OCEAN STATE SHIELDS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO, CoFounder, Certified Compliance Officer
Job Titles:
- Quality Engineering Advisor
Charlie is our Quality Engineering Advisor. He has an extensive background in highly regulated environments of Aerospace and Defense, developing, managing and improving quality management systems. He also has experience liaising between suppliers, design, engineering, and production teams to negotiate a finished product that satisfies competing needs (e.g. customer, aesthetic, financial, and functionality). He has also completed numerous continuous improvement projects, saving past companies millions by reducing waste.
He is excited to be joining the team, as he sees the need to provide high quality products to prevent the spread of COVID.
When he is not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors and on road trips with his Australian Cattle Dog, Cheyenne.
Job Titles:
- Chief Scientific Officer at SD Labs
Dr. Joseph DeVito serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at SD Labs and is currently the principal and owner of Molosser Group, LLC, a consulting company that provides scientific and regulatory advice and services to the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in the areas of antimicrobial product discovery and development.
Emily Eckert is a woman with a vision. With a degree in Global Economies, Human Rights, and the Environment, she was made to be a leader in the sustainability industry. As the Founder and CEO of GoViably, Emily brings a lifetime of environmental passion and commitment to the role. She also brings empathy, sensitivity, determination, and authenticity - traits born from her experiences as an adoptee, woman, and person of colour.
Job Titles:
- Founder and CEO of Global Shield Solutions and SD Labs
Mr. Catapano is an experienced technology and business executive with a core background in mission critical system engineering and complementary sales, marketing, contracting, and global customer service skills.After transitioning from the datacenter infrastructure community in 2013, Frank founded Global Shield Solutions, an international manufacturing and services organization committed to educating customers on innovative solutions to create a heathier day to day environment and mitigate risk from harmful microorganisms in all types of facilities.SD Lab'score technology is a disruptive family of surface coatings that can continuously kill bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses for up to a year or more per application. Mr. Catapano serves as the CEO and Managing Director of Global Shield Solutions, LLC.
Job Titles:
- Science Advisor and Environmental Sciences Specialist
Our Science Advisor and Environmental Sciences Specialist, Jessica Thomas, is an Adjunct Faculty member since 2015 at Roger Williams University in the Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences teaching amongst other things Physics & Physical Oceanography and has also taught at other regional universities. She is also currently in a Ph.D. program at UMass Dartmouth. She received a Master of Science degree in Hydrogeology from Renesselear Polytechnic Institute in 2002 where her research focused on contaminant fate and transport as well as surface water modeling. From there she worked in consulting before establishing her own land development firm in 2005 which focused on ecologically responsible practices. She has extensive experience in contamination cleanup, hot-site work, and employee and customer safety and regulatory compliance for on-site work.
Job Titles:
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Cofounder
Founder of Tinker|RI, RI's non-profit Manufacturing Incubator, and 26 years of Architectural Design + Build and Project Management focusing on Medical, Hospitality, and Historic Preservation, Todd brings a variety of experience to bear in refining Ocean State Shield's product line and reviewing our client's spaces for the best possible application of Ocean State Shield's products and services. Todd has also recently been active during the COVID-19 Crisis helping with Disaster Response and PPE production by the regional and national Maker community as part of his role as the New England Regional Representative for the Nation of Makers.