IDEA ENGINEERING - Key Persons


Mr. Paul Mancuso

Job Titles:
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Principal
Mr. Mancuso is a graduate electrical engineer with more than 30 years experience in the specialty chemical, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. His background includes virtually all aspects of Instrumentation and controls engineering/design as well as project engineering and business development for major engineering firms. He has also been a guest lecturer on the subjects of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and field instrumentation for a number of educational institutions and is currently licensed in CT, NY, NC and AZ. Mr. Mancuso has overall responsibility for all electrical and instrument/controls work at IDEA.

Mr. Richard Gregoire

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Principal
Mr. Gregoire is a graduate chemical engineer with over 25 years experience in the specialty chemical, pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. His background encompasses the full range of process and project engineering activities. Mr. Gregoire has lectured at Interphex in Controlling Solvent Emissions from Process Vents. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut as well as numerous other states. Mr. Gregoire has responsibility for various process engineering and code review activities performed at IDEA.

Mr. Thomas Hustek

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Principal
Mr. Hustek is a graduate chemical engineer with 30 years experience in the specialty chemical, polymer and pharmaceutical industries. His background is very strong in chemical unit operations and as such he has demonstrated his ability to conceive, develop, evaluate and implement new process concepts for a variety of projects. He has also been a guest lecturer on the subjects of air toxics destruction and solvent emission abatement. Mr. Hustek has responsibility for all technical aspects of the company, with specific emphasis on conceptual development at IDEA. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut.

Mr. Wallace Reinecke

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Mr. Reinecke has over 35 years of experience in the specialty chemical and pharmaceutical industries. For over ten years he managed a 75-man design/engineering group comprised of instrumentation, civil/structural, architectural, layout/piping, electrical power, HVAC and construction disciplines. Throughout his career he has also acted as a Project Manager/Director on numerous chemical and pharmaceutical projects. He has demonstrated the ability to manage both people and projects. Mr. Reinecke has also been a guest lecturer on the topics of project and construction management for the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE).