waterStrider Executives and Operations
Andriyko Herchak, CPA, CA
CEO
Andriyko Herchak ,CPA, CA
CEO
25+ years in executive and financial leadership roles with public and private companies, including raising capital, public listings, operations, M&A, and directorships. Helped companies raise $150+ million and sell for $700+ million.
Dr. Rob Stephenson, P.Eng.
CTO, Director and Founder
Dr. Rob Stephenson, P.Eng.
CTO, Director and Founder
30+ years experience, PhD Chemical Engineering, develops patented and patent-pending physical, chemical and electrochemical technologies including treating water, wastewater, soil, and sludge.
RESPEC Executives and Operations
waterStrider's partnership with RESPEC brings decades of experience in mining, water and environmental compliance, and a proven track record of guiding complex projects from concept to completion.
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Dr. Mario Bianchin, PhD, P.Geo
Director, Mine Water Management, RESPEC
Dr. Mario Bianchin, PhD, P.Geo
Director, Mine Water Management, RESPEC
As Director, Dr. Bianchin brings 30+ years of environmental engineering experience, driving execution of advanced water treatment solutions and building highperforming teams focused on innovation in tailings and mine water management.
Dr. Niko Finke, PhD, P.Geo
Senior Biogeochemist, RESPEC
Dr. Niko Finke, PhD, P.Geo
Senior Biogeochemist, RESPEC
Dr. Niko Finke, a geochemistry expert with 20+ years’ experience evaluating geochemical aspects of natural and industrial systems, will support Amprey and Misty’s technology maturation with Dr. Rob Stephenson, advancing water and waste innovation.
waterStrider Board and Advisors
Jim Paterson
Director
Jim Paterson
Director
A Principal of Discovery Group, with 27 years mining industry experience, including executive and board leadership at companies which raised in aggregate $300M+ in equity and participated in $1B+ in M&A transactions.
Robert J. Scott, CPA, CA, CFA
Director
Robert J. Scott, CPA, CA, CFA
Director
25+ years professional experience in the areas of corporate finance, accounting and merchant and commercial banking. Rob helped raise over $200 million in equity and extensive experience in IPOs, RTOs, corporate restructuring, M&A and operations.
Sarah Weber, P.Geo., MBA
Advisor
Sarah Weber, P. GEO., MBA
Advisor
CEO of C3 Alliance, she offers strategic guidance in community engagement, permitting, and communications. 20+ years of industry experience, including exploration and engineering geology, and mine water and mine waste management.
Rob Campbell, P.Eng., MBA, ICD.D
Advisor
Rob Campbell, P.Eng., MBA, ICD.D
Advisor
20+ years experience in cleantech, including global experience with innovation and pioneering technologies to accelerate decarbonization, reduce pollution, and enable energy security. He is the former CEO of Energy at First Hydrogen Corp and former Chief Commercial Officer at Ballard Power Systems Ltd.