Tom is responsible for all research and development functions at Silpara. He brings 25 years of experience in the business and technology development of specialty materials at IBM, W. L. Gore & Associates, and Lehigh Technologies. Tom joined Lehigh as a late stage start-up, helping grow revenue over 3x, and participated in a successful exit via acquisition by Michelin in 2017. At Lehigh, his teams developed and commercialized multiple award-winning new products (all sustainable materials) to the very same group of companies targeted by SILPARA.

Tom’s new business development experience includes 11 US patents.

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  Founder & Chief Technology Officer in Silpara

  Chemical Raw Materials Manufacturing