Professionals
Cathleen Avila, Principal
Ms. Avila has over 30 years experience working internationally as an advisor to commercial banks, investment banks, wealth managers, asset managers and private equity firms. Beginning in the late 1980’s, she was a principal at KPMG-London . In this role she served as client relationship manager and delivery consultant to clients . She is also recognized as an expert in: FX, balance sheet hedging, and cash management. Ms Avila licensed two banks in UK, and implemented numerous IPOs by developing funding plans & company structures, advised on M&A deals and post-merger integration. Later, as an owner/principal of consulting firms in Amsterdam and London, she worked for the G20, IMF, as well as banking & finance clients including Citibank, HSBC, UBS, ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Barclay’s Capital and Credit Suisse. In addition, Ms. Avila has designed and implemented fund accounting, investor reporting and operational controls for private equity funds with AUM of $100 – $700 million.
Robert Erwin, Senior Managing Director
Mr. Erwin has 25 years of worldwide advisory and project finance experience encompassing over $10 billion in transactions for energy, infrastructure and commercial real-estate assets in the U.S., Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, Mexico and Latin America. Mr. Erwin is a founding principal of Aeicon Corporation Ltd, Aeicon MaxEn Partnership,LP and MaxEn Capital LLC. Mr. Erwin is also Chairman of Econo Power International Corporation and on the Board of Directors of the United States Rugby Football Foundation.
Richard Heien, Managing Director
Mr. Heien has over 25 years of experience in the development, acquisition, construction, operations and financing of energy industry assets . During this time he has been directly involved in the completion of over $2.5 billion of various complex operating facilities. Mr. Heien was formally; President and principal owner of Northern Engineering Inc. in Houston, Texas, Vice President of Enron Engineering & Construction Company and President of MaxWest Environmental Systems.
John Keller, Consultant
Mr. Keller has over 30 years experience; in corporate finance and management of operating and service related groups in the construction and project finance industries. Mr. Keller was formally Vice President and CFO of Northern Engineering Inc in Houston, Texas and former CFO (Eastern Region) of Enron Energy Services Inc. Mr. Keller holds a BA degree and MBA from the University of Texas.
James O’Hara, Consultant
Mr. O’Hara has over 30 years experience in positions of progressively increasing responsibility in management and engineering all in dynamic international project development environments. Mr O’Hara’s experience includes project development, management and engineering with MaxWest Environmental Systems Inc, Trove International, LLC, BTEC Turbines, LLC, and Enron International Inc. Mr. O’Hara has worked in Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Iraq, Kuwait, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Richard Westfahl, Consultant
Mr. Westfahl served as President of Worldwide Capital Partners LLC a project development investment fund with assets in Iraq and Kuwait. Formerly he was: a consultant to BTEC Turbines LLC, Managing Director – Enron Engineering & Construction Company, Executive Vice President of National Energy Production Company (NEPCO), President of Raytheon Environmental Services Company and Vice President of Stone & Webster Engineering Company. Mr. Westfahl served as a nuclear submarine Commander in the US Navy. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and holds a Masters degree in Oceanography. Mr. Westfahl has served as Chairman of the Environmental Export Council of the United States and is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, and American Nuclear Society.
Ernesto Verdugo, Consultant
Mr. Verdugo has served in senior business development capacities throughout Latin America including: E.I DuPont, Celanese/Hoechst, CEMEX, Mexinox, Bufete Industrial, and Ovalle & Moore. He has served on the Board of Directors of Bufete Industrial, Celtex, Cementos Portland, Comtex, Finacril, Grupo Uhde, La Libertad Cia de Suguros, Ovalle & Moore, and Productos Industriales Metalicos. Mr. Verdugo is a Chemical Engineer.
