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OUR HISTORY
THE STORY OF DAVY GAS
Davy Gas Inc. is named after the famed pioneer, Sir Humphry Davy, who is best known for using electrolysis. Sir Davy went beyond discovery to understand, create solutions and processes that are still used today. Although Sir Davy was a pioneer in electrolysis and discovered many elements we are now familiar with, it is his use and expansion with electrolyzation that Davy Gas is committed to continuing.
Davy Gas was initially established with the objective of developing hydrogen fuel cell range extenders for electric vehicle (EV) delivery fleets, catering to major corporations such as Amazon, FedEx, and UPS. While the pursuit of this solution to address the logistical challenges associated with transitioning delivery fleets to EVs was commendable, the financial feasibility of the concept was compromised by limitations within the hydrogen supply chain. Upon recognizing that hydrogen production predominantly concentrated in specific geographical regions, where it was liquefied and transported over extensive distances via trucks, the impracticality of the initial approach became evident.
Through conversations and research of industry users, consumers, and experts we saw a gap, a large gap in the supply chain of gaseous hydrogen and ultra-high purity and research grade oxygen.
THE FUTURE IS CLEAR
WHAT MAKES DAVY GAS SPECIAL?
The Engineering team at Davy Gas, boasting a rich history of over 80+ collective years in crafting inventive products centered around hydrogen manufacturing, storage, and delivery methods, has recently unveiled another cost-effective application. Renowned for their cutting-edge solutions, the Davy Gas team consistently delivers applications that cater to the operational requirements of our customers. Committed to technological advancement, Davy's team focuses on enhancing both hardware and software applications, particularly in the realm of electrolysis. With numerous patents (pending) optimizing electrolysis, Davy Gas pioneers cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency, revolutionizing the utilization of electricity in the process. Further information available upon request.
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Our commitment to electrolysis to solve an ever-expanding hydrogen and ultra pure oxygen shortage as a clean source of energy. We know that hydrogen is available as a clean zero-emission energy source therefore positively impacting the world we live in.
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Our commitment to the underserved small to mid-size market of gas distributors and their customers.
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Our commitment to seeing beyond the normal way of doing business and creating a unique solution that adds value to multiple industries.
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Our commitment to building a team of experts from various backgrounds: hydrogen, electrolysis, fuel cells, finance and business to create a solid foundation for a business that will stop shorten of nothing but success. And even then we will keep on going to the next level.
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Our commitment to technology and products that are designed and engineered in-house, having developed patent pending technology to enhance components sourced from a worldwide supply chain of proven technology.
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Our commitment to being the best at what we do and leaders in the industry.
OUR TEAM
Experience. Knowledge. Committed to Excellence
Nicholas Cupps
CEO
Chairperson of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Cupps co-founded the Company in October 2021 and has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since formation. He is an entrepreneur and successful business creator. He founded Caldrey Enterprises, an acquisition company which focuses on providing legacy options for closely held businesses that lack generational planning and strategies. The primary focus of Caldrey is on the manufacturing, distribution, and energy sectors with EBITDAs of between $10 and $50 million. Mr. Cupps also created Cupps Wealth Management (CWM), a registered investment advisory firm. CWM recognized that traditional financial planning was simply not keeping up with the rapidly changing investment landscape. Mr. Cupps was instrumental in bridging the gap between traditional investing and offering access to alternative investments not broadly offered by their competition. Mr. Cupps earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Utah Valley State University.
DONNA CORNELIUS
COO
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, Corporate Secretary
Mrs. Cornelius has served as COO of the Company since June 2022. Previously, she served as CEO and Board President of LINC from 2015 through 2022. She has been involved with successfully building several companies from concept to scale. Prior to that she founded and owned a marketing and content company for 14 years working with companies like H&R Block, Lexis Nexis and T-Mobile in addition to other companies. Over her thirty plus career she has worked with large corporations and organizations in multiple industries. She has been an entrepreneur, business owner, and marketing consultant working with large corporations and other privately owned businesses. Mrs. Cornelius has a Bachelors of Art in Marketing and Minor in Business Administration from Anderson University. She also serves on the Board of Global Hope International.
GARY BENDER
CDO
Chief Development Officer and Board Director
Mr. Bender has served as a Director of the Company since February 2023. Gary Bender joined Davy Gas in 2023 following a career with Air Products and Chemicals, a leading industrial gas company. His two decade career included senior responsibilities in merchant, specialty gases and packaged gas sectors and focused on industrial, medical and semiconductor markets. Functionally, he held leadership positions in finance, technology application, business development, M&A, operations and general management primarily in the US and Canada. Following his Air Products career, Gary has been successful as a senior executive in the engineering and manufacturing sectors, focusing on the energy efficiency applications of cutting edge technologies and using his breadth of skills and education. Joining Davy Gas was a natural extension of his experiences and desire to make a difference.
As Chief Development Officer, he is the key contact within the industrial gas community focused on relationships with distributors and industry organizations.
JAMES (MICKEY) OROS
CPO
Chief Product Officer
Mr. James M. Oros, has served as CPO of the Company since December 2021. commonly known to most as “Mickey”, has a diverse background and a wealth of knowledge and experience with over 45 plus years of technology-driven business, 37 years has been in the environmental and alternative energy sector. As an entrepreneur and inventor his expertise has served multiple industries and the Department of Energy developing diverse disruptive technology of fuel cells and contributing to the hydrogen economy. He has actively involved himself in environmental applications throughout his career, and to his credit, is a co-inventor of several electric vehicle infrastructures and fuel cell patent applications. Mr. Oros, in the early ’90s, was a leader in the onset of the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. His team successfully developed and marketed today’s primary technology standard for EV conductive charging systems worldwide. In recent years, Mr. Oros has served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Department of Defense in Hydrogen Storage and PEM Fuel cells. He is highly knowledgeable about various applications using hydrogen storage and fuel cell-based design and their benefits in electrical mission-critical power sources.
Patrick Pelch
Senior Engineer
Mr. Pelch has served as Senior Engineer since January 2022. He has more than 25 years in the hydrogen fuel cell industry, strategically initiating and developing clean energy products, markets, storage, and distribution based on real client needs and industry requirements. His fuel cell designs have been installed throughout the Northern Hemisphere for critical power applications requiring stringent “five-nines” reliability: Secure government facilities, telecom, SCADA utility controls, and crucial traffic applications. His valuable integrated experience spans backup power, motive power, and primary power, as well as extensive engineering and design of high-pressure vessels and plumbing for pressurized flammable gases and municipal water systems. For three decades, Patrick has prioritized long-term product viability, serviceability, and customer satisfaction in engineering and leading teams toward the growing realization of a safe and economically feasible hydrogen economy.
Michael Fallavolita Ph.D
Software Engineer
Dr. Fallavollita has served as Software Engineer wince June 2023. He earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics with a minor in computer science at Stanford University. He became vice president of R&D of Microtech, and led the development of desktop optical disc publishing equipment and participated as the primary software developer. In 2014, the principals of Microtech started a new venture, Valent Power with the goal of designing an EV fast charger capable of charging from both AC mains and DC. At Valent, Dr. Fallavollita was directly responsible for developing a multi-faceted firmware solution for multiple chargers conforming to the J1772 and CHAdeMO EV charging specifications. Later, he joined Altergy Systems, a PEM fuel Cell group and ultimately became their firmware and software engineer. In addition to supporting the entire line of hydrogen fuel cells and the development of their steam methane reformer, he updated critical testing systems and developed a method for monitoring remote fuel cells over the Internet.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nicholas Cupps
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Gary Bender
Chief Business Development Officer and Board Director
Roy Rose
Board Director
Mr. Roy Rose has served as a member of the Board of the Company since April 2022. Mr. Rose is currently Executive Chairman of Health Professionals Alliance Inc. and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Whitestone Investment Network, Inc. Mr. Rose has over thirty years of experience in the private equity market as a financial and strategic professional with diverse experience. Mr. Rose has developed corporate strategies and restructuring plans for actionable business and financial transitions to propel company growth, expansion and diversification. Mr. Rose has experience in structuring and investing in leveraged buyouts, real estate transactions, analysis, and private investing in nearly forty acquisitions and management buyouts since 1985.
Mark Hess
Board Director
Mr. Hess has served as a Director of the Company since April 2022. He has served as a director of EnGlobal since August 2021 and formerly as its Chief Executive Officer since March 2021. Mr. Hess previously served as EnGlobal’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from September 2012 to March 2021, interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2012 to September 2012, and Corporate Controller from July 2011 until June 2012. Mr. Hess assumed the Corporate Secretary responsibilities for EnGlobal in December 2017 which he held until March 2021. Prior to joining ENGlobal, Mr. Hess served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Geokinetics, Inc., a publicly-traded seismic data service company, from April 2008 to April 2010. From November 2004 to April 2008, he served as Director of Finance for CGGVeritas, a publicly-traded seismic data service company. In total, he has over 35 years of experience in various accounting, merger and acquisition, and finance roles primarily in public companies. Mr. Hess is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Houston.
Michael Nealy
Founder and Board Director
Mr. Nealy has served the Company as a Director, Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President-Marketing since April 2022. He was the founder and is the CEO of Global Events Group (GEG). At GEG, Mr. Nealy created $400M+ in economic impact. More than ten million event attendees and spectators have attended a GEG-produced event. Mr. Nealy created the Winter Wonderland Festival holiday-themed light show, recognized as one of the top 10 light shows in America by groups like USA Today and NBC Today. The event was successfully sold to benefit non-profit Sunshine Division with proceeds used to complete fund a second Sunshine location. Mr. Nealy also innovated the North American Louis Palau Festival, drawing contemporary ‘head-line’ artists to perform at venues nationwide including 250K+ single day attendance at the Ft. Lauderdale festival venue. Mr. Nealy also produced and marketed motorsports events from start to finish, including Champ Car Grands Prix, Norm Thompson Historic Races, American LeMans, and IMSA GT events. By doing so, Mr. Nealy cultivated responsive sponsorship relationships with major corporate contributors, including Red Bull, Budweiser, Freightliner, Tommy Bahama, Toyota, Federal Express, and Mazda. He has marketed 400+ feature films for major studios, including Paramount, Fox, and Disney. He has guided 40 employees with offices in Seattle and Portland, inspiring group communications and out-of-the-box creativity amongst team members.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
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Brooks Hurd
Consultant
Mr. Hurd has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State, He has over 45 years of experience in the industrial gas and construction industries. He worked for Air Products and Chemicals as well as Matheson. He has extensive experience with hydrogen storage and distribution systems. He founded an engineering consultancy focused on installations, commissioning and problem solving at semiconductor fabs and their suppliers. He worked on semiconductor projects in 10 countries on 3 continents. As GM of Advanced Gas Technologies (a Matheson Acquisition), he led the transition from a plant with a good team but limited infrastructure into a modern
plant. While there, he increased sales by 60% in 2 years reaching 31% operating income.
Dr. Ivor John
Consultant/Advisor
Dr. Ivor John. An atmospheric physicist who has worked as an environmental consultant and auditor, Ivor is specialized in air quality, climate change and the analysis of air emissions and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). His work experience includes a broad range of industry sectors, primarily with energy, and his clients have included oil and gas companies and utilities. He has been a leader in the field of GHG emissions verification services and has audited several hundred process and manufacturing facilities. He was a founder and manager of a startup company that focused on the application of low-emissions technologies for heavy duty vehicles and fleet services. He managed one of the first large battery electric fleet deployments for the US Postal Service.
With more than ten years as an advocate of hydrogen technology advancement, Ivor has a unique understanding of the technologies used across the hydrogen value chain. He recently led the development of a Hydrogen Readiness Plan for the Central Coast Region of California. Ivor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and Physics from the University of Reading, and his Ph.D. in Physics of the Atmosphere from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
He serves as an advisor to NewHydrogen and SunHydrogen Inc.
Arthur Anderson
AH Consulting
Managing Partner
Art’s passion is to help organizations become more productive, competitive and sustainable. With more than 35 years of business and consulting experience, he has a successful track record and specific expertise in helping companies enhance their process, product, and services capabilities, and achieve their desired business outcomes.
He provides strategic advisory and hands-on support to companies looking to improve productivity, enhance customer experience, and improve sustainability of their operations and products. Areas of expertise include industry-specific insights, strategic digital transformation, process improvement and optimization, and M&A integration/optimization, for companies serving the industrial/specialty gas and specialty materials industries. He also has extensive leadership, process excellence and Lean Six Sigma training.
Arthur previously worked for Air Products in its Global Business Services organztion, leading the transformation from Shared Services to a Global Business Services framework leveraging a host of automation technologies.