Mr. Zakroff is a serial entrepreneur and accomplished management consultant who provides business development, fractional CFO, and strategic planning services with a focus on energy, chemicals, marine, oil and gas, renewables, and specialty materials. Consulting clients have included a number of major public companies that are world leaders in their respective fields. Engagements have involved acquisitions, capital formation, buy-outs, and private equity, as well as global strategic assessments and business development projects in all regions including Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, China, India, Japan, Middle East, and Russia. He has also been a co-founder and C level officer on a number of technology based ventures. Mr. Zakroff is on the Advisory Board of Ingenero, a Mumbai based process engineering firm, and was a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Hardide plc, an Oxford based coatings firm traded on the London Stock Exchange.
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PrincipalZakroff Group 1984 - PresentRecent engagements:- Setup a new subsidiary for the world leader in seismic dispersion imaging and prepared a private placement memorandum for a share offering. This entity was focused on the drilling of several large conventional Smackover formation oil prospects in Alabama that were discovered by the parent company using its patented technology.- Financial advisor to prepare several private placement memorandums used to raise equity capital for a startup exploration company focused on drilling conventional natural gas prospects on land in south Texas and to support the company's board on governance and shareholder matters.- Acting CFO of an energy tech startup based on a patented cellular tank array concept for storage of cryogenic liquids under moderate pressures with potential applications in distributed LNG and greener pressurized LNG. -
Founder And CeoCarbide Productions Llc Mar 2022 - PresentCarbide Productions is producing a major film based on the true story of a "mission impossible" project in apartheid South Africa that Mr. Zakroff undertook and successfully completed in 1981 when employed with the General Electric Company as director of international development and special projects in the Houston based Mining Products business unit.
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Board AdvisorIngenero Inc. Jan 2005 - PresentIngenero strives to be the world’s leading process analytics and technical consulting company. Ingenero delivers engineering expertise and digital transformation solutions that enable increased productivity, efficiency, safety, reliability and sustainability. Ingenero helps make its oil and gas, refining, mid-stream gas processing, petrochemical and specialty chemical clients safer, greener, and more profitable.
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Co-Founder And CeoDeepdriver Llc Mar 2010 - Dec 2019Patented deep water subsea piling hammer powered by a remotely operated vehicle ("ROV").- More cost effective method to drive small to medium diameter piles in moderate to ultra deep water depths- Improved seabed foundations, anchors and moorings- Simpler installation, intervention, and stabilization of seabed infrastructure
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Co-Founder And CfoSmart Office Energy Solutions Jan 2010 - Dec 2019Internet of Things energy optimization system for commercial, government, and institutional office buildings using wireless hardware, Cloud AI, and occupant engagement. - Low-cost, non-intrusive demand optimization devices with cloud based software for $25B market opportunity - Raised private equity capital to fund start-up, product development, and customer engagement
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Non-Executive Board DirectorHardide Plc Jun 2007 - Mar 2015Hardide provides a patented chemical vapor deposition coating of ultra pure, nano grain tungsten carbide material to the surface of industrial components used in oil and gas, aerospace, flow control, and general industry. The Company is traded on the AIM / London Stock Exchange (HDD). Mr. Zakroff was a paid Non-Executive Director on the Company's main Board and served as chair of the Audit Committee and was also a member of the Remuneration and Nominating Committee.
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Co-Founder And CeoMarinus Power Llc Sep 2006 - Dec 2011Marinus Power was organized to develop and commercialize new power generation technologies for the marine renewable energy industry with specific focus on wave, tidal, and offshore wind devices. The Company organized and pursued three ventures:- Floating, point absorbing wave energy converter in Vancouver, BC based on a U of Victoria patent- Consortium member of a tidal energy device evaluation center located at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine- Vertical axis wind turbine for floating offshore power projects based on a patented design developed in Russia
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Co-Founder And Financial AdvisorOceanworks International, Inc. Jun 1999 - Nov 2005Privately owned subsea technology company specializing in underwater work systems for worldwide military and commercial markets. Recognized as a world leader in the fields of submarine rescue, atmospheric diving, life support, and specialized remote tooling and intervention systems.- Designed and built US Navy’s SRDRS still in service to rescue people trapped inside military submarines- One atmosphere manned diving hard suits used by many navies including Russia for Kursk salvage work- Designed and built 20,000ft ROV used for exploration inside Titanic wreck and featured in Titanic film- CFO for 2001 management buy-out transaction and raised additional capital for subsequent refinancing
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General ManagerGeneral Electric Company Jun 1978 - Jan 1984Boston, Ma, UsEngineered Materials Group with five strategic business divisions including plastics, silicones, carbides and diamonds, rechargeable batteries, and circuit boards. The Houston based carbide and diamond business unit supplied the global mining and oilfield equipment industries and was the world’s largest manufacturer of the cutting teeth used on drill bits. Mr. Zakroff championed and led the development of a new advanced technical ceramics business from the lab through pilot to full commercial operation.- General Manager - Silicon Carbide Industrial Ceramics Business (1982-1984)- Manager of Business Development and Planning - Carbide and Industrial Diamond Division (1979-1982)- Group Strategic Planning Analyst (1978-1979)
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William Zakroff Education Details
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of ManagementStrategy -
The University Of New MexicoChemistry And Mathematics
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New Trier Township High School, Winnetka, IllinoisDiploma
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William Zakroff works for Zakroff Group
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William Zakroff's current role is Principal at Zakroff Group.
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William Zakroff attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School Of Management, The University Of New Mexico, New Trier Township High School, Winnetka, Illinois.
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