Mr. Slater oversees the operations of all the TECO group’s entities. Mr. Slater is involved in customer relations, contract negotiations and coordination of the inter-group activities. He oversees general operations, finance, purchasing, personnel, legal and insurance issues.

Mr. Paulsen has been employed by Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. (TECO), since 1994 serving as Vice President Operations (1994-2003), and is currently President and COO. Mr. Paulsen directs all the operating departments of the company. He leads the engineering, estimating and construction groups and works closely with the clients to assure projects are completed on time and performance is in accordance with the contract requirements.

Prior to his employment by TECO, Mr. Paulsen was employed by Ford Motor Company in various engineering capacities (1965-1978). In 1978, Mr. Paulsen moved to AFG Industries and served as Vice President-Engineering (1978-1994).

During Mr. Paulsen's tenure at AFG, he was responsible for building 4 new glass plants, 2 new process lines and 16 rebuild projects. During his entire glass industry employment he has had involvement with 11 new plants, 24 new process lines and 60 rebuilds.

Mr. Seifried has been employed by Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. (TECO) since 1996 as Project Engineer (1996-2000), Operations Administrative Manager (2000-2002) and Director of Engineering and Operations (2000-2004). Since joining TECO he has implemented projects totaling approximately $100 million ranging from batch plants to electric furnaces to complete plants. In his current position, he is responsible for interdepartmental project planning and engineering implementation.

Prior to joining TECO, Mr. Seifried was employed by General Electric as a Process Engineer and Business Team Leader. He is also a graduate of GE's Manufacturing Management Program.

His current responsibilities include the technical direction and coordination of all projects within the Company. He also represents the Engineering Department on the Design/Development Committee, which is responsible for developing new concepts and/or improvements for use in the Glass Industry.

A prior focus of Mr. Carle's activities was in electric furnace design. Since 1970 he participated in all projects relating to electric furnaces and electric boosting. He has been a major contributor to the Company's progress in the electric melting field. As a Project Manager, Mr. Carle also has worked on batch plants, fuel-fired furnaces and process systems.

Mr. Carle has also been actively engaged in the application and design of process computer control systems, and has played an important role in applying computer solutions to TECO's engineering methods.

He is knowledgeable in all areas of TECO's work; i.e., refractory, structural, mechanical, and electrical, and the importance of each to the glass-making process.

Prior to coming with Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. (TECO), Mr. Shea worked for CertainTeed Products (formerly Gustin-Bacon), at their Kansas City fiber glass ("E" glass) plant. He served as a Senior Project Engineer, Superintendent of Furnace and Melting Technology, and as Assistant Plant Manager.

Mr. Shea has been employed by TECO since 1971 as a Project Engineer (1971-1980), Manager, Furnace Design (1980-1987), and Technical Director (1987-1994), and Vice President and Technical Director (1994-Present). Mr. Shea is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and advancing the Company's technical efforts. He is also involved in fuel fired and electric melting furnace designs, as well as development of new process concepts for optimizing furnace design parameters and furnace performance. During his tenure at TECO, Mr. Shea has pioneered the company's efforts in furnace modeling and has validated design parameters with operational information.

Chris has been in the glass industry since 1980, joining TECO in 2000 as Assistant Technical Director (2000-2004) and Technical Director (2004-present). He is responsible for the design and specification of glass melting furnaces and the development and implementation of new technology. He is actively involved in the application of mathematical methods to improve furnace design and operations analysis for process optimization. Chris’ experience includes all types of glass furnaces and conditioning systems.

Prior to joining TECO, Chris was Contracts Manager at KTG Systems, Inc., Engineering Manager at Frazier-Simplex, Inc., and Chief Systems Engineer at King, Taudevin & Gregson, Ltd. in the UK. Before joining the glass industry, Chris worked for GR-Stein Refractories, Ltd. as a Fuel Engineer.

Mr. McCloskey has been employed by Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. (TECO) since January, 1996 as Director of Sales and Marketing, involving domestic and international projects, while maintaining his position as President of KTG Systems, Inc., an affiliate of TECO, since 1994. He is responsible for engineering, purchasing, estimating, construction and sales.

Prior to his employment with TECO, Mr. McCloskey was employed as Director of Furnace Engineering at Anchor Hocking; as Engineering Manager, Ball Corporation; and various technical assignments at Corning, Inc. and General Electric Corporation.

For pre-contract inquire assistance, you can contact Mr. McCloskey at larrym@teco.com