Jim has served as Fulcrum’s Vice President of Engineering and Growth since February 2023. Prior to that he was Vice President of Engineering and Operations from May 2021 to February 2023, and as General Manager – Sierra between May 2021 and January 2019. He led the establishment of the operations and maintenance organizations for the Sierra Biorefinery and Feedstock Processing Facility and now oversees all of Fulcrum’s engineering efforts and growth activities. Prior to joining Fulcrum, Jim served as Air Liquide’s Operations Director of the Hydrogen/Syngas Onsites Business Unit with six facilities in California, Washington, and Texas. He brings 29 years of experience in the chemicals industry over 20 years in hydrogen and syngas operational leadership including several new plant start-ups as well multiple plant revamps. Jim obtained a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tennessee Technological University and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a WSET Level 2 (intermediate) wine certification and is working on his Level 3 (advanced) wine certification.