GeoTek Energy LLC
GeoTek Energy, LLC is a technology leader in the alternative energy / geothermal industry. Geothermal power is a renewable resource that has no emissions, neither hydrocarbon nor carbon dioxide. GeoTek is developing its Gravity Head Energy System technology which produces significantly greater power compared to the present state-of-the-art Binary Cycle power plant technology. The Company is also developing 3 MW energy modules, which convert the earth’s natural heat into electricity.The Company has strong leadership and technology partners.
GeoTek Management Team
Kenneth Fryrear
Mr Fryrear joined GeoTek in 2009 as the Chief Operating Officer. Mr Fryrear brings over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas, chemical, and refining industries to GeoTek. Most of his career has been spent in engineering, design, and project management. Mr Fryrear has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas. He has significant experience in industrial electrical engineering including the installation of process control systems, electrical power systems, and power substations.
Dave Marshall
Mr. Marshall joined GeoTek in 2009 as a financial consultant and was named Chief Financial Officer in January 2011. Mr. Marshall has over 30 years experience in providing financial, tax and legal advice within the energy, real estate and privately owned business environments. Mr. Marshall has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree with Special Distinction from the University of Oklahoma and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas Law School. Mr. Marshall has specific experience in oil and gas exploration and in advising start-up businesses.
Board of Managers
John D. Wilkinson
Mr. Wilkinson is the Chairman of the Board of Managers of GeoTek. Mr. Wilkinson is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Ortloff Technology Group and has been working for Ortloff for over 35 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Chemical Engineering/Chemistry and a Master in Chemical Engineering from Rice University. Mr. Wilkinson has over 35 years experience in process and equipment design, liquid hydrocarbon recovery, gas sweetening, crude stabilization facilities, and sulfur recovery facilities. Experience includes development of several new and unique process designs for application to cryogenic hydrocarbon recovery technology; co-authored several patent applications; development and updating of computer programs for engineering calculations including thermodynamic equilibium, material balance and equipment sizing. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Midland, TX YMCA.
Craig Campbell
Mr. Campbell is a co-founder and a manager of GeoTek. Mr. Campbell graduated from the University of Texas in 1972 with a BBA in Finance. Mr. Campbell was with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. from 1977 to 2010 and is now Managing Principal of Campbell & Associates Securities, Inc. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of COM Aquatic Center, and is also a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Ortloff Engineers, Ltd. and a co-founder and Director of Trace Engines L.P.
Glenn Lovelace
Mr. Lovelace is a co-founder and a Manager of GeoTek. He served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2004 until January 2007. In addition to serving as Manager of GeoTek, Mr. Lovelace has served as Chief Executive Officer of Penasco Valley Telecom, Artesia, New Mexico, since October 2006. Mr. Lovelace is a director of Red Horse Wireless, Inc. and has also served as an advisor to BroadQ, Build Forge, Inc., and the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics. He has over thirty years of broad business and product development experience, including eleven years as CEO. He has helped raise over $100 million dollars in debt and equity for small and early stage businesses. Mr. Lovelace was a member of the Central Texas selection committee for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Mr. Lovelace earned an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Bill Rutter
Mr. Rutter is a co-founder and Manager of GeoTek. He has been an owner and principal of Rutter and Wilbanks Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Midland, Texas, since 1981. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a BA degree in Plan II in 1975.
Lou Capuano
Mr. Capuano serves as a Manager of GeoTek and is the Founder and Chairman of Thermasource, Inc., a worldwide leader in geothermal drilling and consulting. Prior to establishing Thermasource, Mr. Capuano managed drilling for Thermogenics, Inc. and opened then managed the regional offices for Signal Oil and Gas Company. Mr. Capuano earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisana and has over 32 years of goethermal experience.
Board of Manager Advisors
Hezy Ram
Mr. Ram serves as Executive Advisor to the GeoTek Board of Managers. Mr. Ram has 25 years experience in developing and acquiring geothermal projects in North and Central America. Mr. Ram served as Executive VP at Ormat Technologies and was responsible for Ormat’s North America operations. After leaving Ormat in 2007, Mr. Ram founded Ram Power which he grew into a publicly traded geothermal development company prior to his departure in 2011. Mr. Ram retains his shareholder’s status in Ram Power and is currently a consultant focused on geothermal technology and development. Mr. Ram has an Engineering degree from Ben Guiron University and a MBA from the Hebrew University.