As its CEO, Scott Fraser recently took local clean tech startup Global Cooling Solutions (since renamed Assisted Energy Inc.) from concept to prototype and full product development in under 16 months. In the process, he was responsible for developing the company’s business model, obtaining funding and developing its channel strategy.

“Since his arrival as a contractor in February, Scott has energized our product development activities,” said OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry. “His knowledge of Southern California aerospace, defense, specialty fabrication and prototyping resources is recent and invaluable to us. Now that we are going to market with our oil extraction breakthrough, we are extremely lucky to have Scott in the hot seat.”

Fraser held a series of Channel Management and Senior Account Executive positions in high technology companies from 1991 to 2006. He was a key member of the team that executed the successful spinoff of Avaya from Lucent Technologies in 2000. At companies like Covad Communications, Nodus Technologies and Scientific Utilization Inc., his duties included developing, managing, selling, training and supporting solutions to customers, partners and resellers.

“Since Scott’s arrival early this year, the science and engineering departments have had a strong execution partner,” added Vikram Pattarkine, CTO.  “Prototyping and product development have accelerated, and we have high confidence that we will achieve our plans. We are delighted that Scott has accepted this position.”

Fraser studied Business Administration and Physics at San Diego State University.

About OriginOil, Inc.

OriginOil helps algae growers extract oil from algae for use as a feedstock for the commercial production of transportation fuels, chemicals and foods. In a single step, our breakthrough technology efficiently dewaters and breaks down algae for its useful products, overcoming one of the greatest challenges in making algae a viable replacement for petroleum. As a pioneer and the emerging leader in the global algae oil services field, OriginOil supports its core algae extraction technology with an array of process innovations for some of the world’s most successful algae growers and refiners, just as pioneers like Schlumberger and Halliburton have done in the oilfield services industry. To learn more about OriginOil®, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

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