Zebulon Hart is co-founder and Vice President of Business Development for Verdant Beneficiated Resources. Zeb began his career in the mining and extractive metallurgy sectors, focusing on non-metallic mineral beneficiation, mineral fuel extraction, rare earth element concentration and recovery, and leading market analysis and business development efforts for two e-waste and base metal recycling startups. Zeb went on to serve as Research Engineer for PPL Corporation, a Fortune 500 electric utility; contributing to a portfolio of over 140 unique electric power and natural gas research and development initiatives and leading collaborative efforts with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and peer utilities including Southern Company, Duke Energy, and Tennessee Valley Authority, among others. Zeb holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mining Engineering from UK and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.