Mr. Gildea is Director of Project Development for TerraSphere Systems, LLC and Founder and President of ECAP, LLC, a boutique investment firm committed to transforming environmental concerns into environmental and business opportunities. One such success story was the development of Converted Organics Inc., a now publicly traded company that converts food waste to organic fertilizer. Mr. Gildea serves on the Board of Directors and remains a consultant to the company.
Mr. Gildea has more than 17 years of experience in finance, development, investment and insurance for environmentally impacted, mainly light industrial and manufacturing properties. Prior to founding ECAP, he held positions at Connecticut Bank and Trust and Phoenix Investment Counsel. Mr. Gildea was also a founder and Managing Director of Environmental Warranty, an environmental insurance firm, where he was responsible for client management and marketing.
His experience includes development of an environmental insurance product for a capital markets specialty lender, financing contaminated property, and the development of environmentally impacted property. Mr. Gildea served as secretary/treasurer of the National Brownfield Association from its inception in 1999 until March of 2003. Mr. Gildea holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.