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    Donald Bunnell

    Donald Bunnell

    Founder @node. Entrepreneur 3x. Angel investor + experienced executive + continuous learner. Doer of hard things.

    CEO Seattle Miami University '88
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    Experience
    The Harbor Foundation
    The Harbor Foundation
    Founder, Chairman, CEO
    The Foundation supports the development of market-based approaches to improving the lives of refugees and the communities that host them. It provides expertise and resources... more to transform those approaches into programs that protect and improve the lives of refugees and also benefit socially conscious private sector actors.
    Zenogen
    Zenogen
    Board Member
    NODE ECO
    NODE ECO
    Founder, Founder, CEO 2016 - Present (over 10 years)
    Employee #1. Original concept and built team and traction.
    Synthesis Energy Systems
    Synthesis Energy Systems
    Founder, CEO, Director, Asia President, SES Technologies - President 2003 - 2012 (over 9 years)
    Employee #1. Formed the company, obtained original technology license which SES further developed and patented, raised initial financing rounds, key role in NASDAQ listing... more (SYMX) and road show, managed Asia office (90% of employees), lead developer on initial projects. SES is a global clean tech energy and gasification technology company that unlocks the value of low rank coals and biomass by converting these low-cost feedstocks into high value energy and chemical products.
    BHP Billiton
    BHP Billiton
    VP Business Development - Asia - Aluminum Group 2001 - 2003 (over 2 years)
    Before co-founding SES, I was the Asia Business Development Vice President for BHP Billiton’s aluminum group. I managed the company’s cooperation with a Chinese design institute... more that focused on significantly reducing capital and engineering costs for aluminum smelters. Also led the development of several aluminum smelter projects that included inside the fence power plants, and the development of bauxite and alumina refinery opportunities in China, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
    Enron
    Enron
    VP and Country Manager 1997 - 2001 (over 4 years)
    Joined power development team in '97 as a manager. From '97-01 promoted to GM, VP China Power, and Country Manager. Led the Enron/Messer/Texaco consortium. Led the acquisition... more of a 375 MW co-generation power plant then served as the JV’s Chairman and led a team that re-financed RMB 1.5 billion in project debt - China’s first ever 100% RMB project financing of a foreign-invested infrastructure project. Led sale and repatriation of over $100 million form disposition of a 150 MW power plant.
    Founder
    Synthesis Energy Systems, NODE ECO, The Harbor Foundation
    Employee
    Enron, BHP Billiton
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    Zenogen
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    About
    Achievements

    I spent a good part of my career leading the development of large, complex, energy and natural resource projects in Asia.
    I co-founded Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed clean energy company.
    I am now leveraging my values, skills and experience on a new venture, called NODE, combining sustainable energy technologies, energy efficiency, and cutting edge design into a patent pending building system.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Entrepreneurship Cleantech Management
    Locations
    Seattle
     
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