John worked in the editorial and advertising arenas in the global print market then became a partner at The Soleil Group, a strategic marketing firm with a diverse portfolio of clients such as Western Union, Universal Music, New York Public Library, Glaceau Vitamin Water, BMG and Motorola.

Mike Muehlemann is a serial entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for product development. As Vice President of Engineering, Mike oversees strategic R&D, technology implementation and product development as well as manages the engineering team and oversees a number of strategic collaborative relationships. Mike has a MS in Physics from the University of Missouri, specializing in semiconductor physics and amorphous silicon solar cells design and ma

With diverse experience as a senior management executive, consumer products specialist and entrepreneur, Ray Wharrie successfully founded and managed two national/international consumer goods companies. A seasoned veteran of the business world, Ray is the former Vice President of R&D at Durham Industries Inc., former Vice President of Manufacturing at View-Master Ideal Group, and Founder and President of Toy Street Inc.

Mark was President and CEO of H2Pump, a NY based startup that provided hydrogen recycling services to industrial customers. Prior to H2Pump, Mark joined Plug Power in 2000 as the Company’s CMO and was appointed to the position of VP of Marketing and Strategy in 2006. He was instrumental in securing over $400 mil for R&D. Prior to Plug Power, Mark spent 15 years at Xerox, where he served as VP and GM for the Production Color Business.