Meet the team
Philip Kithil
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Kithil leads Ocean-based Climate Solutions, Inc. Phil is a successful entrepreneur who has ventured into economic consulting, automotive safety, and marine technology, holding multiple patents connected to the concept of artificial upwelling.
Philip Fullam
Chief Engineer
Since 2005 has been leading the team of engineers that have designed, tested, and built Artificial Upwelling Pumps. BSME, Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design.
Dr. Ian Walsh
Consulting Chief Scientist
Former Director of Science at Seabird Electronics. Leading the effort to measure the amount of carbon captured by the artificial upwelling pumps, and their impact on the marine ecosystem.
Chris White
Chief of Operations
Leads operations, permitting, and logistics teams on the production and deployment of ocean upwelling pumps.
Salvador Garcia
Chief Revenue Officer
Inbound consultant with more than thirteen years of experience helping businesses grow. Specialized in digital marketing, sales funnel, and international business development. Responsible for RFP acquisitions, carbon markets, and certification.
Robert “Bob” Lipstein
Financial Advisor, CPA
Experienced public and private company board member and audit committee chair. Retired senior partner from KPMG where he led the firm’s Sarbanes Oxley services. CPA with IPO and operations management experience.
Amal Bhattarai
Technical Director
Consulting engineer and CO2 sequestration evangelist. Mr. Bhattarai is an accomplished engineer with multiple patents in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for optical switching
Nicholas Phelps
Design Engineer
Mechanical engineer with a focus on sustainable design and carbon sequestration.
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