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Partner Biographies

Alexander “Hap” Ellis III, Managing Partner, provides project development, strategic and advisory services in LNG, natural gas, and sustainable investments relating to his extensive experience in project development, corporate and industry strategy, commercial structuring and negotiations, risk management and corporate finance. 

Mr. Ellis has served for 18 years as General Partner at RockPort Capital Partners (raised $845 million over 3 funds), a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in alternative and traditional energy, mobility, and sustainability. He has over 40 years of executive experience originating, developing, funding and serving in leading independent power companies and sustainable energy firms.  Mr. Ellis serves Chairman of The George and Barbara Bush Foundation and The Old Westbury Funds ($34 billion) part of the Bessemer Trust.  Mr. Ellis is a graduate of Colorado College with a BA in Political Science and earned an MPPM from the Yale School of Management.

Thomas G. Quine, Partner, Partner, provides project development, strategic and engineering advisory services in LNG, natural gas, and energy relating to his more than forty years of experience in LNG and natural gas project development, company leadership, complex LNG plant operations, systems design and mechanical engineering, and project planning and control.

Mr. Quine was recently Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Northstar Industries LLC, a prominent and respected LNG and natural gas engineering and construction business.  Mr. Quine grew Northstar over 24 years, successfully developing and leading many North American high-profile LNG and energy projects, revolutionizing the small and medium-scale LNG and natural gas midstream industry, including by means of modular liquefaction designs and other patented systems.  Mr. Quine graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology and a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Scott M. Shields, Partner, provides project development, strategic and advisory services in LNG, natural gas, energy and sustainable investments relating to his extensive experience in project development, corporate and industry strategy, commercial structuring and negotiations, trading, risk management and corporate finance. He most recently provided strategic consultancy services through Morgan Shields Energy LLC, a company he founded 10 years ago.

Scott Shields brings 30 years of executive experience from Repsol LNG, Exxon Corporation, and Enron Capital & Trade, combined with integrated start up consulting from many LNG projects and energy companies over 10 years at Morgan Shields Energy.  He is a military veteran and co-founder & served as board member and chairman of the asset & liability and other committees at Oasis Bank SSB before its merger and subsequent IPO at nearly $1 billion in assets (NASDAQ: STXB).  Mr. Shields is FINRA-licensed Series 79, 82, and 63, graduated with an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University. 

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