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active leadership Ultra Green Energy Services' management has over 50 years of
leadership in the biofuels robert
j
pierce
jay@ugesllc.com Robert
J. Pierce is also the President and owner of M1 Energy Capital
Securities, LLC. Mr. Pierce has an extensive background in financial
risk
management, option strategies, trading and capital financing. Mr.
Pierce has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade for
over 20 years. Mr.
Pierce has also served as a Director of the Chicago Board of
Trade and was a member of the Executive Committee of the organization.
Serving
as Chairman of the Agricultural Executive Committee, he oversaw
government
affairs having to do with agriculture and oversaw the implementation
and continuity
of all research and development in the agricultural arena. Prior
to acquiring M1, Mr. Pierce served as Risk and Trading
Manager for League Corporation, a Chicago based firm. In that role, he
was
responsible for the daily risk management and allocation of corporate
capital
to over 90 traders in both financial and agricultural markets. In 1985,
Mr.
Pierce associated with Merrill Lynch in New York to implement and
market an
agricultural options product which he developed. Once brought to the
implementation stage, the product was sold to Merrill. Mr.
Pierce has an extensive background in the cash grain business.
At Gill and Duffus USA, a division of Gill and Duffus PLC, a London
based
international grain and soft commodity trading firm, Mr. Pierce served
as Vice
President and Corporate Secretary overseeing the firm's grain trading
business
and participating in the firm's international counter-trading. While
at Cook Industries and Mitsui, USA, Mr. Pierce held various
operational positions including exporting agricultural products and
acting as
feed grains supply manager to grain elevators in Texas and Louisiana. In
1975, Mr. Pierce graduated from Williams College, in
Williamstown, Massachusetts, with a degree in Economics. Mr. Pierce has
served
as Treasurer and President of the Union League Club of Chicago. cathy
pierce
cathy@ugesllc.com Cathy
Williams Pierce is also Vice President with M1 Energy Capital
Securities, LLC. Ms. Pierce has a background in trading, marketing,
sales and
program development. Ms.
Pierce has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade for 19
years. Her trading experience includes agricultural options
equities
futures and risk management. Prior
to becoming a member of the Board of Trade, Ms. Pierce had a
career at International Business Machines. She held numerous positions
during
her eleven year career in management, marketing programs and sales. After
completing graduate school Ms. Pierce began her career in
the cash grain business with Cook Industries as a contract
administrator for
international grain contracts and then as a cash grain trader. Ms.
Pierce earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master
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michael
cooper Michael holds a B.S. in Land Use Analysis from Eastern Michigan University specializing in Agricultural Land Preservation. Michael began his biofuels career in 1989 developing site plans for a proposed ethanol plant at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan. He continued to promote fuel ethanol to Detroit based automobile manufacturers leading to OEM acceptance of ethanol blended fuels. As a Michigan State University staff member at the Kellogg Biological Station and Research Center, Michael promoted the positive economic and environmental benefits of biofuels to agricultural producers, students, and consumers through outreach and demonstration programs. Michael played an essential role in the development, construction, and daily operations of the $21 million Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, Michigan. While Director at KCCUSA, Michael developed special interactive exhibits “Corn: From Flakes to Fuel!” & “Corn and Soybeans: From Flakes to Fuels!” promoting fuel ethanol and biodiesel. In 2000, Michael began independently brokering ethanol and biodiesel to regional fuel suppliers. Michael incorporated Biofuel Brokers, LLC and Biofuel Brokers International, LLC to implement a focused campaign to direct the sale of clean burning biofuels to petroleum refineries and wholesale fuel terminals in the Northeast U.S and Europe. Building on the success of Biofuel
Brokers in the Northeast
Heating Oil market, Michael expanded operations by joining with
experienced
financiers and risk managers to create the healthy partnership known as
Ultra Green Energy Services, LLC. Michael
currently leads sales, trading, and business development. Ultra
Green Energy Services, LLC has achieved success bringing
biofuels to the wholesale petroleum market and is now uniquely
positioned as
the largest network of biodiesel terminals in the New York Metropolitan
region. Michael
regularly consults in regard to biofuels and bioenergy with major
public and private companies, financial institutions, and governmental
agencies. Michael has chaired, moderated and presented at regional,
national, and international conferences on biofuels. Michael is
currently the Vice Chair of the National Biodiesel Board, Marketing
Committee.
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danny falcone danny@ugesllc.com wholesale manager Daniel
Falcone is the Owner of Total Fuel Services Corp. (est. Dec.
2001) a NY based Wholesale and Retail distributor of Diesel and
Bio-diesel Blended products. He has been distributing Neat Bio-diesel
and Bio-diesel blended products for the last two years. He brings 15
years experience to UGES in dealing with the wholesale and retail
markets.
From 1991
through 2001 he was responsible for the daily operations and
product volumes for a MOSF- Major Oil Storage Facility- located in
Sleepy-Hollow NY. He was the purchasing agent for the wholesale
petroleum product: dealing with NY Harbor inventories and brokers. He
established daily rack prices and managed the accounts of the wholesale
buyers.
Dan has worked with Castle Oil, the largest retail distributor of petroleum products in NY, as a terminal operator dealing directly with the trans load of petroleum fuels from marine vessels, maintaining proper inventories for wholesale distribution. He was responsible for quality control issues, such as monthly monitoring reports working with all the applicable state agencies. Dan is Certified by the U.S. Coast Guard for off loading marine vessels and has received three commendations for excellence in operations and two commendations from the NYS Fire Marshall for fire prevention planning and protocols in case of an emergency in an MOSF. Dan's understanding and experience with the middle market network of wholesale and retail distributors, dealing with their concerns: quality assurance, storing and handling of petroleum products, working with net vs. gross volumes, and seeing the market positions necessary to increase the opportunities for profit. This is just another integral service provided by UGES for its clients. Dan is also a strong public advocate for the alternative fuel markets. He is a member of the NYS Environmental Business Association, an associate member of the Clean Cities Program in NY, NJ and CT, a member of the Connecticut Bio-Diesel and Bio-Fuel Association. Because of his passion for a green environment, in June of 2007 he was elected as the Vice-Chair of Policy of the Biodiesel Industry Committee of Albany, promoting and helping to create legislation that supports the production, distribution and use of Bio-Fuels in the State of NY. Because of his relationship with UGE and his very public position, he was recently asked by the NYC Mayor's office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability to speak as a representative of ratable supply at a hearing in front of the NY City Council for the historic Bill to Mandate NYC to utilize a B20 Bio-heat product blend for all of NYC by the year 2013. |
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jonathan
payne
jonpayne@ugesllc.com Jonathan Payne is a Senior Vice President of Biofuel Brokers International, LLC and has over 17 years in leadership in transportation and distribution on the road and at the dispatch desk. Jon has implemented integrated systems to maximize efficiency and profitability at a multi-million dollar medical supply company. For the last 3 years, Jon has been responsible for directing the successful delivery of pure and blended biofuels in tank trucks, rail cars, barges, and ships. For the last 2 years, Jon has worked on project development for biofuels and waste-to-energy projects, evaluating logistics and site plans as well as contributing to feasability studies for USDA grant applications. Most recently, Jon designed and implemneted the crucial quality assurance protocols and field testing procedures for UGES’ expanding network of storage and blending terminals for biodiesel on the east coast which verifies that our fuels meet all specifications. Jon has been an advocate of biofuels for many years and enjoys always operating his 1985 Mercedes on biodiesel. |
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joel
glatz
joel@ugesllc.com Joel Glatz is a Senior Vice President of Biofuel Brokers International, LLC and also Vice President of Frontier Energy, Inc., Maine's premier biodiesel distribution company. In 2001, Frontier Energy began selling biodiesel as heating oil, as well as motor fuel, thus becoming the first oil dealer in the U.S. to do so on a retail basis. Frontier Energy has since grown into a regional biodiesel wholesale company, serving customers across northern New England. Joel has 21 years of experience in the wholesale and retail fuel industry. He is involved in several successful biodiesel market development grants, and has been featured in numerous regional and national magazines (including Maine Times, Mother Earth News, Smart Homeowner and Biodiesel Magazine). Joel is also the author of several magazine articles on biodiesel for heating oil, biodiesel economics, quality, and marketing. Joel continues to share his expertise and leadership perspective at trade shows and conferences across the country.
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