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 Mr. Terry has 20 years experience in the agricultural processing industries and 20 years research and development experience in prokaryotic cellular membrane research. He is the inventor of a number of patents and patents in pending in cellular respiration, cellular dormancy, maintenance of cellular dormancy in transportation; phospholipids bi-layer denaturing (aquaporin transfer) effects, and hypo- and hypertonic osmotic processes including, but not limited to, patents 5,711,980, 6,050,391, 6,551,641; and 222348, as well as those currently in the pending process. Mr. Terry has overseen or participated directly in construction, fabrication, installation and program development including FDA registration of three research laboratories and three food-processing facilities. Mr. Terry has set all the laboratory protocols with respect to pathogenic subject and environmental sampling, culture and enumeration protocols; soil, water and gas analysis; and all prototype systems operations. Mr. Terry is an Advisory Board of Directors to the College of Arts and Sciences member at Idaho State University.
Mr. Brown was born and raised in California 's San Joaquin Valley . The San Joaquin Valley produces 80% of all milk produced in California . His family has manufactured dairy equipment (BECO Dairy Automation, Inc. formerly Brown Equipment Company) for the past forty years and has been in the dairy industry for over seventy-five years. He is familiar with key dairyman in the U.S.A. Mr. Brown has 18 years experience in IT development and consulting services. As President and CEO of M. Hanes & Associates, Inc. an IBM business partner, grew annual revenues of $750k to $6.5M in 24 months. MHA became the largest IBM business partner in the state of Georgia for manufacturing consulting services. In 1999, MHA was awarded IBM's leasing partner of the year (over 30 million) worldwide. MHA provided information and technology consulting services to organizations with a need for rapidly deployment of technology over a large geographical area. Many of these clients included fortune 500 companies. Doug has the ability to foster strategic relationships to enhance our competitive position and accentuate growth. Mr. Brown has demonstrated the ability to take an organization and grow it to thriving and profitable status in a very short period will be instrumental in getting the company products and services to market.
John Terry (Director)
Mr. Terry attended Cal Poly University studying aeronautical engineering. Mr. Terry has been a licensed contractor in California for over 20 years. Mr. Terry has been married for 29 years, and his two children are currently attending the University of Arizona. Mr. Terry is the owner of Twinlode Rack Corp., Twinpick Rack Systems, Inc., J & D global; and JNT investments. Mr. Terry's expertise in material handling and logistics for the agribusiness industry, as well as, beverage, ports, and bulk handling industries throughout North America and Europe provides leadership in the production and rapid deployment of technologies arena. Mr. Terry's expertise in the automated industries, as well as, robotics, conveyor systems, automated packaging equipment and cubic automation allows for Rapid Manufacturing experience and guidance for VTI. Mr. Terry is the inventor of several domestic and international patents for storage and retrieval systems.
James Bouskos (Director)
Mr. Bouskos is a business and political consultant with a long track record of successful business development. Mr. Bouskos has founded many successful businesses in several sectors, including international trade, grocery, restaurant and entertainment; emergency services, real estate development, and insurance.
Mr. Bouskos is highly successful in the public sector. In 1982, he was appointed to the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy where he served as Vice Chairman until his retirement. During his tenure he oversaw studies, which established a new management system for the State's real property holdings; revised its cash management system; and prompted extensive reform of the nurse home and board and care industry. In 1988, Mr. Bouskos was appointed by the Mayor of San Francisco to the San Francisco Port Commission, which oversees the maritime, commercial and public operations of San Francisco's waterfront. He served as both Vice President and President of the Commission. upon his retirement from the commission, Mr. Bouskos received the first ever award by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission to a city commissioner for generating opportunities for minority and women owned businesses. Mr. Bouskos was also awarded the Order of Maritime Merit with the rank of Commander for distinguished service. Mr. Bouskos is credited with implementing the Embarcadero Plan, which completely renovated the Embarcadero and created Pacific Bell Park, home of the S.F. Giants. Mr. Bouskos' abundant political ties will assist VTI in governmental awareness and future legislation.
Eric Burr – Director of Research
Mr. Burr performed his undergraduate studies in Biology with emphasis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Washington University in St. Louis and studied his PhD in Ecology and Quantitative Analysis at Idaho State University. Mr. Burr’s concentration in nitrogen and nutrient dynamics in disturbed ecosystems and the effects of Global Climate Change on the Sage-Steppe ecosystem is a huge asset to VTI’s research and development efforts. Mr. Burr served at Bastyr University as the Basic Sciences Laboratory Manager after working in the Protein and Nucleic Acids Laboratory at the Washington University Medical School. Mr. Burr then supervised the synthesis of sulfuric acid from elemental sulfur and the conversion of phosphorus slurry into phosphate for the J.R. Simplot Company. Mr. Burr’s expertise in High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Amino Acid analysis, DNA Synthesis; Protein sequencing, Peptide synthesizing, Mass spectrometry and Gas chromatography allows VTI sustainable research and developmental growth.
Tim Magnuson, Ph.D.
Dr. Magnuson received his B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bacteriology at the University of Idaho, under the guidance of Professor Don L. Crawford. The dissertation research was biomass conversion, more specifically the bacterial enzymes of lignocellulose degradation. His research focus changed abruptly upon joining Professor Derek Lovley’s group at the University of Massachusetts as a Postdoctoral Scientist investigating the biochemistry of iron respiration in Geobacter. That experience led to a Postdoctoral position with Dr. Gill Geesey of Montana State University, where we developed novel new methods for investigating microbe-mineral interactions. Dr. Magnuson joined the Faculty at Idaho State University in 2001, and has developed a suite of collaborative projects with scientists at ISU, University of Wyoming, Montana State University, Idaho National Laboratory, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and Washington University-St. Louis. Dr. Magnuson’s is the founder of the Magnuson Microbiology Group.
Advising VTI - Management Team
R. Eric McCarthey
Mr. McCarthey is a Senior Vice President, 7-Eleven Global Business Team, for the Coca-Cola Company. Mr. McCarthey is a proven senior leader, change catalyst, and operating executive in the global Coca-Cola system with on the ground experience on four continents. Mr. McCarthey has extensive capabilities in consumer and retail marketing, brand management, results-driven strategic planning, shaping and delivering P&Ls and sales systems with execution leadership. Mr. McCarthey has significant experience and track record in business unit transformation (start-ups and turnarounds) in both emerging and developed markets. Mr. McCarthey's expertise in Global customer development experience across multiple retail formats, franchised bottler governance, and alliance partnership formation success will help guide Verdure' future products commercialization. Mr. McCarthey has Board leadership experience to include current Audit Committee Chairman, compensation committee and nominating committee director of Global Imaging Systems (NASDQ: GISX). Mr. McCarthey has expertise with succession planning, long range planning, capital restructuring, internal auditing capability development and investor communication strategy.
Jim T. Spann, BS, BSE
Spann has more than eighteen years of experience directing profitability for corporate manufacturing operations. Prior to joining Xantrex, Spann spent seven years as President and CEO with Promedica Inc., a manufacturer of operating room medical carts based in Tampa, FL. Under his leadership, the company improved on-time delivery from 25% to 99%. Spann has spent six years as Vice President of Operations and Engineering for Schneider/FPL Canada, a leading manufacturer of equipment for electrical distribution, industrial control and automation, where he was responsible for six manufacturing facilities. Spann also held senior management positions at Square D Co. in divisions located in Mexico, Ohio and Florida. He also held senior positions at Pentec Inc. and VSE Corporation out of Pensacola, FL.
Spann completed the Kellogg Executive Program at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science, Business Management degree from LaSalle University. He also holds a BSE, Industrial Engineering from Army Management Engineering Agency. Spann is on the advisory council of the School of Applied Science for Miami University, the board of directors for Butler County Junior Achievement.
Advising VTI - Science and Development Team Dr. Gerard G. Lyons, Ed.d
Dr. Lyons is the current Chairman of the Dept. of SS&PE for Idaho State University. Dr. Lyons earned his masters degree from Long Island University Graduate School in Health Sciences and received his Ed.d from Texas A&M University. Dr. Lyons has authored and co-authored several publications. Dr. Lyons is a co-team leader for VTI’s pathogenic detection systems project. Dr. Lyons research interests include nutrition and wellness studies.
John Knox, Ph.D.
Dr. Knox is the interim Dean for the Department of Physics at Idaho State University. Dr. Knox received his Masters and Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Knox has developed a Neutron Elastic Recoil Analysis technique to profile hydrogen isotopes in first wall materials from fusion devices. Dr. Knox has also either led or worked on various projects included backscattering (H+ and He+) of thin films (trace elements analysis, measuring H+ cross-sections for light elements including non-Rutherford cross-sections in the RUMP code), Positive Ion Microbeam Analysis of Biological samples, Particle induced X-Ray Emission for Trace Element Analysis, preparation of thin films and supporting thin films via electron beam evaporation and optical properties of paper.
Linda C. DeVeaux, Ph.D.
Dr. DeVeaux is the Associate Professor of Cell Biology for Idaho State University. Dr. DeVeaux operates the DeVeaux Lab concentrating on radiation effects in unicellular organisms and microbial stress responses. Dr. DeVeaux’s undergraduate studies were completed at the University of California, Berkeley and she received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Virginia. Dr. DeVeaux was a member of the research faculty at the Idaho Accelerator Center at Idaho State University and adjunct faculty with Biological Sciences. Dr. DeVeaux completed a post-doc with Dr. John Cronan at the University of Illinois investigating the genetic mechanisms of fatty acid biosynthesis in E. coli. While in the lab of Dr. Gerald Smith at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Dr. DeVeaux characterized several novel mutations in genes involved in meiotic recombination in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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