AirFlow Catalyst Systems, Inc.

Steffanie J. LaBarr
Accounting / Finance

Responsible for all corporate administration.  She manages day-to-day operations, along with all financial and      shareholder related matters.  She is the principal coordinator of our supply logistics.  Prior to this position, she worked with a business development company, providing administrative support, at Eastman Kodak Company in Quality Control, and as an Assistant Manager with Mobil Oil.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 221
E-mail:  slabarr@airflowcatalyst.com

Tina M. VanDerveer
Administrative Assistant

A.S. - Business Adminstration

Tina has experience in sales, management, electronic repair and accounting. She has 12 years of entrepreneurial experience expanding a small electronics corporation. She also has over 15 years experience in Retail Sales and Management.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 230
E-mail:  tvanderveer@airflowcatalyst.com

Zaki Mustafa
President and CEO

B.S. Chemical Engineering
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
M.B.A. General Management

Specializes in start-up and turnaround business.  He has broad based experience in managing technology from research to profitable commercialization.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 222
E-mail:  zmustafa@airflowcatalyst.com

 

James L. Holbrook
Process Specialist

Jim is a graduate of Alfred State College and has strengths in Basic Electronics, PLC knowledge, Motor Control, Digital Electronics, Pneumatics, Process Control and Metal Fabrication.

E-mail:  jholbrook@airflowcatalyst.com

Robert J. Deprez
Manufacturing Manager

B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York.  
Certified as Six Sigma for Managers and has had Lean Manufacturing Training.

With 27 years at Eastman Kodak Company, Bob has experience in various capacities in production and pilot plant environments.  His areas of expertise include multi-layer thin-film coating and drying, PLC controls and drives, web conveyance and winding, Emissions permitting and compliance, Commissioning and maintenance of complex equipment, process equipment intergration.


Phone:  585.728.8012
E-mail:  rdeprez@airflowcatalyst.com

Sean T. Hanley
Plant Manager

With over 25 years at Eastman Kodak, Sean has 30 years of experience in coating applications.  Managing coater operations for both Production and Pilot levels.  Process specialist on continuous improvement teams.  Interfaced across production operations, management, staff, marketing and internal/external customers. Sean in proficient in internal and external audits for ISO 9000 compliance.

Phone:  585.728-3118
E-mail:  shanley@airflowcatalyst.com

Heather Chatain Decker
Applications Engineer

B.S. Organization Management, Keuka College - Keuka Park NY
A.A.S Chemical Technology, Alfred State College - Alfred NY  
Scanning Electron Microscopy with X-Ray Microanalysis, Lehigh University Microscopy School - Bethlehem PA
Ceramic Engineering, Alfred University - Alfred NY

With five years of experience with Corning, Inc., in their automotive division as Light Duty and Heavy Duty Diesel Process Technician.  She has also worked at Exxon Mobil Chemical as Research & Development Technician, Eastman Kodak as MSDS Technician and Alfred State College as Chemistry Department Lab Technician.


Phone:  585.295.1510 ext. 226
E-mail:  hdecker@airflowcatalyst.com

Henry J. Gysling
Technology Manager

B.S. Chemistry - St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry - University of Delaware
Postdoctoral work in Inorganic Chemistry - NY University, Bronx, NY and University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)

Henry retired from the Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories after 33 years of service.  His work there centered on inorganic materials and their applications in a variety of catalytic processes.  He has published 60 journal articles and reviews and has 45 issued U.S. patents in various areas of materials science and catalysis.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 224
E-mail:  hgysling@airflowcatalyst.com

Thomas A. Iacubucci
Lab Manager

B.A. Economics

Tom has 30 years experience in both process and product Research & Development and Manufacturing Operations.  This experience includes process scale-up, pilot initiatives, product commercialization and ISO 9000 Quality System.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 227
E-mail:  tiacubucci@airflowcatalyst.com

Thomas R. Roberts
Product Development Manager

B.S. - Ceramic Engineering - SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University
Gradualte work in Electronic Materials - Penn State

Tom retired from Pharaoh Corporation as VP of Production & Ceramic Related Products in 1997, completing 24 years of experience in Engineering, Management and Quality Assurance.

Phone:  585.295.1510 ext 225
E-mail:  troberts@airflowcatalyst.com

John Belgiorno
Sales Manager & Marketing Manager, North America

B.S. Professional Studies- SUNY Empire State College, Rochester NY
A.A.S. Science - SUNY Empire State College, Rochester NY 

With 30 years experience in Sales, Management and Operations, he has aslo been successful working internationally.  John is highly accomplished in business development, building successful teams, and creating strong customer relationships.  


Phone:  585.295-1510 ext 225
E-mail:  jbelgiorno@airflowcatalyst.com

Terry Williams
Sales Manager, Europe

B.S. in Chemical Engineering.  He has experience in manufacturing, sales and marketing of various products in international markets.  He worked for Corning Europe for 25 years, managing businesses in England, France, Japan, New Zealand.  He retired from Corning as Managing Director of European Operations in the optical division.

Phone:  011.44.1492.547.111
E-mail:  twilliams@airflowcatalyst.com