Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Working with local
schools and workforce development partnerships
Aquaculture Development Team and Partnership
Energime University brings to each of our projects a commitment of engaging and supporting global communities and community stakeholders in programs that empower sustainable economic development and green job development. Our “For profit” partnerships support a charitable mission focused on education, training, and the general empowerment of efforts relating to resource management, environmental stewardship, carbon footprint reduction, climate change resilience preparation, food security, community health, and biodiversity protection through the lens of building sustainable regional economies. The Energime “Family” has ties to scores of educators, scientists, technology developers, and experienced and renown experts in their areas of sustainability from around the world who support our mission.
The Energime University Team
President & Founder
William Sosinsky
Chief Financial Officer
Alex Socolof
VP Regional Development
Linda Ripa
Green Consultant / Developer
Harold Hamilton
Director Of Agriculture
PhD Joseph Weinstock
Director Algal Sciences
PhD. Joseph Ravet
Project Algae Consultant
PhD Rose Anne Catalico
Project Greenhouse/ Indoor Agriculture Consultant
Shumin (Peter) Wang
Architect and Site Developer
Jason Kliwinski
Construction Manager
Robert McQueen
Agricultural Waste Management and Food Production
PhD Paul Oliver
Director Insect Science and Production
PhD Geoffrey Cuckro
Director Insect Science and Production
PhD Geoffrey Cuckro
Sales Manager
David Weaver
VP Market Development
Tom Terrio
Governmental Consultant
Michelle Curry
Political Strategist
Bill Bishop
Director Of Education
John Henry
Director Education Curriculum
Jaime Cloud
VP Software Development
Peter LeGrand
VP Video Content
Jonathan Boehr
VP Digital Strategy
Bob Schloss
Educational Software Manager
Iftekhar Riyad
Director Website Design
Leticia Suarez
The APJ Team
(Contracted Aquaculture Development Partners)
Growing fish and vegetables require an experienced team to compete successfully in the open marketplace. APJ has assembled a management team that has worldwide recognition as being experts in their fields and is a team that has already produced fish at large scale over sustained multi-year periods. APJ has strengths in all aspects for a successful business launch with experienced individuals, e.g., marketing, genetics, engineering, fish health, hydroponics and aquaponics, etc. Most importantly, we know how to grow fish (extensively) and vegetables and have a strong record of success in bringing these products to market.
Michael B. Timmons, PhD
President & CEO
Michael Timmons is the world’s leading authority on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. He is a tenured professor from Cornell University and author of “Recirculating Aquaculture”, the authoritative book on fish farming used by every major University aquaculture program in the world and is available in over 20 languages in 160 countries. His company (Atlantic Pacific Jade) is our project partner and operates out of Coral Beach Florida where they have a large facility on 15 acres.
VP Finance & General Counsel
Michael J. Finnegan, Esq,
Executive Manager
Stephanie Chun (Cornell)
Aquaponics and Hydroponics Manager
Dylan Kovach (Cornell)
VP Strategic Relations
Steve Abernathy
Business to Consumer
Manager Hank Stewart
Digital Smart Controls Manager
Erik Kopache (Cornell)
VP Digital Marketing
Rosa Aguirre Barron (Cornell)
Sales and Consulting Manager
Paul Begue
Drone and Robotics Manager
Walter Morawa (Cornell)
HR Director
Thomas Maloney (Cornell)
Fish Operations Manager
Andrew Dixon
Web and Product Manager
Yejeong Clare Choi (Cornell)
Directors and Technical Advisory Boards
Michael B. Timmons (Chair)
Founder of APJ, Cornell Professor
Shumin (Peter) Wang
Business entrepreneur and founder of aOne Aquaculture
Neil S. Mattson, PhD
Horticulture, CEA, and hydroponics (Cornell University)
Tawnya Sawyer
President of Colorado Aquaponics
Bill Sosinsky
President & Founder of Energime University
Curt A. Gooch
Sustainability (Cornell University)
Gary Ledford
Business Developer, entrepreneur, water purveyor
John R. Callister, PhD
Financial analyst (Cornell University)
Ed Heslop
Serial entrepreneur, founder of Fingerlakes Fish Inc
Board of Technical Advisors
Joe Regenstein
Kosher and Halal specialist
Rhett Weiss, Esq.
Business startups; Google negotiator for site acquisitions
Robert Abend
Retired executive of Yanmar (large Japanese manufacturer)
Linda ODierno
Seafood marketing specialist
James Morris, PhD
PE Environmental waste management and water quality control
Barnaby Watten, PhD
MCR inventor
Gary Chapman
President of North American Tilapia Inc
Peter Wright
Waste management & environmental systems
Minglin Ma, PhD
Cornell Bio-Technology (mover and shaker)
Erick Roderick
CEO and Business Manager of FishGen
James Bisogni, PhD
Environmental Water Chemistry (Cornell University)
Raul Piedrahita, PhD
Retired former Chair of Bio-Systems Engineering UC Davis
Kevin Fitzsimmons
Professor of University of Arizona (tilapia & aquaponics)
Ulli Kronert, PhD
CEO of Aquacultur Fischtech (German equipment company)
Paul Aho, PhD
Animal Industries Economist
Technical Associates
(contract employees)
Larmarcus Hornbuckle
Citrus farmer and Real estate developer
Erick Roderick
CEO and Business Manager of FishGen
Steve Hall, PhD
Robotic implementation strategies for digital agriculture
Gef Flimlin
Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
James Morris, PhD
PE Environmental waste management and water quality control
Barry A. Costa-Pierce, Ph.D.
FAAAS, Henry L. & Grace Doherty Professor
Rhett Weiss, Esq.
Business startups; Google negotiator for site acquisitions
Peter Wright
Waste management & environmental systems
John Holder
JLH Consulting (international RAS design services)
James Bisogni, PhD
Environmental Water Chemistry
Strategic Relationships
Abiom
Ricardo Ekmay, PhD.
Vice President – Nutrition & Product Development
Fingerlakes Fish Inc.
Source for natural grown Coho salmon (Mr. Ed Heslop is contact; Timmons is Technical Expert for this company)
Dr. Craig Browdy
Director of Research at Zeigler Feeds (located in Vero Beach, FL; will develop proprietary feed formulation)
Parabel
Peter Sherlock, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Fundacion Chile
Source for natural grown Atlantic salmon (Dr. Martin Hevia, personal good friend)
Harbor Branch Oceanic Institute (HBOI)
Commercial strains of saltwater pompano and redfish (Dr. Paul Wills is contact; Timmons is doing 6 month academic leave from January 1, 2020 at HBOI)
One Aquaculture Farm
Shumin Peter Wang
Major aquaponic system provider
Marshallberg Farms
Source for naturally grown sturgeon and caviar (Dr. Eugene Won, Cornell is our contact; Timmons and Won doing joint research on aquaponics and fish feeds)
Cornell University-Center for Technology Licensing
Dr. Alice Li (Director; Timmons has worked with Dr. Li on multiple projects); Mr. Aris Despo, Sr. L&BDO and CTL
HortiPolaris
Mr. Dan XU (President; 33,000m2 hydroponic operation in Beijing China)
Zeigler Feeds
Source of proprietary feed formulations (Dr. Tom Zeigler is founder and PhD from Cornell; personal friend and mentor to Timmons)
Intellectual Property & Strategic Assets
Patents
Mixed Cell Raceway for plant deep water culture systems (Timmons and Finnegan in process)
SplashTM Monitoring System (Cornell Patents and Licensing in process)
Mixed Cell Raceway water quality control (Timmons in process)
Variable sleeve and directional output device for low head high volume TurtleTM pump (Timmons)
Aquaponic and vermiculture integrated system (Peter Wang and Timmons in process)
Patents
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Cornell license for LASI, lighting control for plant production in a greenhouse system algorithm (being negotiated 8-29-20)
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Cornell license for LASI-CO2, lighting control algorithms for plant production in a greenhouse system using supplemental CO2; (being negotiated 8-29-20)
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Cornell license for real-time control of fish behavior and water (Inventors M.B. Timmons and two Cornell senior students, Meredith Lord, Dan Pyrek); trademark name is SplashTM; (being negotiated 8-29-20)
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Ledford & Associates for TurtleTM pump, a high-flow and low-head Turtle pump; (being negotiated 8-29-20; patent issued November 25, 2020)
