News Wire 34 Made in PA Spring 2012
Breaking News from PA Manufacturers
Industrial Scientific Promotes Kevin L. Miller to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President
Industrial Scientific Corporation, the global leader in
Gas Detection-as-a-Service, is pleased to announce that Kevin Miller has been promoted to chief operating offi- cer and vice president. Miller joined Industrial Scientific in 2007 as the director of sales, Americas, and since then has served as the vice president and general manager of Americas sales & services, and most recently as vice president of global sales, services & marketing. In his new role, Miller will be responsible for sales, ser-
vices, marketing, product development, and manufac- turing for Industrial Scientific’s portable gas detection business. “These core functions will be further strengthened by consolidating them under one leader,” says Justin McEl- hattan, president and CEO of Industrial Scientific. “We are extremely confident in Kevin’s abilities as he has a proven track record of success here at Industrial Scientific.” Prior to joining the company, Miller was vice president
of Argosy University Online Programs. He also held posi- tions at FreeMarkets, Inc., now Ariba, Inc., including di- rector of supplier solutions and global commercial oper- ations, and director of North American sales operations. Miller earned a JD from the University of Cincinnati Col- lege of Law, an MBA from the Mason School of Business at The College of William & Mary and a bachelor of arts from Davidson College. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. 4
ChemImage Selected for Small Business Innovation Research Award
ChemImage Corporation will receive support through a U.S.
Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to continue research and development of NightGuard, a standoff hyperspectral imaging sensor. Managed by the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Direc-
torate (NVESD), the 18-month contract will enable the compa- ny to build on the successes achieved in Phase I, while plotting a course for commercialization. When development is complete, NightGuard will provide soldiers with the ability to detect po- tential threat areas in day and nighttime situations at standoff distances.
“We’re extremely pleased to have the continued support of
the NVESD,” said Patrick Treado, Ph.D., Founder & Chief Tech- nology Officer at ChemImage. “Important federal programs like the SBIR enable us to keep making advancements in our technology which benefit end-users.” ChemImage received the U.S. Army SBIR 2011 Achievement
Award, recognizing the company’s exceptional SBIR Phase II efforts for the real-time chemometrics and sensor fusion soft- ware powering NightGuard. 4
Concurrent Technologies Corporation and Renewable Manufacturing Gateway Partner to Bring Alternative Energy and Clean-Tech Manufacturing Operations to Western Pennsylvania
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) and Renewable Manufacturing Gateway (RMG) have formed a strategic alliance focusing on recruiting new companies to locate manufacturing op- erations in western Pennsylvania. The combined strengths of the two not-for-profit organizations offer a unique blend of business and technical capabilities that can mold new businesses into man- ufacturing centers of excellence within the western Pennsylvania region and contribute to the success of new businesses. CTC’s engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts will
provide research, development, demonstration and prototyping capabilities, as well as facilities and equipment that are needed to guarantee cost-effective manufacturing, enabling the new businesses to achieve success. RMG will assist new businesses in attaining necessary working capital, creating financial models, and developing investment opportunities, deploying its financial experts to augment the staffs of the new businesses. “This is an alliance that will have a significant impact on fos-
tering an environment for, and providing opportunities for, more manufacturing entities to move into and be successful in the \ western Pennsylvania region,” said Frank Cooper, CTC's Se- nior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. “The CTC/RMG alliance brings an integrated business model to this region by es- tablishing a single organization that provides the full spectrum of technology proof-of-concept, strategic business develop- ment and capital introduction services for all stages of research, development and commercialization.“ Markets targeted by the CTC/RMG strategic alliance include
natural gas, water, solar, wind, alternative fuels, and environ- mental enhanced materials. Diverse technologies are anticipated to be developed by the alliance, including wind turbines, renew- able hybrid systems, bio-fuels and fuel additives. 4
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