Turn Your Waste Into Revenue With Mobile Biochar Production

Kevin is Experienced in sales and marketing, engineering, real estate, and sustainable technology. He began his professional career as an electronics engineer with a startup CD manufacturing company as part of a design team responsible for early innovations in compact disc manufacturing technology. He joined Dux Computers in 1992, a startup clone computer company. There, he gained hands-on experience building and repairing computers, as well as designing, installing, and troubleshooting office network systems, until the company ultimately ceased operations.

Transitioning into real estate, Kevin spent more than 20 years as a successful investment real estate broker, specializing in sales and marketing for investors and contractors. Building on this experience, Kevin founded a real estate development company focused on rehabilitating multi-unit residential properties, alongside a property management company to oversee renting of units. Over time, he assembled a portfolio of 16 apartment buildings, managing complex financing structures and coordinating multiple concurrent construction and redevelopment projects for each asset. 

In 2019, Kevin founded Cannawaste recycling, which transitioned from cannabis waste to a manufacturer of biochar kilns.

A startup veteran with 15+ years of executive leadership, specializing in scaling operations that blend efficiency with measurable impact. His career spans healthcare, higher education, and sustainability—industries where he has built systems that not only grow organizations but also improve lives. At Community Wellness, Kris led initiatives in remote patient monitoring to strengthen chronic care management and healthcare partnerships. Previously, at HotChalk and EAB, he drove client success and long-term growth across dozens of universities. 

Today, Kris extends his expertise to sustainability as a board member at Mobile Biochar Systems, helping guide a company that is redefining organic waste management with mobile biochar technology. Passionate about innovation, scalability, and building enduring relationships, Kris is committed to solutions that deliver lasting change across industries.

Peterson started his career as a CPA for the American Broadcasting Company (NY, LA and SF) for 11 years and then as CFO for publisher HarperCollins SF.  

Peterson then immersed himself for 30 years in Silicon Valley working for numerous tech startups. He also co-founded three startups that were successfully sold. They included Sentrytrack, remote monitoring solution for municipalities, webKPI, winner of a QuickBooks "Awesome Add-On" Award and then WasteTrakr Technologies Inc. for cannabis waste. Steve then orchestrated the sale of WasteTrakr for its investors to the public company GCAC for shares.

In 2016, Peterson was hired at one of San Jose’s largest dispensaries as General Manager for Elemental Wellness and then ran two dispensaries in Oregon for investors. The Oregon properties were sold to Harborside in Oakland CA as part of a public reverse merger.  

Peterson then worked with Tress Capital, an early investor in the technology for the cannabis industry.  He led a newly formed group called Tress Solutions.

As a thought leader, he wrote two e-books on #salescomp and accounting services moving to the cloud.

Peterson currently heads up Business Development activities for the pubco GCAC “Global Compliance Applications Corp”, (CSE:APP).  The company leverages the power of the blockchain to create new applications including Efixii track and trace, clearESG for brands to share sustainability efforts and the Efixii Uplift for NFT discount coupons.   In 2024, GCAC acquired a streaming TV network, rebranded it as “CitizenGreenTV” and launched on Apple TV, Android, ROKU, Fire TV/AMZN and over the web. We have over 450 shows on the network, including artists such as Montel Williams. Steve is excited to connect his broadcasting career experience with the power of the blockchain in engaging a new generation of viewers and consumers.

Dr. Laine is a world-class expert in regulated product development and human-machine interaction, evidenced across dozens of devices including implantable orthopedics, clinical life support, and surgical robotics platforms. A seasoned entrepreneur and tech executive, Dr. Laine guides MBS in developing a versatile and accessible biochar system, and leverages a biotech R&D background in support of biochar process and application development.