David R. Asplund
Chief Executive Officer
David R. Asplund has been one of our directors since June 2002 and has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 2006. Prior to becoming CEO of Lime Energy, Mr. Asplund was President of Delano Group Securities, LLC, an investment banking firm in Chicago, Illinois, which he founded in 1999. Prior to founding Delano, Mr. Asplund was a Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns and Branch Manager of their Chicago office. Prior to joining Bear Stearns, he held positions with Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Asplund is also a Director of AgeNet, Inc., a private corporation operating a national eldercare network and Managing Member of Augustine Capital Management, LLC, an advisor to a private equity fund. Mr. Asplund holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Daniel W. Parke
President
Daniel W. Parke has been our President since we acquired Parke P.A.N.D.A. Corporation, which he owned and served as its President from its founding in 2001.
Mr. Parke was previously the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Parke Industries, Inc, an energy solutions provider which he started in 1983. Parke Industries built a national sales and construction company that had offices throughout the United States and Canada. The company upgraded over 500 million square feet from 1983 to 1997. Many of Parke's customers included Fortune 1000 companies such as, GE Capital, Hewlett Packard, Hughes Aircraft, The California State University System and many other well known companies. In 1996 Parke Industries was awarded the prestigious Green Lights Ally of the year. In February of 1998 Parke was acquired by Strategic Resource Solution, an unregulated subsidiary of Carolina Power and Light.
Mr. Parke holds a business degree from Azusa Pacific University.
Jeffrey R. Mistarz
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey R. Mistarz has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 2000, our Treasurer since October 2000, an Executive Vice President since November 2002 and our Assistant Secretary/Secretary since February 2003. From January 1994 until joining us, Mr. Mistarz served as Chief Financial Officer for Nucon Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of material handling products and systems, responsible for all areas of finance and accounting, managing capital and stockholder relations. Prior to joining Nucon, Mr. Mistarz was with First Chicago Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.) for 12 years where he held several positions in corporate lending, investment banking and credit strategy.
John E. O'Rourke
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. O'Rourke is Lime Energy's Chief Operating Officer, previously holding the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of AEM since March 2004. Prior to becoming President and CEO at AEM, Mr. O'Rourke was President of Landmark Mechanical Services, a company he purchased from Public Service Electric and Gas in 2003. Prior to Landmark he was Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Duke Solutions, a Duke Energy subsidiary. Prior to Duke Solutions he held positions as Regional Director Mid Atlantic Region for Energy Investment, a Northeast Energy Services Company and was President of National Energy Inc, a lighting installation company serving Energy Service Companies in the New York Metropolitan area.