Mark Remmert
C.E.O.
Why did you join Green Dot?
I can use all the business and technical skills I've developed over the last 30 years to help Green Dot organize, launch and grow.
What are your specialities?
Problem solving, strategic planning, and people development.
Why do you believe in the future of bio-resins?
The last century belonged to petroleum based chemicals and feedstocks. The next century will see the development of a vast array a biologically derived materials with a much more favorable environmental footprint.
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Binith Shah
Co-founder, Marketing Director
Why did you found Green Dot?
I saw an opportunity in a revolutionary material that could be an alternative to the traditional plastics that have increased our dependance on oil and dipleated our natural resources.
What are your specialties?
Finding niche opportunities and networking.
Describe sustainability
Bringing longevity to our environment and communities, encouraging localization and creating jobs that respect our surrounding resources.
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Elizabeth Rickard Shah
Co-founder, Creative Advisor
Why did you found Green Dot?
Binith and I founded Green Dot on the principle that we need to find sustainable solutions to the way we make things as well as the materials from which they are made.
What are your specialties?
Creativity
Describe sustainability
A renewable life cycle that creates environmental, economic and social benefits.
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Gary Mistry
Chief Scientist
Why did you join Green Dot?
I saw a unique opportunity to witness the development of a compostable elastomer with the potential to contribute significantly towards the sustainable use of natural resources and cleaner environment.
What are your specialties?
find a root cause of a problem by analyzing data; find and implement the most practical solution; and repeat the process till successful.
Describe sustainability
The sustainability of modern civilization depends upon the conservation of natural resources, use of biologically derived materials and development of a life style which respects and protects environment.
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Sarah Harbaugh
Market Research
Why did you join Green Dot?
Bioplastics‚ technology sounded new and exciting, plus I wouldn't have to make the 40 mile round trip commute anymore.
What are your specialties?
Mining; data mining that is! Researching topics and gathering the information needed to find a solution to a challenge or move a project to the next phase. Usually this means taking a logical approach and a lot of multi tasking but sometimes it is just a matter of digging.
Describe sustainability
Efficiency using the resources that are available to us.
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Evan Cloar
Industrial Designer
Why did join you Green Dot?
The opportunity to design products using a brand new bio plastic whose applications are still being discovered was too good to pass up, and the variety of projects guarantee that I'll never be bored.
What are your specialties?
As an Industrial Designer, I am able to help make ideas and concepts into a reality. I am able to research and design any product someone may want to make with this plastic.
Describe sustainability
Something that is both made from natural materials and is able to be reused and repurposed into something new.
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Kevin Ireland
Corporate Communications
Why did join you Green Dot?
It's a great opportunity to work with a cutting edge company headquartered in my rural community.
What are your specialties?
I'm an avid musician and writer. I excel at conveying thoughts and ideas to others.
Describe sustainability
Don't take more than you give back.
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