Meet The Team
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Jim Artindale
40+ Years of Experience
Mr. Artindale is a professional chemical engineer, entrepreneur & businessman.
Mr. Artindale has co founded a number of companies including Northern Blizzard Resources, Surgitech, & Kara Technologies
Mr. Artindale has been active throughout his career in the development and implementation of innovative technologies.
He has published a number of technical papers and has served on numerous boards.
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John Rooney
30+ Years of Experience
Mr. Rooney is a Calgary based entrepreneurial executive with technical background in finance.
Mr. Rooney has founded and run a number of public oil & gas companies, including Chairman & CEO of Northern Blizzard Resources, CEO of TUSK Energy, President & CEO of Zenas Energy, President & CEO of Blizzard Energy, and President & CEO of Equatorial Energy.
Mr. Rooney is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator
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Blair Aiken
30+ Years of Experience
Mr. Aiken is a technology inventor, trouble shooter, and development strategist.
Mr. Aiken previously worked as CTO of Kara Technologies.
Previously, Mr. Aiken was involved in founding development companies and developing technologies for a number of multinational companies, including Petrochemical Specialist for Northern Blizzard, and Technology Strategist for the Government of Alberta, ConocoPhillips, Proctor & Gamble, MIT Media Lab etc.
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Bill McAdam
45+ Years of Experience
Mr. McAdam, was President and CEO of Aux Sable from 2001 to 2013 when he retired from the company.
Previously, Mr. McAdam held several positions with Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil in the Engineering, Refining, Fertilizer, Petrochemicals, Planning and Natural Gas Liquids businesses.
He currently serves on the boards of Arc Resources, Kingston Midstream and ZayZoon Inc.
Mr. McAdam is a Chemical Engineer and holds an MBA from McMaster University.
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