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Management
T. Craig Eschrich - Chairman & CEO
Mr. Eschrich has extensive experience as a corporate attorney with a background in international trade, tax and corporate finance to name a few areas. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of several major international start-ups, the last one being Integrated Sat/Com Corporation which had him partnering with the Russian Space Agency on a Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOSat) System known as Gonets. Mr. Eschrich’s current undertaking started out in the solar arena of the renewable energy sector and has now progressed to that of a well-established international EPC contractor. The IPV Energy Family of companies are all part of a broad international undertaking which he is responsible for founding and managing to its current operational state. Mr. Eschrich’s capabilities as a visionary have led the IPV family of companies into a wide array of application specific endeavors. Mr. Eschrich holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and business administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctorate in law from Ohio Northern University. Mr. Eschrich also served in the United States Marine Corps and has held several positions within the United States Government over his professional career.
James Olson - President (In Memory 2022)
Jim passed away in December 2022 after a brief illness. His leadership and professional skills led IPV to a role in the international community that is unsurpassed. His colleagues herein pay tribute to a man that we will never forget.
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William Shepherd - President
Bill is an accomplished waste and wastewater and reuse expert having been with the Clark County Water Reclamation District since graduating from college. Bill has worked his way through the ranks at the district before retiring and joining IPV Energy as Vice President of International Wastewater & Solid Waste Programs. Bill has vetted every conceivable option in the treatment of waste and brings a wealth of insight to the team that vertically integrates his specialty with the renewable energy programs we engineer and build. Bill’s innovative ideas can save the clients we work with hundreds of millions of dollars and take cost centers and turn them into profit centers. Having dealt with the high flow rates of a major city, Bill has proven a decided game changer in the designing of systems that create long term employment for the countries IPV routinely works with. Water issues being a major national security issue globally, Bill brings a certain sensitivity that years of experience has cultivated, and his ideas have proven invaluable. Bill attended Northern Arizona University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Biology with a minor in Chemistry. He holds a number of certifications from nationally recognized trade organizations and has been a professor at the Community College of Southern Nevada where he taught wastewater treatment to other professionals and young students. Bill took over the role of President in June 2023 following the untimely death of then President James Olson in late 2022. Prior to becoming President Bill worked closely with the Office of the Chairman while serving as the VP of International Wastewater & Solid Waste Programs.
Jeffrey S. Fine, P.E. - VP of International Engineering
Mr. Fine has been instrumental in a wide range of engineering projects over his career. As a senior engineer at Bently Nevada (the world leader in machine monitoring), and later GE Power Systems he oversaw improvements in product manufacturing and fixture design. He was instrumental in the development of the company's global headquarters in Nevada, including the design of the manufacturing floor, and additional capital improvements. Later, as the lead mechanical engineer for Hess Microgen (a division of the Hess oil company), he developed combined heat and power installations for customers, and integrating thermal and electrical output into their new or existing energy systems. Installations ranged from 100 kW through multi megawatt systems. After founding JSF & Associates in 2005, he developed computer models for an international motor coach company to perform virtual crash testing of their large vehicles. Other projects included engine systems for alternative fuels and a wide range of general product development. In recent years he developed a line of large modular and relocatable enclosures for the commercial datacenter market. Using these modular enclosures, he designed multi-megawatt battery backup systems and datacenter arrangements for domestic and international clients. He has been a licensed professional engineer since 2005 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.