Experienced Professional Team

Senior Management 

Mesoamerica Energy's senior management team has significant experience in the international energy business, including a combined 15 years living and working in the energy sector in Central America.

Jay Gallegos - Chief Executive Officer: Jay has extensive experience in Wind Power, having held numerous positions in this field over the last two decades, including:  Field Engineer, Training Director, Recruitment and Training for all new sites, Director of Technical Translation, Construction Supervision, Turbine Erection, Commissioning, Maintenance Manager, Site Manager, and General Manager. His international experience includes projects in Spain, Holland, India, North America and Central America. Jay has dedicated the last 12 years to the PESRL project in Costa Rica, and to developing and growing Mesoamerica Energy, currently serving as CEO.

Steve Ihnot - Chief Financial Officer: Steve worked in Corporate Finance and Development for Entergy Corporation in New Orleans, LA before moving to Guatemala with TECO Energy in the late 1990's. In Guatemala, Steve worked with TECO's two thermal generation projects and served on the Board of Directors of Empresa Electrica de Guatemala, the country's largest electricity distribution company. Steve holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

In addition to the development team, Mesoamerica Energy has an extensive maintenance, accounting and support staff in our operating plant, Plantas Eólicas, to whom we are most grateful for their dedication and hard work. Without their daily efforts, our plant would not have the exemplary high availability and generation that we enjoy, which allows the rest of us to expand our business opportunities. We also have additional support staff in each local office who contribute to keeping the business running.