Company
We design and operate scalable bioreactors that use our society’s most abundant product – industrial greenhouse gases – and our specialized growing systems to cultivate algae and other crops.
Our systems effectively close the carbon loop and create wealth from waste.
The Pond Story & Purpose:
Our purpose is simple: To Make the world a better place.
Mission
Pond’s mission is to combine technology with the power of nature to tackle climate change and food insecurity. We are determined to massively scale our technology, unlock tremendous value, and leave a healthy planet.
Vision
We aim to become a global cleantech leader by establishing algae as a foundation of the new low-carbon economy essential to a better and healthier life for people everywhere.
Mission
Pond’s mission is to combine technology with the power of nature to tackle climate change and food insecurity. We are determined to massively scale our technology, unlock tremendous value, and leave a healthy planet.
Vision
We aim to become a global cleantech leader by establishing algae as a foundation of the new low-carbon economy essential to a better and healthier life for people everywhere.
Team
Thomas Masney
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas has worked with Goldman Sachs & GE in venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and for both Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse in audit and corporate recovery. Thomas brings with him a strong understanding of the mining, construction, manufacturing, technology, and e-commerce industries.
Steven Martin
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Steven is also past Director of the Jeffrey Skoll MBA Program offered through the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto to gifted young engineers, and was is a former Director of the Professional Development Centre in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. He has also held the position of Director of the Centre for Advanced Microelectronics and was the founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Engineering Technologies at George Brown College.
Steven holds an H.B.Sc. in Chemical Physics and a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Toronto.
Kevin Andrade
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin joined Pond as a strategic advisor in 2017 before assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer in early 2018. Before joining Pond, Kevin was a senior executive with SNC-Lavalin where he lead an emissions solutions business unit that executed projects globally in the mining and fertilizer industries. He holds a law degree from the University of Manitoba and practiced corporate and commercial law in Toronto and New York before joining SNC in 2006.
Emidio Di Pietro
Vice President, Engineering
Emidio is a results driven professional with the proven ability as a leader to systematically identify improvements, and implement solutions for achieving objectives, targets and goals in a team oriented environment.
Emidio has comprehensive experience in high volume manufacturing environments, managing several areas of operations such as production, quality assurance and maintenance. Emidio’s portfolio also includes extensive Engineering experience in areas of program management; from receipt of order to steady state production by managing the design, validation process, production launch, and in-house/customer production process validation.
Emidio Di Pietro
Vice President, Engineering
Emidio is a results driven professional with the proven ability as a leader to systematically identify improvements, and implement solutions for achieving objectives, targets and goals in a team oriented environment.
Emidio has comprehensive experience in high volume manufacturing environments, managing several areas of operations such as production, quality assurance and maintenance. Emidio’s portfolio also includes extensive Engineering experience in areas of program management; from receipt of order to steady state production by managing the design, validation process, production launch, and in-house/customer production process validation.
Punyama Jayasinghe
Chemical Process Engineer
Punyama provides design and optimization for Pond’s process, including oversight in to scale up challenges using FEA/3D modelling and simulations. She comes from a comprehensive background in bioprocessing and biofuels. Prior to Pond, she worked as a Research Engineer for various projects on conversion of industrial waste & emissions to Biofuels & Bio-products, and as a Renewable Energy Consultant at Practical Action.
Punyama holds a B.Sc in Chemical & Process Engineering from the University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka) and a Master of Engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her Master’s thesis focused on process optimization for biofuel/biodiesel production from fish processing plant effluents. Punyama is a licensed Engineer-in-Training with the PEGNL.
Dadrian Hinds
Automation & Control Specialist
Dadrian is passionate about design and implementation of cutting edge technologies. He is responsible for the control and automation scope in projects at Pond. Dadrian holds B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Mechatronics as well as a Mechatronics engineering technology diploma. Dadrian is a licensed Engineer-in-Training with the PEO.
History
2018
2017
2010-2016
2007-2009
Recognitions
Looking for a Challenging Career?
Pond is always interested in meeting talented, passionate individuals. If you think your values and skills match our vision and you want to be part of a team that challenges you to grow, get in touch!
Please submit your resume and cover letter at:
careers@pondtech.com