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Joseph Budano

Joseph Budano

is the CEO of Energy Innovations and brings more than 25 years of corporate leadership experience to the company. He began his career leading engineering teams at Motorola, where he was awarded five U.S. patents and several innovation awards, and then joined The Boston Consulting Group where he focused on developing and implementing market entry strategies for Fortune 100 companies. In 1994, Budano served as General Manager for Wavetek, a $70 million producer of communication equipment, where he ultimately led all North American Operations for the then $500 million Wavtek Wandel Goltermann. In 2000, he was appointed Group President for Acterna Corporation, a $1.2 billion private equity backed communications test company and in 2002 he took over as CEO of Elgar Electronics, a private equity backed supplier of power electronic equipment. Mr. Budano successfully led the turnaround and growth of Elgar and sold the company in 2007 to Xantrex Technologies. Mr. Budano holds a BSME from Boston University and an MBA with distinction from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Gregg Bone

Gregg Bone

is the Executive Vice President of Concentrator Development at Energy Innovations. He leads the business unit developing the company's Sunflower CPV system. Gregg has over 30 years of experience in Research and Development. He is a co-founder of Gordian, the parent company of IQinVision, the world leader in megapixel IP video. Prior to IQinVision and Gordian, he founded two high-technology companies that grew into profitable and mature organizations. Gregg has a BS in Engineering and Applied Sciences in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology.
Bud Sherman

William (Bud) Sherman

serves as Energy Innovations' Vice President of Operations and is responsible for manufacturing, supply chain and quality. Mr. Sherman has more than 40 years of experience in manufacturing, technology product development and process improvement. Previously, Mr. Sherman served in management positions at Vixel, Western Digital, Dilog and Plessey Microsystems. Prior to joining Energy Innovations, he was a principal of The Upwind Group, a consulting practice focused on manufacturing, process improvement and supply chains. Mr. Sherman holds a BS in mathematics from Cal State Long Beach and is a member of the American Society for Quality and Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
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