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Harol (Hal) Koyama, President and Chief Executive Officer, brings to IdaTech 10 years of diversified international sales & marketing experience and general strategic business development for worldwide onsite generation applications within the Combined Heat and Power, Oil and Gas and Waste Fuel power generation markets.
Throughout his career, Mr. Koyama has been responsible for identifying promising markets, increasing sales and implementing communications and advertising campaigns. Most recently, Mr. Koyama was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Capstone Turbine Corporation (Capstone), a leading microturbine producer where he streamlined sales and marketing and accelerated market development efforts worldwide. Prior to his work at Capstone, Mr. Koyama was Vice President of Business Development for fuel cell company International Fuel Cells (a United Technologies Corporation business). In this position he increased market opportunities through the development of joint ventures. Mr. Koyama also has over five years experience as a management consultant with the international consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, focusing on energy and operations issues.
Mr. Koyama holds a degree in Physics/Mathematics from the University of Oregon, a Masters Equivalent in Nuclear Engineering from the Naval Nuclear Power Training and a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Michael A. Otterbach, Vice President of Operations, is responsible for manufacturing, system integration, supply chain, information technology and service activities at IdaTech. In addition, he leads activities supporting fuel cell development and quality assessment. Mr. Otterbach is a native of Germany, and he brings to IdaTech more than 15 years of high-level experience in project and program management, engineering and operations management.
Prior to joining IdaTech, Mr. Otterbach was in program management and manufacturing operations with Honeywell, Inc. Most recently, he ran the manufacturing operations for the pulp and paper group in Cupertino, California. Prior to that role at Honeywell, he guided a team of specialists to facilitate several worldwide product launches as the program manager. He worked with Honeywell in both Germany and California.
Mr. Otterbach holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Fachhochschule Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified quality assessor.
Diana L. Catt, Vice President of Human Resources, brings to IdaTech over 12 years of Human Resource experience. Previously she worked for Central Oregon Community College in Bend, OR as a Human Resources Coordinator for 15 years. She has earned her Professional Human Resources Certification (PHR) through Portland State University and is an active member of the local chapter of Society for Human Resources as well as a participating board member.
Ms. Catt's experience and expertise include employment law, training/development, recruitment and selection, and employee relations. She has served as a Community Education Instructor for over 14 years, teaching subjects such as Communication Styles and Preferences, Performance Management, Team Building, Supervision Techniques and Global Human Resources.
Ms. Catt completed her Bachelor's Degree at Fullerton State University, majoring in Music and Sociology. |
