Management Team
Management Team
Mr. Springhorn manages his certified public accounting firm. He and his associates specialize in business formation, tax and financial planning. His recent history includes working with the Bailey Group to accommodate the retirement planning needs of companies such as Ring Power, Flagler Hospital and other Florida companies. He also managed the banking, investment and construction accounting needs of the Florida Community College in Jacksonville and its five campuses. Chris has worked as a consultant for several of the largest petroleum and transportation companies in the United States regarding EPA affairs. As CEO of the Osprey Investment Group, Inc. in Jacksonville he developed several automotive maintenance and repair franchise operations. Chris is an Army veteran. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Council and a board member of the Flagler Health Care Foundation.
Wayne Aronson graduated from University of Central Florida in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree. He worked for over 33 years with the US Environmental Protection Agency in Atlanta, GA. While at EPA, he worked in various air programs (PSD, NSR, & enforcement) and water programs (SRF, Grants, Drinking Water, & NPDES). He held several management positions while at EPA. Before retiring in December 2008, he received a Distinguished Career Service Medal Award from former Administrator Stephen Johnson. He joined DSI Biodiesel, LLC as the Director of Environmental Affairs after his retirement from EPA in January 2009.
Mr. Aronson is a founding Board Member of Global Biofuels Alliance, Inc. (GBA), established in 2010. GBA is a new nonprofit trade association representing small to midsize biofuels producers, traders, marketers, distributors, and other interested biofuels parties. The GBA’s formation was prompted by the need for a voice for small and medium sized companies active in the U.S. biofuels industry. The new Alliance is committed to providing such a voice to ensure that federal policy and policy makers respond to the issues facing its members.
The GBA’s first successful endeavor was to educate Congressional leadership to reinstate and extend the Federal Biodiesel Blenders Tax Credit. This was done when President Obama signed HR 4853 Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 into Law on December 17, 2010. In the future, GBA anticipates that federal incentive priorities for the biofuels industry will shift from the traditional tax credit to other policies. Therefore, the GBA will continually work with its members and with other national associations to shape future federal policies and legislation that will positively benefit small and medium sized companies active in the biofuels industry.
In addition, members of the Global Biofuels Alliance have access to Tier 1 Health Effects testing data for biodiesel from an agreement GBA has with one of it’s founding members, Nextfuels, Inc. For more information, visit GBA’s website @www.globalbiofuels.org
Mr. Shull graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Minor in Environmental Studies. He earned a Master of Public Administration from Georgia College in 1990. Entering the US Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1981, he served for 28 years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In the Air Force he held positions such as: Missile Combat Crew Commander; Range Safety Officer, Safety Technical Director, and International Politico-Military Affairs Officer. Mr. Shull volunteered for three deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Among his military awards are the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with an oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with an oak leaf cluster. Mr. Shull brings extensive technical and operational experience to DSI Biodiesel, LLC.
Mr. Goodall is formerly a co-owner of a specialty steel erection company. He has over 20 years of welding and fabrication experience that he brings to DSI Biodiesel, LLC. Mr. Goodall is professionally trained in computer electronics and computer aided design (CAD). Along with multiple years of management experience he brings a level of stability and professionalism to our manufacturing department.
Ray Inman
Chief Executive Officer
In 2003, Mr. Inman started his own business - DSI Fabrication, Inc. where he began to design and manufacture a wide range of products from aluminum trusses to biodiesel processors. It was at this time that Mr. Inman became very interested in the field of biofuels and therefore started an extensive self education curriculum to learn the science of producing biodiesel from waste vegetable oil. After thoroughly engrossing himself, he became an expert on how to design, build, and operate a biodiesel facility.
In 2006, he joined the St. Johns County, Florida Biofuels Division as the Biofuels Technician. Tasked with transforming the county’s pilot plant to a full-scale biodiesel production plant, Mr. Inman rebuilt the facility from the ground up. He has operated and maintained the county’s biodiesel facility and programs for approximately five years, which includes overseeing the blending of diesel and biodiesel for use in the county’s fleet of diesel vehicles.
