TERRY L. GUCKES

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General Manager / Senior Vice President

Operations & Corporate Development Experience

Senior Executive with P/L, Operations and M&A skills. 15+ years of

international manufacturing experience as a CEO/COO/General Manager with

P/L experience covering the chemical, oil and gas, semiconductor and metal

industries. 20+ years of corporate development expertise in mergers,

divestitures, joint ventures and other deal-making efforts. Creative

developer of a corporate vision for startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Background with small privately-held firms through large Fortune 500 and

publicly traded companies.

Mergers and Acquisitions/Divestitures

Global P & L Responsibility

Worldwide Operations Management

Business Metrics Implementation

New Business Start Ups

New Market Development

New Product Development

Turnaround Experience

R & D Leadership

Minor Metals Market Expertise

International JV Experience

Government Contracting

Financial Modeling

Strategic Planning

MBA, Finance / Ph.D., Ch.E.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTING SPECIALTIES, Columbus, OH 2011 to 2012

President, Consulting Specialties

. Served as an Interim COO handling Operations, Engineering, Environmental

Health and Safety and Supply Chain.

> Increased operating profit by 36% via LEAN and 5S procedures and

customer selection by profit estimation.

> Implemented capex analysis and initiated investments that created over

$ 6 million of NPV.

> Created and implemented a Strategic Plan which will double capacity in

the fastest business growth segment and provide a foundation for

future revenue and net income expansion.

CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION, Anchorage, AK

2010 to 2011

$1.1 billion worldwide premier service provider for the U.S Government in

the areas of base operations, construction, oil field services, IT,

engineering and manufacturing.

Corporate Officer & Chief Strategy and Planning Officer

Headed Corporate Development function. Responsible for leading efforts to

double sales with a goal of $2 billion through the development and

implementation of a strategy to provide diversification via acquisitions

and expansion into new government and non-government sectors. Reported to

CEO.

. Created a vision and strategy; selected target markets; executed a plan

to diversify into new, high growth markets.

. Developed strategic and financial screening tools for evaluating new

opportunities

. Devised and implemented the corporate Diversification Process to provide

new growth routes.

. Led contract negotiations and due diligence efforts on acquisitions and

investment opportunities.

CONSULTING SPECIALTIES, Cleveland, OH 2005 to 2010

Consultant on business strategy and tactical issues, covering new business

launches, acquisitions, financial modeling, new product development

processes, market analysis and Lean manufacturing recommendations and

implementation.

President, Consulting Specialties

. Implemented an R&D stage-gate process for new product development efforts

at a niche manufacturer.

. Devised the intellectual property strategy for a nano-technology company

to protect IP and guide R&D.

. Developed a strategic business review to refocus a neglected business and

find new markets/opportunities.

. Constructed minor metals market analyses (gallium, germanium, indium) for

client entrance into solar energy.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., Cleveland, OH

2001 to 2005

$240 million specialty chemical company ranked first in the world in

gallium and gallium derivatives. Other product lines include peroxides,

construction products, coatings additives, and water treatment chemicals.

Private equity owned.

Corporate Officer & Senior Vice President; General Manager, Electronic

Materials

Managed full profit and loss responsibility and all functions for this

international business unit with plants in Europe and Asia. Directed

creative turnaround; then tripled business with new products in new

markets. Reported to CEO.

. Completely turned around and restructured a declining business unit.

Used strategic planning and internal controls to develop new business

opportunities with limited resources during a dramatic semiconductor

downturn.

> Increased revenue by more than 300%. Negotiated creative sole-source

contracts.

> Directed strategic development of new products and new markets in

pharmaceuticals, solar and renewable energy, alloys, and

nanotechnology.

> Renewed gallium-based business at lost accounts in compound

semiconductors and opto-electronics.

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. Reduced operating costs 50% by restructuring entire business.

> Renegotiated all key raw material and agency contracts.

> Reduced purification plant manpower and costs by $2 million/year.

> Initiated R&D program to develop alternative raw materials and process

improvements.

> Implemented performance metrics and centralized financial reporting.

. Negotiated the acquisition of a major competitor's facility and an

exclusive win-win agreement with a world class aluminum producer for

access to the world's largest gallium source for this facility.

. Led worldwide management team through a period of unprecedented industry

change by creating a vision centered on teamwork, commitment,

opportunity, and results. Opened new market in China.

OM GROUP INC., Cleveland, OH 1996 to 2000

$1.5 billion leading global producer of metal powders and metal-based

specialty chemicals.

Corporate Officer & Vice President, Planning & Development; General

Manager, Battery Products

Held dual role responsibilities for start-up and operation of Battery

Products and corporate-wide responsibilities for business development

including mergers, acquisitions, international joint ventures, and

divestitures. Managed operations efficiency initiatives and global teams.

Member of senior management and reported to President/COO.

. Directed and managed over $1.6 billion of acquisitions which launched the

company into new business areas and provided new markets and core

technical competencies. Led new business development in germanium

products.

. Envisioned and built an international battery materials business which

contributed over $25 million of revenue with positive EBITDA within two

years and became the highest growth division in the company.

. Conceptualized and introduced an e-business strategy and reduced supply

chain costs by over $2 million / year; headed internal cross-functional

teams in scenario development and financial evaluation, resulting in

plant closures and relocations saving $ 1.5 million/year.

. Created, formed and headed two international joint ventures; saved over

$1 million by developing a creative exit strategy for a third

underperforming venture.

LUBRIZOL, Cleveland, OH 1988 to 1995

$5 billion global leader in the manufacture of specialty chemical additives

and polymers for industry and transportation, performance coatings,

consumer personal care products and pharmaceuticals.

Vice President, Lubrizol International Management Company (1993 to 1995)

Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investment Division (1991 to 1993)

Vice President, Lubrizol Enterprises, Inc. (1988 to 1991)

. Rainmaker and negotiator for seven acquisitions in process chemicals,

polymers, coatings, fuel additives and metalworking fluids to enhance

growth of small SBU's built around Lubrizol's core technology.

. Responsible for strategic assessment and refocusing. Doubled value of a

specialty chemical divestiture from $5 million to $10 million through

creative inclusion of a manufacturing license.

. Headed efforts in acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.

Managed and divested $120 million portfolio of 20 direct investments and

12 venture capital funds covering non-core areas of biotechnology, animal

health, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and pesticides. Assisted in

developing $0.5 billion gain on Genentech equity.

W. R. GRACE, Columbia, MD 1986 to 1988

Former $6 billion conglomerate of 13 business units; currently in catalyst

and building materials.

Manager, Product Development, Research Division

Responsible for speeding development and commercialization of automotive

adhesive and sealant products.

. Organized, staffed, and directed automotive R&D effort to replace

commodity products with new technology-based products such as reactive

adhesives and epoxies.

. Recommended divestment of business. Transferred core technology

competency to new projects in coatings, composites, construction

adhesives and pharmaceuticals.

EXXON-MOBIL, Florham Park, NJ

$425 billion producer of petroleum and chemical products.

Venture Manager, Commercial Development, Exxon Chemical Company

Manager, Chemical Separation Technology, Exxon Chemical Company

Section Head, Solar Thermal Systems Division, Exxon Enterprises

Project Engineer, Exxon Research & Engineering Company

Engineer, Exxon Production Research Company

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. Responsible for managing new business launches. Directed business

venture in oil pipeline chemicals and formed new high-margin specialty

business unit with initial sales of $20 million/year; headed polymer

modified roofing asphalts venture.

. Managed solar thermal systems modeling section to predict system

performance and built and operated three test houses to confirm models.

. Launched cost reduction effort to address $1 billion/year chemical

separations energy cost. Focused on technologies of membranes,

supercritical fluids and adsorbents. Developed, commercialized, and

installed three membrane systems; received one patent in supercritical

fluids.

. Developed the first all digital refinery process model and control system

for the largest refinery expansion to date (250,000 bbl/day Baytown

expansion). Model became the exclusive training and optimization tool

used for startup and operation.

EDUCATION

MBA, Wharton School of Business, Executive MBA Program, with Distinction

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

BSE, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, with Highest Honors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Creative Biomolecules (Former)

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