James (Jim) Barlow, P.E.

Cell: 970-***-**** Email: acvdjq@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/barlowjim 9026 North 157th East Ave., Owasso, OK 74055

Senior Level Manager, Entrepreneur & Engineer

A passionate entrepreneur with successful technology development, proven problem solving track record

& a successful 34-year post-graduate career, with accomplishments & experience that include:

Progressive growth in management experience fromMechanical Engineer to Project Manager & Principal

Established a successful Engineering, Procurement & Construction (“EPC”) company that grew to $100 million (“MM”) in annual revenue, with consulting services & exclusive supplier of patented technology

Inventor & patent holder for the leading commercial combustion system for solid waste fuels in the U.S. marketed as the Aireal® Combustion System. Overcame scale-up issues (50:1) with the 1st commercial installation, resulting in successful contract & performance test completion, & new patent opportunities

Diverse industry experience that includes:

Power Generation - Project development,

design EPC, operations & Maintenance for:

Renewable energy - biomass, solar,

geothermal & waste-to-energy (“WTE”)

Natural gas (simple & combined cycle)

Coal-fired (multiple technologies)

Broad finance experience:

Corporate: equity ($5 MM); mezzanine

debt ($15 MM); senior debt ($20 MM)

Project financings ($10 -100 MM)

Private Equity ($4 MM JV)

Manufacturing - custom steel fabrication,

rubber & plastics molding, machining

Project development - financing, energy

contracts & environmental permitting

Consulting:

Engineering & design support

Manufacturing – Interim management

Training, placing & managing

consulting teams on energy projects

International business experience: Asia,

Europe, South America & the Caribbean

Career History & Accomplishment Highlights:

President / Consultant, Novo Energy, LLC 2008 – Present

Full P&L responsibility leading this energy equipment & services company that provides patented, custom engineered equipment & consulting services in the energy industry (power, oil & gas)

Personally lead consulting services with staff support as needed. Novo’s consulting services include:

Interim Operations Director for a rubber & plastics molding division of a large, publicly traded international company. Identified & addressed several key problem areas leading to approximately 30% per year growth in EBITDA upon program implementation with the client

Engineering & design support for an engineering firm working in midstream oil & gas sector Energy project development support for domestic & international clients President, Barlow Projects, Inc. 2001 – 2008

Strategically led the company to market leader in the U.S. as a turnkey EPC firm& supplier of the ACS based

“Technology Package” for solid fuel energy projects, with multiple operating divisions

Senior Principal with P&L, vision and overall responsibility from inception to annual revenues of $100 MM

Established & grew multiple divisions, including a multi-disciplined engineering firm and The Barlow Group

Led multiple financings for the company & projects, including a sale of the company President, The Barlow Group, Inc. 1990 – 2001

Established & grew an energy based consulting company from inception to annual revenue of $15 MM

Services included project & construction management; turnkey startup & commissioning; operations & maintenance & engineering support. Transitioned the company to a division of Barlow Projects

Established recurring domestic & international client base; completing more than 50 energy projects from

$50 MM to $2 billion, including virtually all types of power generation, as well as mid-stream gas projects

Led the development of the ACS technology from concept to a successful commercial market leading system James (Jim) Barlow, P.E.

Cell: 970-***-**** Email: acvdjq@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/barlowjim 9026 North 157th East Ave., Owasso, OK 74055

Vice-President, Carter Consultants, Inc. 1988-1990

Managed & grew an engineering consulting firm that provided electrical, mechanical & controls design services in the power industry as well as commissioning services for energy projects

Developed strategic business relationships with developers & contractors of independent power projects

Provided consulting services for clients, including serving as Project Manager &other roles for various clients Project Manager / Project Engineer, Ogden Projects, Inc. 1985-1988

Served as Owner’s Engineer in a consulting role for a $100 MM WTE project in Salem, OR that was completed on-time & successfully completed all contract & performance test requirements

Identified & provided innovative solutions to design problems during the construction & commissioning, including identifying & providing the solution for a critical design flaw with the turbine-generator

Served as Owner’s on-site Project Manager for a $250 MM award winning WTE project in Alexandria, VA

Led the project through completion of construction & successful performance testing ahead of schedule Mechanical Engineer, Benham Holway, Inc. 1982-1985

Lead Mechanical Engineer for Benham on a 520 MW coal fired electric generating station in OK:

Designed approximately one third of the mechanical systems of the $1.2 billion project for the owner

Served as on-site Mechanical Engineer & Startup Manager for the project (completed on schedule) o Designed & implemented numerous solutions to problems identified during startup & testing Educational Summary, Accreditations & Other Highlights:

Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering, John Brown University - May,1982

Completed a low cost “Solar Water Still” Senior Design Project for impoverished regions that produced purified drinking water using solar energy

President of Engineer’s Club

Licensed Professional Engineer: 1989 to Present (CO License No: 8547552)

Patent & Trademark holder for the Aireal® Combustion System – U.S. & international patents

Fluent in multiple software packages: entire Microsoft Office® Suite &Microsoft Project®; Primavera® Project Planner, AutoCAD®, as well as various accounting & ERP / MRP systems

Public speaker including industry trade conferences, non-profit & charity functions

Author with publications (completed & pending) including:

“Packaged Solid Fuel Based Energy Production &Water Purification System”, Baylor University

“The Accord” (completed with negotiation in process with two publishers, including a 2nd book) Charity Work, Hobbies, & Personal Highlights:

Have spent more than 30 years investing & helping others through non-profit work that includes:

Co-leader for a new international orphan ministry

Led the launch & early stage development of a new church in Northern, CO

Established a daycare center for single mothers in Northern, CO

Founded The BRIGHT Project (“Bringing Resources and Innovation for Global Health Transformation) to address the five most significant health issues of impoverished people

Served as a member of several Board of Directors

Presently serving as Board Chairman for The BRIGHT Project & Novo Energy

Recreational hobbies & interests include: snow skiing, fishing, backpacking, hunting, golf, public speaking & writing

*Note: All project values presented above are in present day dollars

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