John R. (Grizz) Deal, CEO, IX Power Clean Water & Deborah Deal, V.P. Marketing & PR, IX Power Clean Water, A DotCom Magazine Exclusive Interview

The DotCom Magazine Entrepreneur Spotlight Series

About John R. (Grizz) Deal and IX Power Clean Water:

John R. (Grizz) Deal has nearly thirty years of experience in technology commercialization, tech-based startups, fast-growing ventures, and product development.

Grizz was CEO and a co-founder of Hyperion Power Generation, a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spinout developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR). He has also served as the chief marketing officer for Space Imaging and was the founder and CEO of LizardTech, one of the more successful LANL spinouts. Additionally, Grizz has served as Entrepreneur in Residence for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at Technology Ventures Corporation and as Visiting entrepreneur at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Grizz founded seven firms based on U.S. DOE technologies and holds graduate and undergraduate science degrees in geography from Texas A&M University.

Grizz is on the Board of the Riga Innovation Centre (RIC) in Latvia, the former Product Development Sensei for GVA Launch Gurus in Russia and Kazakhstan, a former adjunct faculty member at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, a member of the Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Advisory Council, a Mentor at the University of Northern Colorado BizHub Collaborative, and a Steering Committee member of the JeffCo Energy Action Project.

An Eagle Scout, Grizz spent nine summers working at Philmont Scout Ranch in Northern New Mexico.

Grizz is a frequent speaker and writer on energy technology and policy, product development, starting and growing advanced technology-based ventures, and issues in raising capital for such ventures.

Experienced Executive Chairman with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry and many InfoTech industries. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Management, Research and Development (R&D), and Renewable Energy. Strong business development professional with a MS focused in Geography: systems and economics from Texas A&M University.

IX Power Clean Water is proud of our involvement in the industry and community.

We are members and supporters of:

New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

WateReuse Association

Water Environment Federation

Denver Area Metro Manufacturing Partnership

Through our nonprofit, the IX Power Foundation, we support the:

Clean Water for Bangladesh campaign

Golden Chamber of Commerce

The West Chamber

Friends of the Jefferson County Public Library

Leadership Golden

Leadership Jefferson County

Additionally, the IX Power Foundation founded and runs the:

JeffCo International Women’s Day Celebration every March 8th

JeffCo Innovators’ Workshop

and the JeffCo Innovation Faire.