Team
Directors
General Richard Hearney, USMC (Ret.), Director and Strategic Advisor
General Hearney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and a Master of Arts degree from Pepperdine University. He is also a graduate of the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He retired from military service as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. An aviator with three combat tours, General Hearney held command positions at the squadron, air group and air wing level. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he served as Deputy Commander, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. He also held numerous senior staff assignments, including Deputy Director for Operations, U.S. European Command and Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements, Programs and Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps. His personal decorations and medals include: the Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with gold star; Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V," Purple Heart; Air Medal with Combat "V" and bronze numeral "30," and Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V." He previously served as CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS). Prior to this, he was Vice President of the Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group for the Boeing Company, and regional Vice President of Business Development - Western Europe for McDonnell Douglas. He is the Chair of Modumetal's Strategic Advisory Council. He also works directly with the Modumetal Team in program management and in the development of market strategy, especially in corrosion, thermal and structures applications of the technology.
Pete Higgins, Director and Strategic Advisor
Pete holds an MBA and an undergraduate degree in economics and history from Stanford University. Pete is a founding, managing partner at Second Avenue Partners. Prior to this, He spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation, starting in 1983. Mr. Higgins was a member of the Office of the President, reporting to CEO Bill Gates. Pete was group vice president of the Interactive Media Group at Microsoft from 1996 to 1998. Pete serves on the board of directors of Bocada Inc., Insitu Group, and others. He is an executive advisor for the private equity firm Hellman Friedman, Housevalues, and is a strategic director of the venture capital group, Madrona Investments, LLC. Pete also serves on the Board of Trustees for Stanford University and Long Live the Kings. He is a past board member of the Washington Software Association and the Software Publishers Association. Pete serves on the Board of Modumetal and works directly with the Modumetal team on program management and strategy development, specifically in the corrosion resistant coatings area.
Christina Lomasney, Physicist, President and CEO (co-founder)
Christina has a BS in Physics from the University of Washington. She conducted her undergraduate research in the D.T. Schwartz Electrochemistry Group and later completed studies towards an MS in Physics. Christina previously worked at Boeing in a variety of capacities including as lead on programs related to advanced metals manufacturing in the Prototype Machining Center. Christina co-founded Isotron Corporation, a composite materials company, in 2001 and served as President/CEO through 2006. She took this company to profitability without outside investment and currently serves as its Chairman. Christina is President and CEO of Modumetal. She is also project manager, principle investigator and named inventor on projects and pending patents, especially in the structures and corrosion resistant coatings areas.
Daniel Rosen, PhD, Director
Dan has a B.A. in Biology from Brandeis University and a Ph.D in Biophysics from University of California, San Diego. He holds several patents in communications and Internet technologies. Dan Rosen is currently CEO and President of Dan Rosen & Associates, an early-stage technology investment and advisory firm. Prior to this, Dan was founding Managing Partner of Frazier Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund in Seattle. Dan previously served as General Manager of New Technology in Microsoft and General Manager for MSN. Dan has also served as Vice President and General Manager of AT&T Consumer Interactive Services. Dan chairs the Seattle Alliance of Angels. He sits on the boards of the Technology Alliance, The Humane Society of Seattle and King County, Geospiza, and University of Washington Tech Transfer. Dan is on the Board of Directors of Modumetal.
John Whitaker, PhD, Chemical Engineer and Chief Scientist (co-founder)
John has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington. John was the winner of several innovation awards for his developments in electrochemical printing at University of Washington, where he conducted his graduate research in the D.T. Schwartz Electrochemistry Group. John previously served as Technical Director at Isotron Corporation, where he was principle investigator and program manager on a number of composite material development projects. John is Chief Scientist at Modumetal. In this role, he is leading the development of emerging Modumetal systems for high-temperature applications. John is also Principle Investigator of the Company's Thermal Barrier Coatings efforts. John is a named inventor on pending patents in electrochemical printing and on several applications of Modumetal to structures and coatings.
John Mark Silverman, JD, Director
Mark holds a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley. Mark Silverman is a Partner of Catamount Ventures. Mark has led investments in, and currently serves on the boards of a number of leading companies, including Blazent, Grid Net, Real Time Genomics, TransCella and many others. Prior to joining Catamount Ventures, Mark spent more than 18 years working with early stage technology and life sciences companies. Most recently, Mark co-founded and served as President and CEO of Bocada, Inc. Prior to Bocada, Mark was Vice President and General Counsel for drugstore.com. Mark previously served as a Partner at Venture Law Group in Menlo Park, Calif., after starting his career at Davis, Polk & Wardwell in New York, N.Y.