Cobalt Biofuels

Description

Cobalt Technologies was a Mountain View start up that specialized in the creation of biobutanol using various cellulosic feedstocks. Past feedstocks included corn cobs, treetops and limbs, dead pine trees from pine beetles. It was run by CEO Bob Mayer, and President Andy Meyer. Headquarters: Mountain View, CA Founded: 2005 Type of business: Private

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Cobalt Biofuels Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Matt Horton Matt Horton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Matt Horton's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2007 - February 2009
Job Vice President of Sales at Proterra Inc
Industry Renewables & Environment
Experience
Proterra Inc  April 2014 - Present
Collective Roots  November 2013 - Present
Propel Fuels  February 2009 - January 2014
@Ventures  December 2005 - December 2009
Propel Fuels  August 2007 - February 2009
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2007 - February 2009
212 Resources  August 2006 - February 2009
Garage Technology Ventures  November 2000 - November 2005
Andersen  September 1999 - November 2000

Skills
Venture Capital, Cleantech, Start-ups, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Renewable Energy, Deal Sourcing, Corporate Development, Venture Financing, Entrepreneurship, Alternative Energy, Corporate Finance, Solar Energy, Investments, IPO

Education
Brigham Young University   1993 — 1999
Bachelor of Science

Monte Vista   1989 — 1993

Raghu Nandan Gurram Raghu Nandan Gurram Rapid City, South Dakota Area Details
Raghu Nandan Gurram's Cobalt Biofuels Experience April 2014 - July 2014
Job Process Development Scientist at American Science and Technology Corp.
Industry Higher Education
Experience
American Science and Technology Corp.   August 2015 - Present
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point  July 2014 - July 2015
Cobalt Biofuels   April 2014 - July 2014
Cobalt Technologies  October 2013 - December 2013
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology  August 2007 - September 2013
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology  September 2007 - August 2009
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology  August 2007 - August 2009
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories   December 2006 - May 2007

Skills
Fermentation, Characterization, Engineering, Biofuels, Biomass, HPLC, UV-Vis, PCR, SDS-PAGE, Cell Culture, R&D, Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Design of Experiments, XRD, Optimization, Microbiology, Chemicals, Biochemical Engineering, Analysis, Modeling, Purification, Data Analysis, Renewable Energy, Energy, Simulation, UV/Vis, Scanning Electron..., Chemical Engineering, Simulations, Powder X-ray Diffraction, FTIR, Aspen Plus, Process Simulation, Aspen HYSYS, COMSOL, TEM

Education
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   2007 — 2013
PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   2007 — 2009
Masters, Chemical Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University   2003 — 2007
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Harry Nguyen Harry Nguyen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Harry Nguyen's Cobalt Biofuels Experience May 2008 - May 2012
Job Sr. Manufacturing Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Thermo Fisher Scientific  June 2012 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   May 2008 - May 2012
Genitope  October 2005 - May 2008
Cholestech  April 2002 - October 2005
Solectron  July 2000 - December 2001
LifeScan  June 1999 - July 2000
Matrix Technologies  July 1997 - June 1999
Fluor Daniel  October 1996 - July 1997
Quasar Engineering  February 1995 - October 1996

Skills
Manufacturing, Engineering, Validation, Instrumentation, Biotechnology, Automation, Process Simulation, GMP, V&V, Quality System, Medical Devices, Process Control, Pharmaceutical Industry, Mechanical Design, PLC Allen Bradley, Wonderware

Education
University of California, Berkeley
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Steven Elayda Steven Elayda San Francisco Bay Area Details
Steven Elayda's Cobalt Biofuels Experience October 2009 - August 2014
Job Manufacturing Technician at Impax
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Impax Laboratories  November 2014 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   October 2009 - August 2014
Amgen  July 2006 - February 2009
Blood Centers of the Pacific  April 2005 - July 2006

Skills
Fermentation, GMP, Purification, Sop, Protein Purification, HPLC, Manufacturing, Chromatography, Biotechnology, Cell Culture, Data Analysis, Biofuels

Education
University of California, Davis   2000 — 2004
BS, Biological Sciences- Genetics

David DeNola David DeNola San Mateo, California Details
David DeNola's Cobalt Biofuels Experience February 2008 - January 2009
Job Executive Director at CIDCenter for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE of Individuals with Disabilities   June 2011 - Present
Biotech Operations Services   January 2009 - June 2011
Cobalt Biofuels   February 2008 - January 2009
Arbor Vita Corp   April 2007 - December 2007
Xenogen Corporation  July 2005 - September 2006
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.   January 2000 - January 2005
GamidaCell   1998 - 2000

Skills
Product development, Contract Manufacturing, OEM agreements, Negotiation, Manufacturing Operations, Product Development, Management, Manufacturing, Leadership, GMP, Medical Devices, Business Strategy, Technology Transfer, OEMs, Strategy, Forecasting, Biotechnology, Commercialization, Start-ups, Lifesciences, Quality Assurance, Team Building, Cross-functional Team..., ISO, Pharmaceutical Industry, Supply Chain Management, Business Planning

Education
Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel   1987 — 1989
Post-graduate business, Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley   1968 — 1972
BA

Julie (Vance) White Julie (Vance) White San Francisco Bay Area Details
Julie (Vance) White's Cobalt Biofuels Experience February 2009 - October 2010
Job Area Business Manager at Mentor Graphics
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Mentor Graphics  March 2014 - Present
View (formerly Soladigm)   October 2010 - March 2013
Cobalt Biofuels   February 2009 - October 2010
Silicon Valley Solar   August 2007 - February 2009
Mentor Graphics  September 2004 - July 2007
0-In Design Automation, Inc.   2001 - 2004
Delucchi, Hawn & Co., LLP   1995 - 1998

Skills
US GAAP, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Acquisition Integration, Acquisition Analysis, Procedure Development, Corporate Governance, Start-ups, Equity Compensation, Equity Valuation, Reporting & Analysis, Revenue Recognition, Risk Assessment, Compensation Planning, Benefits Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Business Valuation, Leadership, Analysis, Forecasting, Management, Accounting, Employee Benefits, Cross-functional Team..., Equities, Product Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Planning, Risk Management, Executive Management, Finance

Education
California State University-Stanislaus   1991 — 1995
Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1989 — 1991
Graphic Communications

Armon Sharei Armon Sharei Greater Boston Area Details
Armon Sharei's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2007 - October 2007
Job CEO at SQZ Biotech
Industry
Experience
SQZ Biotech  January 2015 - Present
Harvard Medical School  December 2013 - January 2015
SQZ Biotech  May 2013 - January 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  August 2008 - June 2013
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2007 - October 2007

Skills
Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Characterization, Engineering, Matlab, Chemical Engineering, Cell Culture, Research

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2008 — 2013
PhD, Chemical Engineering

Stanford University   2004 — 2008
B.S., Chemical Engineering

Alexander Porter Alexander Porter San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alexander Porter's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2007 - May 2010
Job Bioprocess Development Associate at Amyris
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Blue Oak Brewing Company, LLC   July 2014 - Present
Amyris Inc  July 2012 - Present
BioMarin  April 2011 - July 2012
Genentech  December 2010 - April 2011
Novartis  July 2010 - October 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2007 - May 2010
Genencor International  November 2000 - June 2007
Clontech  June 1995 - June 2000

Skills
Fermentation, Purification, Biotechnology, Cell Culture, Chromatography, Manufacturing, Filtration, SDS-PAGE, Process Simulation, Pilot Plant, Process Development, Technology Transfer, Brewing, GMP

Education
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts   2008 — 2008
Graduate Course: Microbial Diversity

UC Berkeley Extension   2005 — 2006
Bioscience Essentials for Industry Professionals, Biochemistry

Foothill College   1993 — 1995
AA, Graphic Design/General Education

San Francisco State University
Biochemistry

Renaissance School of Entrepreneurship

Avery Cohn Avery Cohn Greater Boston Area Details
Avery Cohn's Cobalt Biofuels Experience May 2008 - June 2009
Job Assistant Professor at The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Industry Research
Experience
The Fletcher School at Tufts University  July 2013 - Present
UC Berkeley  January 2013 - December 2014
Brown University  September 2012 - August 2014
National Center for Atmospheric Research  August 2012 - August 2013
UC Berkeley  August 2007 - August 2012
Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC)   January 2008 - January 2010
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)   2010 - 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   May 2008 - June 2009
UC Berkeley  August 2007 - February 2008
United Nations Foundation  July 2007 - September 2007

Skills
Agriculture, Environmental Policy, Land Use Change, Climate Change, Deforestation Policy, Climate Change..., Climate Change Impacts, Technology Adoption, Research, Science, Sustainability, Environmental Impact..., Policy Analysis, Conservation Issues, Life Cycle Assessment, Biofuels, Policy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Energy Policy, Proposal Writing, Economics, Livestock Systems, Brazilian Portuguese, Renewable Energy, Natural Resource..., Public Policy, International Relations, Teaching

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2007 — 2012
Ph.D., Environmental Policy

Yale University   2002 — 2004
M.E.Sc., Agriculture & Development

University of California, Davis   1997 — 2001
B.S., Environmental & Resource Science

Carlos J. Paredes Carlos J. Paredes San Francisco Bay Area Details
Carlos J. Paredes's Cobalt Biofuels Experience October 2009 - September 2010
Job .
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Bio Architecture Lab  October 2011 - February 2013
Bio Architecture Lab  December 2010 - September 2011
Cobalt Biofuels   October 2009 - September 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   December 2007 - October 2009
Gevo, Inc  May 2007 - August 2007
Northwestern University  April 2002 - May 2007
UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona  September 2001 - March 2002

Education
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona   1993 — 1998
Ph. D. in Chemistry

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona   1993 — 1995
M. Sc. in Biotechnology

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona   1988 — 1993
B. Sc.

UC Davis Extension

UC Davis Extension

UC Davis Extension

Erin Fetsch Erin Fetsch San Francisco Bay Area Details
Erin Fetsch's Cobalt Biofuels Experience July 2008 - January 2012
Job Microbiologist and Fermentation Scientist
Industry Research
Experience
Specific Technologies   August 2015 - Present
Cobalt Technologies  January 2012 - August 2014
Cobalt Biofuels   July 2008 - January 2012
University of Washington  August 2004 - February 2008

Skills
Fermentation, Microbiology, Mutagenesis, Protein Purification, Fermentation Process..., PCR, Technology Transfer, SDS-PAGE, Microscopy, Immunology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences

Education
University of Washington   2004 — 2007
Postdoc, Microbiology

Baylor College of Medicine   1998 — 2004
PhD, Microbiology

Purdue University   1994 — 1998
B.S., Microbiology

Suqin (Sophie) Wang Suqin (Sophie) Wang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Suqin (Sophie) Wang's Cobalt Biofuels Experience October 2007 - October 2008
Job Optical Engineering, PhD
Industry Research
Experience
Finisar  November 2008 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   October 2007 - October 2008
UC Santa Cruz  2004 - 2007
Photop Koncent Inc.   January 2001 - September 2002

Skills
Optics, Optoelectronics, Labview, Fiber Optics, Photonics

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2004 — 2007
PhD, Electrical Engineering (Applied Optics)

Pennsylvania State University   2003 — 2004
Electrical Engineering

Huazhong University of Science and Technology
MS, BS, Optical Engineering

Rajive Zachariah Rajive Zachariah San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rajive Zachariah's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2007 - August 2007
Job Research Associate at Complete Genomics, Inc
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Complete Genomics, Inc  March 2008 - July 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2007 - August 2007
UC Berkeley School of Public Health  June 2006 - June 2007

Skills
Genomics

Education
Saint George's University   2010 — 2014
MD, Medicine

University of California, Berkeley   2003 — 2007
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology

Jamie Marincola Jamie Marincola San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jamie Marincola's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2008 - August 2008
Job Environmental Engineer at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Industry Environmental Services
Experience
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   February 2009 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2008 - August 2008
Stanford University School of Medicine  June 2007 - August 2008
Stanford University  2006 - 2006
Stanford University School of Medicine  2003 - 2006

Skills
Engineering, Environmental Policy, Statistics, Italian, Excel, Writing

Education
Stanford University   2004 — 2008
B.S., Biomechanical Engineering

Joseph Yu Joseph Yu San Francisco Bay Area Details
Joseph Yu's Cobalt Biofuels Experience April 2013 - January 2015
Job Sr. Principal Scientist/Sr. Manager at Bayer CropScience
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Bayer CropScience  January 2015 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   April 2013 - January 2015
LS9   June 2011 - October 2012
Life Technologies  September 2009 - May 2011
Applied Biosystems  October 2007 - September 2009
Applied Biosystems  August 2005 - December 2007
Valentis  November 1999 - August 2005
Bristol-Myers Squibb  August 1994 - November 1999

Skills
Technology Transfer, Biotechnology, Fermentation, Validation, GMP, Biopharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, cGMP manufacturing, Scale-up, ISO 13485, Protein Purification, CMO management, Pilot Plant Operations, ISO 9001 Manufacturing

Education
Rice University   1987 — 1993
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

Syracuse University   1996 — 2000
MBA, Operations Management

Yale University   1993 — 1994
Postdoctoral, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Aruna Venkataramani Aruna Venkataramani Mountain View, California Details
Aruna Venkataramani's Cobalt Biofuels Experience April 2008 - March 2009
Job Technical Sales Coordinator at Pall ForteBio Corp
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
BioGenex  March 2015 - Present
Pall ForteBio Corp   June 2012 - June 2013
Pall ForteBio Corp   April 2012 - June 2012
Freelance  January 2010 - March 2012
Cobalt biofuels   April 2008 - March 2009
Discoverx Corporation   February 2008 - April 2008
Stanford University  May 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Biotechnology, ELISA, Cell Culture, PCR, Protein Purification, Fermentation, Transfection, SDS-PAGE, DNA-RNA Extraction, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Education
San Jose State University   2003 — 2004
Masters, Biotechnology and Marketing

Tuberculosis Research Centre Chennai   1999 — 2001
Pursued PhD, Biochemistry

University of Madras Guindy Campus   1997 — 1999
Masters, Biochemistry

Stella Maris College   1994 — 1997
Bachelor's degree, Zoology

Bhupendra soni Bhupendra soni Westmont, Illinois Details
Bhupendra soni's Cobalt Biofuels Experience May 2011 - May 2012
Job Consultant as Selfemployed
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Self-employed  October 2014 - Present
Independent Consultant in Fermentation Processes   October 2014 - Present
Marrone Bio Innovations  June 2012 - October 2014
Cobalt Biofuels   May 2011 - May 2012
Glori Energy, Inc.   December 2006 - May 2011
Chr. Hansen A/S   2004 - 2006

Skills
Process Engineering, Downstream Processing, Fermentation Process..., Technology Transfer to..., Environmental..., Project Management, Patent and Trade Secrets, Microbial Enhanced Oil...

Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi   1979 — 1984
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Fermentation Engineering

Firehiwot Tachea Firehiwot Tachea San Francisco Bay Area Details
Firehiwot Tachea's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2011 - December 2011
Job Fermentation Specialist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Industry Chemicals
Experience
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  April 2013 - Present
ZeaChem Inc.  December 2011 - March 2013
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2011 - December 2011
Project Gaia, Inc   2005 - 2009

Skills
Process Simulation, R&D, Biotechnology, Energy Efficiency, Chemistry, UV/Vis, HPLC, Reaction Engineering, Protein Purification, Biofuels, Fermentation Process..., Process Design, Process Optimization, Design of Experiments, Data Analysis, Polymath, Aspen Plus, Research, Purification, Fermentation

Education
San Jose State University   2009 — 2011
Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Addis Ababa University   2001 — 2005
Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Jocelyn Marinda Jocelyn Marinda San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jocelyn Marinda's Cobalt Biofuels Experience July 2009 - April 2010
Job Cell Culture Process Development
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  August 2013 - Present
Genentech  October 2012 - August 2013
Genentech  September 2011 - July 2012
Bionovo, Inc.   August 2011 - October 2011
Genentech  August 2010 - April 2011
XOMA  May 2010 - August 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   July 2009 - April 2010
Genentech  July 2004 - September 2008

Skills
Mammalian Cell Culture, Bacterial Cell Culture, GMP, GLP, MS Project, Project Management, Schedule and Planning, Biotechnology, Cell Culture, Fermentation, Centrifugation, Pharmaceutical Industry, Protein Chemistry, Purification, Sop, SOP, Biopharmaceuticals, Cell, FDA, Technology Transfer

Education
West Valley College   2012 — 2014
Project Management

University of Maryland College Park
Animal Science

Eamon Hogg Eamon Hogg Birmingham, Alabama Area Details
Eamon Hogg's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2007 - May 2010
Job Process Engineer at Southern Company
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
Southern Company  February 2011 - Present
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2007 - May 2010

Skills
Gasification, Engineering, Power Plants, Project Engineering, Process Simulation, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Optimization, R, P, HAZOP Study, Renewable Energy, Energy, Commissioning

Education
San Jose State University   2007 — 2010
M.S., Chemical Engineering

Auburn University   2000 — 2005
B.S., Chemical Engineering

Rashi Khare Rashi Khare San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rashi Khare's Cobalt Biofuels Experience December 2009 - March 2010
Job Clinical Research Associate
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Hansen Medical  June 2014 - Present
Pharmacyclics  October 2012 - June 2014
Genentech  November 2011 - October 2012
Dr. Raj Aman Eye and Vision Research Laboratory   March 2010 - December 2010
Cobalt Biofuels   December 2009 - March 2010
Endocrinology and Diabetic Clinic   June 2009 - August 2009
Optomologist   January 2005 - December 2006
City College  August 2003 - December 2004

Skills
Bioengineering, Assay Development, Microscopy, In Vitro, Biotechnology, Clinical Research, PCR, Laboratory, Medical Devices, FDA, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Clinical Trials, Lifesciences, Cell Culture, ELISA

Education
University of California, San Diego   2007 — 2010
Bioengineering

Kaia Mattioli Kaia Mattioli Greater Boston Area Details
Kaia Mattioli's Cobalt Biofuels Experience June 2010 - June 2011
Job Biology Ph.D. Student at Harvard University
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Harvard University  August 2014 - Present
Google  October 2013 - July 2014
Google  July 2011 - October 2013
Stanford University  September 2010 - June 2011
Cobalt Biofuels   June 2010 - June 2011
Stanford University  June 2009 - September 2009
F4ED Inc.  January 2009 - June 2009

Skills
Data Analysis, Microsoft Office, Research, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Start-ups, PowerPoint, Technical Writing, Analysis, Twitter

Education
Stanford University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science with Departmental Honors, Biology

Fayetteville High School   2004 — 2007