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Team
Founder
and President: Richard Hammen
Rich
is the lead inventor on two fundamental granted patents & patent
applications pending for technology being commercialized by Chela Tech.
He received his BS in Chemistry from
Stanford
University
where he helped found the cycling club, leading to his membership on the US
National Cycling Team, including competing in World Championships, the Pan
American Games, and other International Level Cycling Events.
He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the
University
of
Wisconsin
, a post-doc at UCLA, & then
conducted research at the Molecular
Biology Institute at UCLA,
Los Angeles. Subsequently he worked as a
Molecular Biologist at SRI International & at the California Institute of
Technology, leading to a Director position at Vestar Research (now NEXSTAR,
NASDAQ). He later founded & was
President of ChromatoChem & was
a Faculty Affiliate at the
University
of
Montana
. He founded ChelaTech in 1996 & developed innovative separation technology
funded by reseach grants from NIH, NSF, & EPA.
Marketing
& Sales Consultant: Bo Varga
VP
Business Development: Ken Epstein
Technical
Advisor: John Hammen
John
works with Chela Tech to develop nanotechnology enabled chemistries for targeted
metals recovery applications. He has
completed 3 years cumulative research experience at the company.
He is a co-author on the two issued fundamental patents for the
technology being commercialized by Chela Tech.
He is a National Science Foundation Fellow, 2003-2006 at
Stanford
University
, where he has completed three years of work towards his Doctoral Thesis
(Advisor – Prof. Barry Trost,
Stanford
University
) Development and Diversification of Dinuclear Metal Catalysts for
Variants of the Asymmetric Aldol Reactio.
Technical
Advisor: Mark A. Valentini, Ph.D.
Dr.
Valentini has a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the
University
of
Wisconsin
,
Madison
, a M.S. Chemistry from
San Francisco
State
University
, and a B.A in Biochemistry from the
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
. He has 20+ years of professional
experience in the field of Chemistry, including managing principal of Analytical
Sciences, LLC; Vice President & General Manager Brown & Caldwell
Analytical; Group Vice President of PACE Incorporated; Laboratory Director for
Dames & Moore; and Senior
Research Scientist with Allied Signal Chemical Company.
Dr. Valentini has provided expertise to a wide range of projects
requiring leading-state-of-the-art analytical chemistry services since founding
Analytical Sciences, including to 3M and Intel.
Technical
Advisor: Douglas
C. Parker
Doug
has a B.A. Geology (Honors) from the
University
of
Montana
and an
M.S.
in Earth Science (Honors) from the
University
of
Waikato
(
New Zealand
). He is currently Executive
Vice-President and Principal Soil Scientist/Hydrogeologist for www.hydrometrics.com
in
Montana
, a company that provides cost-effective and practical scientific and engineering services for the
industrial, commercial and municipal sectors in the
United States
and selected foreign markets. Prior
experience includes Manager of Northwest Operations, ASARCO Incorporated , with
a primary focus on mining permits & environmental issues,
Manager of Permitting for Noranda Minerals, Hydrogeologist/Manager of Earth
Sciences Division for Hydrometrics, Hydrologist/Environmental Scientist for
Westech, all in Montana, and Field
Geologist for the Waipa County Council - TeAwamutu,
New Zealand. His
professional affiliations include the Montana Water Pollution Control Advisory
Council (Governors Appoinment), Montana TMDL Advisory Council, (Governors
Appointment), Coeur de Alene Basin Commission (Governors Appointment), National
Groundwater Association (Certified Ground Water Professional), American Society
for Surface Mining and Reclamation, and the Northwest Mining Association
Business
Advisor: Joel Serface
Joel
invests into the convergence of nanotech, life sciences, energy, environmental,
and information technologies. Based in
Palo Alto
,
California
, Joel interfaces with the venture community, research universities, and
corporations to identify disruptive technologies that can provide the foundation
for world-class companies. Joel actively advises entrepreneurs and researchers
in creating new companies as well as several venture funds. Prior engagements include a Partner at Eastman Ventures, a Director at Sierra Ventures, building
the software practice at M&A boutique Alliant Partners, developing Sun
Microsystem's first venture programs, and predicting the growth of SCM & CRM
sectors at AMR Research. Joel served on the Board of Advisors for the California
Nanosystems Institute, the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Nanotechnology,
and Nanotechnology Initiatives in
Colorado
&
Texas. He has an M.B.A. from the
MIT
Sloan
School
of Management & a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the
University
of
Texas.
Corporate
Attorney: Mitch Zuklie, www.orrick.com
IP
Attorney: Richard Trecartin, www.dorsey.com
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