Results-oriented executive who energizes customers and builds high quality teams. Brings ideas to market by focusing technology on real-world applications. Innovative, strategic thinker who excels at solving complex, multi-stakeholder problems. Expert in medical device (some of pharma), advanced materials and greentech with a record of accomplishment in management, operations, R&D, and finance within the healthcare, petrochemical, aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. Integrates theory and information to create operational excellence. Has directly raised over $70 million in support of his businesses, supported the raising of multiples of that, and enabled commercial relationships with much larger partners. Demonstrated ability to learn, adapt, and achieve.Specialties: Business: Management, sales, marketing, finance, operations, early stage growth, business strategy, technology strategy, technology development, research and development, financial modeling, medical device industry, technology commercialization.Technology: healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, disposable, composites, greentech, cleantech, wind power, carbon sequestration, nanotechnology, aerogels, composite design, FEA, quality, design of experiments (DOE), ISO 9000, failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), manufacturing plant efficiency improvement, plant simulation design, and remote sensing.
Materiance Llc
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FounderMateriance Llc Jun 2008 - PresentMateriance is a firm which bridges the materials, medical device/pharma, and greentech fields. For example, we developed a detailed plan to commercialize a neutron-mitigating paint for the nuclear industry. I've also worked helped a nanomaterials company think through their scale-up strategy.
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Special Advisor And Board MemberWindgap Medical, Inc. Jul 2022 - May 2023Watertown, Massachusetts, UsI helped Windgap succeed with strategic consulting and tactical assistance when needed along with representing common shareholders on the Board. -
Ceo And Co-FounderWindgap Medical, Inc. May 2011 - Aug 2022Watertown, Massachusetts, UsWindgap Medical is a Venture & Angel-funded medical startup developing an innovative solution for food and sting allergies. Our epinephrine autoinjector is compact, temperature-insensitive, and easy-to-use compared to the market leader, EpiPen. We have been winners of two national business plan contests - M2D2 New Venture Competition and MassChallenge2012. We successfully raised our Series Seed Equity round in 2014, led by angel group, Launchpad Venture Group, and followed that up with our Series A round in 2015, catalyzed by a loan from the Mass Life Sciences Center Accelerator program, and led by GRT BioEdge Ventures. Series B and Series B-1 investment was led by SKK Ventures and Taiwania Capital, respectively. To date Windgap has raised approximately $70 million of investment to date. It has a commercial partnership with ALK-Abello, an allergy-focused Danish pharmaceutical company (ALKB:DC) for its first intended product, an epinephrine autoinjector. Windgap is working with other customers, government, public, and private, to address other diseases.
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Panel CaptainMit Sloan Cio Symposium Dec 2010 - May 2011Boston, Ma, UsOrganized two panels for 2011 MIT CIO Symposium. Both panels addressed an issue that I commonly found IT, namely a focus on IT for IT's sake. The goal for both panels was to show how IT either helped or hindered companies in their desire to grow, adapt, improve efficiency or effectiveness. One panel focused on the increasingly fragmented workforce and how IT may be used knit that fragmentation back together. The other panel addressed the business strategy of Extended Enterprise, it's strengths and weaknesses, and how IT may be used to help in its implementation and success. -
Sloan FellowMit Sloan School Of Management Jun 2007 - Jun 2008Cambridge, Ma, UsMIT Sloan Fellow with a focus on the areas of energy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. I particularly enjoyed general strategy, technology strategy, and how group dynamics may be used to drive innovation. -
Manager Sales And Marketing AnalysisAspen Aerogels, Inc. Aug 2006 - Feb 2007Northborough, Ma, UsTasked by CFO to rationalize product pricing, develop ideal customer mix, track and publish sales and marketing results to increase accountability and operational efficiency* Created extensive financial models of the firm and its production process with CFO* Customized and implemented salesforce CRM system in less than one month* Championed salesforce with Sales, Marketing, Finance, CEO, and Board resulting in greater transparency and improved processes* Developed key portion of "Series D" roadshow using experience curves with historical production pricing, which validated past investments and illuminated future opportunities -
Manager Process R&DAspen Aerogels, Inc. Oct 2005 - Aug 2006Northborough, Ma, Us* Turned around process group for VP of Research & Development; revised work procedures, reduced personnel, and brought inactive assets online* Invented and developed a variety of patentable or closely-held chemical and process engineering technologies
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Lead Plant EngineerAspen Aerogels, Inc. Sep 2004 - Sep 2005Northborough, Ma, Us* Led processes re-engineering in plant using data analysis and dialogue with shop personnel to establish key process indicators* Upgraded quality, safety, and uptime in continuous production, ISO9001 facility* Tripled production capacity from 8,500 to 25,000 square feet of aerogel blanket, reporting to VP of Manufacturing Operations
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Composites Engineer (Founding Team Member & Pi)Aspen Aerogels, Inc. May 1998 - Sep 2004Northborough, Ma, Uso Developed core technology for firm with five unique patents granted and more pendingo Principal Investigator and team leader for three, Phase II SBIR contracts leading a team of PhD scientists, engineers, technicians, and vendors with a total value >$2M o Wrote or contributed to more than 20 proposals for customers ranging from the DOE, DOD (Pax River, Natick Labs, Wright-Patterson), NASA (JSC, Langley), and a variety of commercial firms resulting in >$20M in revenue
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Composites Engineer (Contract)The C.S. Draper Laboratory Aug 1995 - May 1997Cambridge, Ma, Uso Deployed and supported systems throughout Europe for the NATO Implementation Force in Bosnia, based in Ramstein, Germany o Performed parametric design and analysis of unique, autonomous, man-portable, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) emphasizing the use of commercial, off-the-shelf technology o Ran FEA and fatigue based investigation of capacitor failures in US Navy missile guidance system resulting in easy-to-follow, parameter-based testing rules o Secret clearance -
Advanced Products EngineerGencorp (Btr) Mar 1994 - Aug 1995o Designed, analyzed, and quickly prototyped structural reaction injection molding (SRIM), reinforced thermoplastic, pultrusion, and sheet molding compound structures for the transportation market o Worked with automotive industry customers to design, analyze, prototype, and test composite suspension components based upon innovative SRIM technology o Designed and protyped high-volume, low-cost, continuous fiber preforming process for SRIM o Team member who won and spent NIST/ATP award to manufacture SRIM suspension components - $2M
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Process EngineerHercules Aerospace (Hexcel) Mar 1990 - Apr 1991o Led a manufacturing team to build an America's Cup Yacht for America3 syndicate o Developed new composite manufacturing processes for ASTRO Mobile Transporter (Space Station Freedom) o Qualified non-destructive testing system on composite springs for Boeing 767 Aircraft
Chris Stepanian Education Details
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Mit Sloan School Of ManagementSloan Fellows Program In Innovation And Global Leadership -
Texas A&M UniversityWorking In Aerospace Engineering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMechanical Engineering
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Chris Stepanian's current role is Seasoned Founder/CEO/Advisor Focused on Growth.
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Chris Stepanian attended Mit Sloan School Of Management, Texas A&m University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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