Meet our leadership team
Jeffery Ritz
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffery is a senior executive and entrepreneur with a successful track record of building, restructuring and growing technology, service and healthcare businesses. With over 20 years of experience, he's had leading roles at GE, Allied Signal and Fidelity Investments. Jeffery has an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BSME in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University.
Per Sekse
Chief Financial Officer
Per's unrivaled experience as a senior executive and entrepreneur spans a storied and illustrious career with over 35 years in finance, risk management, insurance and capital markets, most recently as CEO of two startup companies. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Per held roles in derivatives trading and investment banking at Manufactures Hanover/Chemical Bank, commodity trading at Brandeis Brokers and Enron, and reinsurance and asset management as CIO and board member for the Imagine Group. Per earned his BA in economics from Colgate University.
Mark Kujawski
Chief Technology Officer
Mark has a penchant for innovation and a passion for technology. During his time in the Performance Materials division at BASF, he specialized in the formulation, processing and testing of new thermoplastic polyurethane resin chemistries for advanced applications. He also previously founded a startup company called Smart Composites focused on producing electrically-conductive elastomers for sensing and actuation.
Mark was an Academic Fellow at DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and interned at the Air Force Research Labs. He completed his post-doctoral work at the University of Maryland where he also received his PhD in materials science and engineering. Mark also has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Central Michigan University.
Amanda Pugh
Chief Commercial Officer
Amanda's laser-sharp business development expertise mixed with masterful technology commercialization skills bring game-changing new products to market. Amanda began her career at DuPont Performance Coatings where she was responsible for the development, commercialization and launch of new automotive exterior paint coatings. Her next stop was with Freudenberg Sealing Technologies as a supply chain manager and then with sister company Chem-Trend as a global business development director and North American sales director.
Amanda holds a B.S, cum laude in chemical engineering from Wayne State University and an MBA with a focus on marketing and strategy from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
