Shawn is the founder of Carbon Credit Corp and the Carbon Smart(TM) brand. He formed CCC as an independent, for-profit entity that believes market–based approaches to environmental problems offer the best potential for success and sustainability. Previously a veteran of “business for development” activities, for the past 15 years he has been applying innovative information and communication technologies (ICT’s) to sustainable development challenges in over 25 emerging nations in Africa, Central America, and Asia.

Shawn’s MBA research project led him to Brazil and Central America where he investigated new economic realities for rural people by monetization of carbon credits.

Mr. Burns is a sustainability and greenhouse gas expert who holds degrees from the University of Western Ontario; Queen’s University, Cornell University and is a recent inductee to the Certified Management Accountants Society (CMA Oct 2007).

Joerg Germann joins CCC as Vice President of Technology & Development. He was previously at MDA Corporation in a business development capacity and prior to that served as Executive VP of Versatile Mobile and COO of evolutionB.

Mr. Germann’s areas of expertise are the design and implementation of internet transaction based Carbon Credit Business Management systems and the management of comprehensive greenhouse gas abatement projects.

Mr. Germann holds a Diplom-Ingenieur in Applied Physics from Munich University for Applied Sciences and is a BC Registered Professional Engineer in Engineering Physics.