Dennis Bieschke*

Dennis created his own consulting firm (specializing in sales, marketing and management), after leaving a diversified corporate career at RR Donnelly (Director of Corporate Sales Process) and Excelon's subsidiary - Commonwealth Edison. At ComEd, his executive management positions included Commercial and District Manager and Corporate Manager of Regional Accounts, responsible for more than $1.5 Billion in Business Customer revenues. He has a BS in Mechanics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from IIT, an NU Kellogg MBA, is a registered Professional Engineer, and was quoted extensively in a Design News magazine article concerning electric vehicles. His initial interest in alternative fuels started with an undergraduate engineering project where his team converted a gasoline engine to pure hydrogen fueled. Send email to Dennis.

David Cloud*

Dave grew up with a family tradition of mechanical invention. His background includes mechanical design, and photography. In his twenty-five year career he worked on the production floor and in production coordination, managed facility expansion design and construction, and served as a UNIX system administrator. Send email to Dave.

Mel Gehrs*

Mel worked as a high level manager for ComEd prior to accepting a position with NASA Illinois. At ComEd he was responsible for overseeing the operation of the nuclear power plants within Illinois. Mel holds degrees in nuclear physics and electrical engineering. Mel has an intense interest in robotics and is a member of the Chicago Area Robotics Group. Send email to Mel.

John Halbleib*

John is a director in one of the world's largest international law firms based in Chicago. He has years of experience in corporate law, finance and has a keen understanding of the new global economy. John is also one of our resident celebrities - you may have seen him on pages 117-120 of "People Magazine", January 22, 2001, or highlighted in "The American Lawyer" December, 2000 or heard about some of his work on "60 Minutes". Send email to John. John's personal home page

George Hamstra

George owned and operated a now publicly traded computer distribution company with annual sales exceeding $40 million and a software development company, which he sold to a Fortune 500 company. He has an extensive computer technology and business administration background. Having worked for Bell Labs for more than 14 years, George has extensive experience related to UNIX computer systems administration, security and performance, as well as artificial intelligence. Send email to George. George's personal home page.