M. Clark Dale, PhD, President & CEO, Dr. Dale has 30 years of experience in the development and commercialization of technologies for the production of bio-products from biomass materials.  Dr. Dale’s experience and expertise include: microorganism development, bio-reactor designs, fermentation system improvement, and distillation / bio-separations for the commercial production of bio-products.  Dr. Dale is a leader in the biomass processing and bio-production technology fields:

• Primary Investigator on Numerous Research Projects,
• Earning Research Grants from the USDA and US DoE,
• Published Hundreds of Scientific Articles and Reports,
• Invited Speaker for Scientific & Industry Conferences,
• Involved in the Development of Commercial Projects,

Dale is a co-founder of the Bio-Process Group, overseeing and directing BPI’s research efforts, and ABP’s process design, commercial development, & engineering projects.

Yong-Jae Lee, PhD, Research Director, Dr. Lee earned his master’s degree from the LSU Audubon Sugar Institute with a research focus on pretreatment processes for the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass materials. His PhD work involved research on the production of bio-chemicals in anaerobic environments by bacterial organisms at Clemson University. Dr. Lee is in charge of the development, improvement, and scale-up of BPI fermentation and process technologies as well as the management of the laboratory, equipment, and personnel.

Riaz Haider, MEng, Engineering Director, Mr. Haider has served as lead project manager and engineer on large sugar mill, alcohol, and paper pulp mill projects throughout the world. Mr. Haider’s experience in project management and process engineering are valuable assets to Bio-Process. Haider is vice-president of Bio-Process’s Asian division, oversees the development of process engineering packages, and is in charge of the development, implementation, and project management of sugar cane processing systems & technologies.

Rhys Dale, MA, MSc, Director of Development, Mr. Dale has earned degrees in biology, statistics, engineering, and economics with a focus on process technologies for renewable fuel production. Rhys gained experience in the renewable fuel industry at Purdue University where he developed process models to evaluate different pretreatment process technologies. Rhys oversees process modeling, environmental compliance, and technology commercialization efforts at Bio-Process.  Mr. Dale heads the project development efforts for commercial projects at ABP, overseeing the development of: life cycle analysis (LCA), techno-economic analysis, & feasibility studies.

Isaac Schumann, BA, Process Engineer / Laboratory Manager, Mr. Schumann is an expert in the use of computer aided drafting (CAD) programs for the development of process engineering documentation. Isaac has developed over 10 complete stage 1 and stage 2 engineering packages for different Bio-Process commercial projects. In addition, Mr. Schumann is experienced in laboratory and pilot scale research studies, methods, and analysis- designing, conducting, analyzing, and generating scientific reports for a number of sponsored research projects.

Travis May, Project Developer & Manager, Mr. May has an extensive knowledge of the petrochemical and biofuel industries. Travis has developed a number of projects ranging from petroleum bulk tank storage, gasoline retail, and ethanol production facilities. Mr. May works on the development of MSW, waste paper, and recycled paper fiber to ethanol production facilities with Reclaimed Renewable Resources (3R). Travis works with project owners, financiers, & partners on project development, management, and compliance.

James Bleyer, Process Engineer / Project Development, Mr. Bleyer has experience working as a process engineer in the food processing and biofuel industries with expertise in industrial process design and separation systems. Mr. Bleyer works with project partners in the development of Bio-Refining projects in process conceptualization, project scope & definition, feedstock sourcing, & technology implementation. Mr. Bleyer, is CEO of Greencastle Energy, and works on the siting and development of Reclaimed Renewable Resource (3R) projects for the conversion of waste starch, paper, pulp, & fiber to higher value bio-products.