Meet The Team

The BlueTech Research team is comprised of leading industry experts in water technology market intelligence, Technology Market Research Analysts and an Environmental Technology Assessment Group (TAG) who enable us to be the premier source of actionable water market intelligence.

Paul O’ Callaghan, PhD

Founder and CEO

After being awarded a bio-chemistry degree, Paul’s first role was for the Body Shop working alongside the pioneering environmentalist Anita Roddick. Paul then volunteered for the World Wildlife Fund in Malaysia, and after completing a Master’s deg...

Jeff Guild, MASc.

Vice President

Jeff Guild has a wealth of water industry commercial and technical experience gained from engagements with start-ups, investors and large corporations in the dynamic global water space. A business strategist and water industry leader who kno...

BlueTech Research Team

Rhys Owen

Senior Research Editor

Divya Inna

Client Relations Director

Dr. Olga Murujew

Senior Water Technology Research Analyst

Aoife Kelleher

Lead Sustainability Researcher

Matt Mallory

Senior Water Technology Research Analyst

Conrad Hopp

Senior Research Analyst

Vincent Pileggi

Water Technology Research Analyst

Saurabh Singh

Water Technology Market Analyst

Dr Kim Wu

Water Technology Market Analyst

Dr. Lakshmi Adapa

Water Technology Research Analyst

Ann-Marie Brady

Financial Controller

Sarah Condon

Meetings & Events Manager

Jacob Steele

Water Technology Market Analyst

Georg Schücking

Water Technology Market Analyst

Martino Finotelli

Water Technology Market Analyst

Technology Assessment Group

Our Technology Assessment Group (TAG) is an unrivalled source of water technology market expertise, comprising leading international experts with deep domain expertise in specific areas. Each Technology Assessment Group (TAG) Member has a specialist area of expertise in the water sector.

Dr. Graeme K. Pearce

Area of Specialization – Membranes filtration, Membrane technologies and markets

Dr. Glen T. Daigger, PE, DEE

Area of Specialization – Wastewater Treatment, Biosolids treatment and Nutrient removal

Dr. Corina Carpentier

Area of Specialization: Water Quality Monitoring, Sensors & Analysers

James W. Hotchkies

Area of Specialization – Commercialization and implementation of advanced water technologies

Dr. Slava Libman

Area of Specialization – UltraPure Water (UPW)

Dr. Michael Mickley

Area of Specialization: Brine Management & ZLD

Dr. Mark Wilf

Area of Specialization: Reverse Osmosis Membrane Desalination

William E. Toffey

Area of Specialization – Biosolids Management and Nutrient Recovery

G. Wade Miller

Area of Specialization – Water Reuse

Steve Gluk Ph.D

Area of Specialization – Industrial wastewater and analytical chemistry technology assessment

Chris Morrison

Area of Specialization – Water Technology: Commercial and Strategic Development

Graham Symmonds

Area of Specialization – AI & Digital Water

Jim Cosman

Area of Specialization – Municipal Drinking Water, Ballast Water, UV LED

Dr. Hubert Fleming

Area of Specialization – Mining Wastewater Treatment

Mike Adkins

Area of Specialization – Wastewater Treatment

Dana M. Hicks

Area of Specialization – Wastewater Treatment (municipal & industrial) and M&A Due Diligence

Gigi Karmous-Edwards

Advisory Board

Dennis Philbin

Dennis Philbin is an accomplished executive in the technology-enabled information services industry, with 25 years of experience and a proven, entrepreneurial tra...

Maurice Daly

Maurice is a serial water entrepreneur, having funded and built up water technology operations business which was subsequently acquired. Maurice brings a wealth o...

Hope Frank

Hope Frank, is a member of the Global Advisory Board for BlueTech Research and the Brave Blue World Foundation. She is an award-winning Chief Marketing and Digita...