MRT Team

Wayne May - President, Chief Technology Officer

Wayne May is a resident of Las Vegas, NV. Mr. May’s professional career has evolved around mechanical engineering with an emphasis on thermodynamics, heat exchangers, and refrigeration systems. His professional experience includes the design and construction of large scale ammonia refrigeration systems for citrus processing plants, barometric coolers and condensers, waste heat regeneration and thermal fluid heating systems for the commercial laundry industry, and water recovery and reuse plants.

Equipment design experience includes a gas powered refrigeration pump for liquid ammonia, a vacuum barometric cooler for carrots and other vegetables, an ultrasonic fuel/water emulsifier for fuel oil atomization, laminar flow separator for waste water processing, a glass syringe precision metering pump for chemical injection, a dielectric spectroscopy sensor used for chemical sensing and identification, a capacitive flow sensor for chemical processing, and others, all of which he invented and enjoyed commercial success. Wayne May has had two patents issued, and currently has three applications under review (US Patent Office, and the Patent Cooperative Treaty, WIPO).

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Peter Ruben - Chairman

Peter Ruben graduated magna cum laude with a B.A (Economics) from Claremont College and a BS & MS (Engineering) from Stanford University. Peter’s visionary approach to business development is the driving force behind May-Ruben Technologies.  He has been the chairman of MRT since it’s conception in 2005.  Peter is also on the board of directors for Rockwater Properties, Still Point Properties and is the Chairman of Alberta Mining Corporation. Peter is passionate about his role as an agent of positive change, and is the influence behind MRT’s mandate to preserve nature, and develop new technologies that will improve the lives of future generations. Peter has an impressive track record of taking a concept and turning it into a successful business. He has been instrumental in the success of numerous start up ventures which developed into multinational companies across many industries. Peter’s entrepreneurial business experience and sense of conviction set the mood at MRT.

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Connie Ruben – Vice President, Business Development

Connie Ruben is the President of Alberta Mining Corporation, the parent company of May-Ruben Technologies (MRT) in Canada, and has sat on the Board of Directors for MRT for since it began in 2005.  She has over 25 years of senior management experience concentrating on Business Marketing and Operations for a variety of companies. Connie served as the President of Call-Us Info Inc, a data collection firm for the Market Research Industry and  has also served as the Vice President, Sales and Marketing for an International plastics manufacturing firm. Connie will focus her attention on Corporate Marketing, Investor Relations and overall Business Operations of MRT.

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Musibau Usman- Research Associate

Musibau is a Chemical Engineer with a diverse background in energy engineering and chemical processing. He is responsible for conducting research into the feasibility, design, operation and performance of mechanisms, components and systems of MRT`s novel Thermal Simplex Fluidic Pump. Musibau's varied experience includes system design and optimization, computational and heat exchange system analysis, and technology feasibility studies. Musibau holds a Master of Science degree in Energy Engineering from Malardalen University, Sweden, and Master of Engineering in Chemical engineering from the University of Ottawa.

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Tannis Hodgson - Project Development Associate

Tannis Hodgson has a background in science and a degree in archaeology from the University  of Calgary.  This, combined with her interest in sustainable development and ecological economics, supports her in her work as Research Associate for MRT.  She has worked in both administration and science education; at MRT she is responsible for industry research for the multiple applications of High Impedance Electroporation

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Chelsea Ruben- Research Support Officer

Chelsea Ruben has a background in science, with special interest in sustainable solutions and systems-thinking. She has a BS in Marine Science, and has conducted both field and laboratory research, as well as studied policy and conservation strategies, and has co-authored papers published in peer reviewed journals. She earned a Masters of Science degree in Holistic Science, focusing on systems-level problem solving, exploring the overlap of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable systems, and developing sustainable management strategies through socially inclusive means.

As Research Support Officer for MRT she writes grant proposals, patent applications and technical papers, and researches information on market applications and the sustainable impacts of new technologies. She also helps establish new contacts and collaborations with industry and academic partners.

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Steve Hughes- Controller

Steve brings many years of Corporate level accounting and business management experience to MRT. Steve brings the strength of his experience to the Senior Management team, from owning his own commercial construction company and being the Controller for several start up companies. His philosophy in the management of corporate governances will benefit MRT as we continue to grow in the market place and develop long term strategic partnerships. Besides being the Controller for MRT, he also acts as Controller for Alberta Mining Corporation, the parent company of MRT in Canada.

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Samuel Nova, Research Associate

Samuel R. Nova joined May-Ruben Technologies in 2010 as a research scientist to conduct studies for the design and optimization of MRT’s Binary Fluid Ejector. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.Eng. degree in Chemical Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1991. In addition, he obtained his M.E.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Western Ontario in 2001 and 2006, respectively. After finishing his B.Eng., he worked for Dr. Christopher L. Heard at the IIE - Electric Research Institute in the implementation of computer software used for the design and operation of geothermal heat pumps and refrigeration systems. After finishing his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral fellow for Dean Dr. Franco Berruti at the University of Western Ontario in the assembly and the start up of a pilot plant of a fluidized bed reactor (FBR) for the production and gasification of bio-oil. After that he joined Renewable Energy Corporation in 2006 as a fluidized bed scientist where he made important contributions to the stable operation and the optimization of a semi-commercial FBR pilot plant for the production of solar grade silicon (SGSi) using the silane chemistry. In addition, he worked for IOSIL Energy Corporation in 2008 at the National Institute for Nanotechnology in the design of a vacuum FBR (also for the production of SGSi through the iodine chemistry). His major interests are CFD simulation; process design, simulation and optimization; computer programming and numerical analysis.

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