About Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc.
Voted Top Consulting Group in “Renewable Fuels, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials” – 2021
Voted Top Consulting Group in “Biodesign & Engineering” – 2021
Voted Top Consulting Group in “Places to Work in The Bioeconomy” – 2020
Most Recent Additions to Our Team
About Our Company
- World’s premier bioeconomy consulting group since 1995.
- Over 150 world renowned bioenergy and biochemical experts worldwide; completed hundreds of projects over many years.
- Expert assistance for maximum benefit and minimal risk.
- Multidisciplinary Teams with Single Point of Contact for efficiency, clear communications, and low overhead.
- Sectors: Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biochemicals, Biotechnologies, Feedstocks, Land & Natural Resource Management, Food & Livestock Production, and Hemp/Cannabis.
- Services: Business & Financial, Technical & Engineering, Project Management, Legal & Regulatory, and Specialty Services.
- Let our experience work for you!
Wayne Lee
Chief Executive Officer
- Founder and CEO of Lee Enterprises Consulting since 1995
- Manages Company Operations and Resources
- Specialties: Project Oversight, Biofuels and Biochemical Plant Sales, Expert Witness and Litigation Support Matters
- Internationally recognized alternative fuels and business consultant with over 30 years’ experience
- Written two copyrighted series, served on Congressional energy panels, and written many industry articles
- Owns full-service business brokerage firm specializing in buying, selling and evaluating biofuels and biochemical plants
- See full bio at Lee, Wayne
Dr. Terry Mazanec
Chief Operating Officer
- Oversight of Company Projects, Business Operations, & Policies
- Specialties: Thermal Processes, Catalysis, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), Biochemicals, Pyrolysis, MSW Reclamation, IP, Gasification, Biogas, Risk Analysis
- Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from The Ohio State University
- BP Research 21 yrs; Velocys Chief Scientist 9 yrs; Anellotech Consultant 9 yrs
- Authored 20 refereed publications and granted more than 75 US Patents
- See full bio at Mazanec, Terry
Dennis McGinn, Vice Admiral (Ret.)
Senior Group Advisor
- Serves as Advisor to CEO and Board
- Specializes in Strategic Planning & Government Policy
- Former Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment
- Former President of the American Council on Renewable EnergyBoard member – Rocky Mountain Institute, Customer First Renewables, Willdan Group Inc., HALO Maritime Systems & Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- B.S.in Naval Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy; Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College
- See full bio at McGinn, Dennis
Joel Stone
Executive Vice President
- Advises the CEO and leadership team regarding business planning and strategy
- Project Oversight in Synthetic Biology, Industrial Biotechnology, and Ethanol
- Specializes in Renewable Chemicals, Fermentation, Biobased Materials, Biofuels, Food Ingredients, Enzymes, Biomass Conversion, and Strategic Planning
- Internationally recognized success in developing, optimizing, and commercializing bioprocess technologies with over 40 years experience
- Former Executive at Green Biologics Inc., Butylfuel™, Osage Bio Energy, AS Alliances Biofuels, Abengoa Bioenergy, Balchem, Opta Food Ingredients, and Genencor
- Advisory Boards: Green Biologics; BioRenewable Deployment Consortium; Fermentum; and Business Climate Leaders
- B.S. Chemical engineering Va. Tech and M.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania
- See full bio at Stone, Joel
Glenn Farris
Executive Vice President
- Project Oversight in Business & Financial Matters
- Specializes in Biomass Power, Financing & Permitting, Cellulosic Biomass Supply, Financial Modeling, Agricultural Waste, and Project Management
- Recognized as 1 of the 5 most influential people renewable energy experts in North America
- 25 years in biomass energy project development, finance and commercializing new technologies
- Supply chain expert in agricultural wastes and purpose grown energy crops
- Former Director of Product Strategy, North America – AGCO Corporation
- Serves as industry advisor to the USDOE’s Feedstock Supply and Logistics Program and the Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium
- See full bio at Farris, Glenn
Dr. Doug Rivers
Executive Vice President
- Project Oversight in Enzymes, Cellulose, Renewable Chemicals, Fermentation and Ethanol
- Specializes in BioProcess Development & Scale Up, Fermentation Processes, Ethanol, Enzyme Technology, Cellulose Conversion, Renewable Chemicals
- Ph.D. from University of Arkansas with specializations in enzymes, fermentation, and cellulose conversion technology
- 40 years of recognized success developing, optimizing, and commercializing bioprocess technologies
- Former Director of R&D at ICM; Leadership roles at SAIC, Michigan Biotechnology Institute (MBI), Southern Research Institute, ADM and Gulf Oil Corporation
- See full bio at Rivers, Doug
Tad Dritz, P.E.
Vice President
- Project Oversight in Engineering, Biotechnologies, Advanced Biofuels, and Bio-plastics
- Specializes in Engineering Oversight, Process Scale-up, Techno-Economic Assessments (TEA), Market Analyses, CO2 Utilization, and Alternative Feedstocks
- Over 20 years of recognized success developing and deploying environmentally preferred technologies. Experience with both sustainable and traditional oil & gas and chemical processes, and how innovative bio-based concepts compete with incumbents in terms of economics and environmental impact
- Domestic and international experience including roles at Velocys and Bechtel, where he participated on a $14 billion upgrade of Mexico’s largest offshore oil field
- Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas. MBA and M.S. in Natural Resources and the Environment from the University of Michigan
- See full bio at Dritz, Tad
Bill Hagy
Vice President
- Project Oversight in Funding, Grants, Loans and Financial Matters
- Specializes in USDA Matters, Federal Funding and Programs Grants, Loans & Loan Guarantees
- Former Assistant for Renewable Energy to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Former USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development
- 37 Years at USDA – in-depth knowledge of federal programs that provide financial assistance for research, development and demonstration, feasibility/marketing studies, and interim and permanent interim and permanent financing of commercial scale renewable energy projects
- See full bio at Hagy, Bill
Martin Wahl
Vice President
- Strategic Partner Liaison & Project Oversight in Hemp/Cannabis Matters
- Former Director of Operations for Lee Enterprises Consulting
- Deep B2B product development, marketing and management experience, including working with Genscape in biofuels RIN verification programs, and facilities database products
- Manages company’s relationships with partners handling accounting and attestations, legal and insurance, environmental and permitting, engineering and construction, appraisal and valuations, auctions, sales and foreclosures, feedstocks and commodities brokerage and laboratory services
- MBA from Virginia Tech
- See full bio at Wahl, Martin
Mike Fatigati
Vice President
- Project Oversight in Advanced Ethanol Production, Solid Fuel Combustion, Gasification, Thermochemical Conversion, Cosmeceuticals, Nutraceuticals
- Specializes in Engineering Oversight, Process Scale-up, Techno-Economic Assessments (TEA), Market Analyses, CO2 Utilization, and Alternative Feedstocks
- Over 20 years of recognized success developing and deploying environmentally preferred technologies, including 50 mmgpy ethanol plant in California, landfill gas to RNG pipeline injection project, and 2000 tpd urban biomass to synfuels projects.
- Experience in sustainable and traditional oil & gas and chemical processes, including economics and environmental impact.
- MBA and B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Biology
- See full bio at Fatigati, Mike
Dr. Susan Rupp
Vice President
- Project Oversight in Land & Natural Resource Management
- Specializes in Environmental Due Diligence, Risk Mitigation and Optimization Modeling, Landscape Design, Biodiversity Sustainability, Wildlife Habitat Management
- Certified Wildlife Biologist ® with over 25 years of professional experience researching and evaluating wildlife-habitat relationships at local and landscape scales.
- Nominated by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and U.S. Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry to Biomass Research Development Technical Advisory Committee.
- PhD in Wildlife Science at Texas Tech University
- See full bio at Rupp, Susan
Dr. Matt Gibson
Vice President
- Project Oversight in Food and Livestock Production
- Biofuels Co Products, Human and Animal Nutrition, Food, Grain and Livestock Production, Safety, Quality and Regulatory Matters
- 30+ year career in biofuels, feeds, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals industries for POET, Pfizer, LifeLine Foods, Farmland Feeds, Rhöne-Poulenc Animal Nutrition, and Lucta. His is a Lead Auditor for SQF (Safe Quality Food); certified by the Global Food Defense Institute; Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for FDA compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- Ph.D. in Animal Science and Nutrition from Washington State University and author of over 100 scientific publications
- See full bio at Gibson, Matt
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WHY WORK WITH US
We understand budgets and the importance of being good stewards of clients’ money and time. We recognize that “you get what you pay for” and that while price is what you pay for services, value is what is really important to you. We adhere to to the philosophy that “money is like gasoline during a road trip – you don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but neither are you on a tour of gas stations.”
25 Years of Industry Experience
Largest Group of Bioeconomy Experts in the World
Cost Effective Solutions for Clients
Interdisciplinary Team Capability
Single Point of Contact for all Projects
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