Strategic Biofuels Management

Strategic Biofuels has assembled an experienced management team with more than 200 years of combined experience in the energy, chemical, oil and gas industries. The team has a proven track record in finance, project and technology development, operations, fuels trading and renewable fuels credits.

Paul has over 35 years of experience in the petrochemical and renewable fuels industry. He served as COO and Executive Director for Velocys, a publicly traded company on the London AIM exchange. He was responsible for the development and deployment of Velocys’ FT technology and the Envia Energy plant that converted landfill gas to renewable diesel and wax products. He was also responsible for development of woody biomass or municipal solid waste into renewable diesel and jet fuel.

Paul has over 35 years of experience in the energy industry with particular emphasis on refined and renewable fuels trading and marketing. He is responsible for Sales and Marketing of the physical fuels and renewable credits including product offtaker relationship development and contracting, outbound supply chain, product  transportation, and trading and valuation of federal and state credits. He is further responsible for managing the woody biomass feedstock.

Bradley has over 25 years experience in infrastructureprojects in Louisiana. He is the owner of Louisiana Bridge, Inc., which was founded in 1980, and has a stellar reputation for high quality workmanship and competitive pricing. Louisiana Bridge is licensed in Heavy, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, Municipal and Public Works, and Specialty Construction. The majority of their work consists of Federal and State projects and the remaining work is through local and private engineering contracts.

Dan has been with our company since October 2021 in the role of VP of Commercial Development. He has now assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Dan has over 30 years’ experience across the C-Level and as an advisor/director with venture capital backed pre-revenue start-ups to public multi-office international organizations with over $400 million in annual sales.  Prior to joining Strategic Biofuels, Dan served as the COO and CFO of Epic Wireless Group, a wireless and EV charging infrastructure company.  He has also served as the COO and CFO of three companies in the Biodiesel and Anaerobic Digestion space, one of which was based in Germany.  Dan has served across multiple industries, with experience in IT services/tech, financial services technology, cleantech, and wireless infrastructure support.  He also has significant experience with complex transactions, having been involved in over 100 M&A transactions, multiple restructurings and over 30 capital raising transactions.  Dan has a BS in Finance, Cum Laude, from The Ohio State University and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

Daniel Robinson has been supporting the company since August of 2021 as a CPA and has since been promoted to Controller. He attended Southeastern Louisiana University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He has worked in public accounting for 16 years concentrating on business consulting and tax planning. He has extensive experience in tax accounting, cost accounting, asset management accounting, and small business accounting. Daniel is Licensed by the state of Louisiana as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Global Management Accountant, by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ken Roberts is VP of Commercial Development and Community Benefit programs for the Louisiana Green Fuels project and brings more than 40 years of experience to the team. Prior to joining the Strategic Biofuels team Mr. Roberts was formerly President and General Manager of ENVIA Energy, a gas-to-liquids JV including Waste Management, NRG and Velocys that developed and operated the world’s first commercial GTL renewable fuels plant using landfill gas as feedstock. Mr. Roberts’ broad technical and financial background in executive management positions enables him to tackle complex commercial issues and formulate creative solutions quickly from a variety of perspectives. Mr. Roberts holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance/Strategic Planning from the University of Texas.