About RES

With a Building Industry Consulting Services (BICSI) professional engineering certification of Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD), Dr. Rivera has an extensive background working in and around technological Department of War (DOW) projects in Classified and Non-Classified areas for the US Departments of the Army and Navy.  These projects primarily centered on Communication and Energy Generation for Warfighters in the theater.  Dr. Rivera has been both a military and civilian contractor in his career efforts.

Having earned Doctorates in Executive Leadership (DEL) and Business Administration (DBA), including lesser degrees of Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) and Bachelor of Science Business Administration (BSBA), his business acumen assists RES in the support of technology and science efforts as both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Science Officer.

Chairman of the Board

During his career with the Department of Defense, Dr. Rivera was responsible for design and implementation tasks on high-value projects in the hundreds of millions to billions of dollars.  This level of trust was extended as he added to his Building Industry Consulting Services (BICSI) professional engineering certification of Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) with Doctorates in Executive Leadership (DEL) and Business Administration (DBA) including lesser degrees of Master of Science Organizational Leadership (MSOL), Bachelor of Science Business Administration (BSBA), and an Associates of Arts (AA).

This experience has greatly assisted Dr. Rivera in the private sector as well.  He was instrumental in many energy project efforts across different companies.  This brought him to think about sustainable energy and realize that the only path to such answers lay in carbon gasification.  In conjunction with ProCone AG International as the technology provider, Dr. Rivera founded Rivera Energy Solutions to sustainably meet the energy needs of a hungry world.

Michele M. Rivera is an accomplished administrator, accountant, and C-Level Officer.  Having owned her own Accountancy Business for over 25 years prior to joining RES, she brings her formidable economic acumen to the company.  Well-versed in all aspects of corporate accounting, bookkeeping, and the management of office staff dedicated to the task of financially guiding the company, Mrs. Rivera organizes her department with a keen and watchful eye.

Familiar with the fiscal needs of a large enterprise, her knowledge of supply chain needs, monetary policy, and change management makes her a valuable asset.

Vice-Chairman of the Board Director of Accountancy

Michele has owned her own accounting practice for over 25 years in Southern California, serving the needs of clients from the construction industry to lawyers and small businesses. 

Michele's expertise kept her clients' books clean while she advised them on taxes and the avoidance of usury influences in their business practices.  This included incidents of successful representation in front of the Internal Revenue Service for audit representation in both client business and personal matters.  Prior to this, she was a Controller of Bertech Industries, providing high-tech electronic specialty tools and equipment to such companies as General Dynamics, Northrop, and Lockheed – she is not unfamiliar with the financial operations of a major electronics business with high-quality clients.

During this period, she was constant in her voluntarism, especially with the Prevent Child Abuse Riverside County (PCARC).  As a paid Executive Director of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of Southern California, Michele ran such projects as golf tournaments dedicated to collegiate scholarships and golf industry research, such as environmentally friendly pesticides and low water usage strategies.  Her business community efforts involved her Ambassadorship to the Riverside Chamber of Commerce, including a Chairmanship of Business Development.

Michele brings all of her considerable talents to the financial success of Rivera Energy Solutions.

Dr. Jorge “Chevy” Chavarin is a bilingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S. Marine.  He is the CEO/Owner of JOChavarin Consulting Group LLC, whose firm specializes in professional management development training, executive coaching, business consulting/advising, and educational services.  He has served in a myriad of leadership positions, including Senior Advisor as a U.S. Marine; International Director of Training and Development at Hart Global Management; Department Chair for the Graduate School of Business and Management at Argosy University; and Executive Director for the Veterans’ Chamber of Commerce.

With regard to his business, where his focus is on Executive Coaching, past clients have included the United States Marine Corps, the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health, the City of Lake Elsinore, and the San Bernardino Community College District.  Dr. Chavarin serves as a Business Expert/Advisor for numerous Small Business Development Centers within the Los Angeles Network and the Goldman Sachs 10KSB Program, bringing his considerable skills to Rivera Energy Solutions.

Dr. Chavarin holds the following degrees and certifications:

Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership | Brandman University, Master of Business Administration (MBA) | Brandman University, Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership | Chapman University, 21st Century Leadership Certificate | Center for Non-Profit Management, Executive Certificate in Public and Non-profit Leadership | Brandman University, Certified Non-profit Professional (CNP) Certificate | Brandman University, and an Equal Employment Opportunity Certificate | Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.

Sean McClain is a United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) graduate, class of 2007. During his military career, Sean has served with distinction in nuclear and space operations, with notable accomplishments in highly selective Green Door assignments. Sean is a 2023 graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School’s Space Test Course, a partner program between the Air Force and the Space Force to produce premier space test professionals for leading and solving the challenges of developing the United States military and the intelligence community’s most complex space systems. Sean has a Master of Military Operational Art and Science (MMOAS), a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and a Bachelor of Science in Military Strategic Studies from the United States Air Force Academy. His master's thesis, “Celestial Sentinels: A Framework for Cis-Lunar Space Domain Awareness in 2035,” has been used by industry professionals since its public release in 2020 as a vision for how to unlock the economic potential of the Earth’s cislunar regime.

Michael McClain brings 50+ years of experience in the technology, transportation, and logistics business. With a degree in electronics, Mike honed his skills in the computer sciences and biomedical instrument technologies.

Applied Science is no stranger, as Mike worked in and around manufacturing and engineering in the mainframe computing industry. He used these skills to be on the ground floor of a then-nascent ISP-OSP infrastructure and networking paradigm. This ability to look “down the road” and see technological evolution in energy, fuels, and their applications is a defining skill of Mr. McClain, and having him on the RES team will ensure a vibrant, innovative, and responsive management team navigating its way to a very exciting and promising future.