About Us
Our Purpose
Prosparity is founded on the principle of leveraging world-class engineering informed by experts and research to drive sustainable impact at scale in developing region agriculture.
Who We Are
Our team comprises exceptional engineering, bold entrepreneurship, and respected advisors in business, non-profit and developing region small-scale mechanization.
What We Do
- All-Terrain Farm Machinery
- Support Local Manufacturing
- Catalyze Jobs & Education
- Boost Youth & Gender Inclusion
- Enable modernization of small-scale agriculture
Meet Our Team
Product Development and Engineering
Eric Lane, Principal
Eric Co-Founded Prosparity with late motorsport and aerospace engineer, Ron Mathis. Before Prosparity, Eric conducted technical research and advised strategy for Ron’s last vehicle design, a hyper-efficient vehicle project now in the Henry Ford Museum. After Ron passed, Eric rebuilt the project with Korres Engineering and an international team of advising experts. The project has attracted strategic alignments and captured the attention of international organizations, NGOs and country governments.
Korres Engineering, Partner
Partner Dimitris Korres leads Korres Engineering in Athens, Greece. A brilliant, multi-disciplinary Engineer, Dimitris designed Prosparity’s vehicle and its all-terrain suspension system, the result of four successful vehicle development programs, including the worlds first all-terrain supercar. Korres projects span seven countries and include low-cost Covid ventilators for Greece, specialized engineering for the Athens Olympic Stadium, high profile transport infrastructure, mechanical engineering, and dozens of monuments relocation projects up to 1800 tons, using large hydraulic and electro-mechanical machinery designed in-house.
Advising Experts | Non-Profit and Business
Marguerite Oestreicher
Marguerite is Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, New Orleans. Prior to Habitat, she worked in business development, sales and marketing for global manufacturing, international media and hotel sectors. Driven by a passion for social impact, Marguerite brings a strong spirit of inclusion and collaboration to all her development work.
Allen Bell
Allen Bell Co-Founded The Idea Village, a nationally recognized business accelerator covered by top USA financial media. Allen has worked with hundreds of startups and founders who go on to make great impact, including Ross Baird of Village Capital. Allen is driven by a love for bold ideas and a passion for well-executed projects.
Dave Lester
Dave Lester managed two NASDAQ offerings and started and a ran a variety of companies in medical, technology and aviation sectors. Dave helped introduce the first biodegradable diaper, the first home cure for infant jaundice, systems for airlines, sensors for fighter jets, and emissions monitoring technology prevalent in 75% of USA systems. Dave brings deep experience in all aspects business strategy, technology development and technology transfer.
Advising Experts | Mechanization and Cropping Systems
Rabe Yahaya
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering • former engineering, production and product management for CLAAS • former Director of Africa sales for AGCO. Rabe Yahaya is an Agricultural Mechanization Specialist at CIMMYT, a premier research institute at the forefront of sub-Saharan small-scale agricultural mechanization and agronomy. Mr. Yahaya is driven by his passion for African farmers and the need to sustainably transform their livelihood, food security and inclusion into regional and global markets.
Scott Justice
Scott Justice is a globally respected Agricultural and Rural Mechanization expert with 20+ years in the field. Scott has evaluated several mechanization initiatives, including Ghana Ministry of Agriculture, and was highly engaged in Bangladesh achieving 80% mechanization of smallholder agriculture. Scott has consulted on mechanization design programs in India and engaged in initiatives in Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Haiti.
Richard Tinsley
Ph.D., Soils and Tropical Agriculture • long-term assignments and consultancies in 15 countries for 25 years • expertise in cropping systems agronomy, water management, soil reclamation, resettlement, agriculture reconstruction, value chain analysis, post-harvest logistics and adaptive research. Richard Tinsley brings a wealth of on-ground, hands-on experience across a spectrum of disciplines. His focus, passion and advocacy for small-scale farmers is unmatched.