NW Biodiesel Network Monthly Meeting

Biodiesel Use in Fleets
As the Gulf fills with oil, consumers are beginning to look at their role in our oil addiction. What will this mean to businesses and how do they react to this new awareness to position their business? Why have some businesses been using biodiesel for years?

Learn from the experiences of Northwest businesses that have been out in front of biodiesel use. They will share why they made the transition and the economic and business benefits of this decision. They will discuss challenges they faced and how they overcame them, and their overall experience using biodiesel. Learn how we can get more fleet users to use biodiesel.

The NW Biodiesel Network is pleased to present Doug Burgoyne, founder of FROGBOX (http://www.frogbox.com) and Jeff Stephens of Propel Fuels (http://www.propelfuels.com/content ). These Northwest companies have been using biodiesel for years, and in case of Propel facilitating the use of biodiesel by fleets. Doug and Jeff will share their experiences and lessons learned.

Get your questions answered! 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Seattle Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle WA 98103. Cost is Free. Information at www.nwbiodiesel.org/.

About Our Speakers
Jeff Stephens, Ph.D., Director of Science and Technology
Jeff is Director of Science and Technology for Propel Fuels, which builds, owns, and operates alternative fueling stations and expects to expand in 2009 from its current six Washington and five California locations. At Propel, Jeff directs the company’s fuel quality assurance program, is involved with biofuels sustainability issues, participates in industry technical initiatives, and is Propel’s representative to ASTM International. He has had a 30 year interest in reducing petroleum use by producing chemicals and fuels from biomass. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Oil Chemists Society.

Doug Burgoyne
Doug Burgoyne started FROGBOX in 2008 as an experiment in socially responsible business. In April 2009 he quit his full time job to grow the company. Prior to this Doug had a diverse career, which has included running private health care clinics in Texas as a licensed Physical Therapist and working in high tech Sales and Marketing in Europe. He has an MBA from Western’s Ivey School of business. Doug lives in Vancouver with his wife Celeste and five month old son Max. He spends any free time he has mountain biking.

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