We have demonstrated expertise in the following business categories
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Technology integrated application evaluation and market assessment
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Project conceptualization, planning and execution
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Structured finance and long term business planning
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Commodity forecasting and finance planning
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Stewart E. Nazzaro
Stewart E. Nazzaro is a specialist in developing new businesses. With over thirty years of executive management experience in international business sectors, he has successfully built, restructured and sold companies, many under complex and highly competitive conditions. Mr. Nazzaro is President of Aldebaran Partners, a corporate advisory and structured finance firm. He serves as an advisor to a diverse range of businesses, including energy, real estate, media and investment companies.
Since 1996, Mr. Nazzaro has participated in the strategic planning, financing and operation of over 70 companies. He is credited with the successful repositioning of many of these ventures during difficult market conditions. He also regularly participates in the development of policy and regulatory matters for industry organizations.
Presently, Mr. Nazzaro is the Managing Director of a property development company that specializes in large scale sustainable energy projects with distributed power programs underway in the Southeast US and in the Western Caribbean. He is managing the production of a media series about the courageous lives of historic figures in colonial North Florida. He is also an advisor to several leading wildlife conservation groups on fund raising and endowment initiatives.
Previously, Mr. Nazzaro was Chief Operating Officer of Henninger Media Services, Inc., one of the largest media postproduction companies in the U.S. He served as Executive Vice President for television holdings at the United Kingdom media conglomerate Pearson Plc., based in Hong Kong. Mr. Nazzaro was instrumental in the successful international expansion of Communications Equity Associates, Inc., a leading investment bank. He has also held operations management positions with Warner Communications, Inc. His professional career began with the restructuring of public radio stations.
Mr. Nazzaro received a Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. He is married and lives on Amelia Island, Florida.
Stewart E. Nazzaro is a specialist in developing new businesses. With over thirty years of executive management experience in international business sectors, he has successfully built, restructured and sold companies, many under complex and highly competitive conditions. Mr. Nazzaro is President of Aldebaran Partners, a corporate advisory and structured finance firm. He serves as an advisor to a diverse range of businesses, including energy, real estate, media and investment companies.
Since 1996, Mr. Nazzaro has participated in the strategic planning, financing and operation of over 70 companies. He is credited with the successful repositioning of many of these ventures during difficult market conditions. He also regularly participates in the development of policy and regulatory matters for industry organizations.
Presently, Mr. Nazzaro is the Managing Director of a property development company that specializes in large scale sustainable energy projects with distributed power programs underway in the Southeast US and in the Western Caribbean. He is managing the production of a media series about the courageous lives of historic figures in colonial North Florida. He is also an advisor to several leading wildlife conservation groups on fund raising and endowment initiatives.
Previously, Mr. Nazzaro was Chief Operating Officer of Henninger Media Services, Inc., one of the largest media postproduction companies in the U.S. He served as Executive Vice President for television holdings at the United Kingdom media conglomerate Pearson Plc., based in Hong Kong. Mr. Nazzaro was instrumental in the successful international expansion of Communications Equity Associates, Inc., a leading investment bank. He has also held operations management positions with Warner Communications, Inc. His professional career began with the restructuring of public radio stations.
Mr. Nazzaro received a Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. He is married and lives on Amelia Island, Florida.
Jay Thompson
Jay Thompson is Managing Partner / President at Yasawa Group Ltd, (YGL) a company that oversees a variety of interests including domestic / international energy sector and logistics. He has 40+years of experience in the energy and transportation industries around the globe. YGL provides planning, marketing and investment consulting services regarding power generation and related logistics issues (equipment and end user operations). He is a top analyst for Wall St. institutional / private investors and research firms on such; has completed hundreds of consultations and quoted in numerous industry publications.
Mr. Thompson has been active in the energy sector for his entire career including full-chain analysis and testing of alternative energy systems and fuel alternatives including ag-related feedstocks, Natural Gas (CNG / LNG / RNG), H2, Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel, Ethanol, Wind and Solar. He has partnered in alternative energy Biofuels production, wind energy, tech-related, trucking and leasing companies. Other accomplishments include being Board member, University guest instructor, industry publication articles, Commercial Driver License, Copyrights and Patents.
For 13 years and until 1990, Mr. Thompson worked for Cummins Engine Company – ultimately as General Manager of Sales, Service and Engineering holding several management including the introduction products targeting trucking, the oil industry, power generation, mining and marine markets. He is a 1977 graduate of Purdue University (BSME energy & logistics-focus), having worked summers in logging and for a natural gas transmission company.
Mr. Thompson enjoys snow skiing; boating; scuba diving (PADI); motorcycling; flying (private pilot & AOPA) and auto racing (’90-’91 Penske Racing Indy Car Emerson Fittipaldi team). He is married to Robin Lucky-Thompson and lives in Rio Rico, Arizona.
Jay Thompson is Managing Partner / President at Yasawa Group Ltd, (YGL) a company that oversees a variety of interests including domestic / international energy sector and logistics. He has 40+years of experience in the energy and transportation industries around the globe. YGL provides planning, marketing and investment consulting services regarding power generation and related logistics issues (equipment and end user operations). He is a top analyst for Wall St. institutional / private investors and research firms on such; has completed hundreds of consultations and quoted in numerous industry publications.
Mr. Thompson has been active in the energy sector for his entire career including full-chain analysis and testing of alternative energy systems and fuel alternatives including ag-related feedstocks, Natural Gas (CNG / LNG / RNG), H2, Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel, Ethanol, Wind and Solar. He has partnered in alternative energy Biofuels production, wind energy, tech-related, trucking and leasing companies. Other accomplishments include being Board member, University guest instructor, industry publication articles, Commercial Driver License, Copyrights and Patents.
For 13 years and until 1990, Mr. Thompson worked for Cummins Engine Company – ultimately as General Manager of Sales, Service and Engineering holding several management including the introduction products targeting trucking, the oil industry, power generation, mining and marine markets. He is a 1977 graduate of Purdue University (BSME energy & logistics-focus), having worked summers in logging and for a natural gas transmission company.
Mr. Thompson enjoys snow skiing; boating; scuba diving (PADI); motorcycling; flying (private pilot & AOPA) and auto racing (’90-’91 Penske Racing Indy Car Emerson Fittipaldi team). He is married to Robin Lucky-Thompson and lives in Rio Rico, Arizona.
Claire LaBrunerie
Management Consultant at BrightPath Advisors As a management consultant with BrightPath Advisors, Claire LaBrunerie serves a mix of domestic and international clients, including both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. In general, this work focuses on improving profitability by working with senior leadership to develop and implement innovative growth and funding strategies and to assist in the organization and management of complex and/or transversal projects.
Claire has deep experience in several practical areas, including researching and launching projects focused on sustainability, performing financial analyses focused on corporate restructuring and corporate integrations, and managing grant applications and early stage equity raises. Projects of note over the past 18 months include work for Traders Hill Farm in Hilliard, FL – working with the President of a sustainable agriculture operation seeking both USDA grants and seed stage capital and for UN Women – working with the global Coordination Division to map systemwide gender costing and architecture.
A Stanford University alumna, Claire has a BA in International Relations from the school. After graduating with high honors, she went on to complete an MA in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. After working for some time on Wall Street, Ms. LaBrunerie returned to complete an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with dual concentrations in Finance and Multinational Management. Over the next two decades, Claire rotated financial services roles with premier global institutions, gaining knowledge and applying experience in capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and asset management.
Claire is a frequent panelist at industry conferences, speaking about her experience structuring and seeding funds with a gender and/or environmental lens. Currently, Claire is working on a paper commissioned by GenderSmart (UK) with the aim advancing the case to merge the gender and climate agendas and articulate the narrative around gender and climate investment, engaging both new and established stakeholders and accelerating investments in this space.
In her spare time, Claire is an environmental advocate, serving on the Boards of Ocean Grants and Ocean Grants Foundation. Claire is an avid SCUBA diver and an “Adirondack 46-R,” having summitted each of New York State’s 46 mountains over 4,000 in altitude. Claire has four daughters and lives in suburban New York City.
Management Consultant at BrightPath Advisors As a management consultant with BrightPath Advisors, Claire LaBrunerie serves a mix of domestic and international clients, including both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. In general, this work focuses on improving profitability by working with senior leadership to develop and implement innovative growth and funding strategies and to assist in the organization and management of complex and/or transversal projects.
Claire has deep experience in several practical areas, including researching and launching projects focused on sustainability, performing financial analyses focused on corporate restructuring and corporate integrations, and managing grant applications and early stage equity raises. Projects of note over the past 18 months include work for Traders Hill Farm in Hilliard, FL – working with the President of a sustainable agriculture operation seeking both USDA grants and seed stage capital and for UN Women – working with the global Coordination Division to map systemwide gender costing and architecture.
A Stanford University alumna, Claire has a BA in International Relations from the school. After graduating with high honors, she went on to complete an MA in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. After working for some time on Wall Street, Ms. LaBrunerie returned to complete an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with dual concentrations in Finance and Multinational Management. Over the next two decades, Claire rotated financial services roles with premier global institutions, gaining knowledge and applying experience in capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and asset management.
Claire is a frequent panelist at industry conferences, speaking about her experience structuring and seeding funds with a gender and/or environmental lens. Currently, Claire is working on a paper commissioned by GenderSmart (UK) with the aim advancing the case to merge the gender and climate agendas and articulate the narrative around gender and climate investment, engaging both new and established stakeholders and accelerating investments in this space.
In her spare time, Claire is an environmental advocate, serving on the Boards of Ocean Grants and Ocean Grants Foundation. Claire is an avid SCUBA diver and an “Adirondack 46-R,” having summitted each of New York State’s 46 mountains over 4,000 in altitude. Claire has four daughters and lives in suburban New York City.
Ludwig P. Stromeyer
Ludwig P. Stromeyer is an entrepreneur and specialist in converting business ideas into successful operating companies in the IT, renewable energy and real estate sectors. With over 35 years of operations management, technology innovation and industrial project management expertise, he brings considerable life experience to all assignments.
Presently, Mr. Stromeyer is leading a team of international biofuels experts in the integration of cutting-edge technologies for consistent refining of high value biofuels and related carbon sequestration benefits. He is also on the boards of directors and leadership teams of several promising early stage technology companies with artificial intelligence and machine-learning toolkits.
In the renewable energy sector Mr. Stromeyer has been instrumental in bringing nascent technologies into commercial applications. Working as a principal advisor and strategist to several leading companies, including Lurgi AG, Ferrostaal AG, and Bio Chem Technology AG. He has been instrumental in launching operations for these companies in international markets, including Germany, USA, Ukraine, Malaysia and Indonesia, among others. In the information technology and hardware sector Mr. Stromeyer has successfully developed, managed, and sold several innovative companies that solved complex operating challenges for large organizations. He has held senior leadership positions in Ingram Micro Inc. and Magirus AG.
Mr. Stromeyer began his professional career at Hewlett Packard after earning a Master of Science degree in Production Techniques / Machinery and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Karlsruhe Germany. He is an experienced outdoorsman and lives in the Swiss Alps.
Ludwig P. Stromeyer is an entrepreneur and specialist in converting business ideas into successful operating companies in the IT, renewable energy and real estate sectors. With over 35 years of operations management, technology innovation and industrial project management expertise, he brings considerable life experience to all assignments.
Presently, Mr. Stromeyer is leading a team of international biofuels experts in the integration of cutting-edge technologies for consistent refining of high value biofuels and related carbon sequestration benefits. He is also on the boards of directors and leadership teams of several promising early stage technology companies with artificial intelligence and machine-learning toolkits.
In the renewable energy sector Mr. Stromeyer has been instrumental in bringing nascent technologies into commercial applications. Working as a principal advisor and strategist to several leading companies, including Lurgi AG, Ferrostaal AG, and Bio Chem Technology AG. He has been instrumental in launching operations for these companies in international markets, including Germany, USA, Ukraine, Malaysia and Indonesia, among others. In the information technology and hardware sector Mr. Stromeyer has successfully developed, managed, and sold several innovative companies that solved complex operating challenges for large organizations. He has held senior leadership positions in Ingram Micro Inc. and Magirus AG.
Mr. Stromeyer began his professional career at Hewlett Packard after earning a Master of Science degree in Production Techniques / Machinery and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Karlsruhe Germany. He is an experienced outdoorsman and lives in the Swiss Alps.