Management Team

Mark A. KisnerChief Executive Officer

Mr. Kisner has over 30 years of manufacturing and product management experience in the electronics industry.  With 19 years of experience at Texas Instruments (TI), his responsibilities included product design, engineering, sales, marketing, systems and financial P&L for a $200M business segment. In 1996 Mr. Kisner propelled his career forward by acquiring Alpha Circuits, a small EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) company. Mr. Kisner grew the company from $2M in annual revenue to over $34M in 2008 when he sold the business to another EMS company.  Mr. Kisner graduated from Kansas State University with a BSEE degree.

Craig T. StewartChairman & Advisor

Mr. Stewart is the Founder and Principal of North Coast Advisors, Inc. which is a research based corporate finance and corporate development consulting practice.

With more than 28 years of experience in the financial markets Mr. Stewart has worked with both private and public companies to help them refine and execute their business plan, manage their growth and obtain funding.

Mr. Stewart has material experience in entertainment, consumer product companies, specialty retail, life sciences and software related businesses. Through his family office fund Mr. Stewart is an active investor in the Houston Angel Network, where he maintains and over see's investments in seven private technology Companies.

Travis R. KisnerDirector of Engineering

Mr. Kisner is experienced in multiple facets of Product Development, Engineering, and Manufacturing. Prior to DetectaChem, Mr. Kisner worked with National Instruments, a leading Test and Measurement Company and TS3. While at TS3, Mr. Kisner was responsible for the manufacturing and procurement of the DetectaChem Seeker. During his tenure at TS3, Mr. Kisner served as a Business Development Manager, where he was directly responsible for $11 million of annual sales for the company. Mr. Kisner holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas, Austin.

Chris CataniaSales and Marketing

Mr. Catania has over 10 years of retail and customer service experience in the durable goods industry.  Prior to detectachem Mr. Catania was responsible for annual sales of over $75 million for a privately held retail corporation.  Mr. Catania holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas Austin McCombs School of Business as well as a Master of Business Administration from The University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business with concentrations including Energy Investment Analysis, Energy Finance, Corporate Finance, Marketing and Sales Management. Contact