Chester A. Coleman DSc, DBA., Co-Chairman, President & CTO

Dr. Coleman is the co-founder and developer of the Essence Global technologies and has over 25 years of experience in corporate leadership, venture capital, land development, construction and the advancement and commercialization of breakthrough technologies.

Dr. Coleman has a multi-faceted educational background having studied systems at M.I.T., contract law at Harvard, computer science at Purdue and having received a Doctorate of Science in Computer Science and Business Administration from Charter University.

Dr. Coleman is the principal of Precision Energy Technologies focusing on sectors including marine, construction, automotive and advanced energy and storage technologies. He is also the owner of Fiberfab, a historical U.S. manufacturer of automobiles.

Dr. Coleman has a distinguished history as a corporate leader with an exemplary track record in IT computer science specializing in AI and quantum computing, manufacturing, design engineering and product development.

Mark G. Hollo
Co-Chairman & CEO

Mr. Hollo co-founded Essence Global to develop cost-efficient and sustainable technology solutions for sectors including AI and quantum computing, advanced electricity generation and storage, water infrastructure, environmental emissions and pollution, and other essential services.

Since 2002, Mr. Hollo has been Chairman & CEO of The Fund LLC, a financial advisory firm specializing in innovative technologies, including advanced energy generation/ storage/sustainability, cyber/digital/mobile security, mobile marketing & payment solutions, financial services, digital health, new media and transformative business models.

Mr. Hollo is the co-architect of the Essence Global portfolio companies’ business models and technologies and has extensive experience in structuring business strategies, tactical marketing, mergers and acquisitions and securing requisite financing for private and public companies.

From 1990 through 2002, Mr. Hollo served as the Senior Managing Director-Investment Banking/Corporate Finance at Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd.-Member NYSE whereby he managed investment banking transactions focusing on cutting-edge technologies and business models participating in financings in excess of $3 billion.

Mr. Hollo graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. degree in International Relations.

Paul R. Burke
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Burke brings to Essence Global 35+ years of experience as a corporate finance professional, investor and board member.

In 1995, Paul co-founded Northaven Management, an investment management firm focused on public and private equity investments in the financial services industry. Serving a primarily institutional investor base, Northaven grew to $450 million in assets under management. Mr. Burke co-managed Northaven’s investing activities and was responsible for its operations, risk management, investor reporting, accounting, tax, compliance, and IT. Prior to Northaven, Paul was a Vice President in mergers and acquisitions at Bankers Trust Company.

Mr. Burke is a director of Banc of California, a publicly-traded $35+ billion in asset banking company, where he serves on the Finance and Compensation , Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Prior board service includes a number of public and private companies such as Eastern Insurance Holdings, Square 1 Financial, and Rockhill Holding Company.

Mr. Burke holds a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Karl S. Young
Senior Technology Officer

Mr. Young is focused on Essence’s technology development in the areas of power and water generation, energy storage, and the design and integration of alternative and renewable energy sources in Essence’s systems.

Prior to joining Essence, Mr. Young designed and built Tokamak fusion reactor magnetic coil systems as an R&D engineer at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. He also specialized in advanced composites and was an Aerospace Engineering officer in the Navy Reserve and worked on the F/A-18, V-22, RAH-66, MH-60, and various missiles. Mr. Young was GE Aircraft Engine’s engineering manager for the gyroscopic testing of the F414 engine for the new F/A-18E/F. After 9/11, Mr. Young served as the Military Deputy for NAVAIR’s Directed Energy Weapons RDT&E program.

Mr. Young’s areas of expertise include energy storage, power packs for EVs, fast charging stations and electric aircraft. Mr. Young has been granted a patent for a new generation supercapacitor using carbon nanotubes and graphene filaments and has a patent-pending on producing graphene nanoribbons at room temperature.

Mr. Young received a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and has participated in several advanced Navy, Air Force and GE programs.

Tanya Unkovich
Executive Public Relations Officer

Ms. Unkovich leads our public relations initiatives and brings to Essence Global many years of experience in business, consulting, accounting and government.

Ms. Unkovich was recently a Member of the New Zealand Parliament advocating for issues including economic development, consumer affairs, free enterprise, and social issues such as mental health and human rights. Prior to being elected to Parliament, Tanya served as a private accounting software consultant, an internal auditor at Air New Zealand, and an auditor at several major accounting firms.

Tanya’s desire to serve led her to obtain a Diploma in Counselling, become a certified life and business coach, and a member of the international Coaching Federation. Ms. Unkovich was selected as a Tony Robbins Coach, has authored four books and continues to speak publicly on a range of topics.

Tanya graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor in Commerce degree and has been a member of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CAANZ) for 35 years.