E. John Tompkins, P.E.
CEO, Boundless Energy, LLC
Limited Partner, Neptune RTS
CEO, CARITrans, LLC
On Board of Directors and COO, Sea Breeze Pacific, RTS
On Board of Directors and COO, Juan de Fuca Cable Management, Inc.
President, Tompkins Research & Management Consulting
Mr. Tompkins has extensive electric utility experience, having served as the senior corporate officer of the energy planning department at Green Mountain Power Company(GMP) with responsibility for all power contracts, generation, planning and research. Prior to GMP Tompkins headed the special studies section of the planning department for Northeast Utilities.
Mr. Tompkins was a member of the EPRI Advisory Structure review committee; a member of the Energy Resources Subcommittee and Energy Analysis Task Force; and utility advisor to projects evaluating New Production Cost Programs. He was designated by GMP’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) to be part of the team that evaluated EPRI effectiveness during a10 year review.
Rodney L. Lenfest
President and Partner, Boundless Energy NE
Rodney Lenfest was formerly Senior Vice-President of Business Development for Sea Breeze Pacific Region Transmission System and Project Manager of the Juan de Fuca Cable Project.
Before joining Sea Breeze Pacific-RTS, Rod served as Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development for The System Works, Inc., and as Vice-President of Finance and Administration for HSB Reliability Technologies, Inc. Prior to that, Rod was vice-president for business development and engineering services, and assistant vice president of operations for the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company. He also has experience as a senior experimental engineer and assistant program manager for the Hamilton Standard division of United Technologies, a major jet engine controls manufacturer.
Prior to entering industry, Rod taught at the collegiate level and was assistant dean of engineering at the University of Hartford.
Brian N. Chernack
President, Founder and Partner, Boundless Energy, LLC
Limited Partner, Neptune RTS
On Board of Directors and COO, Sea Breeze Pacific, RTS
On Board of Directors and COO, Juan de Fuca Cable Management, Inc.
Before joining Boundless Energy, Brian Chernack initiated the development of three biomass energy projects for KTI Energy, Inc. – the Maine Energy Company, Penobscot Energy Company and AES Livermore – totaling roughly 85 MWs, with a combined investment of approximately $300 million.
As then Vice president of KTI, Chernack was responsible project conception, siting, fuel supply and energy off-take contracting, as well as permit management and government relations. He also served as the initial site construction manager for Maine Energy.
Mr. Chernack also was responsible for developing joint ventures for KTI with energy projects in England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Charles F. Gilbert
Partner, Boundless Energy, LLC
Limited Partner, Neptune RTS
Vice-President, Environmental Affairs, Boundless Energy, LLC
University of Rhode Island Coastal Fellow
Charles Gilbert is responsible for marine ecosystems, underwater bathymetric analysis & route planning, and has oversight for environmental assessment, impact, and mitigation. Charles was a director in Atlantic Energy Partners, LLC, and is a co-developer and co-owner of the Project Neptune RTS. He has performed analyses of HVDC submarine transmission cable systems in the Pacific Northwest and Northeastern United States, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, East Africa and the Caribbean.
Charles served as assistant director for the USDA Southern Coastal Plains Plant Materials Center in Georgia, and director for the Appalachian Regional Plant Materials Center in Kentucky. He is the co-developer of five named plant variety releases. He studied plant breeding and genetics at the University of Kentucky and is recipient of a USDA Certificate of Merit.
Dr. Samwel O. Oyugi, M.D.
Cultural Sensitivity Adviser and Partner, Boundless Energy, LLC
Samwel Oyugi first served as a consultant to Boundless Energy, LLC, responsible for concerns relating to environmental chemistry, medical and environmental health before becoming a partner with Boundless Energy. He has subsequently been involved in the development of HVDC submarine transmission cable systems for the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean and East Africa.
Dr. Oyugi is currently the Attending Physician at Kingston Hospital in New York and a member of the Chi Beta Phi Scientific Society. He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the AMA. He completed his medical degree at the University of Connecticut Medical Center, where he served as chief resident for the Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units. Born in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya, he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Staten Island University Hospital and then a fellowship and residency in geriatric medicine.
Mark A. Mainetti
CFO and Partner, Boundless Energy, LLC
Mark Mainetti is a partner in Boundless Energy, responsible for the financial, tax and accounting aspects for the core organization and all development projects. Mark develops all financial modeling and handles utility system auditing and accounting.
Before joining Boundless Mark was Vice-President of Operations for large integrated builder of low income and subsidized housing in Baton Rouge, LA
Mark is an ATP rated pilot and serves as the chief pilot for the Boundless / TRMC’s flight department and two corporate aircraft.
Scott C. Tompkins
CTO, Boundless Energy, LLC
Scott Tompkins has developed software, systems and solutions for numerous Fortune 100 companies across multiple software platforms, and has more than twenty years of software engineering and information system administration experience. He has managed a globally distributed software development team for more than five years. Scott’s breadth of software engineering expertise encompasses full stack web application development, desktop software development for all major operating systems including Windows, OSX and Linux. Additionally he has more than eight years of experience developing native mobile applications for all major mobile operating systems, including iOS and Android. Most recently his focus has been on improved efficiency through implementation of creative cross-platform development strategies.