wind energy developer
Our Team
Mark D. Schaftlein - Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mark Schaftlein was appointed Chief Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors of Crownbutte Wind Power Inc.,
in February of 2011. Mr. Schaftlein is the founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Capital Consulting, Inc., a firm which for 8 years has assisted public
companies in the areas of capital sourcing and business strategy. Mr. Schaftlein
is also Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Nacel Energy. Mr. Schaftlein previously served in various officer and director capacities with other public companies including Far East Energy Corporation and SP Holdings (later Organic to Go). From 1982 to 2000, Mr. Schaftlein held a number of management positions in the banking industry, initially with Citicorp through 1992, then Fleet Financial, National Lending Center and Westmark Group Holdings from 1995 to 2000. During his tenure at Westmark, Mr. Schaftlein served as CEO and helped it achieve $100M in corporate financing. Mr. Schaftlein earned a degree in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University in 1980.CB
Timothy H. Simons - Chief Operating Officer & Director
Tim Simons has been involved in the wind power industry since 1996.
He Serves on the Upper Great Plains Transmission Coalition (formed by the
Governors of 3 states) to address electrical transmission problems in order
to better utilize coal, hydro, and wind resources, and serves as co-chairman
of the Transmission Bottleneck Committee. Tim spent over 5 years on active
duty in the U.S. Army, and worked in Europe for Robert Bosch GmbH, as well
as other companies. He has also spent over 10 years as a teacher in the
Mandan/Bismarck, ND, area. Tim attended graduate school at Creighton
University, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in
Monterey, CA.
Murray Fleming - Director
Mr. Fleming was appointed to the Board of Directors of Crownbutte Wind Power
Inc. in February of 2011. Mr. Fleming is also a principal of BTB Management
LLC, an organization which delivers economic analysis, market research,
business planning, capital sourcing and investor relations services. Mr.
Fleming earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with formal concentrations in
Economics & Environmental Studies from the University of Victoria in May of
1986. Mr. Fleming additionally serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of Nacel Energy Corporation, a publicly-traded company, and RYOX
Corporation, a privately-held mining company.
Dr. Terry Pilling, Ph.D.- Executive Vice President
Terry Pilling is responsible for operations, meteorological analysis, scheduling,
construction subcontracting, Geo-technicals, transmission, interconnection,
and site construction management for all Crownbutte projects.
Terry received his B.Sc. in Physics and Engineering Physics at the University
of Saskatchewan, Canada, his M.Sc. in Nuclear Physics at the Saskatchewan
Accelerator Laboratory, and his Ph.D. in Particle Physics at North Dakota
State University.
Terry holds a professorship at North Dakota State University Department
of Physics and has held research positions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear
Research in Dubna, Russia, the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental
Physics in Moscow, Russia, and the Joint Astronomy Center on Mauna Kea,
Hawaii.
Dr. Nadine Simons, Ph.D. - Environmental Control & Safety
Nadine acts as liaison with state and federal agencies concerned with
environmental conservation and is responsible for monitoring the environmental
impacts of wind-energy projects. Nadine also conducts the training and
supervision of staff in maintaining safety standards in all areas of
Crownbutte activities. Nadine received a M.Sc. in Biology and a Ph.D. in
Natural Sciences at the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Michael Biddick - Investor Relations
Michael Biddick manages Crownbutte's investor outreach initiatives and its presence throughout the internet financial community. Mr. Biddick is a graduate of San Diego State University, where he earned a Bachelors degree in Finance.
