About Us - Harnessing the Power of Ocean Waves

C-Power Delivers High-Value, Mission-Critical Power Solutions at the Operational Edge

C-Power’s dual-use products change the ocean from a power desert into a power- and data-enriched environment, reducing operational cost and complexity for offshore, island, and coastal applications. The systems are easy to transport and deployable anywhere in the world, unlocking innovation in critical industries such as offshore energy, defense and security, aquaculture, science and research, and communications.

C-Power engineers with the SeaRAY wave power system

Our Team

Bradford Lamb

President & COO

Brad has 30 years of operational, executive, and sales management experience. Previously, he co-founded InteLex Corp., a trusted-source provider of online academic research in over 40 countries since 1995. There, he served as president and COO. Prior to InteLex, he had been with GE Medical Systems since 1982, including a sales management posting in Asia Pacific and domestic program management and sales postings for the full line of capital medical diagnostic imaging equipment. Brad received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University.

Brandon Birken

Engineering Technician

Brandon is a Mechatronics (mechanical and electronics engineering) major from Linn-Benton Community College, with a focus on industrial refrigeration. His experience with a competitive robotics team as the Engineering Project Manager is what sparked his interest in automation and mechanical assembly. This led him to join the innovative team at C-Power. In his spare time, he enjoys repairing old vehicles and electrical equipment, creating 3D printing projects, and being outdoors.

Emma Bartlett

R&D Mechanical Engineer

Emma graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in computer programming. During undergrad, she was on NC State’s solar car team and conducted research on collapsible, self-deploying composites for use in zero gravity. Her interest in innovative renewable technologies brought her to C-Power following graduation, and she is excited to continue gaining experience with and knowledge about wave energy conversion systems. In her spare time, Emma loves playing competitive ultimate frisbee, birdwatching, and hiking.

Erik Hammagren

SeaRAY Product Manager

Since joining C-Power as an intern in 2009, Erik has become an integral part of the engineering team and currently serves as a research and development mechanical engineer. He is the lead engineer for C-Power’s SeaRAY k2 and TigerRAY w100 AOPS products. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University. Previously, he worked as a numerical control programmer with Boeing. Erik enjoys running, biking, and snowboarding throughout the mountains of Oregon.

George Laird

Consultant

George is a chartered professional engineer with the Institute of Engineering Technology (IET), with over 30 years experience within the power generation and oil and gas industries. George started with C-Power in November 2018, working in the business development and engineering functions. George holds a bachelor’s degree in electro-mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in technology. Starting in 1998, he worked in research and development at Cummins Power Generation, then moved to Dresser-Rand in 2005 as engineering manager, which led to a role in business development within Siemens. In his spare time, he follows football (soccer) and walks his dogs.

Joseph Prudell

Director of Oregon Corporate Operations; Electrical Engineering, Group Lead

Joe has 19 years of research and development experience in wave energy technologies. Joe started working with C-Power during his graduate degree program at Oregon State University in 2005, designing and building the SeaBeav generator. In 2008, he officially joined C-Power as a lead in power generation design and was a PI on the LandRAY generator project. Prior to earning his master’s degree specializing in ocean wave energy, Joe worked at Portland General Electric and served in the U.S. Navy. He is also a licensed professional engineer in Oregon and holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering. In his spare time, he enjoys motorcycles, the outdoors, surfing, camping, and hiking.

Landon Mackey

Systems Engineering Group Lead

Landon joined the electrical research and development team at C-Power in 2022. Prior to C-Power, Landon earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at North Carolina State University, where he developed facilitating technologies, specifically new circuit protection systems, for renewable ocean energy harvesting. While completing graduate studies, he also started a wave-powered disaster relief desalination company, Water Bros, in response to the Department of Energy Waves to Water Prize. As a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine electrician veteran, Landon has extensive experience operating and maintaining complex electrical and mechanical systems in the challenging ocean environment. In his free time, Landon can be found hiking and camping with his German Shepherd, scuba diving, and learning to cook new cuisines from around the world.

Larry Watson

CFO

Larry has 30 years of financial, private equity, and project development experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining C-Power, he co-founded The ERORA Group, which, until its sale to DE Shaw, developed utility-scale power generation facilities and provided consulting services to Fortune 500 financial, industrial, and utility companies. Larry has led start-ups, managed M&A transactions, structured joint ventures, raised equity, and managed investor relations. At LG&E Energy, he was responsible for all financial analysis respecting nonregulated acquisition and development activities. Prior to LG&E Energy, he managed venture capital investments for Humana. Larry holds a bachelor’s in quantitative economics and a master’s in civil engineering, both from Stanford University, and is a CFA Charter holder.

Lennie Rummel

R&D Electrical Engineer

Lennie holds a degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University. He has worked with C-Power intermittently since 2010. His experience includes system integrations for use in marine environments, aircraft, unmanned vehicles, and robotics. He has extensive design, development, and deployment experience with power systems, marine and arial sensors, and robotic systems. Within C-Power, Lennie continues expanding his understanding of wave energy conversion systems with an emphasis on data systems and power electronics. In his free time, he enjoys camping, mountain biking, traveling, and outdoor adventures.

Pukha Lenee-Bluhm

StingRAY Product Manager

Pukha joined C-Power in 2010 after earning his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University. He was principle investigator for C-Power’s successfully completed structural optimization project and is currently the principle investigator for C-Power’s next-generation wave energy converter design project. Additionally, he serves as a U.S. subject matter expert for the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Technical Specification on Wave Energy Resource Assessment and Characterization. When he is not working, Pukha takes joy in wilderness backpacking, photography, and trail running.

Reenst Lesemann

CEO

Reenst has 30 years of operational, executive, and financial experience in his career. Prior to C-Power, he co-founded a seed and early stage venture fund, Tall Oaks Capital Partners, where he served as managing director and CFO. He has run a series of successful businesses, including a maritime logistics spin off, TradeSource, Inc., that he created, led, and managed. During his career, he has been responsible for all aspects of business management, including strategic planning, marketing, and information services. His customers have been based in over 20 countries and ranged from Fortune 50 corporations to small businesses. Reenst graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in history. He also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Ryan Calder

CTO

Ryan has over a decade of engineering, operations, and leadership experience. Prior to C-Power he served as the VP of Engineering at WAVE Charging. Throughout his career Ryan has had the opportunity to lead and grow engineering teams and technology with experience ranging from developing emerging technology to growing an established industrial product line used worldwide. He has participated in standards development at SAE, accomplished the first ever UL field evaluation of WAVE 50kW and 250kW wireless charging systems, and supported over 7MW of customer electrification projects throughout the USA. Ryan received his M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a part of the WEMPEC group under Professor Robert D. Lorenz. He also holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University.

Ty Toney

R&D Mechanical Designer

Ty has been involved with C-Power since 2011. He started as a temporary employee and was soon hired as a full-time employee with the company. He is the assistant project manager for C-Power’s full-scale, open-water test in Hawaii.

Zhe Zhang

Hydrodynamic Modeling, Controls and Simulation, Group Lead

Zhe received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 2009 and 2011, respectively. His research was in the area of control, power electronics, SCADA, and numerical modeling; specifically, advanced control techniques for various renewable energy conversion applications, such as wave power generation. He has performed research on C-Power projects since 2009 and began working for C-Power in 2011. He brings a strong capability to rapidly adapt to new modeling challenges. Currently, Zhe serves as the principal investigator for C-Power’s dynamic controls project with Sandia National Laboratories as well as its load measurements project with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. In his spare time, he enjoys photography and hiking.

Our History

C-Power is a leader in the emerging ocean energy sector, with decades of wave-energy technology development experience. From humble beginnings as graduate research at Oregon State University to the ground-breaking solutions we are delivering to customers today, C-Power has completed over 25,000+ hours of system testing and tens of thousands of hours of modeling, design, and engineering.

In April 2022, C-Power announced the first commercial sale of a SeaRAY™ AOPS — nicknamed the TigerRAY. The unit was used by the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory to conduct a U.S. Navy-sponsored R&D project to investigate at-sea charging of uncrewed underwater vehicles.