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Don Dorsey was Executive Vice President of Castrol Industrial North America, where he led the metalworking products and services business unit. During his 17 years with Castrol Industrial (and privately held Van Straaten Chemical Company which was acquired by Castrol), Mr. Dorsey led an aggressive business development initiative and pioneered the creation and growth of Chemical Management Services that established Castrol Industrial as the industry leader in this business.

Mr. Dorsey is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in general management, engineering, and senior sales and marketing positions in Fortune 500 companies, like IBM and General Motors. His broad range of experience includes multi-business unit management with key roles in new business development, acquisitions and alliances, and business integration and consolidation initiatives.

Mr. Dorsey studied Industrial Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan and received his BBA degree in Management from Cleveland State University.
Dr. Smith is Eller Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Faculty Associate to the Provost at the University of Arizona where from 1980 to 1995 he held the position of dean of the Eller College of Business and Public Administration. From 1992 to 1995 he also served as Vice-Provost of the university and had responsibility for the development of an overall institutional strategic plan and the University's Continuous Organization Renewal (CORe) program. CORe supported the application of total quality principles at The University of Arizona. As Faculty Associate to the Provost, he is organizing a campus wide initiative to advance student learning through outcomes assessment.

A native of Vancouver Canada, Smith graduated from the University of Washington before completing a Ph.D. degree in economics in 1968 at Northwestern University. Following his doctoral studies, he was a visiting research fellow at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Smith served on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Northwestern University and the University of California, San Diego (visiting) and has held several directorships of academic and research programs.

Smith has published extensively in the fields of microeconomic theory and health economics. He teaches managerial economics, health economics and the economics of strategy. The latter course explores the economic foundations that allow successful firms to choose strategies to exploit the profit opportunities that exist or to adapt to changing circumstances.

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the FINOVA Group, Inc. and serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc., a privately held producer of ammonia nitrates products for the agricultural and mining industries, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of GroupSystems.com, Inc. (formerly Ventana Corporation), a privately held software company distributing GroupSystems.

Previously, Smith served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Gas Corporation (1988-92), PriMerit Bank (1988-92), and the Health Providers Insurance Company (1987-95). He was a member of the Board of Directors (1990-96) and President (1994-95) of AACSB - The International Association for Management Education.
William (Bill) Harper is an experienced senior financial executive who brings significant financial and general business experience to the Pantheon board. In his 25 years as a senior financial executive, Mr. Harper has served as the Chief Financial Officer of leading industrial companies such as Clark Equipment Company and National Steel Corporation. Mr. Harper has significant experience as an independent director on the boards of several worldwide industrial companies, and serves as a Trustee of Manchester College, his alma mater. Mr. Harper and his wife Trish split their time between Indiana and Scottsdale.

Ms. Smith is owner and Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Petroleum Supply, an International Company supplying Remediation Products to the Oil, Power and Chemical Industry; consultant to General Litigation and Plaintiff Law Firms; Serve as member of Board of Directors of Parson Brinkerhoff, an International Engineering/Consulting Firm and the Board of Directors of National Judicial College, at the University of Nevada.

Ms. Smith earned her B.S. from Purdue University, School of Pharmacy; J.D. from Indiana University; L.L.M. from University of Texas and received the Highest Scholastic Honor: Order of the Coif.

Executive Director-Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in Washington D.C. Designed, built, managed and provided Public Advocacy for the first Multi-Billion Dollar Trust established to pay Manville, Inc. Asbestos personal injury claims; Executive Director-Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chief Executive Officer of World's largest Trial Bar and America's Fifth largest Political Action Committee; Academic Dean and Associate Professor: American University School of Law; Academic Dean and Associate Professor: Nova University School of Law.

David J. Kush, a native to Arizona, has practiced anesthesia in Phoenix for the last twelve years. As an accomplished athlete, Mr. Kush earned a position with the Arizona State University baseball team while pursuing a bachelor's degree. He went on to complete a medical degree at The University of Arizona's School of Medicine and subsequently performed an anesthesiology residency through the University of Arizona. Mr. Kush's outside interests include horses, dirt bikes, skating, and especially salt water fishing.

Co-founder and CEO of Pantheon Chemical, Ms. Roberts is a dynamic thinker, innovator and leading force behind the company's business development and expansion plan. Since 1999 Ms. Roberts directed an extensive reorganization of the company to include: development of its executive management team; protection of its IP; automation of its manufacturing operations; and a clear definition of its marketing and distribution strategy. Additionally she secured the necessary financing to commercialize the chemical technologies throughout multiple worldwide distribution channels.   

   

A decade later, Pantheon Chemical has expanded globally and realized tremendous success in several markets with award winning products.  Customers include the Department of Defense, Boeing, Dassault Falcon Jet, Honeywell, Seagate, Stryker, DeBeers as well as most of the domestic commercial airlines.  Dubbed “The Toxic Avenger” by Forbes Magazine, Roberts formed Pantheon Chemical with a fierce commitment to shattering the myth that green technologies are less effective and more expensive. Its mission continues to be to develop and commercialize products that help customers to increase financial growth while at the same time sustain human health and safety, social responsibility and environmental efforts.

 

Roberts is a summa cum laude graduate of Northern Arizona University. Ms. Roberts is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and for two successive years enjoyed the distinction of being the University's highest ranking scholar.  She is also a graduate of the highly regarded business executive program at MIT Sloan School of Management.  The three year program called “Birthing of Giants” is ranked by Inc. Magazine as the number one educational program of its kind. 

 

Ms. Roberts sits on the Board of Directors for the Hospitality Industry Hall of Honors out of the University of Houston, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, AZ Business Leadership Group and March of Dimes.  In addition to her board positions, Ms. Roberts is also a member of the CEO membership organization - Vistage, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), Arizona Technology Council, Valley Forward, AZ Manufactures Network as well as the AZ Tooling and Machining Association.

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Galanis is a certified science, technology and computer expert and primary architect for Pantheon's innovative technology infrastructure. Mr. Galanis leads technology resource acquisition efforts, sets and maintains technical specifications and standards for the company's information systems and for all e-commerce, wireless, computer networking and Internet functions and facilities. In addition, he oversees all U.S Government product training and testing operations for the company.

Mr. Galanis honed his mastery of technology during 11 years in the U.S. Navy where he qualified as Engineering Watch Supervisor, Naval Quality Assurance Supervisor, Master Training Specialist, Certified Machinist and Network Administrator. After finishing 1st in his 500 person training class, he earned Top Secret security clearance and was proud to serve as Senior Trainer, Operator and Nuclear Engineer on the USS Parche, the USS Henry M. Jackson and the USS Florida, all stalwarts of the United States Nuclear Submarine Force.

Mr. Reeder is a managing shareholder for one of the nation's fastest growing international law firms, Greenberg Traurig. His distinguished career as an attorney whose clientele has included countries, international corporations and law firms throughout the country was highlighted with four years of public service as the 14th Under Secretary of the Army. In this number two post, Mr. Reeder served essentially as the Army's COO. His specific responsibilities included long-range planning, material requirements, readiness, acquisition reform, infrastructure reduction, and financial management of the Army. He served as the Army's focal point for international affairs, with specific focus on NATO, Panama and Latin America. Mr. Reeder also served for three years as Chairman of the Panama Canal Commission's Board of Directors where he oversaw a massive, multibillion dollar infrastructure program. As Army Undersecretary he also oversaw military support to local, state and federal agencies related to civilian law enforcement, civil disturbance, disaster relief, and emergency planning. He also served on the five-member DOD Base Realignment Closure (BRAC) Council. Mr. Reeder returned to the private practice of law in 1997.

Nick Tomassetti

Mr. Tomassetti is currently President and CEO of NRT Associates. He retired in 2002 as the Chairman and CEO of Airbus Industries of North American Holdings, Inc. He was responsible for all North American Operations, which entailed all Airbus business and service activities. He was named to the position in February 2000.

Previously, Mr. Tomassetti was President and Chief Operating Officer of AINA, a post he held since joining the company in September of 1994. Formerly Vice President-General Manager of Twin Business Development for McDonnell Douglas Corp. Mr. Tomassetti was responsible for such AINA activities as sales, contracts, market planning, and sales finance for U.S. and Canadian customers.

Prior to joining Douglas, Mr. Tomassetti was Executive Vice President of Pratt & Whitney's Commercial Engine Business organization. During his more than 30 years at Pratt & Whitney, Mr. Tomassetti held various positions in engineering, marketing and customer support.

In 1981, he was appointed Vice President, Sales and Service of Pratt & Whitney's Commercial Products Division and in 1984, he was elected to fill the top marketing position at newly-founded International Aero Engines (IAE), the five nation consortium (of which Pratt & Whitney was a member) formed to develop and market the IAE V2500 aircraft engine. He became President and CEO of IAE in 1987.

A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Tomassetti lives in Naples, FL.

Michael Smith retired from Honeywell in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2001. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell's Aerospace Electronics Systems, the leading supplier of avionics and related electronics systems and services to the aerospace industry. The business was a $4 billion, 18,000 employee worldwide enterprise.

Mr. Smith is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in operating a business, general management and serving as an officer of a large public corporation in the aerospace industry. He was instrumental in Honeywell's acquisition of Sperry, merger with AlliedSignal and an attempted merger with GE, which was thwarted by the European Commission.

Mr. Smith's experiences coupled with the cyclical nature of the aerospace industry and fast moving electronics technology has afforded him great experiences in all areas of managing a business. Under his guidance, Honeywell applied solid strategic technology to become one of the leaders in the aerospace industry, providing the edge to gains in share and business success.