Founded in 2005 by proven entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists, NanoH2O is committed to developing a new generation of advanced membrane technology to maintain an economically viable and sustainable freshwater supply. Based on pioneering nanotechnology research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), NanoH2O focuses on synthesis of new membrane materials for desalination and water reuse.
Jeff Green
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Green is an experienced early-stage, venture-backed technology entrepreneur. Previously, as a software entrepreneur, Mr. Green founded two software startups, Archive, Inc. (sold to Cyclone Commerce) and Stamps.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: "STMP"). In both companies, Mr. Green co-wrote the original business plan and played a key role in raising over $300 million in private equity, public and debt financing. At both companies, Mr. Green was responsible for directing the company’s strategy, business model and marketing operations, including product management. Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. Green garnered marketing and strategy experience at leading companies such as Mitchell Madison, Hewlett Packard and Ziff-Davis. Mr. Green holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
Bob Burk
Founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Applications Engineering
Dr. Burk has extensive experience as a senior manager at two different international engineering firms. He brings with him a wealth of contacts in the engineering industry as well as municipal and private water and wastewater entities. With early work on the link between CO2 and climate, his current expertise includes water supply and treatment issues for water from fresh, contaminated, and seawater sources. He has had consulting relationships with a diversity of water resources clients from San Pellegrino in Italy to municipal water departments in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Work on wastewater has ranged from large municipal and hazardous sites, to large mines including the Grasberg Mine in Papua New Guinea, to consulting on nuclear waste issues for the US, Swiss and Japanese governments.
CJ Kurth
Vice President of Research & Development
Mr. Kurth is a 14-year veteran of the membrane desalination industry with a breadth of experience in the research and development departments of Osmonics and GE Water and Process Technologies. During his tenure Mr. Kurth was awarded several patents for new membrane chemistries, cartridges, production processes and applications, and has led teams developing new membrane products from early stage lab work through full scale commercial launches. For one of these products he was awarded the GE Leadership Award for Technical Innovation in 2004. Mr. Kurth was also involved in the hiring, training, and laboratory set up for a new membrane research and development group located in Shanghai, China. Mr. Kurth holds both a BS and MS in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.
John Tomescu
Vice President of Engineering
Mr. Tomescu brings to NanoH2O his expertise in product and manufacturing process development combined with equipment design and commissioning. John joined the company from GE Water and Process Technology where he led the Ultrafiltration Membrane Bioreacter (MBR) Global Product Development Engineering Group. In this position, John launched several new products and improved the existing product portfolio. Prior to his tenure with GE, he led the Zenon ZMP Engineering team. He joined Zenon from the automotive industry where he held various engineering positions with Lear and Tiercon Industries where he focused on product launches and process improvements. John Tomescu is a graduate of Transylvania University in Romania, holding a BS/MS degree.
Michael DeMartino
Vice President of Finance
Mr. DeMartino has almost a decade of experience as a finance executive in early-stage venture backed enterprises. Mr. DeMartino most recently served as the Vice President of Finance at Altra Biofuels, Inc.; a Los Angeles based alternative fuels start-up. While at Altra, in addition to day to day management of the company’s financial operations, Mr. DeMartino played a key role in raising over $500 million in private equity and debt financing. Prior to Altra, Mr. DeMartino served as Vice President and Controller of JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:” JMDT”), a publisher of games and other content for mobile platforms. While at JAMDAT, Mr. DeMartino played a key role in raising over $100 million in private equity and public financing, the execution of several business acquisitions with an aggregate value in excess of $150 million, management of the company’s expansion into Europe and Asia, and the ultimate acquisition of JAMDAT by Electronic Arts, Inc. in 2006. Prior to JAMDAT, Mr. DeMartino spent six years with Arthur Andersen, LLP in their audit and attest practice. Mr. DeMartino holds a BA in Finance from Florida State University and Masters in Accounting from the University of Southern California.