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Airstreams Management

DAVID SCHULGEN, Chairman/CEO

David Schulgen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airstreams Renewables, Inc. and has been involved in nearly all areas of wind energy for the last 24 years. Dave has held multiple Directorships, Managerial and Supervisory positions responsible for the commissioning and operations of thousand of megawatts throughout his 24 years in the wind industry which included:

• Director of Field Services for Commercial Americas with Enron and GE Wind. Responsible for all the O&M wind projects in North America
• Director of Manufacturing responsible for the assembly of all Enron Wind / Commercial Americas 1.5 megawatt turbines, now the GE 1.5 turbine
• Training Manager responsible for the design and implementation of the Enron Skill Based Certification program which is used by GE Wind
• Manager of Electrical assembly for the Zond 750 turbine
• Sky River Site Supervisor a 77 megawatt Vestas V-27 s project
• Lead Technician 1500 65 kw turbines
• USMC Electrician

JEFF DUFF, President/COO

Jeff is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Airstreams Renewables, Inc. Jeff has over 9 years experience in the wind industry in areas including consulting, asset management, and system performance analysis. Jeff has also been a mathematics instructor for California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, Cuesta Community College, and University of Phoenix. Jeff s experience has extended to numerous areas of wind power which included:

• System Performance Manager with GE Wind responsible for monthly technical reviews, RCA support and analysis, operations and service reporting, customer relations for over 1700 MW of wind turbines
• Technical Analyst with Zond/Enron Wind responsible for wind and turbine analysis, engineering support for a growing fleet of hundreds of owned and operated turbines throughout the world
• Jeff has an MS in Mathematics (with a specialization in teaching) and BA in Mathematics and Economics (International Trade)
• Jeff is a member of the AWEA Education Working Group.

MIKE MESSIER, Vice President of Training

Mike Messier is the Vice President of Training at Airstreams Renewables, Inc. For over 20 years Mike has been extensively involved in many areas of wind power. Mike has established himself as a leader in wind energy education by developing the training services department of Airstreams. He has helped to design training programs for numerous wind energy companies, as well as partnering with a number of community colleges to provide safety and technical expertise to educational programs. His experience also includes:

• Supervisor of training, Zond Energy Systems, Service Department
• Manager of Installation & Commissioning for both Enron Wind Corp and GE Wind Energy and maintained the responsibility of installing and commissioning over 1,700 MW of GE 1.5 projects within the Americas
• GE Wind Energy, Global Manager of Methods and Processes responsible of managing global Installation, Commissioning, Blade Services & Anemometry teams
• Director of Operations for Clipper WindPower
• Director of Environmental Health and Safety Training for Clipper WindPower
• Mike serves as an instructor and advisory board member for the Regional Occupation Program for the Wind Turbine Technician course
• Mike is a member of the AWEA Education Working Group

JEFF PEACON, Director of Recruiting and Communications

Jeff Peacon joined Airstreams as its Director of Project Development in 2009 and has taken on the additional responsibilities of marketing strategy, marketing development in support of its safety and technical training programs, student services/sales support and value added initiatives in other business units including Airstream’s 33-Acre Green Corner Development.  His experience Includes:

• Project lead for Green Energy Maintenance Corp.,..site development activities, project management, directing the permitting and approval process, project due diligence and overall development of project constructability plan  
• General Contractor for NCB Custom Homes…a residential design/build company
• Distribution Manager for VERITAS Software…a $2B global software firm specializing in storage management
• Branch Sales Manager for Microage Technology Services
• Regional Business Development Manager for Cambridge Technology Partners
• BS in Finance from The University of Florida

BARRY MORRIS, Midwest Training Manager

With a distinguished military career serving 20+ years with U.S. Air Force, Barry Morris brings a strong background in leadership and safety to Airstreams. Barry has developed and directed a wind industry safety and training program for over 250+ employees at 9 fixed locations and multiple construction projects throughout the United States over the last 4 years.

Barry's experience includes:

• Safety and Training Director for Energy Maintenance Service (EMS)
• Developed, implemented and managed a comprehensive safety program for training wind industry workers, ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local laws
• OSHA outreach for instructor construction and general industry
• National Safety Council CPR and 1st Aid instructor
• Tower Rescue, Hub Rescue and a Tower Emergency Descent instructor
• Forklift instructor
• Barry has an Associates Degree from Community College of the Air Force and is an active member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Safety committee; he also serves as an advisory board member to several technical colleges wind energy programs throughout the Mid-West.

GRANT JOHNSTON, Director of Placement

Grant joined Airstreams in April 2010 to help establish our placement services through Greenjobs Placement Services brining over 20 years of sales and business development experience.  In addition, Grant will support our student services on both sales/recruiting and maintaining/establishing industry relationships to enhance our student job placement.

• Business Development North America  for Wood Group (Renewable Energy Services) responsible for selling operations and maintenance contracts and field services technicians directly to wind turbine sites
• Western Hemisphere Business Development Manager for RBG USA Inc, responsible for overall sales of manpower, services, and bolt tensioning divisions in the Western Hemisphere (USA, Mexico, and Trinidad).
• West Coast Branch Manager/Gulf Coast Regional Manager for Salamis Services, responsible for profit and loss of four west coast branches and for business development of sales and rentals for both onshore and offshore accounts
• Attended the University of Washington where he was a kicker for the football team.

SHARON MILLER, Manager of Student Services & Human Resources

Sharon Miller is the Manager of Student Services and Human Resources at the ARI Training Institute. Her background is in Training, Leadership Development, Adult Learning, and the creation and implementation of company-wide Policies & Procedures. She has performed these functions for some of the largest mortgage banking companies in the United States while also providing support services to overseas markets, including India and Costa Rica.

• Training, Leadership Development, Adult Learning
• Policies & Procedures development for major mortgage banking companies
• Training & development support services for overseas markets
• Member of American Society for Training and Development
• West Coast Project Lead responsible for preparing reports presented to United States Senate
• Lead Designer of ‘Leadership Fundamentals’; training curriculum provided to future leaders in a major corporate environment and used as a preparatory course and a gauge for leadership readiness.
• Mentor – New Professional Leader Mentorship & Development
• Mentor – High School Internship Partnership

THOMAS E. COLE, Director of Admissions

Thomas E. Cole is the Director of Admissions at the ARI Technical Institute. Thomas has over 6 years’ experience working with transitioning veterans from the military to civilian workforce, transitioning homeless veterans, and working as a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist for the Employment Development Department (EDD) for the State of California. Thomas’s experience working with veterans and the employment realm as made him an asset to ARI. His experience includes:

• Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist for the State of California
• VP of Operations at American Veterans Foundation Group Inc. Woman’s Veterans Transitioning
• Program for Homeless woman veterans and their children
• Navy service-connected veteran
• Vast experience with military educational benefits and with the VA system
• Member of the Veterans Employment Committee Certified as a Veterans Labor and
• Employment Specialist by the U.S. Department of Labor CSUB graduate BA Liberal Studies/Behavioral Science