Elizabeth Ann Pate
PRESIDENT
Ann is proud to be a part of WBE Enterprise. As a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) we celebrate the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region efforts to recognize the contributions of Women Leaders. Ann Pate has been recognized as a women in leadership for her strength she brings to the company. With her leadership she has brought increased revenues, increased innovation, and an increase in quality in the workplace. Ann has inspired other females to break through the glass ceiling and achieve success in the workplace. She is a leader and entrepreneurial, with a wealth of customer focus, employee empowerment, business growth and economic management experience. In 2022, she acquired Composite Cooling Solutions. Ann is enthusiastic about her children and grandchildren, economic empowerment, education, and a variety of philanthropic endeavors. Ann founded an interior design and custom home furnishings business in her early 20’s which has grown to serve loyal clients across the United States.
Duane Moosberg
DIRECTOR OF NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Duane has a BS in Chemical Engineering, and also attended the Wharton School of Higher education. Duane has a unique combination of broad and deep commercial experience as well as technical capabilities, both strategic and tactical, and adapts quickly to new opportunities. The passion to build the business teams is one of his many talents. He specializes in new businesses for top line revenue growth using a unique combination of sales, marketing, technology development, business management, and team leadership skills. He is enthusiastic about Composite Cooling Solutions (CCS) in specializing in the design and construction of custom field-erected fiberglass (FRP) and in both counterflow and crossflow configurations as well as factory assembled fiberglass cooling towers. He serves markets for commercial and institutional HVAC, power generation, and industrial cooling.
James Bland
DIRECTOR of ENGINEERING
James (Jamie) Bland has over two decades of cooling tower industry experience with design and project engineering. He assumed the role of Engineering Manager for Ceramic Cooling Tower Company overseeing structural analysis for all cooling tower projects. His special knowledge of structural design of composite structural cooling towers led him to acquire two patents on FRP structure design. Mr. Bland is an innovator and leader in the industry for automated computer design of cooling structures. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Patricia A. Morris
COMPTROLLER
Patty has a BS in Accounting, Master of Business Administration. Patty brings years of experience to CCS and has supplied financial analysis and support to our management team.