Biographical Data of the Principals

David W. McCain

David W. McCain has a BS from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.  A career in real estate included 20 years as a Senior Vice President of Development for a NYSE corporation, and 17 years as an independent real estate broker, builder and developer.  Mr. McCain resides in Concord, New Hampshire.

Robert R. Wright, PE

Robert R. Wright is a registered professional environmental engineer with over 40 years of experience in the fields of water and wastewater treatment.  He is holder of two advanced graduate degrees in engineering, and he is the author of over 20 technical publications. He has held executive level positions in several major U.S. consulting engineering firms.

Charles H. McCain

Charles McCain BA in Economics from Washington & Lee University and a Fine Arts Diploma from the Rochester Institute of Technology.  His 32 year corporate career with General Electric and Xerox entailed executive management roles in finance, technology, and acquisitions.  For 15 years he has been a consultant, arbitrator, author, and he sits on two corporate and two non-profit boards.

Robert E. Bailie, PE

Robert E. Bailie is a registered Professional Engineer (BSME) with over 25 years of experience with thermal desalination processes.  His recent 20 years of experience with self-cleaning heat exchangers is particularly applicable to hybrid thermal processes that can handle exceptionally high concentrations of wastewater and achieve “Zero Liquid Discharge” of the contaminates.

Bert Autrey

Bert Autrey is an Auburn University graduate, and his background is in accounting, finance and sales management.  Building on that he has a 26 year history as a leader in the asset lending industry.  In 2000 he launched Autrey Capital and Alpha Asset Management Services.  Autrey Capital has since generated over $200 million in loan/lease originations, and Alpha is an industry wide leader in the recovery/remarketing of used assets.  Autrey Capital avails Watervap customers a variety of financing options.