Doug Richardson, BASc, MASc, CEO

Mr. Richardson is an innovative technology leader who is highly skilled and experienced in the development and commercialization of novel and unproven technologies. He is a hands-on team builder that can set a clear vision and a clear strategic direction. Doug is a technology and business visionary who thrives in a challenging environment and who has a history of accomplishing the impossible.

He completed his BASc. in engineering physics from the University of British Columbia in 1988 followed by a MASc in mechanical engineering in 1991 also from the University of British Columbia.

Following his education Doug spent 14 years at Creo Products, Vancouver, Canada in various roles from system engineer to director of business development. His responsibilities were to lead projects and groups developing Creo’s key technologies while delivering profitable businesses and products. During this time his experiences included project management, product management, product strategy, business development, joint ventures, acquisitions, and technology partnerships. Several of Doug’s most enjoyable and successful career highlights occurred while collaborating with Dr. Laberge. Doug is also the holder of 3 patents.


Dr. Michel Laberge, President

Dr. Laberge is a physicist with an extremely good knowledge of all the latest technologies in electronics, computers, materials, lithography, optics and fabrication. He has practical experience in plasma physics and with all the modern plasma diagnostic techniques. He is experienced in building all sorts of test gear, apparatus and set-ups for testing hardware and ideas in record time.

He completed his B.Sc. in physics from Laval University in 1983. In 1985 he graduated from Laval University with a M.Sc. in physics. In 1990 he earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of British Columbia and in 1991 completed a Post Doc. at L'ecole polytechnique in Paris, France. He also did another Post Doc. at the National Research Council, Ottawa in 1992

Following his education, he was a Senior Physicist and Principal Engineer at Creo Products, Vancouver, Canada, from 1992 to September 2001. Since then he has been working on the General Fusion project. He has written numerous scientific papers, started a successful small company and has five patents and five more pending.


Denis Connor, PhD, P.Eng

Dr. Connor is currently the Executive Chairman of QuestAir Technologies. He was the founding CEO in 1998, relinquishing that role to his chosen successor in July 2002. During the late 1980’s and through the 1990’s, prior to joining QuestAir, he headed the Science Council of British Columbia for two years and then consulted to technology start-ups, serving as a technology and management advisor, and on the boards of a number of such companies. From 1969 to 1976 he worked at the Bell Laboratories of AT&T and at the research labs of Nortel. He joined MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) in 1976, where he spent 12 years in various positions from VP Engineering to Executive VP Business Development. MDA employed 42 people when he joined and 700 when he left. He served on the board of Epic Data (a TSE listed company) and is presently on the board of Chrysalix, a fuel cell venture capital partnership, Future Sea Technologies, an aquaculture technology company, and is a founding director of Fuel Cells Canada, an industry association. Dr. Connor is a professional engineer and holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.