John L. Sams

AK Power Solutions mission is to accelerate the EV infrastructure build-out with reliable, quickly deployable power solutions. Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, AK Power Solutions brings customers the latest in innovative, cutting-edge technology including E2V Integrated Power Module. To ensure the industries shortest lead time, our team partners with both US suppliers like Virginia Transformer the largest producer of transformers in North America and authorized overseas suppliers that meet compliance of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conservation standards Let AK Power Solutions team help you redefine how we can quickly power America’s grid.

Virginia Transformer is an engineering company that manufacturers transformers. With more than 50 years in custom design and construction of power transformers, VTC has firmly established itself as one of the leading U.S. transformer manufacturers. Our four state-of-the-art North American facilities produce power transformers for a variety applications – GSU, drive duty, rectifier, exciter, voltage regulator, power distribution, just to name a few – and our product line runs all the way from 300 KVA up to 500 MVA/525 kV class for liquid type, Up to 20 MVA/34.5 kV for dry type. We pride ourselves on superior quality and customer service, the shortest lead times in the industry, and most of all on our expert engineering staff that works from the 15,000+ designs we have archived to assist us in designing the perfect transformer to meet your specific needs. VTC supplies transformers for utility, industrial, transit, commercial, alternative energy, and specialty markets worldwide.

Commenda Capital is a financial advisory firm/merchant bank with significant bankruptcy/operational experience that assists established management teams with interim operating/restructuring executives, tools, contacts, and business strategies critical to growing their business and the capital necessary to implement those strategies.

Megawatt Power Industries,Inc. is a subsidiary company of a leading global power developer, Megawatt Power. The company designs and manufactures mobile power units for "Fast Power" projects in countries throughout the world. Projects are typically 10 to 100 MW in size.

Newport Board Group is a partnership of board directors and senior executive leaders with deep knowledge of business strategy, operations and capital markets. We have created a specialized category of national professional service firm to help emerging growth, middle market and private equity clients navigate transitions and improve their performance. The Newport Expert Network™ facilitates delivering to clients the combined expertise of Newport partners across the country.

GeoBio is a start-up public company established to provide oil and natural gas services through acquisitions of existing growing and profitable oil and natural gas services companies. Report to the Board of Directors with full executive management and profit and loss responsibility for the company.

Raven Biofuels is a start-up public company established to build, own and operate cellulosic based bio-refineries utilizing a commercially ready two-stage dilute acid hydrolysis process producing ethanol, "green" specialty chemicals and high-grade organic fertilizer.

With annual sales over a $120M, GTS was a leading manufacturer and supplier of custom engineered process heating systems to the power, oil/gas, pulp/paper and chemical processing industries. Managed 150 employees globally with the main office; manufacturing operations in South Carolina and China, and regional offices in Canada and the US. Reported to the Board of Directors with responsibility for $120 million in revenue and a $12 million operating budget. Developed and successfully implemented plan to restructure company to support new business model and recapitalize. Increased sales by 30% and profits by 15% through target focus marketing. Directed divestiture of company and company was ultimately sold after the turnaround.

LPP Combustion is an innovative gas turbine related technology allowing power generation users to switch from natural gas to the lowest cost liquid fuel such as bio-diesel, ethanol and #2 fuel oil at the same or better emission levels as natural gas. Reported to the Chairman of the Board of Directors with full executive management and profit and loss responsibility for the company. ompany with a patented, unique and in Completed detailed market study justifying value proposition in 2003. Completed five (5) year business plan in early 2004. Responsible for successfully raising $6.3 million from 40+ private investors in 2004-2005. Completed proof-of -concept from development and testing on actual equipment at operating conditions on multiple liquid fuels. Demo plants with Solar Turbine. Patent awarded August 2006. Extensive marketing plan developed and implemented in September 2006. License agreement signed with a major bio-diesel project development company.