Robert Volpe has focused most of his career on strategy, venture development, sales, project finance and marketing for companies seeking to bring new technologies to market.  His experience includes the successful building and leading of early-stage organizations in the software, renewable energy, sustainability, technology and medical industries.

AT DTI, Robert has led international projects in the areas of software, internet/web, mobile/wireless, medical technology, renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grid. His clients range from startup companies seeking the development and implementation of a strategic business plan to growth-stage companies seeking international business development and capital raising strategies. Also as part of his practice, Robert has worked with investment firms requesting due diligence and opportunity analysis of potential investments, including energy projects. Directly, Robert has worked with foreign governments and business leaders on projects in excess of $250 million and has contributed to hundreds of MWs of energy projects. Recent clients have included Fortune 100 companies, such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ).

In addition to his active strategic consulting practice, Robert has been a senior executive of business development, finance & strategy at a number of software technology and early-stage renewable energy companies. In the 1990s, Robert was a partner and director at a technology solutions provider that created a suite of SaaS ERP applications that processed more than $400 million annually for customers and had built strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies.

Robert holds an M.B.A. and M.S.from the University of Colorado and a B.S. from Boston University.

Dag Hinrichs has a  background in sales, marketing, and corporate strategy, giving him 20 years of Business Development experience.  He started his career with 10 years in advertising working for some of the most successful brands in the world.  He then co-founded Good Company, a sustainability consulting firm, where he was a principal for 5 years. 

In 2006 Dag joined Vestas Wind Systems where he eventually served as the Global Director of Strategic Planning for Marketing, and was most recently Head of Global Commercial Innovation.  With an eye on customers and markets, he will help your firm differentiate the value you offer and set the operational priorities that are required to deliver that value. 

Mr. Williams has 30 years experience in the energy and real estate industries with a number of successful start up companies. Mr. Williams' first start up was Property Resources Inc in 1975 which became one of the most successful investment property brokerage, development and management companies in the Denver area.

Mr. Williams founded Altresco Inc., in 1986, to pursue the development of alternative energy projects and investments. Altresco Inc evolved to develop the $200,000,000 Altresco Pittsfield 165 MW power plant, Berkshire Energy natural gas pipeline and Altresco Lynn 165 MW power plant, prior to its sale in 1993.  In 1992, Altresco assisted in creating the framework for developing the first major power generating facility to be privately financed and built in a developing country, (the Philippines), without a sovereign financial guarantee. The $840,000,000.00 facility provides power to the Manila Electric Company.

Mr. Williams founded The Center for Integrated Infrastructure Strategies in 1995 to provide education and assistance to developing countries and energy sectors to facilitate the process of privatization of their energy infrastructure and sustainable environmental policies. CIIS provided services to India, Sri Lanka, China, Korea, The Philippines and Malaysia. Since 1998 Bill has been focused on the United States and assisting sustainable energy start ups through angel investing and mentoring. Through this activity Bill has participated in several NREL investor forums and has consulted with and participated in the evolution of several promising alternative energy start ups. Bill is currently active as a consultant and principal in several renewable energy enterprises including biomass, wind, solar, water and transmission.

Elizabeth Mirowski, received her doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Colorado with a specialization in materials development and ultrafast optical spectroscopy.  She has 15 years of government and industry experience involving magneto-optical technologies, nanotechnologies, and MEMS/NEMS technologies.  She has worked with multidisciplinary teams to create prototypes and with business and marketing teams to transition the technologies to the commercialization phase. She also has extensive experience with intellectual property development and management.

Elizabeth holds a B.S. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, and was a National Resource Council Post-doctoral Fellow.

Becky DeStigter brings more than fifteen years of international strategic marketing and business development experience to her consulting clients. She is passionate about helping organizations become more globally competitive through international expansion, connect with resources and troubleshoot international operations issues. Prior to consulting, Becky worked for international corporations and on behalf of international entrepreneurship scholar Dr. Manuel Serapio at the Institute for International Business at the University of Colorado, where she has completed two Masters degrees, an MBA and an MS in International Business. She speaks fluent Dutch, Spanish & German and a little Italian, Tagalog and Chinese. In addition, Becky is a pitch coach at the Angel Capital Summit.

Mr. LeBeau brings over 30 years of business experience to DTI, including as founder and president of a multi-million dollar manufacturer of communication products, a lead technical consultant for technology companies,  and as an instructor of technology at Babson College.

He provides technical and strategic consulting to a variety of  companies and has vast knowledge of mission critical system design and execution. Jim has both a B.S. and M.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Josie is responsible for coordinating and implementing integrated marketing communication projects, which include advertising, public relations, special events, market research and creating brand awareness. She assists in the development and execution of strategies, managing outreach efforts.

In addition to her strong and ambitious work ethic, Josie brings 8 years of diverse marketing and sales practice. Some of Josie’s most recent experience includes brand development, merchandise marketing, strategy development and event coordinating. Josie earned a B.A. in Communication and Media Management from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.