Wilshire, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, recently joined HydroGen after a six-year tenure at Plug Power, a publicly-traded proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell manufacturing company. Wilshire joined Plug Power in March 1999 as Director of Large Residential Systems and was appointed Director of Marketing Engagement in November 2000. In his latter capacity, Wilshire was responsible for all customer interface and new business development as well as management of Plug Power’s commercial launch, product training and documentation and applications engineering. In addition, Wilshire has over eighteen years of engineering experience in the power generation industry. Prior to joining Plug Power, he spent two years with General Electric Nuclear Energy in the Nuclear Field Engineering Program and thirteen years with Lockheed Martin in various engineering and senior management positions that culminated in his management of reactor servicing design for the USS Virginia class submarine program. Mr. Wilshire is a member of the Southern Saratoga YMCA Board of Directors, is president of the Knolls Swim Club and the Suburban Swimming League, and is a certified US Swimming Official. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering/Nuclear Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a Master of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and completed the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Engineering School.
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