Dr. John T. Kelly, the president of Altex, has 30 years of experience in fuels, combustion and power systems. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union, and MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Polytechnic University of New York. As president of Altex, he is responsible for the success of research, development and deployment efforts, for a broad range of clients. Another focus for Dr. Kelly is business development, covering technology areas of interest to Altex and our clients. His technical expertise is balanced between computer modeling and experimental techniques for combustion and power systems. He has successfully developed and tested many low emissions combustion systems, and holds five patents, and two pending, related to these systems. Also, he has published over 50 technical articles. Prior to Altex, he acquired practical experience in power systems at Consolidated Edison Company, and at Pratt and Whitney.