Bye Energy’s leadership team brings decades of business and aviation experience together to form an agile, innovative engine for growth and profitability.
George Bye - President and CEO
Mr. Bye has two decades of experience as an aerospace entrepreneur, manager and executive. In early 2007 he founded Bye Aerospace, the parent company of Bye Energy, Inc. and Bye Engineering. Previously, Mr. Bye developed and led Aviation Technology Group and holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating with over 4,000 flying hours in aircraft, including the supersonic Northrop T-38 and the C-141B strategic transport.
John W. Brown - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Brown has overall corporate financial responsibility. He also oversees all operations in New Mexico, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Bye Energy. Mr. Brown has 30 years of senior management experience in corporate finance, investment banking and private equity investment, including as Chief Operating Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities, LLC.
Charles B. Johnson - Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Johnson has a lifetime of distinguished aerospace leadership, including recent service as President of ATG from 2004 to 2007, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Cessna from 1997 to 2003. He holds an Airline Transport Rating with over 14,000 flying hours. He is type rated in a large number of business jets including most of the Cessna Citations. He also has 1,000 flight hours as a USAF F-105 fighter pilot, where he flew combat missions in Southeast Asia.
Diane Garcia - Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Garcia is responsible for managing the company's image among media, investors and business partners. In addition, she manages Bye Energy's relationships with government representatives. Ms. Garcia is a member of the Bye Energy Board of Directors and has a strategic advisory role to the CEO. She serves on the Boards of four other Denver-area companies, and is on the Board of Visitors for The Women's College at the University of Denver.
J. Thomas McKinnon, Ph.D. - Chief Scientist
Dr. McKinnon is Chief Scientist and technical lead on thermal conversion activities, plus a consultant on hybrid aircraft technology development. He is an Emeritus Professor with the Chemical Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines, where he taught from 1990 to 2009. Dr. McKinnon is co-author of six patents.
Debra Wilcox - Senior Vice President
Ms. Wilcox is responsible for all aspects of project management related to biofuel development. She is an attorney with an extensive business background, and serves on the Colorado Aeronautical Board overseeing the 74 airports in the State of Colorado and the Citizens Advisory Committee for FasTracks. She participated in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's 2009 Executive Energy Leadership Program, and is a member of ASTM, where she is a voting member of the D02 Petroleum Products and Lubricants subcommittee.
Eric Snelgrove - Vice President Legal Affairs
Mr. Snelgrove is responsible for reviewing company contracts, risk management, policy and securities, and for coordinating with outside legal counsel. He is an attorney and member of the Colorado Bar, and also holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with over 9,000 hours of flight time and is type rated in the B737, B757, and B767 aircraft. Mr. Snelgrove began his flying career as a U.S. Air Force pilot flying the OV-10 and F-15 aircraft in the Asian and Alaskan theaters.
Advisors
Many individuals continue to make significant contributions of their time and talents to develop Bye Energy's strategies and projects. In addition to the Strategic Advisory Council for our parent company, Bye Aerospace, Bye Energy has engaged the support of two notable engineers, Lee Devlin and Carl Talkington, who are technical advisors on our energy projects. Beyond the Edge sponsors two engineers: Ron Gremban and Matt Zollock to 'The Green Flight Project.