With over 40 years of experience in oil and gas, including 20 years in operations and production management positions, Arnie was an early leader in initiating distributed power generation in Alberta through his founded company, Nordic Cogen Systems Inc. Arnie received the prestigious Emerging Entrepreneur Award from the University of Calgary in 1993. He is also a founding partner and shareholder in Reef Resources Ltd., Tayson Resources Inc., and Wyoming Crude Oil Recovery. Arnie founded NPS Industrial Power with the motivation to continue with distributed power generation throughout Western Canada as market changes have signaled a renewed interest in smaller, site-specific power projects.

Arnie’s executive duties include establishing corporate direction and identifying unique market opportunities. He also manages corporate and power project funding activities and contract term negotiations.