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Michelle
Crumm
Co-Founder/Chief
Business Officer
Ms.
Crumm has over 14 years of business and
financial experience. As Co-Founder of Adaptive Materials, she has been
integral in growing the company over 300% in the past three years.
Capitalizing
on her background, Ms.Crumm has been able to significantly increase
market
share and cash flow. With integrity and straightforward decision
making, Ms.
Crumm has been key at leading the company through the transition from
start-up,
high-technology, R&D company to a second stage, fast-growing
manufacturing
company. Prior to founding Adaptive Materials, her professional
experience
spans service firms, large automotive suppliers, and consumer package
goods.
She has held a variety of positions, including investor relations,
procurement,
and various financial positions. She is a licensed CPA, receiving her
BS from Purdue
University
and her MBA from the University of Michigan.
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Dr. Aaron Crumm
Co-Founder/Chief
Visionary Officer
Dr.
Crumm has obtained over $32M for the development of Adaptive
Material’s
portable fuel cell systems. As
the
visionary leader of Adaptive Materials, Dr. Crumm has been essential in
evolving the technology from powders to products. As co-inventor of the
micro-fabrication by co-extrusion process used to make AMI’s
micro tubular fuel
cells, Dr. Crumm has been motivated to make affordable and portable
fuel cell
systems with a readily available fuel source. Dr. Crumm is a highly
regarded
and respected speaker at many alternative energy symposiums and
conference.
Prior to founding AMI, Dr. Crumm gained insight into electric power
generation
as a nuclear engineer. He has a BS in Nuclear Engineering
from Purdue
University
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Dr. John Halloran
Co-Founder/Chief
Technical Officer
Dr. Halloran oversees the ongoing development efforts surrounding AMI's
core
technologies. With tremendous success in ceramic processing techniques,
Dr.
Halloran has been integral in developing AMI’s patent
portfolio. He received
his BS in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and
his PhD
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has
successfully
established and spun out several high tech ventures surrounding his
ongoing
research efforts in the areas of ceramics processing and manufacturing
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Jeffrey
D. Basch
Vice
President Business Development
Jeff Basch is vice president of Business
Development for Adaptive Materials. He leads AMI’s delivery
of commercially
successful fuel cell power systems. Mr. Basch assumed his role in June
2007. Mr.
Basch comes to AMI from General Electric where he was director of
automotive
business development. He began his 17-year career with GE in the
Chemicals and
Materials Leadership Program of the $6B Plastics business. He held engineering
positions within the
manufacturing and technology operations prior to joining the sales
force as a
field applications engineer. Mr. Basch spent 12 years on GE’s
commercial team
in various sales and marketing leadership roles ultimately being
promoted to
director of automotive business development. He is a certified Six
Sigma master
black belt. Mr. Basch is a graduate of University of Massachusetts
where he earned a bachelor's in chemical engineering. He graduated with
his MBA
from the University of Michigan.
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David
Nicholas
Director of Operations
Dave
Nicholas is Director of Operations responsible for
optimizing AMI’s manufacturing process for product
reliability and cost. Before
joining AMI, Mr. Nicholas held various
engineering and operations management positions at Delphi Corporation
and
DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Bringing
high volume manufacturing experience from the auto industry, Mr.
Nicholas will
guide the development of AMI’s fuel cell manufacturing
processes. He holds a BS
in Mechanical Engineering and a BS in Material Science from the
University of
Michigan, in addition to an MSE in Manufacturing Engineering from
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Timothy
M. C. LaBreche
Director
of Technology
Tim
LaBreche has been with Adaptive Materials since November 2002. As
Director of Technology he is responsible for research, development, and
engineering of AMI’s solid oxide fuel cells, fuel cell stacks,
and advanced ancillary components. Mr. LaBreche leads AMI’s
breakthrough fuel cell power and energy technologies for hand launched
unmanned aerial vehicles. He has authored papers, presentations,
and holds patents in power management, fuel cells, and unmanned aerial
vehicle power systems. Prior to joining AMI, Mr. LaBreche gained
insight into large scale data analysis and systems engineering as an
environmental engineering consultant and project manager. Mr.
LaBreche is a graduate of Purdue University where he earned a
bachelor’s in Civil Engineering. He graduated with his
Master’s of Science degree from Virginia Tech.
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Annamaria
Hornyak
Director
of Human Resources
Ms.
Hornyak is director of Human Resources
for Adaptive Materials. She
leads AMI’s
people initiatives in establishing a culture that aligns with
AMI’s growth strategy. Ms.
Hornyak joined AMI in June 2007. Ms.
Hornyak has over 19 years of Human Resources experience. Ms. Hornyak’s
professional experiences range
from recruiting, training, leadership development, performance
management and
international assignment management.
Prior to joining AMI, her
experiences have been in the automotive
supplier industry with such companies as Pilkington PLC and
Hayes-Lemmerz Inc. She
is a Certified Compensation Professional
and a graduate of Toledo University where she earned her
bachelor’s of business
administration.
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William
L. Siddall
Manager
of Military Business Development
Leading
AMI’s Military Contracts Group, Mr. Siddall delivers ultra
light
weight, long duration power solutions for current and future military
needs. Mr. Siddall joined the Adaptive Materials team in
November
2007. He comes to AMI from the Ford Motor Company where he
spent
14 years; most recently in product development management. He
began his career at Ford in production management and progressed
through multiple engineering design positions and purchasing staff
positions. Prior to Ford, Mr. Siddall served as a
commissioned
officer in the United States Navy’s aviation and logistics
communities. Mr. Siddall is a graduate of the University of
Michigan where he earned a bachelor’s in mechanical
engineering
and a master’s degree in business administration.
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advisory board consists of business, legal, and manufacturing leaders.
Adaptive Materials, Inc. values its corporate and government partners.
If you are interested in becoming an AMI partner, please contact Brad
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