Team

Ralph Thompson, CEO - Ralph has 35 years in construction industry leadership. His experience with commercial real estate development includes numerous projects in Eastern North Carolina. Ralph also has managed Chevron Energy Solutions North Carolina market to public sector performance contracting. His first solar thermal project was completed in 1977. He was construction manager for the first LEED Platinum Certified Project in North Carolina. Ralph has a BS in Civil Engineering Construction from North Carolina State University. He has his Professional Engineer registration in North Carolina, and is a LEED Accredited Professional by the USGBC.

Stan Allison, CFO - Prior to joining Holocene, Stan served 30 years as investment banker with international institutions, focused on arranging capital in negotiated transactions. He raised $12.4 billion under a wide variety of financial arrangements, representing 140 transactions. He is effective at originating, structuring, negotiating and executing complex transactions, and has developed strong relationships with many institutional investors. Mr. Allison holds an MBA degree from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business from Lafayette College.

Eric Larsen, COO - Eric has 30 years in regional executive leadership. As an executive with IBM Eric led development and management of solutions for clients at all levels of government and industry. Among his accomplishments are his winning and implementing a $30 million dollar contract to provide a sophisticated Airport Operation and Information System for the new Terminal 2 at Raleigh/Durham International Airport. Eric has a BS in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has completed executive coursework at Harvard and Boston University and has served on the Board of the Harvard/IBM Client Executive Certification Program.

Ben Gravely, Director of Technology and Principal Scientist - Ben has 35 years in solar projects and is considered one of the country’s leading experts in the development of solar energy. He is a founder and past president of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association and received the Founders Award at the association’s 25th annual meeting. He has been awarded the ASME award for Outstanding Service in solar energy development. Ben is a founder of the NC Solar Center. He has a PhD in Physics from North Carolina State University. Check out Ben’s blog at www.solarhotwater-systems.com.

Charles McClure, Director of Sales - Charles has15 years of experience in the engineering, technology development and finance industries. His experience includes sales and business development. Charles has a BS Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.