Biographies of Principals

Luke Conner is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of CPL Systems. Luke obtained his BS in Engineering from McNeese State University in 1982 and has worked in the areas of bio-fuels, biogas to energy, power and steam generation systems, emissions reduction, gas processing, resource and energy conservation and heat recovery systems for almost thirty years.

Luke's expertise includes advanced process, energy systems and advanced control systems and he is considered one of the nation's topmost experts in the development, design, installation and commissioning of advanced automation systems, specifically in the areas of bio-fuels, biogas to energy, burner design, power generation and energy conservation.

Luke's resume includes working for some of the world's largest users of energy. These include bio-fuel, biogas, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, food & beverage and many other Fortune 100 companies.

Away from work, Luke is a passionate supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an avid motor cyclist with the American Historic Motorcycle Racing Association and an active outdoorsman.

With over fifty years of combustion experience and a strong background in process industries, Jerry Lang is one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of energy systems and combustion. In 1967, Jerry established his own business and he has served as a consultant to many global energy companies, including to virtually all of the major oil companies and 95% of the refineries. Jerry merged his company, Jerry Lang Combustion Consulting, with CPL in 2010.

Jerry obtained his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and is also a certified machinist. To date, Jerry holds twenty seven patents, including thirteen combustion-related patents. Several of Jerry's patents related to emission reduction processes have been sold all around the world bringing in revenues in excess of $2Bn. Jerry continues to research and develop new knowledge in the areas of sustainability and emissions control and is currently working on patents related to carbon dioxide capture and NOx reduction.

Anupam serves as President and CFO of CPL Systems. Prior to joining the CPL team, he has worked for energy, oil & gas services, industrial services, financial services and healthcare companies.

Anupam holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata (India), a Masters in Business Administration (finance) from the Marriott School of Business (BYU) and a Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU).

Anupam's focus is on business development, organizational development, P&L management, corporate strategy, commercialization of new technologies and mergers & acquisitions for CPL.

Jeremy serves as the Director of Engineering for CPL Systems. Jeremy obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 1999 and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 2003. Jeremy is a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in Louisiana.

Jeremy's career has been devoted to energy systems controls, upgrades and retrofits, as well as energy conservation projects involving biogas to energy and landfill gas to energy projects. Jeremy's expertise includes process controls and instrumentation for bio-fuel systems, heat recovery systems and energy conservation systems.

Amongst others, Jeremy has significant experience in designing, procuring, constructing and commissioning projects in the areas of alternate fuels; electrical distribution design of biogas to energy and landfill gas to energy systems; electrical/pneumatic instrumentation systems for process, pipeline and compression control; and Operator Interface/PLC programming.

Dave Scott has more than fifty years of combustion and process experience and a strong background in energy systems construction and design. As one of the principal design engineers for the CPL / JLCC team, Dave designs and oversees energy projects to improve efficiencies and to lower emissions.

Dave has extensive experience with equipment design dealing with energy systems and processes. In his work with Jerry Lang, Dave has served as a combustion consultant to virtually all of the major oil companies and 95% of the refineries. Dave has helped develop and design applications for nearly all Low NOX, Ultra Low NOX and efficiency projects undertaken by JLCC.