Nanotechnology at Zyvex

Zyvex’s prestigious Advisory Board includes Mr. Donald A. DeVito II (Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley), Dr. Malcolm O’Neill (Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation), and Mr. James R. Von Ehr II (Founder, Chairman and CEO of Zyvex Instruments).

Mr. Donald A. DeVito II is a Senior Vice President for Morgan Stanley. He has spent over 22 years as a Financial Advisor, Registered Investment Advisor, and Municipal Finance Professional in Albany, New York. He is also a Retirement Planning Specialist and an expert in Money Management and Estate Planning.

As a Senior Vice President, he is responsible for developing Morgan Stanley’s investment banking and corporate finance initiatives in the Capital Region of New York, as well as overseeing the management of client portfolios.

De Vito also serves as the CEO and President for Auxilia Corporation. The Company focuses on the commercialization of high-altitude airship technology for civil application developed by a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corporation and Stratcom International. He recently created the New York State Council for Defense Contractors and serves as founding Chairman. The Council focuses on issues related to service providers for National Defense Agencies.

He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and the New York Army National Guard. He last served as a Captain in the 10th Mountain Division. Mr. DeVito was a distinguished honor graduate of the U.S. Army Intelligence School and a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry School.

He is Chairman of the Center for the Disabled Commercial Services Board and a Director on both the Center for the Disabled Governing Board and Foundation Board. He is a Vice President and Treasurer of the Duanesburg Area Community Center and past President of the Board of Directors of the Duanesburg Education Foundation. He is a Board member for the Center for Economic Growth and Chair of the Global Trends Committee. He was also the Mayor of Delanson, New York and Deputy Supervisor and Councilman of Duanesburg, New York.

DeVito received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and is a graduate of the School of Advanced Financial Management.

Dr. Malcolm R. O’Neill is the retired Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He reported to the Executive Office and is responsible for exercising oversight responsibility for research, engineering, program management and integrated mission analysis functions throughout the corporation.

After retiring from the United States Army, O’Neill joined Lockheed Martin in September 1996 to serve as Vice President, Mission Success, Operations and Best Practices in Space Systems. During the period of 1996–99, he was responsible for providing leadership and functional direction of operational matters for Space Systems as they concerned mission success, program management, procurement, manufacturing, materials management and product assurance. He was also responsible for Space Systems activities in support of a major LMC initiative to increase productivity and improve performance by adopting best practices from both within and outside the corporation.

During his military career he held numerous prominent positions including, Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; Deputy Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization; Director, Army Acquisition Corps; Commander, Army Laboratory Command; and Deputy for Program Assessment and International Cooperation, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition). He served as Project Manager, Multiple Launched Rocket System; Deputy Project Manager, NATO Patriot Systems; and Program Manager, Strategic Fire Control Systems, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He has also had significant responsibilities directing numerous and varied research, development, engineering, and manufacturing operations.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, O’Neill graduated from De Paul University (Chicago, IL) with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and received both a Master of Arts and Doctorate in Physics from Rice University (Houston, TX).

James R. Von Ehr II is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Zyvex Instruments, Chairman and CEO of Zyvex Labs, Chairman and CEO of Zyvex Asia, and a board member of Zyvex Performance Materials.

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