Team

Eileen M. O’Rourke, Chief Operating Officer, OTEC International LLC, and Treasurer, The Abell Foundation, Inc.
Eileen has been involved in OTEC for a dozen years, starting with Abell's exclusive license of the Anderson technology in 1999 to her current leadership role of this important strategic investment.  Eileen has 30 years of experience in business finance and project management, with ten years managing direct investments in early stage companies and in providing innovative financing solutions in support of social mission activities.  As Treasurer of Abell, Eileen is responsible for negotiating and managing direct investments in early stage companies including deal structuring, board level review and oversight, and active participation with management team in advancing commercialization of technologies.  She negotiates and monitors loans, guarantees and other financial arrangements in program-related non-profit projects and is also responsible for investment implementation and performance monitoring of portfolios.
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Barry R. Cole, Executive VP and Director of Technology Development, OTEC International LLC
Barry has more than 35 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, production and operations, research and development, quality and program management, over 27 of them at a senior and executive level.  He has assembled and led teams on large ($5M to $1.5B) and diverse projects in Government and industry.  At his current post, Barry leads a world-class team of contractors from diverse fields of expertise and manages all aspects of cost, schedule and technical performance of a multi-billion dollar OTEC technology commercialization program.
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Robert J. Nicholson III, President and Director of Global Market Development, OTEC International LLC
Bob has more than 30 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, ranging from international business development, government relations, sales and marketing, "best in class" partner selection and strategic planning.  Bob was responsible for the successful licensing of the Anderson's OTEC technology to The Abell Foundation and has been a tireless advocate and promoter of OTEC for decades.  He has marketed the OTEC technology, its features and benefits, to domestic and international governments and a client base that stretches the world over.  Bob has secured signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) or Term Sheets for OTEC plant development projects in the Pacific and the Caribbean.
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Development Partners
                                          
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