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title: Eric Frohnapple
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## **Eric Frohnapple**

**Technology & Emerging Business Consultant**

> Clean Tech, Downstream, Upstream
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> United States, Middle East, South America

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Technology & Emerging Business Consultant

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Downstream: Refining  Operations

Upstream: Technology

Upstream Areas: Onshore, Offshore

Clean Tech: Technology, Commercial, Engineering, Project Management

Types of Clean Tech: Solar

3. Current Employer:

Kleen Products

4. Previous Employers:

Chevron

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I started my career in the environmental industry designing & optimizing soil and groundwater cleanup systems. After some time, I realized that working as an insider could have a much larger reach by deploying best practices and technologies.  

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

They are dynamic and not bureaucratic. Also, they have cool toys.

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7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

Sports and outdoor activities including fencing, skiing, camping, and whitewater rafting.

8.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

I'm not sure, but it probably would have something to do with lasers.

9. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

Train engineer. Or a marine biologist specializing in blue whales. These were probably not related.

10. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

An Olympic fencer

11.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Particle Man" by They Might be Giants.

12.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

I'm not waiting for the lottery...we are providing sustainable water treatment and green chemistry solutions for the energy industry.

13.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

If not now, then when?