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Executive
Management Team
GRD has access to a wide and extensive array of human resources
to allocate, dedicate and assign on any particular power
project of any size, scope, fuel-type, technology configuration,
etc. We can deploy our staff members anywhere in the world
where privatization and liberalization has taken place and
the IPP (independent power producer) model has been sanctioned
and adopted within specified strategic countries, wherein
we decide to do business. We have the technical, development
and project management experts and specialists to successfully
develop, finance, construct, own and operate power projects
of any scope. Our team is spearheaded by a very knowledgeable
and highly experienced management team as follows:
John Daiza, President & CEO of GRD
– (San Diego, CA), has provided leadership in the energy
and power industry for over 25 years and has significant
international experience. He has extensive management expertise,
including business development, project management, strategic
planning, contract management, corporate restructuring,
mergers and acquisitions, and construction and operations
(asset) management. He has been a senior level executive
affiliated with such distinguished firms as General Electric,
Ahlstrom Development Corp., BP Chemicals, Consumers Power
Co., and Mosbacher Power Group. Mr. Daiza was also one of
the co-founders (and managing partner) of International
Power Partners, a very successful developer, owner and operator
of power stations and high-tech equipment for the energy/power
industry throughout the world. He has successfully developed
several power projects on non-recourse financed basis &
structured/negotiated a number of highly leveraged and profitable
JV’s, M&A’s, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements
with a number of multinational companies. He is regularly
sought after as speaker at a number of conferences and symposia.
Mr. Daiza received his bachelors in Physics from the University
of Michigan (in 1977) and has done extensive graduate work
at Northwestern University and has participated in executive
management seminars and workshops at Harvard University.
Bob Bahrami, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and
General Manager of GRD - (Turlock, CA), has over
30 years of experience in a wide variety of Civil Engineering
and Project Management fields and disciplines, with extensive
international experience. Core expertise includes general
contracting, project management, cost estimating, capital
and cost control management, contract management, general
management, hands-on planning and scheduling, budgeting,
cost estimating, process and methods analysis, progress
monitoring, earned-value, labor performance analysis and
production standards. Successful land developer of a wide
variety of assets including greenfield development and acquisition
and management of commercial and industrial properties.
Demonstrated expertise in the energy/power/oil & gas
sector as well as transportation and construction industries.
Education and professional credentials: BS, Civil Engineering,
from Mosul University, Iraq (in 1970). Mr. Bahrami is also
a certified license ‘A’ California General Contractor.
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