Ken Sharp, CEO
Email: ksharp@greywaterindustries.com
A Mississippi resident since 1971, Mr. Sharp worked in autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle technology and related ocean engineering fields for over 34 years with the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO.) With an extensive knowledge of the ocean environment and its impact to submarine operations, he directed the development an operational Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey capability while serving in leadership positions at NAVOCEANO. This included 10 years as Department Head, and he was awarded the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service citation for his work in the field.
Mr. Sharp retired from civil service in Dec 2011 and served through 2015 as Chief Operating Officer at CSnet International with an emphasis on ocean observing technologies and subsea ocean sensing networks.
During his tenure the company transitioned a buoy-based ocean observing system to an integrated powered subsea fiber optic cable network that is positioned to support the growing oil and gas development in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Mr. Sharp continues to provide consulting and management services to clients in the subsea maritime technologies sector.
He has a proven track record in fast-paced, high-risk, high-payoff endeavors with strong leadership demonstrated in all program phases, including marketing, operations, analysis, and production. Mr. Sharp is a member of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Marine Technology Society.
Eric d’Arcy, COO
Email: edarcy@greywaterindustries.com
Over the past two decades, Mr. d’Arcy has participated with many early-stage companies as adviser, investor, investment banker and entrepreneur. Most notably, he acted as a contributing partner and provided investment banking services and served as the interim assistant Operations Manager for a fast-growing private bank in London that grew 300% in two years, and was instrumental in that institution’s sale to BNP Paribas Group.
Mr. d’Arcy’s creativity and problem-solving skills coupled with his focus on capital efficiency and maximizing shareholder value has allowed him to efficiently and effectively manage a company’s growth from early-stage to commercialization. He now focuses his efforts in alternative energy and water filtration, although his broad experience includes automotive, real estate, telecommunications and mining companies.
Mr. d’Arcy worked for the US State Department and was stationed in Asia and Europe, after which he was offered a position as Chief facilitator for Harry F. Oppenheimer, Chairman of Anglo American, PLC and De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. Most recently he relocated to Mississippi from California where he had handled estate planning for many notable institutions and families.
Larry Clayton, Chief Engineer
Email: lclayton@greywaterindustries.com
A Mississippi Gulf Coast Resident since 1977, Mr. Clayton has 43 years’ experience in the design, development, fabrication, integration, and repair of electronic and mechanical systems for use in meteorological and oceanographic data acquisition systems, small scale rocket engines, spectral imagery, and custom development projects. He served 24 years as Manager of the Prototype Development Laboratory under the NASA SSC Technical Support Contract and Lockheed Martin. During this period he was responsible for the supervision of up to 25 full time employees, daily lab operations, long range planning, scheduling, estimating, marketing, and the planning and implementation of projects, equipment, and manpower requirements. He has 30 years of management experience with technical and engineering staff supporting projects and systems at Stennis Space Center.
He has managed over 75 employees with the NASA High Pressure Gas Facility, Industrial Water Facility, Cryogenic Transfer Facility, and the Component Processing Facility implementing costs savings in excess of 1 million dollars annually through six-sigma process improvement events realized through a 38% increase in productivity.
Mr. Clayton has served as Vice President of Operations for a startup small business providing mechanical and electronic engineering and technical support for NDBC, NASA, NAVO, NRL, USGS, Lockheed Martin, Leidos, and Aerojet Rocketdyne.
He has demonstrated ability in the following technical areas: project management, report writing, budget analysis, Statements of Work, sole source justifications, implementation plans, equipment service manuals, and technical analysis and evaluation reports for electronic and mechanical systems, systems layout and fabrication, and mechanical and electronic system design.
L. Fayr Barkley, MEd, DCH, PhD. CCO
email: fayrbarkley@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieb90210/
Professional website: fayrbarkleymedia.com
Barkley began her career in multimedia in 1977 as a journalist and anchor for a capitol city CBS Network affiliate. At the age of 21, she was freelancing for CBS Network, New York, conceiving, writing, and selling/syndicating her news stories through the network to CBS affiliates nationwide. She moved to a PBS affiliate as a producer/director with work in educational programs, documentaries, music and other specials. She has worked across many industries over the years, bringing her media background, as well as her branding, marketing, business development, advertising, and public relations acumen to clients and employers nationwide.
A partial list of industries Barkley has participated in includes: multi-national pharmaceutical, addiction medicine, behavioral health, eyewear manufacturing, corporate signage, aviation law, forensics, chemical manufacturing/related business logistics, disability rights, and provided media relations for the first world-wide shrimp-to-chitin processing plant built in the United States. In 2022, she took a concept to a renowned teaching hospital in California to study the efficacy of a specified medication combination developed by an anesthesiologist for treatment resistant depression, and as such, is one of the principal investigators on the study.
She holds several certifications, most notably in mediation through the Los Angeles County Bar Association, along with two certifications from the National Association of Forensic Counselors. While living in Beverly Hills, Barkley owned a forensic psychological consulting practice and worked alongside prominent litigation attorneys in the area.
Along the way, Barkley garnered a PhD in Psychology, allowing her to cross over into Media Psychology. She has earned two doctoral degrees and is nationally certified at the doctoral level as an addictions counselor and masters level forensic counseling specialist. She has testified in the CA court system either in person or via her forensic reports, and has assisted veterans and others pro bono in getting disability increases and other needed government resources.
She also incorporated and helms two non-profits; a disability rights/service animal advocacy that serves clients pro bono nationwide–20+ years, and serving her community pro bono via a local home owners association. Barkley has donated her time and expertise to assist others in their needs for media relations advice, and has mentored media students through an internship she developed with Cal State University, while at Hollywood Center Studios (now Sunset Las Palmas Studios), when she had a small production company there.
In her spare time, Barkley writes online articles for Narrative Paths Journal and the Blog– Unshred America; most notably about Hollywood, AI, and current affairs.
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