Meet the Team

O2 Environmental Team

Paul O'Callaghan, CEO, O2 Environmental

Paul O’Callaghan M.Sc.

Paul O’Callaghan is the founding CEO of O₂ Environmental, the leading Clean Tech consultancy providing Water Technology Market Expertise to support the commercialization of innovative water technologies.

Paul is the architect behind the BlueTech Tracker™: an extensive database of emerging innovative water technologies and the BlueTech webinar series which spotlights exciting areas of innovation. Paul is also CEO of BlueTech Research, a subsidiary company of O2 Environmental.  The BlueTech Research Advisory Service provides clients with expert insight and analysis on industry drivers and trends, helping them to effectively navigate their way through a changing and evolving water technology market and make informed decisions.

Paul holds a Masters Degree in Water Resource Management and has 16 years experience in the water industry.  He is the author of numerous papers on water and wastewater treatment, has lectured at Kwantlen University College and has been an invited lecturer at Harvard Business School. Paul has been chair of a technical committee on decentralized wastewater management in British Columbia, has been a Director with Ionic Water Technologies and is an industry expert reviewer for Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

As co-author of “Water Technology Markets – key opportunities and emerging trends’, published in July 2009, Paul provided cutting edge analysis of BlueTech growth and investment opportunities in the water sector.

Paul is an active member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA). He has been invited to speak on emerging technology opportunities in the water sector at conferences such as Blue, Green & Gold in Zurich, the Saudi Water & Power Forum in Jeddah, AlwaysOn Going Green, Water Innovations Alliance, European Energy Fair and the World Water Investment Summit.  Download Paul O Callaghan’s Detailed Resume.

Tyler Algeo B.A.Sc.

Tyler Algeo is Research Analyst with O₂ Environmental, a consultancy which provides water technology market expertise to start-up firms, the investment community and larger water corporations to provide strategic advice on technology development and commercialization. Tyler was a research analyst on a recent US Biosolids Gasification Market Analysis and an analysis Canadian and US wastewater treatment markets.  He has been involved in several technology commercialization assessments for emerging water technologies. Tyler also is involved in the development of the BlueTech Tracker database, and regularly contributes his insight to the intelligence service. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Environmental Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada.  Tyler Algeo’s detailed resume.

Dr. Eimear Ruane

Eimear Ruane is a Research Analyst with the clean-tech consultancy, O₂ Environmental. Eimear has worked in a number of Consulting Engineering firms in Ireland and gained valuable insight into the areas of Water and Wastewater Treatment during this time.

Eimear holds a PhD in the area of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. The title of her PhD was ‘Treatment of dairy soiled water using an aerobic woodchip filter and a sand filter’. Her PhD was a collaboration between the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Agricultural Research body Teagasc. Eimear also completed a Campus Commercialisation Course further to her postgraduate studies. This course was run by the Technology Transfer Office at the National University of Ireland, Galway.  Dr. Eimear Ruane detailed resume.

O2 Environmental Technology Assessment Group

The O2 Environmental Technology Assessment Group (TAG) is an unrivalled resource for the assessment of water technologies.The TAG comprises leading international experts specializing in the technical and market analysis of emerging water & environmental technologies.

The group has been involved with over two thirds of recent Venture Capital investments in the water technology sector.

The group consists of Paul O’Callaghan, Dr. Andreas Kolch, Bill De Waal, Dr. Tim Evans and Dr. Hans Gethke. In addition to the collective experience of the group, the combined network of contacts in industry, academia and government bodies provides access to input and feedback from stakeholders in the water industry worldwide.  The extensive intelligence of this TAG resource is captured in the BlueTech Tracker Intelligence Service, which continuously tracks and analyses innovative water technology companies and provides insight on market trends in the industry.

Bill DeWaal Ph.D.

Bill joined Trojan Technologies in 1996 (www.trojanuv.com) in a market development position for an advanced oxidation technology. This resulted in the establishment of a major business unit for Trojan. Much of his activities have been focused on finding new applications for UV technologies and investigating innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies that are not based on UV. He has investigated many start-up companies and has worked to develop relationships with them which could potentially lead to a business venture.

Bill received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of British Columbia and has maintained an interest in technical development throughout his career.

Bill spent the early part of his career in the chemical industry where he was involved in research, technical service, market development and business management. His experience includes working for a start-up company and for multinational companies (Exxon & Bayer). At these firms he was involved in the specialty chemical, lubricant and polymer industries. He has worked in Canada, USA and Switzerland.

His entry into the environmental industry has resulted in a broadening his technical background and has added exposure to the municipal drinking & wastewater treatment market as well as various industrial markets. Click to download Bill de Waal’s detailed resume.

Andreas Kolch Ph.D.

Dr. Andreas Kolch served as Chief Technology Offices with Wedeco (Wedeco GmbH, Wedeco AG, ITT -Wedeco), a global provider of UV and Ozone water treatments systems. Andreas was involved with the development and commercialization of a wide range of different water treatment technologies within Wedeco, acted as representative for the company with the investment community in relation to all technical aspects and questions and supported the acquisition process for acquiring and /or selling water technologies.

Andreas provides support for in-house research and development activities, technical due diligence studies for venture capital investment and merger and acquisition projects, strategy and portfolio advice for large companies, process implementation and market analysis studies.

Andreas holds a Ph.D in Microbiology from the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn, Germany.

In addition to his technical and scientific qualification he is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt (University of Michigan) and employs a wide variety of management processes and tools, e.g. Stage Gate, Voice of the Customer, Financial Planning and Balanced Score Cards (Cooper, NIMBA, Boston Consulting, Ashridge College).

Andreas was the President of the International Ultraviolet Association from 2005-2007 and was a member of various international working groups establishing standards for UV water treatment technologies (DVGW, OENORM, UVDGM, NWRF). Click to download Andreas Kolch’s detailed resume.

Dr. Tim Evans

Tim is an international expert in the field of biosolids and organic waste management. He has over 25 years experience of design, benchmarking and strategic assessment of emerging technologies. He has recently worked for the European Commission on developing regulations regarding the treatment and re-use of organic residuals and is regularly invited to present at international conferences on residuals management.

Tim provides advice to technology providers on opportunities for new biosolids technologies, brand creation and management. He carries out studies to benchmark new biosolids technologies against their potential competitors and to analyse the likely impact of emerging legislation.

Part of Tim’s seminal experience is that of twice creating and operating (from the ground up) large biosolids recycling operations serving up to 7 million people. He was completed projects in Brazil, Cyprus, Egypt, England, Ireland, Nigeria, Slovakia, Scotland and USA. Click to download Dr. Tim Evans’ detailed resume.

Dr. Graeme K. Pearce

Dr Graeme K Pearce, is a membrane technology specialist with 30 years experience in the membrane industry

A graduate of Oxford University with a chemistry first degree and a chemical engineering doctorate, Graeme’s introduction to membrane technology started in BP Chemicals R&D in 1980. In 1991, Graeme was Technical Director of the core team to start up Kalsep, a Separations company formed by a management buy-out from BP. Kalsep specialized in membrane and filtration systems for water, wastewater, and process applications, and achieved a $7.5 million dollar turnover within 6 years.

Graeme joined Hydranautics in 2000, where he was responsible for the development and marketing of the ultrafiltration (UF) and microfiltration (MF) technology.

In 2005, Graeme left Hydranautics to form an independent consultancy, Membrane Consultancy Associates (MCA). A deep understanding of both technology and markets enables Graeme to provide a comprehensive service in the field of membrane technology in liquid treatment. Assignments have included advice on technology development and improvement, competitive positioning, market strategy, and growth opportunities. Graeme has also acted as an advisor in mergers and acquisitions. Click to download Dr. Graeme Pearce’s detailed resume.

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