Charles Costenbader
Mr. Costenbader served recently in Shanghai, China as the Chief Operating Officer of Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. Previously his position was Chief Financial Officer. After successfully re-commissioning a China based refinery operation, he led the company out of a pending NASDAQ de-listing process and through a successful registered direct offering. He has 25 years of physical asset operations and commodity risk management experience in the power generation, refining, natural gas storage, biofuels, and renewable energy sectors, including 10 years in the Structured Finance Group of GE Capital and energy commodities at Macquarie Bank. He has served as a Board Director for several energy companies in the United States and China and currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Gables Energy Partners, LLC.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.B.A from Columbia University. Currently he is pursuing completion of a B.A. degree in German Language and Literature from Oregon State University. PDH Engineer has published his continuing education course for Professional Engineering License candidates titled “Design and Commissioning of Power Plants”. This course is accepted in all forty two states that require regular testing to maintain certification as a licensed practicing engineer. In 2010 the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation awarded him their Legion of Honor distinction in recognition of his on-going 29 years of voluntary service in the VA Medical Center with the United States Military Chaplains Service. He was re-elected in November 2015 to his fourth term as Board Chairman for a Texas based 501C3 entity that supports local law enforcement in Montgomery County.