Key Team Members


Brian E. Caffyn –
  • Principal Investor %
  • President %
  • CEO %

Brian E. Caffyn –

Chairman

(Principal Investor, President & CEO, Global Developement)

Mr. Caffyn has a strong personal interest in developing environmentally friendly renewable energy which has resulted in a dedication to uncovering new technologies, business models and financing that rapidly expand the deployment of renewable energy projects. To that end, Brian is the Chairman of the UPC Solar & UPC Renewables Group of Companies and has directed the development of Wind and Solar projects in the US, Canada, Europe, China, Philippines and Indonesia amongst other locations. Brian was the founder and inaugural Chairman of UPC Wind (subsequently First Wind and recently acquired by Sun Edison for $2.5bn) and previously Brian personally oversaw the establishment and construction of the largest wind energy company in Italy — Italian Vento Power Corporation. In addition, Brian is also a Founding Partner of UPC Capital Ventures and was President of Wind City Oil & Gas (recently sold to Penn View Exploration). Brian spent the first part of his career in project financing for wind, cogeneration, hydro, solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy and biomass energy projects with GE Capital, Heller Financial, Inc., and several private companies. Brian received a BA in Finance and Quantitative Methods from Babson College.

 

John F. Wallington –
  • Portfolio Management 100%
  • Accounting & Finance 100%
  • Corporate Operations 100%

John F. Wallington –

Chief Operating Officer

(Portfolio Management, Operations, Capital Ventures)

John Wallington, COO is a qualified accountant with over 20 years experience in senior management positions in large global manufacturing and service based industries.  John trained as an accountant with Unilever PLC working in a number of accounting and financial management roles in different business entities across the UK and Europe.  In 2000, John joined Clifford Chance LLP as the Global Head of Financial Planning and Business Analysis providing analytical support to various client teams in various industry sectors including Banking & Finance, Energy and Technology.  In 2005 John was appointed the CFO of a technology startup, which secured seed capital funding from the UPC Energy Group.  In November 2006, John was appointed Group Corporate Controller of the UPC Group of companies, managing the finances and accounting for an international business portfolio of renewable energy related companies, property, mining, oil & gas and energy and technology investments.  In addition to his role as COO of UPC Management, John is CFO of UPC Solar, Treasurer of UPC Wind Partners II (minority shareholder of First Wind now part of Sun Edison), a Partner in UPC Renewables Indonesia and Managing Partner of UPC Capital Ventures. John is a Director of the K2 Wind Foundation, which supports philanthropic endeavors in Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and the Environment, an advisory Board Member of the UBS Sustainable Trends Group, a Board Member of the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (C.C.I.A) and a Board Director of Llanllyr Water Company, Ltd, WindESCo, Inc and Sun Tech Drive, LLC . John received his BA (Hons) degree in Geography from Exeter University (U.K.), is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Blanca M. Hudson –
  • Accounting 100%
  • Portfolio Analysis 100%

Blanca M. Hudson –

Financial Controller

(Accounting, Financial Reporting, Indonesia, Solar)

Blanca is responsible for managing the accounting department and financial reporting for the various portfolio companies within the UPC group. She also provides support with financial analysis and special projects to the CFO.  Blanca is currently also engaged in the financial management of some of our Asian subsidiaries, specifically in Indonesia.  Blanca has over 15 years experience in accounting and financial analysis. Prior to joining the UPC group, she worked at World Fuel Services Corporation in the Business Controls Group as an internal auditor (SOX compliance). Her responsibilities included the main offices in Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to that Blanca worked at Ericsson Corporation, starting in Mexico City where she held different positions including that as Senior Financial Analyst for the Latin America Region at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Int., AB.   Blanca holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting (CPA in Mexico) and a Diploma for Continued Education in Finance from Technological University of Mexico.

Doug A. Hattier –
  • Accounting %
  • Tax Support %

Doug A. Hattier –

CPA - Financial Controller

(Accounting, Financial Reporting, Source Water USA)

Doug is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of experience in accounting and taxes with individuals and private industry. Doug joined UPC to support its, wholly owns subsidiary, Source Water USA. Doug’s responsibilities include accounting and tax support for various portfolio companies within the UPC group. Prior to joining UPC group, Doug started his career in Philadelphia working for several Public Accounting firms the largest being, Fishbein & Company which merged with WeiserMazars , as an Audit and Tax Senior, then joined Weda Developers, Inc. a multi-million dollar, closely-held, real estate developer, as their Controller .  Afterwards he became a CPA Consultant for several private companies the largest being J & D Financial Corporation, a multi- million dollar company in the factoring industry, as a Controller Consultant. Doug received from Temple University his Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Steven T. Levitt, CPA –
  • Tax Management 100%
  • Compliance 100%
  • Financial Modeling & Analysis 100%

Steven T. Levitt, CPA –

Financial Controller/Tax Manager

(Tax, Financial Analysis, North Africa, US Wind)

Steven is a Certified Public Accountant with over 27 years of experience in accounting, income tax and private industry. Steven joined UPC to support its growing development activities around the world. Steven’s responsibilities include accounting for several UPC North Africa developments in Tunisia and Morocco; accounting for various portfolio companies within the UPC group; United States income tax preparation; and providing insight for all tax related matters submitted by government agencies as well as international parties. Prior to joining UPC group, Steven started his career working for Arthur Andersen & Co. as a Tax Senior and then joined Berkowitz Dick & Pollack CPA’s as a Tax Supervisor. During his seven years in public accounting, he managed a broad spectrum of clients and performed tax return preparation, tax research, income tax planning and client representation before the IRS. Afterwards, he was hired by his main client Weda Developers, Inc., a multi-million dollar, closely-held, real estate developer, as their CFO. Steven received from University of Florida his Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with Honors and Master of Accounting, Emphasis in Tax.

Caleb Avery –
  • Financial Analysis %
  • Reporting %

Caleb Avery –

Financial Analyst

Caleb Avery, Associate provides financial and strategic analysis to various UPC projects, currently focusing on the Asia Wind development portfolio. He has a strong background in Finance and Entrepreneurship. For the past five years, he has served as CFO of PayBright Merchant Services, a startup credit card processing company. He was responsible for managing company finances, payroll, and budgeting. During his time with PayBright, Caleb managed hundreds of accounts across the United States. Caleb has spent the last year working Internationally for UPC performing financial modeling for various UPC Projects. Caleb received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Furman University.

Indira Ramos –
  • Executive Support 100%
  • Human Resources 100%
  • Contracts & Compliance 100%

Indira Ramos –

Executive Assistant and Office Manager

(Executive Support, Human Resources, Contracts & Legal)

Indira is responsible for providing assistance in areas of insurance, office management, human resources and the overall administrative support of the management team.  She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. For more than ten years, she has held similar positions where she has successfully handled corporate processes and personal activities for top management executives of publicly and privately held corporations in Los Angeles, New York and Miami. She has demonstrated her operations and management professionalism in legal, large-scale manufacturing & distribution, energy and health related industries such as Elizabeth Arden, InterGen and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Indira is a Florida Notary Public. She holds a Masters degree in Liberal Studies from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. and an Associate’s degree in Office Systems Management from Berkeley College in West Patterson, New Jersey.