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Recycle and Reuse Treated Wastewater
The IMET TEAM
Mehmet Gencer - CEO
Mr. Gencer has over twenty-five years experience in the chemical industry, encompassing all phases of new technology and product development, market analysis and development, and product commercialization. Born in Turkey,
Mr. Gencer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He holds 9 US patents, 1 European patent, 1 patent in India, with two patents pending. Mehmet has also published several technical papers.
Mr. Gencer’s past and present professional and organizational affiliations include Center for Waste Reduction Technologies as past chair and Steering Team member; Renewable Resources 2020 as Executive Steering Committee member; The University of Akron as Dean of Engineering Advisory Council; Council for Chemical Research; Polymer Program at Georgia Institute of Technology, Cleveland Roundtable, International Community Council Board of Trustees; Broadview Heights Lions Club; and past President, Turkish American Society of Northeast Ohio.
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Leon F. Potgieter - VP Africa
Mr. Potgieter has a financial and banking background gained from service at the South African Reserve Bank. He then transitioned to Marketing and Sales, of capital equipment specializing in dewatering systems in the municipal, mining and construction industry. For the last 30 years, he focused on Project Management, Planning, Marketing & Sales, Logistics, Product Development, Field & Cultural Guiding in the construction and tourism industry respectively. He is also a National Cultural Guide and Qualified Assessor of Recognition of Prior Learning in the education field.
Kaan Gencer - COO
Mr. Gencer has been a member of the IMET team since 2007. Kaan brings over 10 years of experience in the wastewater treatment industry focusing on product and new business development.
Kaan received his bachelors degree from Ohio University, and holds dual masters degrees in business and international marketing from the University of North Carolina Wilmiington and the Universitat de Valencia, Spain.
Kaan's focus is to continue to help grow IMET's reach both domestically and internationally. with a focus on island communities.
Kaan holds 3 US patents
Shelby Newland - Marketing Specialist
After receiving an M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she coached collegiate speech and debate and taught courses in rhetoric and public address at Berry College.
A relative newcomer to the wastewater treatment industry, Ms. Newland brings experience in communication strategy and program design to IMET’s installer expansion and public engagement initiatives. Her work focuses on communicating the ecological principles underlying IMET’s modular treatment systems and aligning that message across technical and public audiences.
Clark Langmack - VP Production and Application
Mr. Langmack has over 20 year’s experience with design and manufacture of Waste Water Treatment systems and over the past 40+ years as Systems Engineering Manager, COO, VP, President and Director of several companies, Mr. Langmack has directly contributed to the implementation of 100’s custom aqueous treatment system.
Many of these systems are covered under US Patents with Mr. Langmack as co-inventor and two systems have received awards for highest excellence from the EPA.
Mr. Langmack’s formal education includes a BS in Mathematics with minor in Business Admin. from Georgetown University, with post-graduate work and certifications from Case Western Reserve University in Business Mgmt., HR Mgmt., Engineering, IP & Emergent Technologies and Board-Certified Engineer Intern from the State of Ohio.
Carol Mills - Office Manager
Ms. Mills has been involved in the chemical industry for over twenty- five years, with experience in business management, project planning, market research, technical support, web page development, bookkeeping, and computer training
Dr. Paul Zakriski - President
We miss you.
From Mehmet:
Paul and I have been best friends, colleagues, and confidants for an uninterrupted 40 years. Paul was a unique and wonderful, selfless person, seeing the positive in every situation with a sparkling, contagious smile on his face. He seemed to always find a way to bring any challenging time, event, and situation to a comfortable level to manage in bringing joy those who were blessed be a part of his life. He had, truly, a magical personality for dealing with any situation using his unique, personal tools such as his time, lighthearted stories, wisdom, and his humorous and joyful wit. Paul had an amazing capacity, patience, selfless desire and ability to help anyone, including me, to exit difficult and trying times while looking forward to a new start, with fun feelings, joy and hope.
Paul and I started as work colleagues at BF Goodrich then moved into our lifelong friendship, spending countless hours together at work and in our daily lives. We embarked upon developing a “game changing” technology for treating, recovering and reusing wastewater to bring a much-needed difference to the world, in combating ever growing water shortages for future generations. He was a pioneer, establishing a very successful technology to make this vision a reality. Today, this technology is commercially applied and used in a variety of applications around the globe. Paul leaves behind a significant legacy with a proven technology to treat and reuse clean and healthy water recovered from residences, municipalities, and industries.
We miss Paul’s compelling personal qualities, optimism, smile, selfless compassion, ever supporting friendship, and priceless leadership.