Neighborhood Energy's mission is to commercialize hydrogen-related technologies and energy from sustainable non-polluting sources.

Hydrogen is the cleanest fuel available and it is also the most abundant element in the universe. We also don’t have to wait 20 years to use it. Hydrogen can be used in homes, businesses, and vehicles right now, today, in existing combustion technologies.

Your house can be heated with hydrogen, you can cook with hydrogen, and your car can be converted to burn hydrogen. This is a practical solution for today once the infrastructure of supply is in place. Hydrogen can be produced locally with sustainable energy such as wind and solar power.

Hydrogen is here and everywhere. It is the “forever fuel.”

Hydrogen is the answer to many issues in the world today, such as national security. Energy independence requires that we be in charge of our own future and that we rely on ourselves to produce the energy we need to prosper.

Another issue we face today is air-related health. The emissions coming from the tailpipe of a hydrogen vehicle yeilds essentially water vapor.

Fuel cells are extremely efficient devices that generate electricity from hydrogen and oxygen; and are the upcoming energy solution. While making the transition to fuel cells, present day combustion technologies can be converted to burn hydrogen; this bridge technology is necessary, paving the way for a hydrogen infrastructure.

Dean Hammond - CEO

Dean, CEO of Neighborhood Energy, is past Chairman and CEO of Hammond Incorporated, the New Jersey based world's leading digital mapping company. He began his career in efficiency following law school, where he founded a pollution-free transportation retailer specializing in high-end bicycles. He designed and built a human powered generating station that turns exercise into electricity.

His talents are now focused on Neighborhood Energy where his team's goal is marketing clean hydrogen fuel generated from sustainable sources. Dean currently serves on the National Hydrogen Association's Education and Outreach Committee, and lives in northern New Jersey.

Michael Parker - COO / Director of Technology

Michael, COO and Director of Technology, is responsible for the review and selection of hydrogen technologies and making recommendations to clients. Hydrogen and related clean energy has been his passion since 1987 and his work with Neighborhood Energy currently focuses on promoting the most appropriate and viable technologies available to contribute to the move to clean energy systems. His talents in management, technology, promotions, and communications has led to project successes over the last 12 years for the United States Navy, the NJ State Human Resource Development Center, The National Hydrogen Association, Advanced Engineering and Research Associates, Inc., Gravity Shift Solutions, Tricore Interactive, Gillespie Advertising, The Vanguard Group, EURO RSCG, and Johnson & Johnson.

His project concepts, computer software, promotional and communication skills earned him the international “Communicator Crystal Award” for his work on the NJ HRDI computer-based training CD, “Valuing Diversity.”

Michael’s diverse combination of technical efficiency, creative communications solutions and innovative team management skills provide him with a skill set that bridges the gap between technology and human interaction, allowing him to work with people from all organizational levels, gaining him recognition for projects from computer-based naval engineering training tools to educational outreach for clean energy.

Chris Heivly
Chris is an accomplished executive in the information-technology sector with proven experience in marketing, sales, business development, investment finance and operations, and is currently operating as a consultant to startup, retail and venture-backed companies. Most recently he served Rand McNally as President of randmcnally.com, inc. – their Internet Services business unit. Prior to Rand, he led Andersen Consulting’s Global New Media Marketing program. Prior to Andersen, he was V.P. of 77 Capital Corporation, the venture capital subsidiary of R. R. Donnelley & Sons where he served on the Boards of Directors of MapQuest.com, Alphagraphics, MediaTel, Intervisual, Software Buyline and Hands-On-Technology. Chris is also one the founders of MapQuest and served multiple roles during its growth in the early 90’s. He has a B.S. in Geography from West Chester University and an M.A. from the University of South Carolina.

R.G. (Dale) Holmes
Dale has had an extensive career in finance, planning, and operations in growing high tech ventures. He has held executive positions with Ziyad, Inc., Celgene Corp., SubMicron Systems, and Aironet Wireless (now a division of Cisco Systems). He is currently co-founder, president and CEO of Mobile Source, Inc., a startup web-based ASP in the high speed wireless business. Dale is a graduate of Lehigh University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate Business School. During his career he has successfully taken three companies public.

Bernard Jones
Bernard is a systems engineer for Lockheed Martin, where he is Head C&D Engineer for the Spanish Navy program. Prior to that, he worked as a mechanical engineer for a fiber optic manufacturing start-up company and an HVAC engineering firm. Bernard has worked on several start-up ventures including Digidrop, a digital photography production company. Bernard holds a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in Systems Engineering where he was the president of the Formula-1 racing Student Automotive Engineers (FSAE). During his undergraduate work he also functioned as a design engineer on an experimental cosmology program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania.

CDR (Chevalier) W.H. (WILL) MILLER, USNR-Retired, MEd.
Will is a decorated Naval officer and Vietnam combat veteran, educator, advisor, and former briefer to U.S. Commanders-in-Chief, senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials, and White House Staff. He was a senior Department of Defense (DoD) Command Center Operations Actions-Officer, a senior Intelligence Analyst, and a Program Manager for DoD future operations programs. Will was technology, science, and operations advisor to U.S. Space Command and to U.S. Southern Command and is an expert in financial cost-avoidance analysis and technical systems analysis. He wrote the Navy’s first space-based war-game, and was a specialist with Sciences Applications International Corp. (SAIC) in Soviet directed-energy weapons. He was senior advisor in non-lethal weapons for the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and also specialized in nuclear, biological, chemical, natural, and technological disaster survival, mitigation, & contingencies. Will is skilled in assessing advanced and emerging technologies including alternative energy and transportation systems. While employed by DoD he held a Top Secret (TS) Clearance with Special Compartmented Information (SCI) access. While employed by Honeywell, Inc.’s Commercial Division in marketing, sales, and engineering, he won the company’s coveted Top Hat award for national sales. Will is an active member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, and with Sir Arthur C. Clark and Apollo-14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, is a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cooperation in Space (ICIS). Will is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Research Advisory Committee of Beckwith Electric Company in Largo, FL. Among Will’s many awards are the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal with combat Valor (“V”), and the U.S. Army Commander's Award for Civilian Service. He is knighted in the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, the oldest military knighthood. Will is founder and President of NOVA Engineering and Consulting, Int’l. providing advanced technology consulting services to the DoD and private clients.

Roy L. Nersesian
Roy is presently Adjunct at SIPA, Columbia University Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, and is Associate Professor in the Management Department Courses: Operations Management and Logistics Management at Monmouth University School of Business. He is also with Polen & Partners, a maritime consultancy. Roy holds a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He served in the U.S. Navy as an Engineer Officer on the Polaris submarine.