Phil Cruver is a Co-founder and CEO of Geo2Watts. Previously, he Founded Catalina Sea Ranch, the first aquaculture facility in U.S. Federal waters located six miles offshore California. A serial entrepreneur, Phil has launched six start-up companies and served as Principal Investigator on over $1.2 million of Federally funded R&D projects. He also founded International Dynergy, a publicly traded company that installed 500 wind turbine generators in Palm Springs, California - syndicated with a 10% Investment Tax Credit (ITC). For that $50 million project, he secured a 40 MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Edison. Phil’s current work embraces innovations that transform potentially polluting legacy infrastructure into valuable clean energy assets for accelerating the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
Bill Bartling is a Co-founder and Director of Regulatory Affairs at Geo2Watts. Bill was appointed by Governor Brown as Chief Deputy for CalGEM, California’s oil, gas, and geothermal regulatory agency. Bill previously served as General Manager of Borehole Imaging for OptaSense Ltd; President and CEO of SR2020; Sr. Director of Market Strategy at Silicon Graphics Inc; CEO of SciFrame, Inc; Mgr. of Technical Computing at Occidental Petroleum; Sr. VP of Software Eng. at CogniSeis Development; and Earth Scientist/Manager in exploration, production and research at Chevron. Bill has a BA in Biology from UCSB and MS in Geology from San Diego State, is VP of SEG Pac. Section, is on the Advisory Board of the SDSU Center for Computational Sciences and is a member of SPE, AAPG and SEG.
Wes Cruver is the Director of Artificial Intelligence & Data at Geo2Watts. Wes co-founded and served as CEO of KZO Innovations, a company that developed video learning platforms for Fortune 500 clients. KZO’s platform utilized large-scale data, showcasing the transformative potential of machine learning to improve corporate training and knowledge-sharing processes. Wes’s entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 11 when he founded Kidz Online, a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth through digital media education, offering tools to create and share content safely online. Throughout his career, Wes has worked closely with Fortune 500 companies and spent several years contracting for U.S. intelligence agencies, where he contributed to high-impact projects by applying advanced technologies and driving innovation.
Moones Alamooti is the Director of Geophysical Energy Engineering at Geo2Watts. She is a researcher and engineer specializing in geophysics and energy engineering, focusing on optimizing seismic imaging for geothermal resource exploration and designing innovative hybrid systems to enhance energy efficiency and security. Her doctoral research, conducted at the University of North Dakota, contributed to advancements in geothermal exploration techniques and earned her a Ph.D. in Geophysics, along with numerous awards and distinctions for academic excellence. Moones is experienced in designing and analyzing renewable energy technologies, particularly in geothermal systems, from component to system level. She has R&D expertise in developing novel and innovative solutions for sustainable energy, from concept to real-world deployment. Her interdisciplinary background, combining geophysics with energy engineering, enables her to approach energy challenges uniquely.
David D’Souza is an Advisor at Geo2Watts. He is a postdoctoral researcher and engineer in the Energy Engineering Unit of the UNED (National University of Distance Education) in Madrid, Spain on European research projects related to the development and deployment of novel solar thermal, thermal energy storage, and heat pump systems for industrial heating and cooling processes and power generation. David's doctoral research was conducted at IMDEA Energy (Madrid) and proposed and analyzed next-generation high-temperature solar thermal receivers using compact heat exchanger technologies. His PhD Thesis won the Cum Laude distinction and Santander Award for Scientific Research excellence. David is experienced in designing and analyzing renewable energy and hybrid technologies, from component to system level. He has R&D expertise in developing novel and innovative solutions from concept to real-world deployment.
Jader Barbosa Jr. is an Advisor at Geo2Watts and a Professor in the Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU). He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and has over 20 years of experience in thermal sciences, including multiphase flows, wellbore heat transfer, thermal-structural integrity, and advanced cooling technologies. He has led R&D teams responsible for the development of high-TRL not-in-kind cooling systems and collaborates closely with industry partners in oil and gas, energy, and aviation. His research has been supported by public agencies and private companies and focuses on delivering scalable innovations for energy transition and decarbonization. Dr. Barbosa has authored over 380 scientific papers and serves as Journal Development Editor for Applied Thermal Engineering.