J. Patrick LaStrapes, Managing Director, Zeus Development Corporation

A senior manager and global energy consultant, Mr. LaStrapes brings the leadership necessary to take complex energy deals to fruition. He has developed world-class integrated energy projects with investments/revenues in the $billions and has established new international business platforms in rapidly evolving energy markets. He brings experience in leading multi-disciplinary international development and asset acquisition teams. Mr. LaStrapes brings a deep background in project development, project/structured finance, due-diligence, risk mitigation, contracts, operations, energy policy and strategic planning.

Mr. LaStrapes is managing director of Zeus Development Corporation. Prior to joining Zeus, Mr. LaStrapes served in various management roles, including President and member of the board of directors of Texas-Ohio Power, VP/Principal of EnerTran Technology Company, VP of Heartland Development Corporation and VP/General Manager of Entra Technologies.

As a global energy consultant, he has testified before state (provincial) and federal authorities and has prepared expert testimony in contested proceedings. A partial list of client services includes: (1) global market research and broad-based value-chain analysis of the markets for natural gas via LNG, pipeline, CNG, GTL, gas-by-wire, etc.; (2) economic studies of super-critical pulverized coal and integrated gasification combined-cycle power generation; (3) comparative economic studies of competing major gas pipeline projects; (4) linear programming model construction for gas-utility planning purposes; (5) electric generation expansion planning; (6) reservoir simulation, estimation of proved hydrocarbon deposits and forecasting of field deliverabilities; (7) economic studies of liquefaction, LNG peak-shaving and regasification; and (8) due-diligence on behalf of lenders and developers in connection with non-recourse project financing.

A registered professional engineer, Mr. LaStrapes holds an MBA degree from the University of Houston and a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Bob Nimocks, president, Zeus Development Corporation

Zeus Development Corporation is an energy research firm that focuses on world gas development. The company commonly serves manufacturing and oilfield service clients evaluating markets for their products and services in the LNG, GTL, methanol, DME, IGCC and gas-export-related markets. Zeus publishes a number of market-related periodicals, including the www.LNGExpress.com, www.SyngasRefiner.com and www.GasMonetizer.com and organizes workshops, conferences and training programs.

Prior to founding Zeus in 1991, Nimocks was vice president of corporate development for Elders Resources North America, the North American division of an international energy and natural resources company with substantial natural gas production. He earned an MBA from Harvard University (1987), served in the management consulting division of Accenture (1981-84) and obtained BS and BBA degrees from Mississippi State University (1981).

Robert Nussmeier, director of business development, Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.

Bob is a graduate in Building Construction from Purdue University. He has served or chaired several technical committees for the American Concrete Institute. Bob has spent over 22 years in different management capacities for leading Concrete Construction Product companies. After employment with the Scofield and Master Builders Company, and working with Baker since 1981, Bob joined Baker concrete construction company, the largest full scope concrete service subcontractor in the US.

Baker has been focused on the concrete constructability issues for LNG terminals in the USA and supplied many budgets and cost estimates for the different build schemes being proposed for on shore and off shore LNG storage tanks. Bob serves on the Board for the National Ready-Mix Concrete Association and is active in the Construction Industry Institute and the American Society of Concrete Construction.