Our Mission

Brent Charleton has extensive experience working in competitive team-based environments in the public, private and not-for-profit industries. He has managed the marketing, investor relations and corporate affairs mandates for EnWave Corporation since 2010.

Brent, an ex-professional athlete, is a graduate of the Marketing Management program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Communications from Simon Fraser University.

Brent Charleton has completed the Canadian Securities Course and is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst^® designation.

Dan Henriques is a Chartered Professional Accountant and brings extensive experience in finance effectiveness and financial reporting to his role at EnWave.

Prior to joining EnWave, Dan Henriques was a manager in the Assurance group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), and supported numerous mid-market companies, including companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, with financial reporting and compliance. While at PwC, Mr. Henriques provided clients in the manufacturing and technology sectors professional services in the areas of financial audits, financial reporting and tax.

Dan Henriques earned his Bachelors of Science with an Honours Distinction and his Diploma of Accounting at the University of British Columbia.

John P. A. Budreski joins EnWave with over 30 years of extensive capital markets and executive management experience. Mr. Budreski has a professional history of advancing and accelerating businesses, as well as tangible engineering experience.

He was formerly a Vice Chairman of Cormark Securities Inc. from 2009 to 2012 and President and CEO of Orion Securities Inc. from 2005 to 2007, prior to its successful sale to Macquarie Bank. He has filled the roles of a Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets and Head of Investment Banking for Scotia Capital Inc. from March 1998 to February 2005.After starting out as a Managing Director of US Institutional Equity Group for Scotia Capital he also held senior roles in investment banking and equity sales and trading for RBC Dominion Securities.

Mr. Budreski is currently a Director of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and Alaris Royalty Corporation. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Morien Resources Corporation.

Dr. Zhang is a seasoned R&D professional and well respected academic with 10 co-authored research papers and 2 patents.

His educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Seafood Processing from Ocean University of China, a Master’s Degree in Food Microbiology from the University of Manitoba and a PhD in Food Nutrition and Health (FNH) from the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Zhang co-developed the microencapsulation method for enzymes using REV™ technology during his PhD studies.

Leon Fu has worked with EnWave since 2000 and has been the driving force behind a number of significant design innovations on every one of the REV™ platforms.

He is a co-author of several patents held jointly with EnWave’s founder, Dr. Tim Durance.

Leon Fu holds a B.Eng. Electronics from Petroleum University in Dong Ying, China. He has led EnWave’s engineering group along with Dr. Durance, since joining the Company.

Dr. Richard Mitchell is a seasoned pharmaceutical industry professional with over three decades of experience in various management and business development roles.

He was formerly the Director of Business Development at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center after holding strategic positions in many well-known pharmaceutical and technology companies, including Nastech Pharmaceutical, Adnavance Technologies and Shoreline Community College, MDS Pharma Services, among others.

Dr. Mitchell brings a scientific background paired with a strong business acumen to forge successful relationships within the biotech arena. Dr. Mitchell holds a BA in Biology, a Ph.D. in Microbiology and a Post-Doctoral in Molecular Oncology.

Thomas Mehlhorn is an International Senior Sales and Business Development Executive with over 20 years of experience. With true global experience by having lived and worked in Europe, the US and now in Canada, Thomas worked in Industrial Manufacturing, as well as in the Renewable Energy industry, Oil and Gas and Digital Transformation (IIoT).

In the past, Thomas has worked for Fortune 500 companies, such as Cisco Systems and Clean Energy Fuels and serves an advisory board member for Coca Cola for their Digital Transformation Strategy.

While at Cisco, Thomas led the Smart Care adoption and implementation process with Cisco’s Global Channel Partner Network, to introduce new Service Products and Solution for Cisco Reseller and Customers. During his time at Clean Energy, Thomas was responsible for growing the US, European and Russian market, leading a team of Regional Sales Manager. Clean Energy strategy was to become the leader of none lubricated CNG compression technology, and these were some of the key markets.

Thomas holds an Engineering Degree from the HTWK Leipzig/Germany and a Bachelors Degree from the University Harvard in Environmental Management. In his spare time, Thomas likes to spend time with his family and travels the world and is an avid sports fan.

Dr. Angel Valerio is an Operations professional with over a decade of experience in the manufacturing, consulting and education industries in Mexico and Canada. Dr. Valerio was appointed VP Operations in 2019 and has been leading the Operations activities for EnWave since 2014.

Before Joining EnWave, Dr. Valerio co-founded two technology-based companies in Mexico focused on the design and manufacture of renewable energy devices receiving the prestigious Santander Prize for innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Valerio also directed the Academic program in Mechatronics Engineering of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM Juarez) before receiving the prestigious UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship to conduct his Doctoral studies in Applied Physics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Valerio joined EnWave after working as Renewable Energy Consultant for SgurrEnergy and has been developing EnWave’s Operations structure and team since then.

Dr. Valerio received his Philosophy Doctorate (PhD) from the University of British Columbia (UBC), a Master of Science (MSc) in Energy Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the System of National Institutes of Technology of Mexico campus Queretaro (ITQ). Dr. Valerio is a member of the ASCM and the CIM.

Mark Alev is a Professional Engineer registered with EGBC. He has received B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering degree from ODTU, Ankara, Turkey and Master of Business Administration from UBC, Vancouver, BC.

Prior to joining EnWave in 2019, Mark had 20+ years of various Engineering leadership and Management roles in the Attractions Industry, where he led several teams develop, manufacture and install new Amusement Rides and Attractions around the world. His earlier experience includes R&D and other technical roles in various Automation, Manufacturing and Technology development companies.

Mark is the inventor or co-inventor on 5 patents, published globally. Also, an active member in ASTM and EGBC committees, involved in Standards’ development and Membership Registrations.

Mehmet Sucu is a registered Professional Engineer with EGBC. He has been with EnWave since 2011. During the time, he was holding various positions, currently leading the Electrical Engineering group as VP Electrical Engineering.

Before joining EnWave, Mehmet was in academia involving in various research and teaching activities. He has been published about 10 papers as a co-author on various journals and conferences.

Mehmet has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Education from Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. And also MASc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada.