Our Team
CHRISTIAN WIESENTHAL
Faster Forests Inc
San Diego CA
CEO
Originally an attorney with experience in mergers & acquisitions and post graduations in environmental law in Brazil, Christian has worked extensively for the last few years with startups in the climate technology space. With an intellectual property law background, he supported developing technology platforms for the creation and trading of nature based assets, like carbon, biodiversity and water. He has worked with large scale organic soy agriculture, biofuels and community based, sustainable forestry programs in the Brazilian Amazon. Christian holds a masters degree of environmental sciences and management from UCSB-University of California Santa Barbara. With a background in law, business and science and supporting FF product development journey for several years, Christian is involved in all areas of FF.
ALFREDO HUERTA
Faster Forests Inc
San Diego CA
Chief Scientist
Alfredo received a BS degree in Agronomy from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico. He then received a Master of Science degree in Plant Science and a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California at Riverside. This was followed by postdoctoral research at the University of California at Davis. After a career as a professor in the Department of Botany/Biology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio he is now Emeritus Professor. Alfredo taught many undergraduate and graduate level courses in botany, general biology, cell biology, plant physiology, biochemistry, and others. He advised many undergraduate research projects and served as Major Professor for several Master’s and Ph.D. students. Throughout his career Professor Huerta authored 36 scientific publications in professional science journals, and made 95 research presentations at national and international meetings.
NANCY L SMITH HUERTA
Faster Forests Inc
San Diego CA
Chief Botanist
Nancy is a Botanist with over 40 years of experience in research and teaching. She began her academic career in California earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California at Riverside. She spent almost 30 years as a Botany professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and is now Professor Emerita of Botany at Miami University. Her research focused on the floral and pollination biology of the California wildflower Clarkia. More specifically, she investigated the evolution of pollination systems in Clarkia as related to plant speciation. Nancy continues to study the ecology of California wildflowers with an interest in conservation and restoration.
DOUGLAS JAMES
Faster Forests Inc
Vancouver BC
Founding Partner
Mr. James is the founding partner and director of Faster Forests Inc. He has an extensive career involved in business as the VP and later Senior Partner of an industrial distribution company in Western Canada spanning over 40 years. He has held numerous director positions in various public companies and non-profit societies in Canada and the USA. With his varied business background, Mr. James brings years of leadership experience and business experience to the Company. Doug is a Founding Partner at Faster Forest Inc.
SHEKAIB ADAB
Faster Forests Inc
Edmonton AB
Chief Scientist
Throughout his career, Shekaib has built strong teams and maintained a large clientele with consistency, vision and team cohesion. Shekaib has thrived over the last decade due to the leadership, innovative thinking and ability to maintain clear and open communication. Graduating with a focus in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of Alberta, Shekaib has always had a passion for the natural sciences. Shekaib has led the development of multiple disruptive technologies that have been implemented in industry sectors such as wood science and preservation, agroforestry, natural resources, and others.
ABHIMANYU SHARMA
Faster Forests Inc
Tucson AZ
Director of Manufacturing
Abhimanyu is an accomplished professional with extensive experience from the packaging industry. With a robust engineering background in machinery design and production, he has worked on high speed bottling/labelling systems, CAD, industrial automation, fabrication and lean manufacturing facilities. As a former SBDC – Small Business Development Center consultant, he leveraged his expertise to drive business development, R&D and strategic growth for startups. Abhimanyu holds degrees in MBA (Business Analytics) and Industrial Engineering
NORB KOHLER
Faster Forests Inc
Orange County CA
Founding Partner
Throughout his career, Norb has built his success upon strong management, organization, and analytical skills that have influence leaders to define vision, and engage change to improve corporate culture. Norb is a highly motivated professional with over 30 years experience of owning and operating successful business, both in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Throughout his career Norb has run a successful Real Estate company, several venture capital startups and has establish and worked with teams as large as 50 people. Norb’s strength as a leader is in making sound business decisions. He is known for creating great work environments for employee and management. Norb is a Founding Partner at Faster Forest Inc ​
ADAM WALL
Faster Forests Inc
Scottsdale AZ
Founding Partner
Adam spent 15 years in executive level roles inside different organizations. Adam now spends his time investing into companies looking to grow their ideas into patents and saleable products. Adam is a Founding Partner at Faster Forest Inc ​