Eric Frohnapple

Technology & Emerging Business Consultant

Clean Tech, Downstream, Upstream

 

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.

Okay, now for some fun things about Eric…

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?