MDOR Management team

Board of Directors

Joseph J. Glusic, President & CEO:

Mr. Glusic was appointed President and CEO on December 31, 2007. Prior to this date he served on the MDOR Board. During his previous career he had been mostly involved in activities associated with the production, monitoring, processing and ultimate disposal of hazardous and/or radioactive wastes. He was an employee of both private and public companies and consulted to a variety of institutions that included public, private and governmental agencies. Clients included Nuclear Utilities, Architect Engineering firms, and Governmental Agencies. His responsibilities have included design, operations, management, and principal ownership of companies associated with these types of functions. Mr. Glusic also has extensive experience evaluating and developing numerous processes and technologies utilized in the handling and processing of various types of waste streams. He has also written and developed technical and regulatory documents supporting testing, operations, and reporting requirements. Mr. Glusic has also been involved in the acquisition, financing, marketing, and sale of real estate and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He has attended various academic and professional educational programs throughout his career to enhance his technical and managerial skills and has been licensed by several government agencies, as required to perform his primary functions and achieve his goals.

Marc Boulerice,Production Manager and Director of Magnum’s Canadian Operations
Mr. Boulerice is bilingual in French-English having twenty years of experience as a Director of Manufacturing. Established quality controls for 200 active injection molds, personnel assessment, supervision, and trained staff (50) on three shifts 7 days a week. College Certified in Quality Integral Management ISO 9000 standards, 15+ years experience in the retail business, expertise in inventory control, management supervision, quality control, and implementation strategist. Mr. Boulerice has expertise in inventory control and management of administrative, and training & supervising staff. He also has skills in developing, strategic planning, managing budgets, establishing performance indices, task analysis and workload. Develop and prepare the schedule for internal and external audits.

Team Leaders

Bryan Brammer, Corporate Director of Business Development
Bryan Brammer comes to the Magnum team as the Corporate Director of Business Development and Chief Operating Officer of Magnum Recycling USA. His responsibilities will include the growth and development of new and existing properties in the Magnum Portfolio. Additionally, Bryan is directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of all US property production. Bryan has over 10 years of operational experience in the Gaming and Hospitality space including executive management roles in Gaming Operations, Business Development, Research & Analytics, and Compliance. His experience includes operating and managing multiple properties and revenue centers with 250+ team members per location. Bryan is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado where he received a Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing and Economics.

Larry Hogan, Sr. Plant Manager
Larry Hogan has joined the Magnum Team to facilitate USA expansion (Magnum’s Colorado, Facility) plans as well as helping in the ramp up production in Magnum’s Magog Facility in order to fulfill the current backlog of orders. Mr. Hogan comes to Magnum with over 27 professional years in business design, set-up, construction and operations. He has helped in the development of large corporations in 6 western states including Hawaii. Furthermore he has constructed, opened, and operated over 20 successful businesses, and employed/managed 400 employees at a time. Larry’s education includes Business Consulting, Small Business Administration, and Culinary Arts from the University of Hawaii in Maui, HI, as well as, several Professional degrees In Law Enforcement from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

Carl Sabilo, Facilities Manager
Carl Sabilo comes to Magnum to aid in Facilities and Equipment construction and maintenance. His expertise will be utilized to ensure optimum performance of equipment and plant production during Magnum’s accelerated expansion activities. Carl is a seasoned veteran with over 25 years in civil engineering and heavy equipment material handling. His experience includes the maintenance and operation of several different crushing and grinding systems from the aggregate industry. Carl holds several certifications from heavy equipment manufacturers as well as a Class A Commercial Drivers License.

Kyle Pottorff, Business Manager
Kyle comes to Magnum with the primary responsibility of ensuring positive customer experiences and efficient business operations. His duties will include establishing customer service guidelines, creating IT order processing and delivery systems, and the management of the US operation Supply Chain. Additionally, Kyle will act as the primary IT professional as Magnum develops and designs its technology infrastructure. Prior to joining Magnum, Kyle was an active entrepreneur with a several successful internet retail businesses. Prior to owning his own businesses he worked in the Retail and Education industries. Kyle graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Degree in Political Science. During his time at the University he focused on State and Local government and is experienced with the political environment in Eastern Colorado.

Chad A. Curtis, Founder of Magnum
Mr. Chad Curtis is both an entrepreneur and the Founder of Magnum d’Or Resources. Inc (Magnum) a Next Generation Rubber Recycling and Solutions Company. Mr. Curtis’s professional background includes corporate and financial transactions involving both public & private markets as well as developing startup companies. He has also been engaged in the acquisition and sale of pre-construction and post-construction residential real estate. He has been a key element in positioning Magnum to become a global leader in rubber recycling & rubber solutions. Mr. Curtis became the President, CEO, Director and Treasurer of Magnum on December 20, 2006. From December 20, 2006 through December 30, 2007 he headed the company, structured strong corporate governance, and was very instrumental. Mr. Curtis was a key player in the start up and production of Magnum’s Magog Facility (Magnum Reycling Canada) as well as getting Magnum over $100 million in open contracts for the sale of its recycled rubber products. As the Founder and Consultant of Magnum, Mr. Curtis formed a close working relationship with the Sekhar Research Innovations Sdn Bhd (SRI) in Malaysia and over time was able to move it into an effective partnership with Magnum, bringing in key technologies and expertise in recycling and processing aids which were geared towards revolutionizing the recycling industry. This relationship and partnership has brought Magnum into a central role with exclusive coverage for North America for what is likely to become the single largest effective and viable rubber recycling operation in the world and among the larger compound production operations in North America. His direct involvement made it possible for Magnum to be successful in the acquisition of the largest tire land fill in the USA located in Hudson, Colorado. He was a driving force in the acquisition of the Magnum Hudson, Colorado facility (Magnum Recycling USA) which was identified as a case study in business intrigue. Mr. Curtis has been directly involved in the plans being drawn up for setting up the rubber crumb & powder production and activation plants for Magnum which has been clearly acknowledged as an enormous and complex undertaking. His commitment to ensuring the implementation of a sustainable and wholly green solution to this global problem while maintaining a focus on commercial viability has been impressive and is likely to ensure a very interesting future for Magnum’s operations. Mr. Curtis is known for his unmatched work ethics and through Magnum and Magnum/SRI has done something wonderful for the Environment and People’s Health.

Dr. W. Howard Chan, Advisor:
Dr. Chan was formerly a Judge in both the Civil and Criminal Courts of New York State. As a Law Professor, he developed legal institutions in China. Since 1978, Judge Chan was senior advisor to China’s Governmental Ministries and Agencies. During that time he was engaged in developing international trade, infrastructure development projects, real estate development projects, direct foreign investments, and resolving international trade, investment & securities disputes. As an international attorney and partner at the international law firms of Graham & James and associate attorney at Height, Gardner, Poor & Havens, Judge Chan specialized in international commercial law and real estate law. During this time he was involved in corporate and financial transactions involving; energy resource development, real estate development, construction & finance, international transportation development, and finance for the aviation and maritime industries. Judge Chan was also engaged in international development of high technology, information technology and internet companies in China and the U.S. Judge Chan graduated with honours from Columbia College, B.A. ‘73 and Columbia Law School, J.D. ‘76.

Gopinath B. Sekhar, Sr. Advisor of Magnum/SRI and CEO of SRI:

Mr. Gopinath B. Sekhar has over 25 years of work experience involved in Trading, Rubber and Palm Oil processing. His production process experience ranges from installation and up-grading capacity to running a wide variety of large production units. The last decade with specific involvement in rubber technology, development of processing technologies and application solutions.
Developed the 1st pilot glove and catheter deproteinization plant in Kerala India.
Co-invented with Dr. B.C. Sekhar the proprietary Deprotin mechano-chemical process for the removal of extractable proteins and residual chemicals from latex dipped goods (post production) to below detection levels of all accepted test methods.
Co-invented with Dr. B.C. Sekhar the proprietary Low protein Latex innovation which allowed for the production of dipped goods (examination and surgical gloves, catheters and condoms) with residual extractable protein levels below the detection limits of all accepted test methods by merely utilising the Low protein latex instead of conventional latex. This patent rendered the previously developed Deprotin patent obsolete.
Worked closely with Dr. B.C. Sekhar until his death on the successful commercialization and effective introduction of devulcanized compounds (produced using the Delink Chemical Reactant) into production of rubber products in full production batches.
Developed proprietary surface activation machine for bulk processing of cryogenic and ambient crumb using a wide variety of devulcanization technologies operating on a cost effective and energy efficient manner.

Honorary advisor

Dr. N. Natchimuthu
Dr. Natchimuthu brings a wealth of expertise on rubber and specific research on thermoplastics applications that will allow Magnum SRI to develop and exploit a whole new area of consumption for our products. His earlier work on existing recycling technologies and his current research on processed natural rubber scrap in TPE’s is of critical importance for the future of Magnum SRI, opening up an enormous market for our range of products that has thus far been technically out of our reach.

Carrying out fundamental research in rubber and plastics and now with specific emphasis on cryogenic and ambient crumb inputs to be produced by Magnum’s North American operations Dr. Natchimuthu brings strong credentials and adds capacity in terms of the development and implementation of the next generation of technologies.”

EPDM Rubber
EPDM Rubber compositions containing silica as reinforcing fillers and vulcanized with peroxides have been developed for Rocket Motor Case lining Applications. Performance properties for Rocket Insulation materials such as heat of ablation, thermal erosion rate and thermal stability characteristics at isothermal conditions were evaluated and found to meet the required specifications. Accelerated ageing studies on these materials have been carried out and their suitability for lining applications are evaluated

WORK HISTORY

July 2008 Onwards: Assistant Professor of Rubber & Plastics Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India
July 2006-June 2008, Vice President, B.C. Sekhar Research Centre, Green Rubber Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Feb 2005-June 2006, Assistant Professor, Rubber & Plastics Tech., Anna University, Chennai, India.
Dec 1999-Feb 2005, Senior Lecturer, Polymer Technologyig, Anna University
Dec 1995-Dec 1999, Lecturer, Polymer Technology, Anna University
Mar 1994-Dec 1995, Visiting Faculty, Polymer Technology, Anna University
Jan 1990-Mar 1994, CSIR Senior Research Fellow, Polymer Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India.

EDUCATION & OTHER TRAINING

Ph.D, (April 1994); Anna University, Chennai 600 025, India
M.Tech.(1989); Polymer Technology (I Class), Cochin University, Cochin, India
M.Sc.(1987); Applied Chemistry (I Class); Anna University, Chennai, India
B.Sc.(1985); Chemistry (I Class), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India

Staff Consultants

Michel (Mike) Boux, Engineer, Special Projects and Developments:
Mr. Boux holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Mining Engineering from Laval University in Quebec and in Microbiology from Université de Sherbrooke. He has extensive knowledge in high quality rubber powder production and is very familiar with most phases of mesh size tire reduction. As an Independent Consultant Engineer, he has conducted feasibility studies for new tire recycling plant start-ups and has studied and provided analysis on the tire recycling technology and equipment as it relates to the worldwide markets. He has performed studies on raw material availability and the needed environmental permits involving shreds, tires, and other technical rubber compounds like EPDM. He has experience working with regional government agencies and has provided risk analysis and recommendations for other clients. As a Process Engineer with over 14 years experience, he has been involved in the research and development of new construction products using DC plasma and plasma coatings. He took an active part in the organization and creation of the company Plasma Control, Inc. He also has experience in the writing of reports/ratios to obtain all available governmental subsidies and R&D income tax credits.

Don Kot – Transportation and Procurement Specialist
Mr. Kot has over 25 years experience in the automotive and transportation business. Throughout his career he has been involved in sales, procurement, maintenance, finance and training within the transportation industry. His expertise in contract negotiations and customer relations will aid the Company in its acquisition of heavy equipment, maintenance programs, and disposal of surplus equipment.

Don Brinkmann – Architectural, Design, and Construction
Mr. Brinkmann is a professional Architect with a Bachelors degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois. His 25 plus years of experience includes design, construction, and supervision of numerous public, private, and institutional projects. His expertise is in innovative and environmentally friendly facility design and energy efficient construction techniques.

Rick Umberger – Security Specialist
Mr. Umberger’s professional experience encompasses a twenty-year plus career in law enforcement with a major metropolitan police department with private consultant practice as a Security Specialist. His previous experience includes assignments in SWAT, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, and as an Officer for the Department of Homeland Security at the National Headquarters Operations Center in Washington D.C.

During his career, Mr. Umberger supervised and coordinated numerous complex criminal investigations with federal and state agencies including; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the U. S. Secret Service. He has also developed training materials and tools used by hundreds of personnel during training in investigative techniques and procedures, counter terrorism, NIMS and ICS concepts.