Our Team |
Dr. Roger Bezdek and Dr. Ujjval Vyas are the founding Members of Cavendish Energy™ LLC.
In addition, the company has two primary technical staff responsible for Cavendish’s research and development activity. John Kriegshauser, a master fabricator, is responsible for fabrication, design, and testing of Cavendish devices. Chemical engineer Alan Bath is responsible for testing and validation of the chemistry and chemical engineering associated with the Cavendish Process™. The Cavendish founders, CEO, and staff are accomplished individuals who are recognized leaders in their respective fields. They have over 150 years of combined experience in business, technology, and economics. All have been involved in businesses of various sizes from professional consulting and small start-ups to large scale high-tech entities, and have been involved in transactions up to billions of dollars. They are familiar with the requirements of start-ups and first-stage technology companies from a practical, academic, and leadership position. They combine entrepreneurial zeal with the cold and skeptical eye necessary for business success. Cavendish has two research partners: The Gas Technology Institute (GTI), located in Des Plaines, Illinois, and the Center for Electromechanics (CEM) at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
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ROGER H. BEZDEK, Ph.D.
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Roger Bezdek works with the executive team to implement the strategic vision for Cavendish Energy. He also directs the economic analysis and market research for Cavendish technologies and applications.
Dr. Bezdek is an internationally recognized expert in environmental and energy analysis and forecasting. He has over 30 years experience in the energy, utility, environmental, and regulatory areas, serving in private industry, academia, and the Federal government. Dr. Bezdek has served as Corporate Director, Corporate President and CEO, University Professor, Research Director in three Federal departments, Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, and U.S. energy and environmental delegate to the European Community and to NATO. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of six books and 300 articles in scientific and technical journals. Dr. Bezdek is the recipient of numerous honors, including awards from the White House, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Treasury Department -- Secretary’s Honor Award, and the M. King Hubbert Award from ASPO. He is the Washington editor of World Oil magazine. |
UJJVAL K. VYAS,
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Ujjval Vyas works with the executive team to implement the strategic vision for Cavendish Energy. He also directs the initial research and development of Cavendish’s core technology and potential applications.
Dr. Vyas has spent over a decade concentrating in the fields of sustainability, construction, and emerging technology as an independent business consultant, entrepreneur, advisory board member, and attorney. His experience includes policy analysis, business strategy, risk management, and research. Dr. Vyas has worked on engagements for both public and private sector clients including the National Institute of Building Sciences, Willis North America, Pro-Demnity Insurance Company, Bureau Veritas, the Construction Specifications Institute, and numerous industry and professional organizations. Dr. Vyas received the President’s Award from the Construction Specifications Institute and the William S. Ballard Award from The Counselors of Real Estate., and serves on a number of corporate boards. Dr. Vyas earned his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and J.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois. |
ALAN BATH, B.A.S,
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Alan Bath uses his engineering, product development, technical design, and teaching expertise to clarify and refine scientific concepts, design and participate in testing protocols, provide technical calculations documentation and interpretation of test results, and ensure clear and accurate explanation of the scientific aspects of Cavendish’s product development.
Mr. Bath began his career as a product development engineer at Procter & Gamble where he developed product and processing improvements and launched new products in the food product category. He also designed training and development for R&D employees in the health care sector, and developed and implemented the work processes and leadership skills required for effective multifunctional teams for global product development and launch. Through these assignments over 19 years at P&G, he improved business results and organizational effectiveness through organizational needs assessment, qualitative and quantitative consumer research, new product design and launch, work process improvement, leadership development, and training design. Mr. Bath received his B.A.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and his M.A. from Northern Kentucky University. |
JOHN KREIGSHAUSER
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John Kriegshauser combines his conceptual skills, extensive knowledge of materials and processes, and fabrication experience to realize scientific concepts through design and prototyping. Through continuous ideation and improvement he helps the Cavendish team achieve better product design and performance.
Mr. Kriegshauser is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) where he manages the wood and metals shop and teaches both Materials Lab and Advanced Materials Design. Prior to IIT he was Director of the Central Shop at the Kansas City Art Institute. A master woodworker and furniture maker, Mr. Kriegshauser owned and operated Kansas City Woodworking, a custom furniture production business, for more than a decade. More recently he has designed and built a series of experimental fixtures for a tech startup company, exhibited numerous speculative furniture designs, and designed and built private furniture commissions. Mr. Kriegshauser received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Missouri/Columbia. |