About the Team
Hyperblimp LLC receives input from many individuals to increase its knowledge base. Such input is non-binding and for the advancement of Hyperblimp LLC, unless otherwise contracted for. Formal statements from Hyperblimp are only made by duly appointed managers of the Company.
Daniel Geery – Inventor / Educator / President
EDUCATION: B.S. Biology, Adelphi University, N.Y., 1971.
M.S., Education/ Reading, Long Island University, N.Y. 1973.
BACKGROUND: Daniel Geery has worked with alternate energy issues for several decades. He designed and developed an earth-sheltered solar greenhouse and wrote a book on it, built an earth-sheltered solar-powered home and lived off the grid for 15 years. He has a patented design for ultra-efficient airships and built over 500 working models. He has a patented design for underwater gliding vehicles, presently being sold as a water toy worldwide (see www.aquaglider.us; this design involved making over 5,000 working models, and was the first known translation of Archimedes’ principles into lateral upward gliding motion. Geery has been a science teacher in public education for twenty years, and recently taught flying and Mars exploration classes at the Utah University Museum of Natural History.
Spencer Deputy – CEO / Sales / Marketing
Spencer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship from the University of Utah in April 2008. He has over 12 years experience in sales and technology-related products. At Utility Trailer Sales of Utah, he has been involved in new and used equipment sales as well as managing parts accounts for a myriad of truck and trailer shops. As a traveling salesperson for Avalon, Inc. he presented complex software to business owners and performed onsite training for implementation. Spencer helped build, expand and manage a call center for Avalon’s subsidiary companies. This involved managing teams for customer service, tech support and phone sales
Spencer is an avid RC modeler and hands-on engineer with experience in gas and electric, fixed wing and rotary aircraft. He is also a published author on advanced glider flying techniques, and has set world records in dynamic soaring. With over 15 years experience in building strong, lightweight structures, and has a solid grasp of the physics and geometries of building with advanced materials and incorporating sophisticated electronics into aviation and other RC vehicles.
Peter Clay – Technology Specialist, Researcher
B.A. English, UNCW, N.C., 1992
Peter Clay spent twenty plus years developing advanced technology projects. As Technical Director for Sanswire Airship, he was responsible for R&D involving lightweight gas management systems, nanocomposite materials, and advanced propulsion systems. He has been actively involved with technology sourcing and presently serves as a Senior Process Developer at a major cable company, providing expertise on an alternative energy team. In his “spare time,” he works with a consortium of technologists to develop large scale solar photovoltaic manufacturing and electric vehicle projects. His personal home/office is designed to create net zero pollution and cost, using solar electric and hot water systems with upgrades paid for primarily by tax incentives..
