Johannes is a mechanical engineer at Natel working on testing, control systems, and mechanical design. Prior to joining Natel he spent five years working at a startup, building a high-compression ratio, liquid tolerant natural gas compressor and gaining experience with taking a new technology from concept to field operation. Johannes holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Outside of work, he enjoys building an riding his bikes, photography, and … [Read more...]

Will is a Program Manager for Natel's product development team. His focus is building out technical programs that deliver critical infrastructure to both Natel's engineering efforts and hydroEngine installations. Prior to joining the company, Will launched several R&D programs at Google [x], with projects that ranged from wearable headsets to passenger ferry services. He is a co-inventor of a floating photovoltaic power generation system, holds a long list of certifications relevant to large … [Read more...]

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Neil works on the project development team with a focus on land and origination. He brings 20 years’ experience working for natural resource, engineering, land, and renewable energy development firms; including CH2M HILL, BrightSource Energy, PPC Land Consultants, and S-Power. Following completion of his B.S. in Geology and Geospatial Analysis, Neil began his career as a field geologist where his passion for maps and mapping technology led to training in GPS Surveying, and ultimately the … [Read more...]

James is a Mechanical Technician at Natel Energy. His work includes fabrication and assembly of hydroEngine equipment and test machinery. Prior to joining Natel, James worked in the energy space, and has more than 20 years of machining experience. … [Read more...]

Marshall is co-founder of Upstream. Upstream provides services to monitor and measure natural resources for efficient project implementation, via an easy to use, cohesive dashboard. After gaining a broad set of technical and product experience working at Microsoft, Twitter, Drift (business customer communication), and Wistia (analytics visualizations), Marshall (along with his best friend and longtime colleague, Alden) started public benefit corporation Upstream with the broad goal to use … [Read more...]

Alden is co-founder of Upstream. Upstream provides services to monitor and measure natural resources for efficient project implementation, via an easy to use, cohesive dashboard. After learning to work with large datasets at software technology companies Crashlytics, Twitter, and Drift, Alden (along with his colleague Marshall) founded Upstream to distill satellite and ground data into information conservationists use to grow their operations. Today Upstream helps The National Fish and … [Read more...]

Alex Campbell is a Director of Project Development at Natel Energy. He is focused on business modeling, project and corporate valuation, strategic partnerships, and project development. Prior to Natel Energy, Alex worked at Reykajvik Geothermal, a Paul Tudor Jones investment, as a Director of Project Finance where he focused on business modeling, financial modeling, project and corporate valuation, lender discussions, and early stage project development in the Caribbean and Africa. Prior to … [Read more...]

Joe is a project engineer at Natel, tasked with the field installation of the hydro engine at sites across North America. He started his career flying around Alaska in helicopters, prospecting for uranium. He later went to work for Nerco Minerals, where he ran computer simulations to optimize ore extraction, designed containment systems for toxic materials and supervised an engineering team at the Cripple Creek gold mine. After earning his Masters, he switched from mining to … [Read more...]

Adam is a project engineer at Natel, focused on project diligence, interconnection, and construction design. Prior to joining Natel, Adam was lead electrical engineer for the distributed generation solar group at NextEra Energy Resources. He has spent 12 years as a senior engineer in the solar industry on many sides of the table - EPC contractor, developer, and owner. Adam’s expertise includes solar design, electrical engineering, grid interconnection, electrical code compliance and production … [Read more...]