Meet Pontic Technology's Leadership Team:

Dr. Michael Papadopoulos – is the CEO and Founder.  He is the sole shareholder and owner of the Company.  The driving force behind the innovations and the provider of all development and operating funding to date.  As a practicing Dentist for over 25 years, whose business acumen is highly respected, Michael is highly respected in his community. His knowledge and expertise in clinical training and advanced oral health care has been invaluable to the creation of innovative market solutions.

Education: DDS, University of Southern California (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry.

Jim Lewis – is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Company, in charge of overseeing the design, development and implementation of all systems.  Experience includes Senior Test Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the lead integration engineer for chemical propulsion subsystems and the Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE).

He began his engineering career in 1987 as a Space Shuttle Systems Engineer at the Kennedy Space Center and served in many test & engineering positions since including Test Director for Mechanical Truss systems on the International Space Station.  In 2001 he joined JPL as the lead chemical propulsion test & integration engineer.

He has also served 27 years as a U.S. Special Forces officer (active and reserves), including multiple combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq as a Special Forces team, company and battalion commander.  He is the recipient of over 30 military awards including the Bronze Star and the U.S. State Department Meritorious Honor award for his work with Afghan District Governors in eastern Afghanistan.

Education: B.S. in Physics/Computer Applications, University of Alabama; Masters in Aerospace Engineering; Masters in Space Systems Engineering, both from Florida Institute of Technology.

Dr. Gerald Voecks – is the CSO, Chief Science Officer.  In charge of technology advancements and use of maximum science applications. Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and their lead for development of in situ sensors for NASA’s life support systems and in advancing technologies of NASA’s space program for In Situ Resource Utilization for future human missions. Past duties include development of heterogeneous catalysts, designed for hydrogen production/hydrocarbon combustion. His work has pioneered catalyst systems designs and reactor designs that have been incorporated into operations on aircraft, vehicles and stationary power plants and been active in fuel cell systems development. Currently holds 20 patents, is co-author 20+ publications, and is a Visiting Scientist at Caltech.

Education: BSE, MA, PhD in chemistry, covering areas of inorganic synthesis, photo catalysts and reaction mechanisms. Postdoctoral work was in inorganic/organic surface chemistry

Dr. John Solomon

Dr. John Solomon– is one of the consultants and scientists that overlook research and development of flow systems and water sterilization experiments. He is a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University, Alabama. His research interest is experimental fluid mechanics and he holds two US patents for developing actuators for high-speed flow control.

Other technology development team members include engineers and scientists in thermodynamics, computer science, and fabrication development.