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Managing Directors
Paul A. Barnett
As a co-founder of Pure Energy Resources, Mr. Barnett was instrumental in developing the business model used as PER’s foundation. Prior to founding PER, Mr. Barnett was a member of Calpine Corporation’s Boston-based Senior Management Team that initiated Calpine’s East Coast business operations, including the management and expansion of Calpine’s initial portfolio from 700 MW to in excess of 7,000 MW. He directly led the development effort to site and license the Osprey Project, a 660 MW CCGT facility located in Auburndale, Fl adjacent to the Auburndale cogen plant. He also developed a 50 MW peaker project and a 79.9 MW CCGT project, both located at Calpine’s Bethpage, Long Island site.
In addition, Mr. Barnett led Calpine’s successful acquisition of the Cogen America 500 MW portfolio, Statoil’s interests in three Long Island, NY assets, and Edison Mission Energy’s interest in the Auburndale Power Partner’s project. Mr. Barnett also led the divestiture of Calpine’s interests in the Bayonne Cogen and the Lockport projects and led the successful PPA monetization of the Newark and Parlin, NJ projects. Mr. Barnett’s experience includes responsibility for Calpine Eastern’s asset optimization efforts where he had direct P&L responsibility for managing and improving over 20 operating and late stage development projects.
Mr. Barnett’s 25 years of experience in the energy industry also includes management responsibilities at Green Mountain Power, Unitil Service Corp. and Fitchburg Gas & Electric where he held a variety of positions, including responsibility for development and implementation of these organizations’ energy services programs.
Mr. Barnett earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Siena College and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
William Siderewicz
Mr. Siderewicz is the co-founder of Pure Energy Resources. Prior to founding PER, he was a member of Calpine Corporation’s Boston-based senior management team that established Calpine’s east coast presence in 1998.
Mr. Siderewicz was Senior Vice President responsible for new business development. In this role he led the successful development of seven gas-fired combined cycle projects totaling 4,400 MW. Mr. Siderewicz has over 26 years experience in identifying and developing non-utility power projects in both the U.S. and abroad. This experience began with the development and ownership of large scale solid waste-to-energy facilities on behalf of Wheelabrator - Frye (Waste Management).
His energy experience has incorporated a wide range of fuels such as biomass, coal, petroleum coke, geothermal, oil and natural gas. Through his association with such firms as British Gas and Oxbow Power he has experience in all facets of power plant development and operation.
He earned a BS degree (cum laude) from Merrimack College, N. Andover, MA; an MS degree (fellowship) from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and an MBA from Northestern University, Boston, MA. He is a licensed professional engineer in New York and Pennsylvania.
Vice Presidents
George W. Bacon
Mr. Bacon joined Pure Energy Resources in May 2006 as Vice President - Development with thirty-three years of power industry experience. As Pure Energy Resources, VP Development, Mr. Bacon’s responsibilities will include analyzing, evaluating and managing both greenfield development and acquisition opportunities in the energy infrastructure sector.
Prior to joining PER, Mr. Bacon was a Development Manager with Calpine Corporation at its Eastern Regional Office located in Boston, Massachusetts from 2000 to 2004. His responsibilities at Calpine included managing a multidisciplinary project team comprised of engineering, environmental and legal firms to develop modern greenfield gas-fired combined cycle power plants. Mr. Bacon also served from 2004 to 2006 as Calpine’s Director of Water Technology directing the development of water management plans and systems for a wide number of Calpine’s large electric power facilities throughout North America.
Prior to joining Calpine, Mr. Bacon held various management positions over a twenty-seven year career at Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation’s Boston Office, including Assistant Division Chief of Environmental Engineering and Consultant - Environmental. His project experience included both domestic and international power projects covering the full range of steam/electric power technologies including coal, oil and nuclear facilities.
Mr. Bacon earned a Bachelor of Science from University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1970 and completed graduate level courses at both the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Northeastern University in Boston.
Timothy Leary
Mr. Leary joined Pure Energy Resources in May of 2006. He has over thirteen years of experience in the Independent Power Industry primarily in the finance, development, and asset management areas. His responsibilities at PER include management of the economic analysis of potential project developments and acquisitions, project and corporate financing, contract negotiation, and project development. Prior to joining PER, Mr. Leary was a Director of Commercial Management in Calpine Corporation’s Eastern Regional Office located in Boston, Massachusetts.
As one of the original members of the Commercial Management Team, Mr. Leary’s responsibilities included asset management of Calpine’s operating assets in the Northeast United States, acquisitions, divestitures, development support, financing, and contract monetizations. His other industry experience includes his role as Director of Finance for Wheelabrator Technologies, the leading company in the Waste to Energy sector. His responsibilities at Wheelabrator included both domestic and international financial support for project development as well as project financing.
Mr. Leary has over five years of experience in Commercial Banking specializing in Project Finance. He was an Assistant Vice President in the Project Finance Group at Sumitomo Bank in New York City and began his career in the Energy Sector as a Loan Officer in the Utility and Project Finance Group at Shawmut Bank in Boston.
Mr. Leary earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master’s in Business Administration from Bentley College.
Directors
William Heeney
Mr. Heeney joined Pure Energy Resources in April 2007 as Director – Development & Development Engineering. His role within Pure Energy Resources includes evaluating and developing new project opportunities in the energy sector, as well as overseeing the technical support activities associated with the development process from project conceptualization through project completion.
Mr. Heeney has over 17 years experience in the power and energy industry. Prior to joining PER, Mr. Heeney was employed at Calpine Corporation located in HoustonTX and Boston, MA from June of 1998 until March of 2007. At Calpine, Mr. Heeney held the position of Director of Development where he was involved primarily with the evaluation of new development opportunities as well as supporting strategic management activities associated with the regional power asset portfolio. Prior to that role, Mr. Heeney was Manager of Regional Engineering where he supported numerous new project development of gas fired, simple and combined cycle energy projects that were successfully developed and constructed in various US power markets.
From 1991 through 1998, Mr. Heeney was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation in Denver, Co. At Stone & Webster, Mr. Heeney held positions in various roles including engineering contract support for multiple clients as well as direct involvement in detailed design activities for various power plant systems. Project technologies supported included gas, oil, coal, nuclear as well as other niche process technologies. He also performed resident engineering duties at multiple power project sites in the US and overseas. From 1988 until 1991, Mr. Heeney was an officer in the US Merchant Marine where he was primarily responsible for the operation and maintenance of the main and auxiliary shipboard propulsion and generating plants aboard various ocean going vessels within the US merchant marine fleet.
Mr. Heeney earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering from the MassachusettsMaritimeAcademy.
Managers
Andrew J. Bazinet
Mr. Bazinet joined Pure Energy Resources in June of 2006. He has over five years of experience in the power sector with focus in the areas of finance, development, and asset management. Mr. Bazinet’s responsibilities at PER include financial and economic analysis of potential acquisition and development projects and associated due diligence, fuel and power market screening, analysis and research, and support for new business development opportunities.
Prior to joining PER, Mr. Bazinet was a Finance Manager for Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. His primary role at CPV was providing finance support for CPV’s asset management and new business development initiatives including development of a renewable energy generation business plan, the procurement of a Reliability-Must-Run (“RMR”) agreement for Milford Power Company (Milford, CT) and active bid team participation for numerous RFPs.
Mr. Bazinet earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
