Leadership
Nick Fowler, Chief Executive Officer
R. Jon Hofmeister, President
Dennis Bowers, VP Operations
Marshall Field, VP Engineering
Jerry Wiant, VP Marketing
Paul H. McClelland, VP Technology

Board Of Directors
Nick Fowler, CEO, Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc.
R. Jon Hofmeister, President, Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc.
Steven A. Ward, President, Westech Engineering, Inc.
Frank Trombetta, CEO, Evanite Fiber Corporation

Nick Fowler, Chief Executive Officer
Nick is an industry veteran with 25 years of high technology experience within the Hewlett-Packard Company. Nick has led the creation of several major new businesses including notebook computers, personal digital assistants, and internet sales and support; has created new business models; and has managed large and complex organizations. He attended Stanford University where he earned a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Mr. Fowler sits on the Boards of several businesses as well as charitable and non-profit organizations.

Jon Hofmeister, President
Jon founded Perpetua, assembled the talented Perpetua team, secured initial capital and has navigated Perpetua’s rapid growth path. Previously, Jon was a key contributor at K2 Technologies, Inc., a Stanford University spinout that grew from a 5 person firm to a 45 person profitable company before being acquired less than 2 years from founding. Jon also worked as a civil engineer at the multi-national URS Corporation and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in California and Oregon. He received his B.S. from Stanford University in civil engineering and engineering geology (dual degree), M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Washington, and MBA from the University of Oregon, Reims School of Management (in France), and London Business School.

Dennis Bowers, VP Operations
With over 35 years of electronics industry experience, Dennis brings expertise in all areas of operations and product development. Dennis was involved in the expansive growth of HP’s server and PC business, holding various engineering and management positions in his 22 years with the company. For the 5 years preceding joining Perpetua, Dennis served as the Director of Operations for Tripod Data Systems, a Trimble Navigation Subsidiary, specializing in rugged handheld products for survey and construction. Dennis received his B.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology from California State Polytechnic University and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of California at Davis.

Marshall Field, VP Engineering
With over 40 years of industry experience, Marshall brings significant product development, assembly, and operations expertise to the Perpetua team. Marshall is an expert with the material set used to build Perpetua’s generators, performed his master’s thesis on thermoelectrics, and currently has 23 patents issued and four more pending. Marshall and Paul were colleagues at Hewlett Packard (HP) for 23 years and teamed on a wide variety of cutting-edge technology developments. Before joining HP, Marshall was VP of Operations at Pantek Inc. Marshall received his B.A. in physics, math, and French from Wilmington College and his M.A. in physics and math from Oregon State University.

Jerry Wiant, VP Marketing
Jerry brings over 25 years of quantitative and creative marketing, advertising, and executive management experience to the team. Prior to Perpetua, Jerry was CEO of TrafficLeader, an Internet marketing company he co-founded in 1998 and grew from a two-person team to a 50+ person profitable company before being acquired in 2003. Prior to TrafficLeader, Jerry was president of an adverting agency, catering to such clients as Sierra/Dynamix, Capitol Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., ESPN, and MCA Special Products. Jerry completed his studies in advertising from the Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle, Washington.

Paul McClelland, VP Technology
With over 40 years of industry experience, Paul brings world class materials, processing, and product development expertise. Paul was with Hewlett Packard (HP) in Corvallis from 1977 to 2002, working on the original development of the first HP thermal ink jet pen and served for 5 years as Section Manager and Senior Scientist of the Advanced Materials and Process Laboratory in HP’s Imaging and Printing Group. Paul is a prolific inventor, with 49 issued US patents. To date, HP has never sold an inkjet printing cartridge that does not use at least one of the patents and processes that Paul developed. Prior to joining HP, Paul was a CRT process development engineer and Industrial Engineering Group Leader at Tektronix from 1966 to 1977. Paul received his B.S. in chemistry from Portland State University and M.S. in chemistry from the University of Arizona.