Carbon Capture Corporation was formed in 2006 by the owners of Imperial Group and key members of its management team are now actively involved in running the company.  This group of individuals, through Imperial Group, successfully executed over $100 million in federal contracts issued by various agencies between 1993 and 2010.  This commercial talent and expertise, together with the complete technical team assembled, is now applied to supporting our vision to reduce global warming and supply sustainable fuels and feed.  Our management team main expertise combines algae production, power generation, real estate and biotechnology. 

Paul Engh, CEO, Carbon Capture Corporation and Managing Partner of the Imperial Group companies 

Mr. Engh is CCC’s founder and main investor. Prior to CCC, Mr. Engh developed approximately 40 federal office projects with Imperial Group. Additionally, Mr. Engh has managed a diverse portfolio of agricultural, mineral and energy investments. He holds a B.A. in Economics from UC Davis.

Alina Kulikowski-Tan, Principal, VP Public-Private Partnerships

Mrs. Kulikowski-Tan initially joined CCC as a consultant and actively engaged private-public partnership opportunities on behalf of the company.   Prior to joining CCC, Mrs. Kulikowski-Tan was senior vice-president with the ADEPT Group, a consulting firm specializing in research, development, and commercialization of new technologies in transportation and energy applications.  Her expertise includes project management, strategic planning, capitalization and market research.

Tom Daniel, Principal

Dr. Daniel joined Carbon Capture as an advisor at its inception and is now a principal investor.  A former Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University, he led large research & development organizations at leading biotech companies, lmmunex and Amgen.  In 2003, as Chief Scientific Officer and Director, he built and led a venture backed startup, Ambrx, through technology implementation, manufacturing and initiation of clinical trials, raising approximately $100M in capital to manufacture optimized protein medicines.  Currently, he is President, Research for Celgene.  He obtained his MD degree from UT Southwestern, trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and NIH.

Martin Gordon, Principal, Director, Process Development

Mr. Gordon has four years of algae farming experience in Southern California, including laboratory work and process development for algae growth parameters and harvesting. His background also includes mechanical systems design and inter-acing biological systems work, as well as OSHA and EPA compliance. Mr. Gordon is CEO of Valley Spreader Co. and holds a B.S. in Biology from San Diego State University.

Bernard Raemy, Principal

Mr. Raemy joined CCC in 2006 and became a principal investor in 2007.  His background includes power project development with Terra-Gen Power and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Duke University in 1995 and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from La Haute Ecole Arc ingénierie, Switzerland, in 1989. 

Jim DeMattia, Principal, Director, Aquatic Biology 

Mr. DeMattia has 10 years of aquaculture experience ranging from aquacultural engineering and system design to fish, invertebrate and aquatic plant husbandry, including micro/macro algae culture. He received a grant to develop culture techniques for endangered species from the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego. Mr. DeMattia holds a B.S. is in Aquatic Biology from UC Santa Barbara.