About Us - see below for a selection of some of our clients

We are a group of highly experienced experts with a broad and deep understanding of operations, finance, and economics in the renewable energy sector.  

Key Partners:

William Strauss, MBA, PhD (economics and earth systems science) - Bill is the President and founder of FutureMetrics. Bill has more than thirty five years of strategic planning, modeling, and data analysis experience in the energy sector.  Bill is also the managing partner with FutureEnergy Partners and is a founder and director of Maine Energy Systems. Bill is the Chief Economist for the Biomass Thermal Energy Council.  Dr. Strauss has published a book. Get it HERE.

Laurenz Schmidt, MBA - Laurenz was the Chief of Global Operations and the Chief Technology Officer for Fairchild Semiconductor before his planned retirement in 2008.    Laurenz is a partner with FutureEnergy Partners.  Laurenz has broad and deep knowledge in the renewable energy sector.  Laurenz has extensive global contacts in the renewable energy sector.

Les Otten, BA - Les is a successful entrepreneur who is also the the principal director of Maine Energy Systems.  Les was the CEO of American Ski Company when it was the largest resort company in the world.  He was also the Vice Chairman of the Boston Red Sox for 7 years and led the team to two World Series wins.  Les provides us with real-world insights that are invaluable to our business development work.  Les's has extensive contacts in the business and political spheres and he can open doors for strategic business relationships and partnerships.

Wulf Hohmann, Professional Engineer - Wulf is the Director of US Development with Lahmeyer International.  Wulf has held key positions in the German government advising on renewable energy issues and is currently the lead project manager for north America in partnership with FutureMetrics.  Wulf has a long history in renewable energy and is an expert in biomass CHP.

Mary McPheters-Scanlon, BA - Mary is a marketing professional with more than eighteen years of extensive and diverse experience including brand management, online and offline advertising, product sales and database management. Mary's work history includes key positions at senior levels in nationally known corporations.

Lawrence Cough, Attorney at Law - Larry, with over 33 years of practice, has extensive experience with major commercial, recreational, natural resource, residential, and resort facilities.  Larry graduated from Yale University with honors in economics and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School with honors.

 

   A selection of some of our clients...