James W. Taylor, Jr.
President and CEO

As CEO and President of TBE, Mr. Taylor is an industry visionary and recognized pioneer in renewable energy and recycling methods. Mr. Taylor’s solid track record of reputable management and oversight has earned him respect from the community, and accolades from numerous other entities. Mr. Taylor directed Taylor Recycling Facility’s development and led the firm’s transformation from a tree service business into a leading recycler of construction and demolition debris. TRF is now referenced to others as a model facility within New York State in what is a highly regulated industry. Mr. Taylor was the main proponent for recycling, sorting and separating of the biomass/organic fraction from the waste stream at the NYS Public Service Commission’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Proceeding.

Taylor and his two son’s and daughter were acknowledged by Phillips and Jordan Inc., the USACOE “2002 Contractor of the Year” award in recognition of their work at the Fresh Kills landfill after the World Trade Towers disaster. He has presented on biomass energy at Net Impact conference at Columbia University, the National County Managers Association in New Orleans, and other venues around Orange County, NY and the United States.

Biomass magazine recently ran a profile of Mr. Taylor and TBE.

Mark A. Paisley, P.E.
Vice President, Research & Development

Mr. Paisley joined Taylor Biomass Energy as Vice President of Research and Development in August of 2005 and is an internationally-recognized expert in gasification technologies, specializing in biomass gasification.

As the inventor of the Taylor Gasification Process and inventor or co-inventor of several other gasification processes, Mr. Paisley has over 37 years of experience with gasification technologies and energy and chemical value recovery from fuel and residue materials. Mr. Paisley was in charge of the initial development of a biomass gasification process at Battelle Memorial Institute (funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and supported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and continued to direct the technical developments on that process at FERCO Enterprises, the licensee of that process.

Mr. Paisley holds a total of 12 US and foreign patents on energy and material recovery processes including five in biomass gasification. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Biomass Energy Research Association. Mr. Paisley is the author of the Biomass Energy section for the on-line Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.

Howard Cohen, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Cohen brings over 25 years of experience in financial management and corporate strategies to his leadership of the fiscal operation of the Montgomery Project.

He has served as a senior auditor for international accounting firms in South Africa and New York, and as Controller and Chief Financial Officer in the manufacturing, service, and distribution fields. Mr. Cohen has a solid track record of fiscal and strategic management, implementing innovative solutions that have realized millions of dollars in company cost-savings. He has worked for companies with up to $150 million in annual revenue and has been responsible for oversight of finance and accounting functions.

Mr. Cohen directs the financial and operational functions, information management systems, and workflow capabilities to develop, manage, and expand business opportunities at TBE.