Fernando has recently been named commercial contract manager for the German renewable energy firm Repower. Fernando joins the company after working for several years in Paris, France in the energy sector.

Previously, Fernando worked in wind power project development with Clipper Windpower based in Carpinteria, California, in addition to a number of additional positions in finance, contracts, renewable energy,  business development, international business, and competitive analysis and market research. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

Fernando received a master’s degree in international political economy, in addition to an MBA degree from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.

Patrick is the product sales and marketing manager for Ameron International – Wind Towers Division in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  He has been working in renewable energy sector since 2007.

Patrick‘s career in wind began with Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas in Newport Beach, California, in a global sourcing role of wind turbine components for various North American wind farms.  He now heads up the sales and marketing efforts for a wind tower fabricator in the Inland Empire.  continue

Kirk, founder and CEO of SG Biofuels, was recently honored in Biofuels Digest as one of the “25 people worth knowing in bioenergy.”

SG Biofuels is a bioenergy crop company that is meeting the global demand for sustainable plant oil by using breeding and biotechnology to develop and produce elite seeds of Jatropha. With a fully integrated platform featuring a world-class leadership and science team, the most advanced crop improvement program in the industry and deep expertise in all phases of plantation development and management, SG Biofuels is bringing the opportunities of Jatropha to reality.

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If you’ve heard the phrase Jatropha 2.0 or heard that all is not doom and gloom for yesterday’s favorite feedstock punching bag, that’s Kirk. The SG Biofuels team has just about been single-handedly saving jatropha from extinction as a high-value, near-term investment proposition. Also, I think he arguably has more personal experience developing renewables companies with feedstock based in Central America than anyone. It’s a highly disciplined effort, well worth a study, especially in the management of a partnership with the massive and imposing LIFE Technologies.

Lisa decided to leverage her background in the green space to start her own company. She recently launched 1 Earth Recycle, a socially responsible electronic waste solutions company.

Based in Los Angeles, 1 Earth Recycle works with corporate, residential, non-profit, and municipal clients to recycle electronics that have outlived their useful lives. 1 Earth Recycle is committed to exceeding existing e-waste recycling ethical standards and making recycling e-waste hassle free.

“We had an Earth Day e-waste collection event at the City of Manhattan Beach Earth Day Celebration and are working with the City of Playa Vista to organize our next collection event on May 22, 2010,” Lisa recently shared.

Lisa also serves as an associate at Kensel & Co., an advisory firm that partners with high-growth companies and private equity firms to provide merger and acquisition, strategic planning and corporate development services.

Santiago has joined SG Biofuels as business development manager. SG Biofuels is a San Diego-based sustainable plant oil company specializing in the development of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainably produced oil that can be used to produce biodiesel, energy or bioplastics. Santiago had been an instrumental, pivotal member of the Graziadio School’s Office of Alumni Relations and Career Services for a number of years. He helped transform the lives of many students and alumni and served as the consummate ambassador of the Pepperdine brand. His influence will have lasting impact.