 Howard Cohen |
Taylor Biomass-Energy LLC of Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., has appointed two individuals to expedite the startup of this new organization affiliated with Taylor Recycling Facility.
Ralph Corley was named vice president of Engineering. Corley has more than 30 years of diversified engineering and construction experience. His main background is in gasification, petrochemical, fiber optics and general manufacturing industries. His responsibilities include process and detailed design, project management, construction management and total engineer/procure/construct management. His experience includes taking projects from development to piloting to conceptual design through startup, commissioning and operation including process development, preliminary and detail design, project cost and schedule control, and estimating.
 Ralph Corley |
Howard Cohen, a certified accountant, will serve as vice president of finance. Cohen has more than 25 years financial background. He has served as a senior auditor for international public company in New York and South Africa, a controller, and chief financial officer in the manufacturing field. Cohen brings expertise in financial management/cash flow enhancement/ multi currency accounting/ accounting system analysis, design and implementation/budgeting/contract negotiations and administration/ financial and tax reporting/ internal and external auditing/department re-engineering.
James Taylor Jr., president of Taylor Biomass-Energy LLC, says "I feel Ralph and Howard are just the initial start of a very dynamic team that will change the way the solid waste industry does business in the next ten years.” Taylor's expertise has been in the recycling and sorting/separating field. The Taylor entities currently own and operate two construction and demolition debris processing facilities in New York and Iowa. Taylor is currently expanding their Montgomery New York facility with approximately $45M improvement to include four new process buildings and a gasification technology. Environmental review, financing, and permitting are currently under way.