Management Team
NovaCentrix's management team brings a proven and dynamic record of success in high growth product research, marketing, development and commercialization. With years of experience developing new products for high growth markets, the team is uniquely positioned to lead NovaCentrix to greater success.

Charles Munson

, Chief Executive Officer and President
Charles is Manager and President of NCC Nano, LLC, which is dba NovaCentrix as of February 26, 2008. He has over 25 years experience in energy markets and technologies, including photovoltaics, and oil exploration and recovery. Charles graduated from Brown University with a degree in Geophysics /Math. Charles is currently President or Manager of three companies involved with oil and gas production or minerals. The Munson family has been actively pursuing private equity investments for over a decade.

Stan Farnsworth

, Vice President, Marketing
Stan has been with NovaCentrix since its inception in 1999. As Vice President of Marketing, Stan has responsibility for market and opportunity assessments, product management, marketing communications, and business development. At NovaCentrix, Stan has led business and product efforts in printed electronics, photovoltaics, bio-terror remediation, and wound care, as well as corporate fund-raising. Before joining NovaCentrix, Stan served as Division Manager at Intercorr International in Houston, TX, where he launched the company's equipment manufacturing operation and led the company's ISO 9000 registration program. Previously, as a quality engineer at Applied Materials, he was involved with establishing product development processes for bringing new products into manufacturing. Stan earned his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University and MS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.

Dr. Kurt Schroder

, Chief Scientist
Dr. Schroder joined NovaCentrix in 2000 and is co-inventor of the Photonic Curing process and related technologies. He has over 20 years experience in plasma physics and pulsed power and has worked in industry, government, and academia. Kurt has numerous publications, patents, and patents pending in technology areas including electronic conduction in printable electronics, pulsed electric arc discharges and initiation technology, pulsed-plasma based nanoparticle synthesis, radiation induced chemical reactions and phase changes, and energetic materials and applications. As an innovator in diverse technologies, Kurt also designed and built the world's first real-time onboard optical telemetry system for use on a railgun, developed an infrared imaging blackbody radiation diagnostic for making magnetic fluctuation measurements in TOKAMAK plasmas, and also holds patents for vibration-reduction technology widely used in hammer and golf club grips. He holds an S.B. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Steve McCool

, Director of Engineering
Dr. McCool joined NovaCentrix in 2001 and is responsible for concept engineering and control systems for the Photonic Curing technology. His background includes the development of advanced nanoparticle production systems utilizing ultra- high-power electrical design, and advanced electro/optical controls. Steve began his work with advanced power systems as a graduate student, developing a laser-scattering system for measurement of temperatures greater than 30 million oC. In 1996 Steve founded and served as CEO of Graftek Imaging, a machine vision company. In 1998 he spun out pcINSPECT.com to develop commercial industrial automation systems, which was ultimately acquired by NovaCentrix in 2001. Steve received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas and has published over 40 papers related to plasma physics and fusion energy.

Steve Schmidt

, Director of Operations and Systems Integration
Steve joined NovaCentrix in 2000. He has responsibility for day-to-day operations in addition to leading Photonic Curing system design integration and manufacturing. He also has responsibility for the nano-particle production systems, including planning and implementation of upgrades, as well as operation. Steve is a co-inventor on several of the company's patents. Previously, Steve worked with pulsed-power technology while at UTRON, Inc., working on programs to commercialize SDI ("Star Wars")-derived technologies. Steve first acquired high-power electrical and mission-critical facility infrastructure management experience as a nuclear submariner in the US Navy, and he holds a B.S. in Management.