About DaniMer Scientific

Leadership

Daniel Carraway - Founder and CEO

• 15 years of success in creating value through new products and processes
• Unique strengths in developing technology portfolios and business strategies for new products
• Inventor or Co-inventor of over 20 patents and pending patents
• Columbia University Graduate School of Business - Marketing Management, Core MBA Program
• PhD Biotechnology, University of Georgia
• MS Plant Science, Mississippi State University
• BS Forestry, Mississippi State University

S. Blake Lindsey - President

• 25 years of sales, marketing and production management experience in the pulp & paper industry. Successful in managing diverse and complicated global supply chains while exceeding demanding customer expectations for quality and timely delivery.
• Expertise in new business development, sales management, supply chain optimization, production efficiency and customer satisfaction; trained as a Kaizen facilitator
• Recipient of numerous regional and national sales achievement awards during his career while managing large groups in multiple locations supporting a wide range of internal and external requirements
• Graduate of the University of Arkansas- BS Business Administration
• Post graduate education at The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and Southern Methodist University, Dallas

Scott Tuten - Senior Vice President

• 14 years of logistics, supply chain, transportation, inventory control, operations and warehousing experience
• Held numerous VP, RVP and District Manager positions for a multi -billion dollar transportation company
• Expertise in strategic planning, policy implementation, sales management and operations management
• Strong background in international logistics and supply chain management
• Managed multi-state territories with over 200 associates
• Graduate of Georgia Southern University - BBA Logistics

Steve Wann, PhD - Chief Technology Officer

• Technical and research leadership positions at Union Camp Corporation and International Paper Company for 23 years
• Recognized worldwide as a founder of tree biotechnology
• Selected as technical adviser to Disney World’s EPCOT millennium celebration
• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Minnesota
• Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Institute of Paper Chemistry (now IPST at Georgia Tech)
• Brings to DaniMer Scientific a wide range of technical expertise in biotechnology, synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry, and paper converting

John T. Moore- Vice President of Business Development

• 17 years experience in the Plastics Industry
• Demonstrated skills in Business Development and Project Management
• Background in sales, engineering, manufacturing, & processing
• Experience in high volume packaging applications
• Mechanical Engineering- Louisiana Tech, Ruston
• BS Finance- Louisiana State University, Shreveport

Mark K. Jones- Vice President of Business Development – Adhesives

• 23 years of domestic and international sales experience with travel to 87 countries
• Established and managed business relationships with agents worldwide
• Strong background in adhesive design and application
• Extensive background in hot melt machinery application engineering
• Published in several international magazines concerning new machinery design and application selection
• Business Administration Degree- Macon College, Macon Georgia

Don Phillips – Director, Manufacturing

• 17 years experience successfully managing different sectors of business in the agricultural industry which consisted of:
  • Selecting, managing, and training staff
  • Developing and managing a departmental budget
  • Establishing and monitoring productivity goals
  • Developing and managing key account relationships
• Led and developed a vertically integrated business plan in which Land Management was the driving force
• Experience in managing all aspects of the peanut and grain procurement business
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Georgia
• Graduate of the Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum Foundation, 2001 Class
• Graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL), 2005 Class