Low Temperature Stirling Engine

Cool Energy Management


Samuel P. Weaver CEO/President	Samuel P. Weaver—President, also serves on the Board of Directors of Cool Energy, and is responsible for the engineering management of the low temperature Stirling Engine and daily business operations. Sam has led product development teams and engineering projects throughout his career, and has worked as a researcher and designer in the field of optics and optoelectronics. In addition to renewable energy, he has experience in a range of markets including telecommunications, data storage, and aerospace. Sam previously co-founded Colorado Photonics, a profitable small business providing telecom equipment distribution, and has led multiple engineering development efforts at startup companies during his career. Sam holds six U.S. patents and has authored numerous technical publications. Sam holds a B.S. in engineering and applied science from the California Institute of Technology, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the State of Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority.


Leslie Weise Vice President Business Development	Leslie Weise—Vice President of Business Development, has 20 years of business, legal and technical experience in the cleantech, computer and networking industries predominately for Silicon Valley based Fortune 500 technology companies such as Applied Materials, Redback Networks, Honeywell and Xerox. Her business experience includes oversight of M&A activity for Allied Signal/Honeywell, and as General Counsel of NPTest Inc., a semiconductor test equipment spin-off company of Schlumberger. In 2005 Leslie obtained a Master of Law (LLM) degree in Natural Resource Law and Policy from the University of Denver to focus her efforts specifically in the renewable energy technology sector. She also possesses a Master of Intellectual Property Law degree (MIP) and J.D. from Pierce Law Center, and a B.S. in engineering from Boston University.