0.35 (9.09%)Management Team
Gary De Laurentiis | CEO & Chairman
- 35 years’ of business leadership experience
- 24 years’ experience in recycling plastic
- Started and led several successful companies in the plastics industry Plastics II, RPX Corp., ANEW Corp., ECO2 Plastics
- Winner of Popular Science “2009 Top 100 Innovations” award for ECO2 Plastics Technology
Fred Janz | President
- Served as North America & International President Portola Packaging, Inc. a multi- national packaging company with fourteen locations worldwide
- Served as Senior Vice President of ECO2 Plastics, a PET recycling company utilizing innovative wash processes
- BSME, Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Economics & Behavioral Management, University of Florida
Lou Perches | Chief Operating Officer
- Director of Corporate Quality for a multi-national packaging company
- 35 years’ management & manufacturing experience in plastic industry
- RAB, ISO certified lead auditor
- Green Belt Six Sigma
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology
Michael Riley | Corporate Counsel
- Practiced international corporate law for over two decades
- Served as Chairman of a $2 Billion financial service group based in LA, CA
- Served on numerous corporate boards in both the USA and internationally
- Holds a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame
Lawrence A. Pirvul | Off Shore Manufacturing
- CEO of a supply and logistics company headquartered in Shanghai China
- Served as Program Director of Development/Engineering of Portola Packaging, Inc. a multi- national packaging company with fourteen locations worldwide
- Offshore: Extensive knowledge of Europe, Asia, and Latin American manufacturing
- Regulatory: Knowledge of GMP, CE, ISO, FDA, OSHA, UL, Mil-Spec’s and Standards, EU Standards, and China Directives/Regulations for Environmental, Health, and Safety
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Hartford University
James Klein | Technology Development
- Extensive experience in operations management in process/manufacturing industries and operations restructuring as well as the design/engineering and construction of production facilities
- Key personal involvement in several joint venture initiatives in East Europe and New Zealand
- BS Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin
- Graduate BA – Finance University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Claiborne Thornton | Environmental Engineering & Permitting
- Vice President Environmental Engineers & Consultants with W. Z. Baumgartner & Associates, Inc.
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- Specific expertise in Environmental Waste Sampling with design credits as it applies to automobile shredders
- Bachelor of Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Brian Chrisman | VP Business Development
- Senior Manager Demand/Supply Operations for IBM/Hitachi GST/Western Digital
- For over a decade served as senior management in high tech supply chain companies with emphasis on Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing management techniques
- Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering & Technology, NIU, Illinois
Daniel Akhromtsev | VP of Plant Operations
- Founder, owner of Global Waste Solutions specializing is waste tire recycling in the USA and Offshore
- 6 years in developing the tire recycling infrastructure
Hector Mariscal | Director, Plastic Operations
- Involved in Production and Agriculture Industry for 15 years with with vertically integrated companies in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties
- Managed and maintained a $16 MM yearly cost accounting budget and reduced overall costs by 25% by implementing new farming techniques and assertive strategies in process improvement
- Developed and implemented; Worker Safety and Hygiene, Food Safety and Hygiene training programs to raise health awareness for over 2,500 employees and maintain low Worker’s Comprehensive Insurance Rates