Team & Partners
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GEM Team

Ethan
James
Chief Executive Officer
Ethan is the founder of GEM and brings over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and administration, business development, strategic planning, and enterprise infrastructure development. His diverse career spans numerous industries, including cable and broadcasting, biomedical engineering, banking, education, digital media, aerospace, healthcare and energy.
A native of Antigua & Barbuda, Ethan has spent most of his life in the US working across numerous business operations from start-ups to fortune 100 companies. But Ethan has always maintained a love of the natural sciences, and maintained a close watch on environmental matters. Even as an undergraduate, he wrote weekly columns on environmental issues and was instrumental in introducing recycling his campus community.
In additional to leading GEM and functioning as senior business architect and financial consultant of his former employer, Ethan sits on the external advisory board of the Undergraduate Research & Innovation program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). In this capacity, Ethan helps students refine, develop, and commercialize STEM innovations. As for leisure, he enjoys traveling, history, philosophy, and the outdoors. Ethan has an educational background in chemical engineering and finance.

Corbett
Poynton
Chief Project Officer
Corbett has been with GEM from the earliest days and brings more than 50 years of engineering, project management, and general management experience supported by qualifications in engineering and commerce from Australia and Britain. The first half of his career was the management, establishment, and re-engineering of manufacturing, construction, fabrication, foundry, and engineering businesses in Australia and SE Asia.
Thereafter, he established a successful track record in project and contract management for large mine, port, rail, and supporting infrastructure development projects in the Australian resources sector, the largest of which was AUD9.6 billion. Corbett serves as GEMβs chief technology officer and head of engineering. He has a background in chemical and mechanical engineering and commerce.

Timothy
Greene
Chief Operations Officer
Timothy has been an integral part of GEM since its early days, bringing over two decades of executive-level experience in management and strategic relations to the table. His focus on delivering results has been evident throughout his career, spanning various domains including operational and financial management, strategic planning, project implementation, sales and marketing, relationship management, and staff development. Hailing from Saint Lucia, Timothy honed his skills through numerous executive roles at Invest Saint Lucia, culminating in his tenure as General Manager.

Christopher
Baldwin
Chief Strategy Officer
Christopher has dedicated his career to improving quality of life through technological progress. He has worked with governmental organizations in countries across the globe at all levels of economic development to discover “win-win” opportunities to adopt advanced healthcare technologies.
Through this work, Chris has established trans-national cooperations and investments that lead to profits and quality of life improvements. Chris has been involved in cleantech since his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge on modeling groundwater contamination remediation using magnetic resonance imaging.
At GEM, Chris will continue in his tradition of fostering win-win business outcomes with all of our stakeholders including ports, governments and strategic partners. We welcome Chris to the GEM team to help us bring our best results to our customers.

Halle
Salmon
Director of Business Development
Halle is an energy professional with extensive experience in the power industry, having worked in the operation, maintenance, and development of medium to large utility-scale thermal and renewable energy assets across Jamaica and the Caribbean. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Industrial Systems. Halle also served as the Technical Services Manager for Evergo Jamaica, where she spearheaded the rollout of over sixty-five (65) electric vehicle charging stations across Jamaica. Her leadership played a key role in shaping the island’s electric vehicle landscape, contributing significantly to its current development.

Trevaun
Solomon
Marketing Manager
Trevaun has an extensive portfolio of start-up experience. He serves educational and financial interests in the Caribbean by starting and operating the Caribbean’s first online regional private school, and is a passionate activist for entrepreneurial development in the Caribbean.
Trevaun is the 2019 UNOPS Hackathon winner, and the 2020 winner of the Eastern Caribbean Start-up Investment competition hosted by Daymond John – the Shark Tank judge.
Having won other start-up pitch competitions hosted by organizations such as the Caribbean Development Bank, USAID, and the US Embassy in Barbados. Known for his ability to turn theoretical plans into well-oiled operational machines, Trevaun consistently delivers efficiency and innovation to the companies he aligns with.

Ranja
Salvamoser
Scientific Adviser
Ranja is a passionate innovator and PhD Biologist. Her global vision and passion for oceans and animals has taken her around the globe, with home addresses in eight countries from Namibia to Canada to New Zealand. Ranja is founder and CEO of the biotech Mermaid Bio, whose very name references Ranja’s commitment to oceans and the life within it. She has built and led scientific teams to answer important questions, and is an inventor on multiple patents. We welcome her to the GEM’s team as our business intelligence lead and blue economy adviser.

Halle
Salmon
Director of Business Development
Halle is an energy professional with extensive experience in the power industry, having worked in the operation, maintenance, and development of medium to large utility-scale thermal and renewable energy assets across Jamaica and the Caribbean. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Industrial Systems. Halle also served as the Technical Services Manager for Evergo Jamaica, where she spearheaded the rollout of over sixty-five (65) electric vehicle charging stations across Jamaica. Her leadership played a key role in shaping the island’s electric vehicle landscape, contributing significantly to its current development.

Makaio
Boodram
Junior Analyst
Makaio I. Boodram is a Computer Science graduate from the University of the West Indies Five
Islands Campus in Antigua. With hands-on experience in the universityβs IT department, he
supported faculty, staff, and students while helping maintain campus-wide infrastructure. Makaio
also contributed to a regional research project as a Data Entry Assistant, organizing and
analyzing over two decades of financial data from Caribbean companies.
He is proficient in technical troubleshooting, data entry, and the Microsoft Office Suite, with a foundational knowledge of programming. Makaio brings strong communication and organizational skills to every team he joins, alongside a passion for music, gaming, and continuous learning through personal coding projects.
He is proficient in technical troubleshooting, data entry, and the Microsoft Office Suite, with a foundational knowledge of programming. Makaio brings strong communication and organizational skills to every team he joins, alongside a passion for music, gaming, and continuous learning through personal coding projects.
Partners

Radiance
Solar
Consortium Partner
Based in Marietta, Georgia, USA, Radiance Solar specializes in designing, building, and maintaining solar energy projects. Their expertise in turnkey EPC services and energy storage solutions complements GEM’s focus on port decarbonization by providing reliable, clean energy sources essential for shore-to-ship power systems.

Cavotec
Group
Consortium Partner
With a global presence and over 40 years of experience, Cavotec designs and delivers connection and electrification solutions to enable the decarbonization of ports and industrial applications. Their shore power systems are integral to GEM’s shore-to-ship initiatives, providing the necessary infrastructure for vessels to connect to onshore electrical grids,
thereby reducing emissions during berthing.

PowerCon
Group
Consortium Partner
Specializing in shore power systems and the electrical conversion needed to plug in ships at berth, PowerCon provides innovative and flexible solutions that support the integration of renewable energy. Their decade-long expertise is vital to GEMβs mission of port decarbonization, particularly in developing shore-to-ship power systems that allow vessels to utilize onshore electricity while in port, instead of running their auxiliary engines, thereby minimizing the reliance on fossil fuels.

PVO
International
Consortium Partner
Headquartered in the Netherlands, PVO International is a leading distributor of high-quality solar panels, inverters, and mounting materials. Their extensive product portfolio and supply chain capabilities support GEM’s waste-to-energy (WTE) solutions by ensuring access to top-tier photovoltaic components, facilitating the integration of solar energy into port operations.

Straight
Forward
Consortium Partner
Located in Urmond, the Netherlands, Straightforward is an independent technical consultancy firm focused on photovoltaic and Battery storage (BESS) projects. Their in-depth knowledge of solar energy and BESS systems aids GEM in implementing high- performing solar installations, which are crucial for powering shore-to-ship systems and reducing overall port emissions.

Emtel
Group
Consortium Partner
Emtel Energy USA is revolutionizing energy storage with its long-duration, non-lithium graphene technology. Their high-density, efficient, and safe solutions provide a sustainable alternative for residential, commercial, and utility-scale applications. Backed by patented supercapacitor-based innovation, they deliver sustainable power solutions for a greener future, aligning with GEM’s mission and values to further widespread clean energy adoption. The future of energy storage is now.
