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Founder

Brian Moffat is the founder of Spindrift Energy. Brian has 20+ years of experience in R&D including Google and Disney Imagineering. He has 4 non-provisional patents pending and earned 3 BS degrees from UC Irvine.

Advisors

Eliot Mack is the co-founder and CEO of Lightcraft Technology a leading developer of real time virtual studio systems. Eliot was also the lead mechanical engineer at iRobot and was responsible for the mechanical design of the first robotic vacuum cleaner, the "Roomba."

Doug Larson is our brilliant patent attorney. He has been helped us to recover from the mistakes of our first two attorneys. Doug is an essential member of our team. If you need a great intellectual-property attorney you can find Doug at Accordia Law.

Daniel Busby is a physicist/engineer by training who started dabbling in interactive art. A compulsive tinkerer, he’s built many bizarre contraptions, from large, 50 person art cars for Burning Man to electrostatic loudspeakers to resonant fire tubes that dance with music. He’s recently converted his '64 Triumph Spitfire to be 100% electric.

Tyler Kurlas has 5 years startup experience, 2 years working in IT, earned his BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering from USC and is a member of the LA Mensa Society.

Andrew Hudson is a recent MBA graduate from Portland State University. He spent the last year working with wave energy startups as ‘Commercialization Intern’ at the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET). Previously Andrew spent 5 years as a project manager in the Cultural Resources Management Consulting industry, assisting clients with federal, state and municipal regulatory permitting. He received his BA in Anthropology from Ohio University.

Mark Jenkins has 10 years electric utility industry experience, leading major power generation projects for one of the largest US generating companies, and recently supervised a PWR Nuclear Plant. He's a former US Navy Commander with nuclear submarine command experience, extensive management and leadership training, and award winner in the commercial sector and with the US Navy. Mark graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.