Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 11, 1997

William P. Long – Altair International Inc (altif)

DR. WILLIAM P. LONG is President of Altair International. He has over 20 years' experience in the mineral and energy industries, including extensive work in marketing, acquisitions, financings, corporate and project evaluations, mineral commodity analysis and engineering. He joined Altair as president in 1988. Previously, Dr. Long was a mineral and energy consultant. From 1980-1986, he was executive vice president and CFO for Thermal Exploration Company. Dr. Long also held several positions with AMAX Exploration, including Business Manager, Geothermal; Systems Engineer and Business Analyst, Geothermal; and Systems Engineer. Other experience includes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Standard Oil Company. Long earned a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and his professional degree in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, also from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the Geothermal Resources Council. Profile
TWST: Would you give our readers a thumbnail sketch of Altair

International?

Dr. Long: Altair is in the development stage of commercializing a

patented state-of-the-art technology called the