Management

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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.

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.

Edward L. Snyder – Vice President – General Counsel

Mr. Snyder has extensive experience as a transactional attorney with a background in bankruptcy, real estate and corporate law. He has been an attorney for over 35 years. Mr. Snyder served over 10 years as an elected official in local government in the Northwest (Toledo) Ohio area and continues to serve on numerous inter-governmental boards as either citizen or non-governmental representative.

Ed has an acute personal interest in renewable energy and sustainability programs and routinely brings his acquired skill to bear on issues critical to IPV’s growth in those sectors. He has been responsible for the Africa/Caribbean region prior to becoming General Counsel and works jointly with other senior executives assigned to address general corporate transactions that relate to corporate finance and corporate wide human resources activities.

Mr. Snyder has a bachelor’s degree in political science, with an Economics minor from the former College of Arts and Sciences (now known as Language, Literature and Social Sciences) at the University of Toledo, Ohio and Juris Doctor from the College of Law at the University of Toledo, Ohio. He is licensed in the Supreme Court of Ohio and all lower state courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Greg Marsh – Vice President - International IT & Communications

Greg Marsh has been working with IPV Energy and its predecessor for more than 6-years and has a diverse array of accomplishments in the IT and communications field as well as collaborating on investment banking negotiations related to various international projects. Greg’s broad experience in the banking field, along with his extensive connections with leading investment banks acquired over 3 decades has been instrumental in the advancement of IPV Energy’s global growth.

Consistent with IPV’s innovative approach to business Greg has exhibited tremendous operational range as well as an ability to execute some very detailed IT architectural designs and make them resonate throughout all the departments of the company in such a way that is unparalleled in the operating history of the company. This same attention to detail, drive and creative range are all qualities that he brings to IPV Energy along with a long history of international social accountability which is also a part of the IPV Energy company value system. Greg’s travels have taken him to 4 continents and his cultural experience as well as his business acumen make him a valued member of the IPV Energy family.

Greg is both self-taught from the age of 12 and a 1986 graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He maintains advanced expertise in BCP, DRP, optimizing systems, SDLC and automated development of risk reporting.