Experience

Nth Cycle

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Operations

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  Referred by a 7AC Board Member and Hired by the CEO to finish the development of and subsequently scale-up & commercialize their proprietary Electro-Extraction technology in the form of an internal pilot and external production facility. Complete core technology development, secure new lab and pilot space, buildout internal pilot and first commercial wholly owned/operated production facility based on the company’s Spoke Model. Create and implement required Engineering, EHS and… Show more Referred by a 7AC Board Member and Hired by the CEO to finish the development of and subsequently scale-up & commercialize their proprietary Electro-Extraction technology in the form of an internal pilot and external production facility. Complete core technology development, secure new lab and pilot space, buildout internal pilot and first commercial wholly owned/operated production facility based on the company’s Spoke Model. Create and implement required Engineering, EHS and Commercialization systems. Utilize external engineering firms for plant design and build out. Oversight responsibilities: R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, IT and Facilities. Technical Areas: Mechanical Design; Chemistry: Material Dissolution, Metals Precipitation ; Chemical Engineering: Reactor, Tank, Filtration, Drying Key Achievements: • Corporate: Operations rep for successful Seed Funding and Series A due diligence • Development & Commercialization o 10X process scaling in 6 months; 100x in process o Major potential failure mode designed out o Full plant external engineering company secured o FEA and CFD used to shorten design cycles by 50% • Organizational o Defined new organizational structure for continued development, and plant buildouts, startup o Two year hiring plans created to support Engineering, Development and Manufacturing • Facilities o 12,000 SQFT Office, Lab and Pilot space secured; Lease secured and negotiated at area lowest price o Lab and office move from business incubator to newly leased space; up and running experiments again in 1.5 weeks • General Operations/Systems Created o Custom APQP based Commercialization System broken out by scale and unit process o OSHA compliant EHS program w/COVID-19 procedures & Committee; Industrial waste and water permitting received o Engineering Change Control System, Committee and template document creation and implementation in process o Companywide implementation of Microsoft 365 Show less Referred by a 7AC Board Member and Hired by the CEO to finish the development of and subsequently scale-up & commercialize their proprietary Electro-Extraction technology in the form of an internal pilot and external production facility. Complete core technology development, secure new lab and pilot space, buildout internal pilot and first commercial wholly owned/operated production facility based on the company’s Spoke Model. Create and implement required Engineering, EHS and… Show more Referred by a 7AC Board Member and Hired by the CEO to finish the development of and subsequently scale-up & commercialize their proprietary Electro-Extraction technology in the form of an internal pilot and external production facility. Complete core technology development, secure new lab and pilot space, buildout internal pilot and first commercial wholly owned/operated production facility based on the company’s Spoke Model. Create and implement required Engineering, EHS and Commercialization systems. Utilize external engineering firms for plant design and build out. Oversight responsibilities: R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, IT and Facilities. Technical Areas: Mechanical Design; Chemistry: Material Dissolution, Metals Precipitation ; Chemical Engineering: Reactor, Tank, Filtration, Drying Key Achievements: • Corporate: Operations rep for successful Seed Funding and Series A due diligence • Development & Commercialization o 10X process scaling in 6 months; 100x in process o Major potential failure mode designed out o Full plant external engineering company secured o FEA and CFD used to shorten design cycles by 50% • Organizational o Defined new organizational structure for continued development, and plant buildouts, startup o Two year hiring plans created to support Engineering, Development and Manufacturing • Facilities o 12,000 SQFT Office, Lab and Pilot space secured; Lease secured and negotiated at area lowest price o Lab and office move from business incubator to newly leased space; up and running experiments again in 1.5 weeks • General Operations/Systems Created o Custom APQP based Commercialization System broken out by scale and unit process o OSHA compliant EHS program w/COVID-19 procedures & Committee; Industrial waste and water permitting received o Engineering Change Control System, Committee and template document creation and implementation in process o Companywide implementation of Microsoft 365 Show less



7AC Technologies

• Beverly, MA

• Chief Operations Officer

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2021

  ***Successful company sale to Emerson Climate Technologies Nov 2020!*** Hired by the CEO to accelerate the development and commercialization cycles of their patented dehumidification technology as well as oversight of General Operations. Secondary focus on Technical Organization buildout, Board of Directors reporting and assistance in Fund Raising. Leverage established Emerson resources and suppliers, internal staff and external subject matter experts for the development and… Show more ***Successful company sale to Emerson Climate Technologies Nov 2020!*** Hired by the CEO to accelerate the development and commercialization cycles of their patented dehumidification technology as well as oversight of General Operations. Secondary focus on Technical Organization buildout, Board of Directors reporting and assistance in Fund Raising. Leverage established Emerson resources and suppliers, internal staff and external subject matter experts for the development and subsequent first commercial product launch utilizing a high volume manufacturable product design. Determine internal versus external manufacturing split of unit processes. Source, develop and negotiate contract manufacturing to minimize capital investments, simplify the overall supply chain, and protect Intellectual Property. Oversight responsibilities include R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, HR, IP, IT and General Administrative. Technical Areas: Mechanical Design; Plastics Testing and Characterization; Plastics Processing Key Achievements: o Development, Commercialization and Manufacturing o Mostly blank slate to working prototype in 11 months o Expedited development cycle by working with strategic investor Emerson and external plastics processing and welding SME’s o Material choices optimized to meet performance, manufacturability and cost requirements o Design created that focuses on DFMA, durability and reliability o Developed new to company plastics processes across multiple contract manufacturers o Multi-scenario manufacturing plan utilizing internal and external contract manufacturing • Finance o Multi-year COGs and Capital Expenditure budget creation and management o External/Internal/Mix Product Cost Models created • Fund Raising/Board of Directors o Ops/Technical repr in new investor meetings and preparation of associated presentation materials o Assist in new investor due diligence audits o Operations representative for Board of Directors meetings Show less ***Successful company sale to Emerson Climate Technologies Nov 2020!*** Hired by the CEO to accelerate the development and commercialization cycles of their patented dehumidification technology as well as oversight of General Operations. Secondary focus on Technical Organization buildout, Board of Directors reporting and assistance in Fund Raising. Leverage established Emerson resources and suppliers, internal staff and external subject matter experts for the development and… Show more ***Successful company sale to Emerson Climate Technologies Nov 2020!*** Hired by the CEO to accelerate the development and commercialization cycles of their patented dehumidification technology as well as oversight of General Operations. Secondary focus on Technical Organization buildout, Board of Directors reporting and assistance in Fund Raising. Leverage established Emerson resources and suppliers, internal staff and external subject matter experts for the development and subsequent first commercial product launch utilizing a high volume manufacturable product design. Determine internal versus external manufacturing split of unit processes. Source, develop and negotiate contract manufacturing to minimize capital investments, simplify the overall supply chain, and protect Intellectual Property. Oversight responsibilities include R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, HR, IP, IT and General Administrative. Technical Areas: Mechanical Design; Plastics Testing and Characterization; Plastics Processing Key Achievements: o Development, Commercialization and Manufacturing o Mostly blank slate to working prototype in 11 months o Expedited development cycle by working with strategic investor Emerson and external plastics processing and welding SME’s o Material choices optimized to meet performance, manufacturability and cost requirements o Design created that focuses on DFMA, durability and reliability o Developed new to company plastics processes across multiple contract manufacturers o Multi-scenario manufacturing plan utilizing internal and external contract manufacturing • Finance o Multi-year COGs and Capital Expenditure budget creation and management o External/Internal/Mix Product Cost Models created • Fund Raising/Board of Directors o Ops/Technical repr in new investor meetings and preparation of associated presentation materials o Assist in new investor due diligence audits o Operations representative for Board of Directors meetings Show less



Seldon Technologies, Inc

• Windsor, Vermont

• General Manager, COO

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

  Recruited by the Counsel to the Board to bring the company from an R&D focus to one poised for manufacturing and commercialization of its proprietary filtration media, filter cartridges and filtration systems. Secondary focus to securing bridge financing from State and Local government sources and provide support to the Board for the current round of fund raising. Review and address all deficiencies of the Senior Management team and associated systems in each functional area. Implement… Show more Recruited by the Counsel to the Board to bring the company from an R&D focus to one poised for manufacturing and commercialization of its proprietary filtration media, filter cartridges and filtration systems. Secondary focus to securing bridge financing from State and Local government sources and provide support to the Board for the current round of fund raising. Review and address all deficiencies of the Senior Management team and associated systems in each functional area. Implement better employee communications at all levels and bring company culture to a point of one team, one mission. Bring manufacturing to the point of being able to produce a stable, quality product with the correct metrics in place. Work with external counsel for: labor litigation; EPA Pre-Manufacturing Notification and federal/local compliance; EB5 compliance; and IP strategy, portfolio maintenance and augmentation. Secure bridge financing. Prepare all investor materials and construct Firmex Virtual Data Room. Technical Areas: Aqueous Casting: Filtration Media; General Processing: Mixing, Blending; Carbon Nano-tube: Handling, Use and Registration Key Achievements: Revenue: • First fiscal year revenue target met; Second fiscal year target on track • Largest customer contract in company’s history received-$15M over 5 years; Customer pipeline increased by 4-6X Bridge financing & Fund raising: • $250K bridge financing requirement from Board secured • Two strategic longer term investors brought to the Board Company structure: • Company mission statement and vision statements for each business unit created • Board approved organizational structure created; Senior staff team built Systems implemented: • Product development: APQP based which will allow future ISO9001/TS16949 certification • Business Development & Marketing: Salesforce CRM implemented; Business plans created • Finance: Board approved 5 year model with Optimistic, Realistic and Pessimistic scenarios created Show less Recruited by the Counsel to the Board to bring the company from an R&D focus to one poised for manufacturing and commercialization of its proprietary filtration media, filter cartridges and filtration systems. Secondary focus to securing bridge financing from State and Local government sources and provide support to the Board for the current round of fund raising. Review and address all deficiencies of the Senior Management team and associated systems in each functional area. Implement… Show more Recruited by the Counsel to the Board to bring the company from an R&D focus to one poised for manufacturing and commercialization of its proprietary filtration media, filter cartridges and filtration systems. Secondary focus to securing bridge financing from State and Local government sources and provide support to the Board for the current round of fund raising. Review and address all deficiencies of the Senior Management team and associated systems in each functional area. Implement better employee communications at all levels and bring company culture to a point of one team, one mission. Bring manufacturing to the point of being able to produce a stable, quality product with the correct metrics in place. Work with external counsel for: labor litigation; EPA Pre-Manufacturing Notification and federal/local compliance; EB5 compliance; and IP strategy, portfolio maintenance and augmentation. Secure bridge financing. Prepare all investor materials and construct Firmex Virtual Data Room. Technical Areas: Aqueous Casting: Filtration Media; General Processing: Mixing, Blending; Carbon Nano-tube: Handling, Use and Registration Key Achievements: Revenue: • First fiscal year revenue target met; Second fiscal year target on track • Largest customer contract in company’s history received-$15M over 5 years; Customer pipeline increased by 4-6X Bridge financing & Fund raising: • $250K bridge financing requirement from Board secured • Two strategic longer term investors brought to the Board Company structure: • Company mission statement and vision statements for each business unit created • Board approved organizational structure created; Senior staff team built Systems implemented: • Product development: APQP based which will allow future ISO9001/TS16949 certification • Business Development & Marketing: Salesforce CRM implemented; Business plans created • Finance: Board approved 5 year model with Optimistic, Realistic and Pessimistic scenarios created Show less



TIAX LLC

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Plant Operations

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2014

  Pilot plant demonstration of scale-ability and manufacturing documentation preparation for sale of the CAM-7 active cathode material technology Lead direct and indirect (matrix) teams in the installation, commissioning, and validation of purchased pilot production equipment to demonstrate manufacturability of the proprietary cathode material. Supply manufacturing input towards the business strategy for the technology sale. Standardize pilot/sub-pilot cathode powder, electrode and cell… Show more Pilot plant demonstration of scale-ability and manufacturing documentation preparation for sale of the CAM-7 active cathode material technology Lead direct and indirect (matrix) teams in the installation, commissioning, and validation of purchased pilot production equipment to demonstrate manufacturability of the proprietary cathode material. Supply manufacturing input towards the business strategy for the technology sale. Standardize pilot/sub-pilot cathode powder, electrode and cell assembly operations to ensure accurate and on-time customer sampling. Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State; Aqueous Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying, Co-Precipitation; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: -Produced a material equal to or better in performance than current lab material in the first pilot test run -Created documentation system for the aforementioned pilot facilities based on TS16949 and APQP standards -Created project timelines and budgets for company EVP and President -Led plant tours for all prospective technology buyers Show less Pilot plant demonstration of scale-ability and manufacturing documentation preparation for sale of the CAM-7 active cathode material technology Lead direct and indirect (matrix) teams in the installation, commissioning, and validation of purchased pilot production equipment to demonstrate manufacturability of the proprietary cathode material. Supply manufacturing input towards the business strategy for the technology sale. Standardize pilot/sub-pilot cathode powder, electrode and cell… Show more Pilot plant demonstration of scale-ability and manufacturing documentation preparation for sale of the CAM-7 active cathode material technology Lead direct and indirect (matrix) teams in the installation, commissioning, and validation of purchased pilot production equipment to demonstrate manufacturability of the proprietary cathode material. Supply manufacturing input towards the business strategy for the technology sale. Standardize pilot/sub-pilot cathode powder, electrode and cell assembly operations to ensure accurate and on-time customer sampling. Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State; Aqueous Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying, Co-Precipitation; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: -Produced a material equal to or better in performance than current lab material in the first pilot test run -Created documentation system for the aforementioned pilot facilities based on TS16949 and APQP standards -Created project timelines and budgets for company EVP and President -Led plant tours for all prospective technology buyers Show less



A123 Systems

• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Powder Operations

  • Jun 2004 - Apr 2012

  Management of 270 Direct and Indirect personnel, >$40M Installed capital, and $30M Planned/In-Process Lead operations and engineering activities for the manufacture of A123 proprietary cathode materials. Oversee capital projects for capacity expansions. Create 5 year cost plan for the business unit. Develop 5 year capacity plan for manufacturing and raw material sourcing. Lead manufacturing and design engineering teams to identify cost reduction opportunities to meet cost plan. Develop… Show more Management of 270 Direct and Indirect personnel, >$40M Installed capital, and $30M Planned/In-Process Lead operations and engineering activities for the manufacture of A123 proprietary cathode materials. Oversee capital projects for capacity expansions. Create 5 year cost plan for the business unit. Develop 5 year capacity plan for manufacturing and raw material sourcing. Lead manufacturing and design engineering teams to identify cost reduction opportunities to meet cost plan. Develop and hone China Manufacturing Engineering team for efficiency and greater independence from of US design team. Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State; Aqueous and Solvent Based Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: -Developed expansion plan for a 50% increase in capacity -Boosted throughput by 50% on high cap-ex equipment resulting in a $4M savings -Created roadmap for a 15% product unit cost reduction -Optimized unit process increasing yield by 10% -Introduced a new billing/tracking system for Engineering test requests on production equipment giving the VP of R&D and Operations better visibility into quarterly costs Show less Management of 270 Direct and Indirect personnel, >$40M Installed capital, and $30M Planned/In-Process Lead operations and engineering activities for the manufacture of A123 proprietary cathode materials. Oversee capital projects for capacity expansions. Create 5 year cost plan for the business unit. Develop 5 year capacity plan for manufacturing and raw material sourcing. Lead manufacturing and design engineering teams to identify cost reduction opportunities to meet cost plan. Develop… Show more Management of 270 Direct and Indirect personnel, >$40M Installed capital, and $30M Planned/In-Process Lead operations and engineering activities for the manufacture of A123 proprietary cathode materials. Oversee capital projects for capacity expansions. Create 5 year cost plan for the business unit. Develop 5 year capacity plan for manufacturing and raw material sourcing. Lead manufacturing and design engineering teams to identify cost reduction opportunities to meet cost plan. Develop and hone China Manufacturing Engineering team for efficiency and greater independence from of US design team. Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State; Aqueous and Solvent Based Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: -Developed expansion plan for a 50% increase in capacity -Boosted throughput by 50% on high cap-ex equipment resulting in a $4M savings -Created roadmap for a 15% product unit cost reduction -Optimized unit process increasing yield by 10% -Introduced a new billing/tracking system for Engineering test requests on production equipment giving the VP of R&D and Operations better visibility into quarterly costs Show less



OMG AMERICAS

• Technical Project Manager

  • May 1995 - Jun 2004

  Led stage gate analysis of new product opportunities >$50M potential; responsible for product scale-ups and improvements $10M Performed and compiled market feasibility analysis for new product opportunities with a final report out to Senior Staff. Responsible for new products/product line extensions synthesis and subsequent analysis including manufacturability, multi-generation planning, and cost forecasting for the homogenous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst and materials for the… Show more Led stage gate analysis of new product opportunities >$50M potential; responsible for product scale-ups and improvements $10M Performed and compiled market feasibility analysis for new product opportunities with a final report out to Senior Staff. Responsible for new products/product line extensions synthesis and subsequent analysis including manufacturability, multi-generation planning, and cost forecasting for the homogenous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst and materials for the rechargeable market segments Prepared reports and presentations for customers, manufacturing, technical, and Senior Staff Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State, Heterogenous and Homogenous Catalysts, Cathode Materials; Aqueous and Solvent Based Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: Supervised and participated in the purchase and installation of a $300K Cap-Ex pilot plant facility including new and used equipment and data acquisition based process control automation Prepared off-spec product reclaim procedure resulting in $150K savings Performed an early stage cost model analysis stopping an unprofitable product launch; $50K estimated development savings Process improvement for a large lab precious metal carboxylate synthesis process resulting in a 30% time savings on filtration Designed and installed advanced lab stations for better scalability, control, and reaction profiling Show less Led stage gate analysis of new product opportunities >$50M potential; responsible for product scale-ups and improvements $10M Performed and compiled market feasibility analysis for new product opportunities with a final report out to Senior Staff. Responsible for new products/product line extensions synthesis and subsequent analysis including manufacturability, multi-generation planning, and cost forecasting for the homogenous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst and materials for the… Show more Led stage gate analysis of new product opportunities >$50M potential; responsible for product scale-ups and improvements $10M Performed and compiled market feasibility analysis for new product opportunities with a final report out to Senior Staff. Responsible for new products/product line extensions synthesis and subsequent analysis including manufacturability, multi-generation planning, and cost forecasting for the homogenous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst and materials for the rechargeable market segments Prepared reports and presentations for customers, manufacturing, technical, and Senior Staff Technical Areas: Synthesis: Wet Bench and Solid State, Heterogenous and Homogenous Catalysts, Cathode Materials; Aqueous and Solvent Based Wet Chemical Processing: Mixing, Milling, Spray Drying; Dry Chemical Processing: Blending, Calcination, Milling & Classification Key Achievements: Supervised and participated in the purchase and installation of a $300K Cap-Ex pilot plant facility including new and used equipment and data acquisition based process control automation Prepared off-spec product reclaim procedure resulting in $150K savings Performed an early stage cost model analysis stopping an unprofitable product launch; $50K estimated development savings Process improvement for a large lab precious metal carboxylate synthesis process resulting in a 30% time savings on filtration Designed and installed advanced lab stations for better scalability, control, and reaction profiling Show less