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MISSION STATEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT
CO-DEVELOPMENT TEAM
PROCESS INNOVATORS, INC.

THE LEADERSHIP

GLENN GUGLIETTA

Mr. Guglietta has 37 years of experience in various top engineering, executive management, and sales/marketing positions, with over 29 years of FCC experience in the areas of optimization, simulation, research, design, commercial troubleshooting, catalyst formulation, additive design, and pilot plant testing. Currently Mr. Guglietta serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FUELogistics and brings with him a unique set of highly technical and executive leadership skills that are perfectly suited for the overall management of FUELogistics' operations. Also an entrepreneur at heart, Mr. Guglietta’s previous assignments has been the Vice President of Operations for UGT Manufacturing, Vice President of Manufacturing and R&D for StarQuartz Industries, Technical Sales Consultant for Albemarle Catalysts, Sales Manager for Davison Catalysts, Principal Technical Service Representative for Akzo/Filtrol, Senior Design Engineer and R & D Engineer with the former M.W. Kellogg Corporation, Project Engineer in the Space Systems Division for Hamilton Standard Corporation. In addition to Mr. Guglietta many contributions to the oil and gas industry, he achieved his educational degree in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and has Authored several technical white papers: “Catalyst Selectivity Benchmarking”, “A New Tool for Improving FCCU Profitability”, and co-authored “The Performance of a Multi-functional Bottoms Cracking Additive”, “Effect of Catalyst Properties on FCC Catalyst Retention”, "Design Features for Improved Catalytic Cracking Unit Operations", and "Advanced Concept Circulating Fluid Bed Combustor" for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) .

JIM VEMICH

Mr. Vemich adds an extensive career in the oil refining and pressure vessel manufacturing to the FUELogistics technical team. Among his expertise in Fluid Catalytic Cracking technologies and operations, he also brings a wealth of experience in executive management. Specific to this project Mr. Vemich has worked for industry leaders such as Petro Engineering and Construction, W.C. Kind Company, and his most notable accomplishments as Superintendent of Engineering for Amoco Oil Company’s, Sugar Creek Refinery, Casper Refinery, and its Texas City refinery. He was also Amoco’s Project Engineer tasked with the design of pressure vessels and piping systems for FCC unit expansions. Mr. Vemich has been at the forefront of the ongoing development and deployment of the LP-FCC technology. He currently serves as President for Process Innovators, Inc. (PII, and original patent holders and inventors of the LP-FCC). He was instrumental in negotiating the Acquisition and License agreement of the LP-FCC technology with FUELogistics, as well as coordinating a joint collaborative partnership with the Flying J Refinery that allowed PII to construct and operate a LP-FCC commercial demonstration unit (CDU) at their North Salt Lake facility in 2007. Mr. Vemich also serves as President of Mark Steel Corporation, a steel fabrication company with annual revenues of $15 million to $25 million. His visionary leadership has earned Mark Steel an impeccable reputation for the highest quality of steel fabrication in the industry. Subsequently, FUELogistics selected Mark Steel for the retooling and retrofitting of the latest LP-FCC to be installed at FUELogistics upgrade facility in Duchesne, Utah. His combined expertise in the area of oil refining, his extensive knowledge of the LP-FCC technology, and his leadership and oversight of the steel fabrication process creates a dynamic combination that will ensure the LP-FCC units are built and operate properly.

A. LAMONT TYLER, PHD.

Dr. Tyler was one of the first supporters and advocates of the LP-FCC project. As the former Chairman of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Utah, Dr. Tyler spearheaded the development and construction of the first proof of concept / prototype / hot pilot LP-FCC unit operated at the University of Utah engineering laboratory. He also oversaw the construction of the commercial demonstration unit (CDU) built at the Flying J Refinery. Together, he and the late Milton Thacker (inventor of the LP-FCC), built and successfully operated the prototype/hot-pilot LP-FCC unit in the mid ‘90s and verified the compelling evidence of the original claims stated within the patents of LP-FCC process. Since those early stages of proof of concept and prototype development, Dr. Tyler, has been an ongoing advocate and driving force behind the LP-FCC project. He was also instrumental in the design, building and operation of the 1,000 Bpd commercial demonstration unit (CDU) that operated at the Flying J Refinery in North Salt Lake, Utah, in 2007, and is now the technical support liaison for latest generation of LP-FCC unit currently being constructed at FUELogistics' Crude Oil Upgrade Facility in Duchesne, Utah. Dr. Tyler received his B.S. 1961 and his PhD 1965, in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Utah. After a brief tenure with Bell Laboratories, in Allen Town Pennsylvania, he returned to the University of Utah as a member of the Chemical Engineering faculty where he served from 1970 – 2002 and served as the Chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 1981 – 1994. His research activities were in the area of oil shale processing and crude oil fluid bed reacting systems. From 2005 – Present he has been associated with Salt Lake Community College first as an adjunct professor in the Department of Engineering where he teaches Chemical Engineering. Dr. Tyler, currently serves as the technical liaison between FUELogistics, Inc. and Process Innovators, Inc. and provides project and technical oversight for the technical design, construction and installation of the LP-FCC technology.

ALLISON J. HALEUA

Allison brings a wealth of executive management, marketing, and business development experience to the team. She possesses an unwavering determination to succeed, but is driven even more by a promise she made to her father, the late Milton B. Thacker, inventor of the LP-FCC technology, that she would see this project and his dream to fruition. Since 1988, Allison has been involved in cutting edge technology throughout her career, specializing in consultative sales of high dollar, non-tangible products and services. She too, is an entrepreneur at heart, co-founding, and co-leading several progressive and successful software solutions based and IT services companies. Allison’s notable career achievements have been the co-founder of Data Technologies, a company that introduced one of the first and most recognized medical and dental software management platforms in the industry. She provided leadership for the national sales and business development team, and was responsible for leading the company to the number one position in the nation as a Premier Business Partner with IBM. From there she participated in the start-up and acquisition of many progressive IT companies such as Data Management Systems, ATC, CTI, Broadband Central, and Colt Investment Group, where she served in various leadership roles responsible for bringing the latest automated technologies to different vertical industries. Her vast product knowledge of networking technologies and automated business management systems brought her skills to the insurance and collision repair industry for Mitchell International, and HR Management Dashboards and Inventory Control solutions for Park City Group in the early '90s. By the mid ‘90s, the demand for certified network professionals shifted her career focus to the technical training industry, assisting employment specialists in recruiting the appropriate candidates to fill highly specialized jobs in network administration and internetworking design and engineering. In early 2000, she was part of the management team that developed the first Wireless-ISP business model in the Rocky Mountain Area, pioneering a prolific WiFi network propagation technology for Broadband Central.She then moved on to Colt Investment Group and Colt Technologies, where she was part of the business development team that introduced the first RFID medical monitoring technology for the cattle industry that provided ranchers a way to wirelessly monitor the core body temperature and health condition of cattle. Allison was then recruited by Cisco Systems, and helped to implement solutions for wireless networks, network security, and VoIP Telecommunications. In early 2005, Allison shifted her focus to the movement toward desktop, server and data center virtualization, where she was instrumental in developing strategic industry partnerships with VMWare, Citrix/Xensource, IBM, and Fortinet for Aserius Carefree Technologies.In 2009, Allison joined the Intuit QuickBase team, where she drew from her vast business and IT experience in multiple verticals to assist C-level players with streamlining and automating internal business processes.As a Business Consultant, she assisted executive level clients with mapping out their company-wide workflow processes, assessing their current IT solutions, and creating a migration path toward more enterprise class business solutions. Allison's passion for technology continues as she now leads the Marketing and Business Development Team at FUELogistics.

JOHN F. BATES

John F. Bates, brings to the FUELogistics leadership team a long and distinguished legal career. He currently serves as general counsel and as a member of the board of directors. Throughout his career he has served in many public and private capacities. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the State of Utah Supreme Court, several United States Courts of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court, District of Utah. Mr. Bates also served a District Judge Pro Tempore-for the Third District Court, State of Utah. From his graduation from law school in 1971 until he entered private practice in 1984, Mr. Bate served as house counsel, first at Mountain Fuel Supply Company (now Questar Gas) and then at Northwest Energy Company, which included Northwest Pipeline Company, holding the position of Associate General Counsel at both companies. His responsibilities with those companies included federal regulatory activities, all aspects of hydrocarbon exploration, production, transportation, storage, and wholesale, including title examination and drafting title opinions, drafting and negotiating oil and gas operating agreements, gathering and transmission pipeline agreements, land purchase and leasing, and major pipeline construction and management agreements, as well as advising management and the Boards of Directors on legal, regulatory, and legislative issues. Mr. Bates now enjoys a successful solo practice concentrating on new business creation, planning, and international business, along with land acquisition, title examination, contract negotiations and drafting. Mr. Bates served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1955 until 1963, when he received his commission. He achieved the rank of Captain and served a tour of duty in Viet Nam prior to being medically retired in 1968. Mr. Bates attended the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, where he received his B.A in 1963, and after leaving the military his J.D. in 1971. He also attended the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, the University of Phoenix, where he received his MBA in 1993, and the Washington School of Law, where received his LL.M. – Taxation, in 1997. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at the Salt Lake Community College, and the Washington School of Law, both in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Bates was recognized in "Who's Who in the West - 20th Edition," "Who's Who in Finance and Industry - 25th Edition," "Men of Achievement -12th Edition," " Personalities of America -4th Edition," "Personalities of the Americas - 1st Commemorative Edition," and “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals - 1997-1998.”

EDWARD F. BATES, CPA

Ed brings his distinguished career as a financial expert to the FUELogistics team. Ed is President of the accounting firm, Stayner, Bates & Jensen, P.C. His practice emphasizes federal and state tax and financial planning for closely held businesses and business owners. He was formerly a partner with the international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served as Tax Partner-in-Charge of the Salt Lake City office, Partner-in-Charge of Emerging Business Services and a member of the regional management committee of the firm for 10 years. During his 22 years with this firm he provided consulting and planning services for both closely-held and large international clients. He has been qualified as an expert witness in tax and business valuation issues in Utah and California. He has been the chief financial officer and a director of several manufacturing and high tech companies and is currently serving as a director or trustee of several business organizations. Mr. Bates has substantial experience in financial controls and operations in developing companies. Ed graduated from the University of Utah and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. He was formerly a member of the District Advisory Council of the Internal Revenue Service and the Estate Planning Council of Salt Lake City. For many years he served as a member of the University of Utah and Utah State University Accounting Advisory Boards, and the Brigham Young University Accounting Board of Advisors. He has been an officer and/or board member of the following community organizations: Chairman of Pioneer Theatre Company, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of Ballet West, Treasurer of The Alta Club, Secretary/Treasurer of the Utah Arts Festival, Secretary/Treasurer of the Utah Healthcare Institute, and on the board of directors for the Salt Lake Art Center, YMCA of Greater Salt Lake, Project Turn, the Utah Emergency Medical Training Council, St. Marks Hospital, the University of Utah Fine Arts Board, Westminster College and the Holy Cross Hospital Planned Giving Committee.

BRADY PLATT

Mr. Platt brings a unique set of sales and business acumen to the FUELogistics family. As a Utah native and one who believes in the vast potential of this incredible and beautiful State, he also holds a deep respect and conviction for the founders and constitution of this great nation. As a graduate from Brigham Young University, Mr. Platt majored in Political Science, with a minor in Business Management, both of which formed a unique foundation for his career in real estate development. For 15 years Mr. Platt has had the opportunity to learn alongside some of the best and brightest minds in the Real Estate industry. He has gained first-hand knowledge and experience that he has used to help develop systems that vertically integrate the newest techniques in design, construction, and the back-end marketing and sale of southern Utah’s most exclusive and sought after homes. Mr. Platt has had the privilege of associating with some of the most sophisticated and successful Real Estate investors and business people. In cultivating these trusted relationships, he has also had the rare opportunity to be intimately involved in negotiating and resolving some of the most complex contract situations. Mr. Platt’s first priority is to his family and his faith. As a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), he credits his religious foundation as the building block of his professional career. He currently serves as a member of his church’s ward Bishopric as the 2nd Counselor, a respected and trusted ecclesiastical position. He has spent a good portion of his lifetime in the service of others, as well as serving a two year proselyting mission in Brazil earlier in his life. From this unique experience, he has forged a strong character and belief in being honest with his fellow man, and being fair and forthright in all business dealings. He has never feared the consequences of expressing his religious convictions, even in a business setting, as he firmly believes that God is behind every good thing. Mr. Platt leads by example, counseling with fellow team members on matters that will preserve the vision and integrity of the company, and he is convinced that the ultimate mission of FUELogistics is one of those good things.

CALVIN PERKINS

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