John E. Cuzens

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I provide a diverse business, project management and engineering background with experience in the process, biofuels, environmental and power generation industries. My experience encompasses detailed engineering, project engineering, project management, project development as well as executive management. I am a Self motivated team player with the technical expertise to back it up and ability to get the job done.

Personal Strengths

Creative Enthusiastic

Quick-Study Talent Resourceful

Organized/Efficient/ Achiever Problem Solver

Leadership Ability Excellent Communicator

Respected Professional Highly Analytical

Ethical, Reliable, Dependable Rapid Information Researcher Professional Experience

Wahlco, Inc. Santa Ana, CA, Director of Project Management, V.P. Sales and Business Development- 3 yr. BlueFire Renewables Inc., Irvine, CA, Sr. V.P. Chief Technology Officer – 10 yr Applied Utility Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA. Manager of Operations, Manager of Project Management – 3 yr. Hydrogen Burner Technology, Inc., L B, CA Director of Manufacturing, Director of Engineering – 3 yr ARK Energy, Inc., ARKENOL, Inc., Irvine, Mission Viejo, CA, Senior Program Manager, Director Engineering & Technology – 8 yr.

Ultrasystems Engineers & Constructors, Inc, Micro Cogen Systems Inc., Irvine, CA, Senior Program Manager, Director New Business Development – 9 yr

K.T.I. Miller/C.E.Miller., Irvine, CA, Director of Project Management Solar Turbines International, Inc., San Diego, CA, Project Engineer Ralph M. Parsons Company, Pasadena, CA, Project Engineer, Rotating Equipment Engineer Education

College of Marin, Associate of Science in Physical Sciences University of California Berkeley, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Relevant Achievements

• State of California, Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, 1980, License No. 20891.

• CA, Contractors "A" License Responsible Managing Employee for ARK Energy, Inc. No.A700016

• Courses including: Construction Law, Visteon Conceptual Development and Product Development 2.0, Technical Writing for Engineers, Digital and Analog Electronics, Computer Programming, Refinery Planning & Engineering, MS Project, Digital Electronics .

• Patents, 1996-2003, 8 x "Method of Producing Sugars using Strong Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulosic and Hemicellulosic Materials" U.S.#5,562,777, 5,580,389, "Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid". 2017 Ammonia on Demand system for converting Urea to Ammonia by Chemical Hydrolysis.

• Published, 1996-2010, Technical Papers Presented and Published - "Sugar Cane Bagasse Conversion to Ethanol", World Renewable Energy Congress, Denver 1996. "Continuous Chromatographic Separation", National Renewable Energy Conference, Colorado Springs 1997, "Fuel-Flexible, Fuel Processors" ESD Conference, Los Angeles 1998, "Fuel Cells for Modern Buildings" Fuel Cell 98, Palm Springs, “Biotechnology Advances” BioKorea 2010.

• Projects, 17 x Gas Gathering Compressor Stations, 300 ton gas injection platform module, 23 x 850 ton single lift gas compression modules for PEMEX, 2 x City of Palm Springs Cogen Plants with thermal energy storage, 7 x wood burning power generating plants 7-23 MWe, 2 x Landfill Gas to Pipeline Gas and Fischer Troopse Liquid fuel plants, CEC permitted 150 MWe cogen plant with 12 MMGPY rice straw to ethanol thermal host plant, 3 & 17 MMGPY biomass to ethanol plant FEL-3 designs, 3 x process pilot plants.,