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Charles
Anderson - President
Golden Fuel Systems Founder and president, Charles
Anderson was born and raised in Alaska. His early experiences
in the Last Frontier helped to give him the background to start
One of the first SVO companies in the world.
Before Starting Golden Fuel Systems Charles, was a Land Surveyor,
and a Log home builder. Also fluent in Japanese, he spent
several years as a Japanese speaking tour guide, and
worked in the medical industry as an interpreter.
Married with 4 children, Charles and his wife, Dawnette, enjoy
spending time with their family and home schooling their children.
He also enjoys sailing, and flying his paraplane.
One of his proudest moments, "We were on a trip
with the kids where we had to rent a car. I had not realized
how much the veggie oil business had affected my kids. When
we pulled up to the gas station to put gasoline in the rental
car, (no one rents a diesel) My kids looked around
and asked, 'Dad, What are we doing here?'. They are
so used to gathering our fuel from restaurants, they didn't know
what a filling station was. It was a great moment.
Teach them while they are young."
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Alex
Dorman - Office Manager | Technician
With a motto “Moderation
is Key,” Alexandra Dorman strives to find this equilibrium
between technology and the welfare of our environment. She believes
in the power and sustainability of Green Economics; that is business
and environmental consciousness existing together and being profitable.
She was drawn to Golden Fuel Systems by the appeal of running
bio fuels as it utilizes our current fueling infrastructure, our
existing vehicles and is accessible to those that desire to put
the effort in. Alex studied Environmental Design at Bennington
College in Vermont and has operated since July 22, 2005 at Golden
Fuel Systems as Manager of Customer Service, Technical Support
and Product Development. She loves the enthusiasm of new veggie-burners
and is dedicated to assisting all customers in their endeavor
to be free from a foreign pump. She runs a 1994 F-250 7.3L with
a heated front tank system and travels with a One-shot Filter
by her side.
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Saumya
Shrestha - Production Manager
| Technician
Saumya was born and raised
in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal with a large imagination, a desire
to learn everything. As a result he could never sit still for
too long but his perfectionist tendencies kept him in check as
he tried to organize and improve upon the simplest of tasks. “Shrestha”(If
you think his first name is hard to pronounce try the last) graduated
from Bennington College with a B.A. in Design and Mathematics.
After which, he also worked for various architecture firms in
downtown Manhattan.
Saumya joins Golden Fuel Systems as a Production Manager and looks
forward to working on the line of products currently being developed
by Golden Fuel Systems.
“There is no limit to the opportunities in this field.
It is this aspect of development that allows me to continually
evolve and always seek harmony between aesthetic and functionality.
As a production manager at Golden Fuel Systems I thrive on creative
problem solving and am dedicated to making thing better.
In a nutshell, I want to learn and contribute, and have a
little fun in the process.”
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Jeanne
Anderson - Executive Assistant
Jeanne Anderson is the Executive Assistant
here at Golden Fuel Systems.
We need to know that even the most difficult situation will be
dealt with quickly and efficiently. That’s why we asked
Jeanne to leave a housing executive position in Oregon, and join
the Golden Fuel team.
Jeanne started working in her dad’s surveying office when
she was just 5 years old. Subsequently, she has been a customer
service representative for major airlines, banks, travel and surveying
firms.
Jeanne grew up in Alaska, and is equally at home netting Red Salmon
in the Kenai River or tending cows and horses in the Ozarks.
A lady with such a diverse background and range of talents is
a great asset for Golden Fuel Systems!
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John
Grant - Installation Specialist
Born and raised in Stamford
CT, John gained an interest in renewable resources during college
after seeing a farm tractor, in Rhode Island, run on straight
vegetable oil. He then took steps to be involved in that
field, enrolling in New England Technical Institute, graduating
with an associates degree in automotive technology. John
just recently moved out to Missouri to join Golden Fuel Systems
after working in the new England automotive and commercial fishing
industries. He also possesses a degree in industrial design
from Rhode Island School of Design, and is proficient in many
types of wood and metal working skills.
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Scott
Turkington - Multimedia
& Web Design
Growing up in Homer Alaska, one cannot comprehend the profound
impact living in the “Last Frontier” can have on a
person. The adventurous pioneering spirit found in Alaska
were all present when Scott was asked by President and founder
Charles Anderson to jump on board and help him start this industry.
Thanks to the internet, Scott was able to work on various Golden
Fuel projects while he finished his Multimedia and Web Design
degree. After graduating from the Art Institute of Phoenix,
he spent 3 years as a graphic designer for a design firm in Homer,
Alaska. Around this time, realization set in that his heart
was with Golden Fuel Systems. Subsequently, he quit his
job to begin working full time for Golden Fuel Systems.
Scott has worked full time for Golden Fuel System for over a year
now and hopes to continue to help spread the word on alternative
fuels.
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Matt Turkington
- Multimedia & Web Design
Born and raised in Alaska, Matt Turkington often spent time enjoying
the great outdoors as well as family and friends. Skilled with
an artistic approach, he later decided to attend the Art Institute
of Phoenix for Multimedia and Web Design. Soon after graduating,
Matt landed a job with the technology-based company, Cisco Systems,
developing online e-learning material for the World Health Organization.
Thereafter he hop-scotched over to Anthem College Online, where
he served as a courseware developer creating online college curriculum.
With the volume of business Golden Fuel Systems was experiencing,
Scott and Charlie asked Matt to jump on board. Soon after being
asked, Matt relocated to Springfield, Missouri to join forces
with the rest of the team.
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History
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Charles Anderson was born and raised in Alaska. Although he
didn't realize it at the time, his childhood and early teen
years were shaping and preparing him to become the leader in
the SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) industry. Over the many years
spent tinkering with his grandfather on Diesel Engines in the
garage his curiosity and respect for this often misunderstood
engine grew.
Years later, after reading more extensively about Rudolf Diesel,
Charles realized we were not living up to Mr. Rudolf's original
vision of using plant based fuels to power his newly invented
engine. In fact, the original Diesel Engine was run on a variety
of fuels, including pure Peanut Oil. Through further research
Charles realized that the most well known Biofuel for the Diesel
engine (Biodiesel) isn't the only way to use vegetable oil in
a diesel engine. Knowing there must be a more efficient method
for burning plant based oils in a diesel engine, the mental
gears started to turn. In the end, Charles concluded that modifying
the engine once to be able to burn SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil)
would be much more efficient in some cases, than modifying each
gallon of vegetable oil into Biodiesel.
After much experimentation in the shop on his diesel Toyota
pickup truck, Charles emerged with a functioning SVO fuel System.
Charles realized that there were probably countless others who
would love to get out of the petroleum cycle but have neither
the time nor inclination to start from scratch. This realization
was the birth of Golden Fuel Systems and like so many other
great ideas, it started in the Garage. From those humble beginnings
GFS has continued to evolve into the leader in the Global SVO
community.

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