PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Dr. David A. T. Donohue is the Founder and President of both IHRDC and Arlington Storage Corporation. Dr. Donohue is a technical specialist, businessman, attorney and lecturer who has worked in the development of energy projects where he has a senior equity position. He is a former Associate Professor of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and held various positions in engineering and research for Exxon before becoming a developer of energy projects. He is an active developer of underground gas storage fields in New York State, an explorer for oil and gas in the US and Ireland, and a developer of innovative learning systems for the energy industry. He lectures broadly in the industry management programs. Dr. Donohue holds a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School.

Dr. Marie N. Fagan is Director, International Gas Programs for IHRDC. Prior to joining IHRDC in 2001, she was with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), providing expertise in upstream technology, economics, and financial performance; and assisting clients in developing corporate strategy and upstream business plans. Previously, she served as an economist with the US Department of Energy, responsible for coverage of petroleum company profitability, industry structure, and analysis of market incentives; and with Decision Analysis Corporation of Virginia, where she performed econometric modeling of energy markets. Dr. Fagan's path-breaking research into the effect of technology on the cost of oil and gas exploration and development has been published in both academic and technical journals. She received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from The American University and a B.S. in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Connecticut.

Marshall E. Frank is President of Chem Systems Inc., where he has held many different positions of responsibility since joining the company in 1970. He has had technical and administrative responsibility for a large number of multi-disciplinary projects, both single client and multi-client sponsored, many of which have dealt with assessment of technology and technological changes. Mr. Frank’s areas of expertise include natural gas utilization and conversion (including both chemical and fuel products), the refining/petrochemical interface and alternative fuels. He currently directs Chem Systems’ Financial Practice providing assistance to lenders on assessment of the various risks associated with international energy, petrochemical and polymer projects. Prior to Chem Systems, he was involved in process evaluation, process engineering and start-up of many of Halcon/SD’s proprietary processes at Scientific Design Company. Mr. Frank received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.

Maher Habbal is Manager, Business Simulators Development/Applications for IHRDC. He is responsible for developing and implementing the business simulation models used in IHRDC management programs and workshops. To date he has built five such simulators: one for the oil industry, two for the gas, and two for power. His other responsibilities include internal financial reporting, analysis and forecasting. Before joining IHRDC, Mr. Habbal worked three years with Arthur D. Little, Inc. as a Senior Financial Analyst on financial reporting and modeling. Also, as a member of the teaching staff at the Arthur D. Little School of Management Master of Science in Management Program, he taught Finance, Economics and Accounting. Mr. Habbal holds a Master of Science Degree in Management from Arthur D. Little School of Management and a B.S. in Business Economics from the Lebanese American University.

Samy H. Ibrahim is Vice President of Operations of Commonwealth Gas Company, a gas distribution company serving 240,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Massachusetts. Mr. Ibrahim has over 29 years of experience in the gas utility, consulting, engineering, and manufacturing fields. He completed the Graduate Program of Special Studies in Administration and Management at Harvard University and holds B.S and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, and Northeastern University, respectively.

Richard A. Norman is the Founder and President of Essex Hydro Associates, L.L.C., a developer and operator of small-scale hydroelectric projects regulated by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Norman has held energy project management positions at the Cabot Corporation, J. Makowski Associates, Inc., and Oxford Energy, Inc. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University.

Robert Taylor is a Director of Business Development. He joined IHRDC in 1999 to coordinate worldwide sales and be responsible for business development in Asia. He has spent his full professional career in international sales and business development for petroleum related service companies. He first assignment was with Otis Engineering in the United States and then he held positions of increasing responsibilities in Indonesia, Dubai, Norway, and Kuwait. Because of the merger of Otis with Halliburton, he completed his career as Manager of Business Development, Eastern Hemisphere for Halliburton. He received the BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.