About Roman Power LLC

Douglas Schmidt, founder of Roman Power, is dedicated to carrying the lance of renewable and sustainable energy. Our origin story is rooted in our passion for making a positive impact on the world. Whether it's our team, awards, or photos, everything reflects our commitment to a greener future.

About Douglas Schmidt

Doug Schmidt received his BS in 1975 from Clarkson University, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering.

He received his Masters in Business Administration from Long Island University in 1980. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey. Doug was employed for twenty years as a Power Development Engineer with Orange and Rockland Utilities where he performed project-engineering services on a wide variety of projects including the Lovett coal reconversion and Bowline Nox conversion. He also served 15 years on the Nuclear and Fossil Fuel and Advanced Generation technical advisory committees of the Empire State Electric Energy Research Corporation (ESEERCO). He is a life member of both ASME and ASHRAE. Doug joined Hudson Technologies in 1996 as the Lead Mechanical Engineer. He performed extensive research on chiller dehydration procedures. He also designed, built, and started up a state of the art refrigerant aerosol packaging line. He authored Refrigerant Side™ service procedures for a variety of specialized applications including U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. He managed Hudson’s R&D activities that were partially funded by NYSERDA and contributed to proprietary patent activities. He currently is party to eight USA patents. Doug has performed consultant engineering for several fire protection clients, construction inspection within the natural gas industry, and technical writing and other mechanical engineering tasks for the pharmaceutical industry (Wyeth). He served Rockland County (NY) for ten years as Director of Facilities at Rockland Community College and is a NYS certified Code Enforcement Officer.