Meet Our Team
Vision Meets Execution
Our team brings decades of specialized experience in renewable energy innovation and data center development, paired with proven mastery across business, finance, and technology. From off-grid power solutions to designing and operating cutting-edge facilities, we deliver the strategic vision and hands-on precision that redefines industry standards.
Jay Fossett
Managing Director
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20+ years leading climate strategies, project finance, and business growth.
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Co-founded a carbon credit fund and green ammonia facility at Novus Group.
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Raised capital for climate-smart solutions across emerging markets.
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Bridges science and finance for large-scale climate mitigation projects.
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Advised sovereign PPPs in West Africa, Morocco, and South Africa.
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Structured operations for tech, energy, and infrastructure ventures globally.
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Drives sustainable investment with UN and think tank engagements.
Inder Saini
Managing Director - Finance
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20+ years scaling high-growth firms in healthcare, tech, and energy.
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Raised $1B+ through debt/equity financings and led TSX, CSE, NYSE listings.
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Managed 50+ acquisitions, building robust financial systems.
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Cut reporting to 5 days with ERP and KPI solutions.
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CPA with expertise in strategic financial transformation.
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Revitalized companies via treasury and restructuring.
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Built scalable financial infrastructures and led teams of 20+ professionals, supporting 70%+ CAGR, 10x growth, and rapid international expansion.
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Karl Gee
Energy Infrastructure
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40+ years in energy innovation, optimization and management.
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Technical authority in the renewable energy sector.
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Expertise in designing integrated energy solutions & trigeneration systems.
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Elevated energy initiatives to NRSRO investment grade status.
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Upgraded 1,000+ locations with geothermal, cogeneration & efficiency solutions.
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Senior Manager at Duke Energy's Duke Solutions division.
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Certified Energy Manager (CEM) & Energy Procurement Professional (CEPP), with extensive experience managing national energy portfolios & biofuel solutions.
Leander Zemke
Partnerships
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15+ years as an entrepreneur driving AI-powered ventures.
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Grew KAJ Medical’s AI trade platform to +4.5M CAD in two years.
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Built 200+ supplier network and 10,000-product database as CPO.
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Secured investments and partnerships at MIT, Harvard, and UCL accelerators.
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Advises Rezon/Nitid.ai on B2B AI solutions for revenue growth.
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Aerospace engineer with Mercedes AMG F1 and MTU experience.
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Pioneered industry transformation with AI, boosting sales and innovation.
Meet Our Advisors
Technical Excellence. Industry Mastery.
CYNA’s Independent Advisors are a powerhouse of technical expertise and industry acumen. With mastery in compute system architecture, advanced hardware design, and software optimization for cutting-edge computational demands, they deliver the precision and foresight that keep CYNA leading the charge in performance, efficiency, and reliability for advanced next-generation computing.
Andrew Grimshaw
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30+ years pioneering computational systems for scientific discovery.
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Architected Mentat, Legion, and Genesis II at University of Virginia.
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Leads carbon-neutral computing at Lancium as President (2019–2024).
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Co-founded Avaki as CTO (1998–2004), shaping early cloud tech.
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Professor Emeritus, UVA, with Ph.D. from University of Illinois (1988).
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Advised NASA, NPACI, KIT, and NSF XSEDE on distributed systems.
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Won 2003 Frost and Sullivan Award for technical innovation.
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Toby Cherasaro
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20+ years as a technical leader in cloud transformation.
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Senior Customer Solutions Manager at AWS (2021–2024).
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Cut $1B in inventory and $3B in processes for a global manufacturer.
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Drove $30M in revenue via AWS Enterprise Transformation programs.
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Implemented AI, ML, and DevOps, slashing release times by 50%.
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Holds AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification.
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Led peta-scale data center migrations for global enterprises.
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Ramiro Jordan
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25+ years leading STEM education and R&D globally.
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Founded ISTEC, connecting 100+ organizations for innovation.
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Associate Dean at University of New Mexico, ECE faculty.
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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Kansas State University (1987).
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Enhanced 12+ international Tech Parks and entrepreneurial ventures.
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VP for Americas, International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.
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Expert in Smart Grid, cognitive radio, and signal processing.
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Wolfgang Gentzsch
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40+ years advancing HPC and engineering simulation technologies.
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Co-founded Simr (UberCloud) and led as President (2012–2024).
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Developed Grid Engine at Gridware, acquired by Sun Microsystems (2000).
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Directed German D-Grid and North Carolina Statewide Grid initiatives.
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Professor of Computer Science at universities in USA and Germany.
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Advised EU (EUDAT, DEISA), PCAST, and Open Grid Forum.
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Pioneered SimOps automation for manufacturing simulation workflows.
Jacob Farmer
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35+ years as a technical expert in data storage innovation.
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CTO of Cambridge Computer since co-founding in 1991.
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Founded Starfish Storage, managing billions of files with *FS.
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Authored best practices for enterprise data protection solutions.
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Speaker at USENIX, SNIA, and VMworld, shaping industry standards.
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Advised startups on storage tech and lifecycle management.
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Yale graduate with deep academic and industry influence.
Chris Simmons
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40+ years advancing HPC and engineering simulation technologies.
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Co-founded Simr (UberCloud) and led as President (2012–2024).
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Developed Grid Engine at Gridware, acquired by Sun Microsystems (2000).
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Directed German D-Grid and North Carolina Statewide Grid initiatives.
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Professor of Computer Science at universities in USA and Germany.
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Advised EU (EUDAT, DEISA), PCAST, and Open Grid Forum.
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Pioneered SimOps automation for manufacturing simulation workflows.