Ric Asselstine

Chief Executive Officer

Ric Asselstine is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Terepac. Ric brings over 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial management experience to the company. He co-founded Terepac to build on his interest in printed electronics, technology convergence, and pervasive computing.

Ric previously served as president of Spectrim Label & Equipment Ltd., a label converter. Prior to this, he co-founded Practical Approach, a natural language search engine competing at the time with Ask Jeeves. Before that, Ric had formed Employee Staff Leasing, Inc., Canada’s first employee-leasing firm, which evolved into a consulting practice supporting primarily early-stage technology companies.

Ric has guest lectured at several universities, and has been a panelist at industry events including the Nano Applications & Advanced Materials Forum (Palm Springs, CA), Think Equity Partners’ “Think Tomorrow Today” (Half Moon Bay, CA) and Tech Connect Venture Conference (Boston, MA). He has appeared in business media including CTV’s Canada AM, CBC Radio, Canadian Business Magazine, and Macleans.

He holds an MBA from University of Windsor, and a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Dr. Jayna Sheats

Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Jayna Sheats is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Terepac, with responsibility for technical strategy and structure.

Jayna has worked in industrial R&D and technical business development for nearly 30 years. She previously served as VP of Manufacturing Technology and as Associate CTO at Nanosolar, Inc., a leader in thin film photovoltaics, from early stage to $500M total investment and volume production. Prior to that, she participated in the early stages of several companies intended to commercialize roll-to-roll manufacturing of microelectronic products, culminating in Intelleflex, Inc. She has advised a number of companies on thin film electronics and roll-to-roll processing techniques, including Nanosys and Appleton Paper. Before that she spent 20 years at Hewlett-Packard Labs in R&D on thin film electronics, including microlithography, superconductivity, and organic electroluminescence.

In 1998 Jayna co-founded HP’s World e-Inclusion program, working with Grameen Bank and the Costa Rican Foundation for Sustainable Development, to introduce Internet technology in the developing world on an environmentally and socially sustainable, for-profit basis.

She has published 55 journal articles and filed more than 45 patents, with 21 presently issued. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Jayna holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Stanford University and bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and physical sciences from Colorado State University.

Dr. Gary Taylor

VP of Materials Engineering

Dr. Gary Taylor serves as VP of Materials Engineering for Terepac. Gary brings over three decades of organic chemistry and polymer science and technology experience to the company.

He previously served as Senior Technical Fellow and Technical Manager of Advanced Lithographic Materials and Process Development at Rohm & Haas. In that position, he led advanced photoresist development efforts, culminating with the 157 nm resist program. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Scientist and Manager of IRG1, the NSF-funded Interdisciplinary Research Group, in the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied novel approaches to and applications for surface imaging technology. While at Penn State he co-founded and acted as Director of Research & Development for ADEPT, a company which develops new imaging strategies for the offset printing industry.

Gary’s career began at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he served in a range of positions including technical staff and project manager. His work encompassed diverse aspects of chemistry in microelectronics, including liquid crystals, planarization of spin coated films, and advanced photolithography. While there, he pioneered inventions in x-ray resists, surface imaging and plasma processing.

He has authored or co-authored 115 publications and 25 patents, and has served on the SEMATECH and ITRC working groups on photolithography. He held an AFOSR postdoctoral fellowship at Caltech, was awarded a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Yale University and received an AB degree in chemistry from  Princeton University.

Doug Knox

VP of Process and Product Development

Doug Knox serves as VP of Process and Product Development for Terepac. He brings over 25 years of project management experience, including product development, manufacturing process, and operational procedures.

Doug has managed both large corporate product divisions and developed small technology-based businesses. He spent 10 years with Unisys where he was responsible for offshore manufacturing and quality control, technology licenses and OEM agreements with companies including Convergent Technologies, Intel, Microsoft, and Samsung.

Doug has advised a number of technology companies on technology and product development in the RFID and RF wireless space, including Inex Corporation Companion Technologies, Safari Technologies, Unified Technologies Corp., as well as Avenza Global Technologies, Digital Immersion, Elysium Technologies, Mine Radio Systems, and PeopleFirst Interactive Corporation.

He holds a post-graduate degree from the University of Georgia, a M.Sc. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a BA from the University of Saskatchewan.

David Biesty

VP of Manufacturing Technologies

David Biesty serves as VP of Manufacturing Technologies for Terepac, where he is responsible for operations management and equipment design and construction.

David has 25 years of experience in manufacturing and program management in both operational and management roles. Since 2001, David has managed a range of manufacturing consulting projects, including automation and control systems, hydroforming, metal parts manufacturing, and a phased array satellite radio. These projects have involved a range of technologies addressing high volume production, precision, and cost control. Prior to this, he served as Managing Director of Church Hill UK Ltd. and managed a 22-person production and design team at Imperial Metal Industries, Ltd.

He holds an HND degree in mechanical engineering from Wolverhampton University (UK).

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