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Frank Mess, Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Since its founding in 2006, Frank has served in
a number of roles for Qoil Technologies, with
a primary focus on market strategy and fund raising.
Frank is an expert in commercialization of technology
and has taken numerous products to market from
concept through production. Frank began his career
at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs developing and
manufacturing cutting-edge optical components
for high-speed fiber optic networks. Prior to
joining Qoil, his roles have included senior management
of operations, R&D, and engineering functions.
Frank completed his formal education with a doctorate
in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute
of Technology. Frank also serves on the Board
of Directors for Qoil Technologies.
Terry Wilson
Vice President, Operations
Terry’s career includes 20+ years of operations,
engineering and business development experience
with Fortune 100 companies and privately held
firms. Terry began his career with Texas Instruments
automating production processes for TI’s
defense systems division. While with PepsiCo and
IBM he led logistics engineering and supply chain
operations teams supporting national and global
expansion. His roles included general management
of IBM Asia Pacific distribution and development
of IBM’s global logistics engineering organization.
Terry also held general manager and engineering
management roles with PepsiCo Food Systems during
the launch of PepsiCo’s consolidated foodservice
distribution company in the 1990’s. From
2001 to 2008 Terry consulted for clients across
a wide range of industries combining fundamental
process engineering and proprietary data analysis
& decision support tools to develop customized
supply chain solutions. He has participated in
the launch of several new ventures and in 2005
incorporated mergers & acquisitions services
into his consulting practice. Terry received his
BS in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi
State University in 1984.
Luis M. Nelson, Ph.D.
Vice President, Engineering
Dr. Luis Nelson specializes in the design,
development, and production of high technology
components and systems. Prior career experience
includes research, design and development in the
opto-electronic industry with Lucent Technologies,
YAFO Networks, and MEMS Optical. He has worked
internationally on major engineering projects
including work with the Panama Canal Commission.
Dr. Nelson has also held several positions on
academic faculty including Professor in Mechanical
Engineering at the Technological University of
Panama, and as an adjunct professor at the Panama
branch of Florida State University. Dr. Nelson
received a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from
University of Iowa under a Fulbright scholarship,
and ultimately his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
as well as a M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering
from Georgia Institute of Technology.
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