal, Inc., Ormat, Sierra Geothermal Power, CalEnergy, Calpine, NCPA and was the Drilling Manager for The Geysers and Salton Sea Fields. In addition to his experience in the field, Mr. Hamblin holds two patents that have helped advance the geothermal drilling industry. He was also a member of teams that planned the expansion of the Awibangkok field and the exploration of the Sarulla project in Indonesia. Mr. Hamblin attended Stanford University.

Christopher T. Schofield, Chief Financial Officer

Chris has been involved with energy sector for close to 20 years, primarily on the financing side. He currently oversees all finance, accounting, and legal activities for ThermaSource. Chris has been directly involved with the financing of both conventional and alternative forms of energy, leading the structuring of extremely complex transactions. Prior to ThermaSource, his experience includes leading the business development and finance activities for a biofuels effort that was successfully merged with another company. He is the founder of Presidio Energy, an advisory firm that focuses on alternative energy and has represented some of the leading utilities and investment firms. Chris also worked for Exxon and US Generating Company. At US Generating Company, a JV between Bechtel and PG&E, he focused on project financing energy projects. Chris holds a BS in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Mike Roach, Operations Manager, Latin America

Prior to ThermaSource, Mr. Roach was Country Manager - Argentina (NIASRL) for Nabors Drilling International Ltd. since 2006. Prior to being Country Manager, Mr. Roach worked for Nabors Drilling as a Project manager, Worldwide Equipment Coordinator, and Operations Engineer since 2002. In his roles with Nabors Drilling, Mr. Roach worked in 25 countries, and visited 49 for business purposes. Mr. Roach earned a B.A. in International Business and Spanish, with an Eastern Business Practice Focus, from Western Washington University. Mr. Roach is fluent in Spanish and currently managing our Nicaraguan drilling operations.

Louis E. Capuano, III, Drilling Engineer

Louis Capuano, III has been a drilling engineer with ThermaSource since 2006. He assists on all engineering projects and with field supervision. Mr. Capuano has been exposed to the geothermal drilling industry his entire life, which has given him a unique perspective as a drilling engineer for ThermaSource. It is this exposure and experience in the geothermal industry that has made Mr. Capuano an integral part of the ThermaSource engineering team. Mr. Capuano received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University.

Patrick Hanson, Marketing Manager

Prior to ThermaSource, Mr. Hanson worked as an Account Executive at National Products, Inc. (NPI) Prior to NPI, Mr. Hanson was the Marketing Coordinator for Wings Aloft, a Charter Airline and Flight School in Seattle, Washington. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Hanson worked with Touchpoint Metrics and MCorp., two marketing consultancies in San Rafael, CA while earning his MBA. Mr. Hanson earned his B.A in International Management with a concentration in Marketing and his M.B.A, in Global Strategic Management at Dominican University of California.

Buddy Burke, Drilling Superintendent

Prior to joining ThermaSource, Mr. Burke was supervisor of drilling equipment and machinery for T&T Truck and Crane Service. Prior to T&T Truck and Crane Service, Mr. Burke was with Nabors Drilling USA, Inc. as a supervisor of rig operations. Mr. Burke has over thirty years of experience in the drilling industry.

Management Team