U.S. Presidential “E” and “E Star” Awards for Excellence in Exporting

2004 Clean Air Excellence Award, Environmental Protection Agency

The Columbus, Georgia native joined Purafil in July 2007 as a member of the senior management team. Drew began to orchestrate his career by leaving an immeasurable impact on each company. In past positions, Drew's talents for streamlining existing operations, developing processes and procedures for start-up operations, and utilizing personnel management strategies became valuable to his employers. He strategically developed his skill set as a capable accountant and has amassed more than two decades of experience. Drew worked for companies such as Wise Business Forms, Inc., Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Exide Technologies in various senior accounting roles. Drew strives to improve the accounting department's interaction with overall operations through the implementation of tracking/analysis tools and development of team effort and credibility. Solid experience coupled with commitment, desire and drive for success makes Drew a vital addition to the Purafil management team.

Drew resides in Alpharetta with his wife, Debbie, and their three children, Rachael, Chris, and Rebekah. He enjoys singing and competitive sports such as soccer and SEC football. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, he also enjoys spending time in the mountains or at the beach. This progressive thinker and business partner also has a creative side; he plays the guitar. Drew earned his bachelor degree in management from Columbus State University and completed his accounting courses at Troy University.

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Mr. William G. England, Laboratory / R&D Manager
“A patent examiner looks for the magic in an invention. But the inventor doesn’t intentionally set out to create magic,” Bill England, Laboratory/R&D Manager explains.

With more than 30 years of experience in air quality monitoring and instrumentation, Bill. England directs the revolutionary research and development initiatives of Purafil, Inc. Bill oversees Purafil’s Corrosion Classification Coupon (CCC) research, analysis and reporting – a comprehensive Purafil service, which allows for the passive monitoring of corrosive, acid gases as the first step in establishing an air quality control program. Purafil provides complimentary analysis of more than 12,000 coupons annually and reporting in seven languages. Bill also manages the analysis and reporting of chemical media, also a complimentary service, which is a key element to verifying the performance of the filtration system and projecting the life cycle of system media.

Bill is also active in the unparalleled research, development and testing of new gas-phase filtration technologies, in quality assurance testing of Purafil media according to ISO 9001:2000 procedures, and the design and operation of test procedures and test equipment, as part of Purafil’s on-site consultation customer program.

Bill was instrumental in the development of the patented OnGuard ® Atmospheric Corrosion Monitor, the world’s first real-time air quality monitor. OnGuard monitors are used in hundreds of world-renowned facilities, such as the Sistine Chapel and the Santa Maria delle Grazie, housing Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. Bill is also the intuitive inventor of numerous, patented Purafil products, including the Purafilter ®, Purafil ® Select, as well as Purafil’s many other dry-chemical, gas-phase filtration media.

Despite his keen ability to detect the unique advantage of an invention in its infancy stage, Bill remains humble. However, Bill’s magic is a nearly effortless byproduct of his uncanny creativity and impeccable quest for knowledge. Although he often does not begin a development project with magic in mind, he “wittingly stumbles into something wonderful” with his many award-winning inventions.

Bill is a member of ASQC, AWMA and an ISO Working Group. Prior to joining Purafil, the reserved Baltimore native worked as a meteorologist consultant and as a meteorologist in the U.S. Army’s National Defense Science Lab.

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Mr. Richard Corel, Business Director Europe, India, CIS Countries, Middle East and Africa
Richard is modest about his contributions, but he realizes the significance of an expanding market. “ The territory has been more than doubled and we have developed manufacturing in Europe. Our European organization is growing, which is an exciting development,” admits Richard Corel, Strategic Business Director Europe, India, CIS Countries, Middle East and Africa.

As Business Director of Purafil’s European office sales division, Richard Corel effectively manages all business activities in Western and Eastern Europe. His responsibilities include effectively developing the markets in the CIS countries and Africa as well as growing Purafil’s presence in Europe.

Under Richard’s dynamic leadership, Purafil has established profitable partnerships with representative firms in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria while doubling European business in just six years. In the United Kingdom, Richard has strengthened Purafil’s odor control business in the water-wastewater market. For the preservation market, Richard has worked extensively with the Dutch government to develop the Delta Plan, a design standard used in museums to classify environmental air quality.

Prior to joining Purafil in 2001, Richard served as a sales manager for Twin Filter, Purafil’s representative in The Netherlands. While working at Twin Filter, he successfully built the Purafil division and tripled the business. He also served as an account manager at Geveke Compressors in Amsterdam and as a general manager at Euro ICE in Geldermalsen, where he established the Dutch office of Carpigiani ice machines from Bologna, Italy. At Contimeta, a machines and materials trading firm in Utrecht, Richard was the leading sales manager over The Netherlands.

Richard received a bachelor’s degree in aircraft engineering from the Technical University of Haarlem, The Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in industrial sales from the Technical University of Dordrecht. A native of The Netherlands, Richard speaks Dutch, German, English, some French and is currently learning Russian.

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Mr. Henri Seng, Business Manager, Asia/ Pacific
Just weeks after joining Purafil, Henri Seng, Business Manager, Asia/Pacific had formulated his plan of action, “My focus will be on the Industrial market due to my past experiences, and I am narrowing my attention to develop and grow the industrial business in China to an advanced level.”

Henri C.H. Seng recently joined the company as the Purafil Asian Manager. Henri is a former member of the Purafil family as he previously worked for Oakwell Engineering Limited, Purafil’s representative firm in Singapore. He is a seasoned industrial sales veteran with more than 15 years of experience in the industry.

Prior to joining Purafil, Henri worked as the Product Manager for Oakwell Engineering Limited, where he helped direct the sales and marketing efforts for Purafil products in Singapore and Indonesia. He also worked as a sales manager and a service engineer at various organizations. In addition to those positions, Henri also served in the Republic of Singapore Navy as a marine engineer.

During Henri’s educational journey, he attended several secondary education facilities, which helped propel his career. He attended Cambridge College, Institute of Technical Education, Navy Technical Training School and the Singapore Productivity & Standards Board. Upon completing multiple training programs, he received a bachelor’s degree from LaTrobe University in Australia. Henri is fluent in English, Mandarin and a few Chinese dialects such as Teochew, Hockkien and Cantonese.

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Andy directly cultivates all business activities for the North and South American and Asian markets. As he takes the lead for the sales efforts within these vital territories, Andy hopes to build upon the existing business and establish new endusers in the expansive Asia/Pacific market.

For 18 years, Weiller has garnered various leadership positions within Purafil. He has served as Purafil’s inside sales director, international sales coordinator, and helped to establish Purafil’s A3 electronics division, where he created and trained a global network of representatives on the benefits of Purafil’s revolutionary, patented OnGuard monitoring technology. In nearly two decades, Andy admits he has seen Purafil blossom five-fold, from a $6 million company to a $30 million-revenue grossing company.

Andy attended Oglethorpe University, where he studied business administration. A native of Queens, New York, he has lived in Montreal, Canada; Rome, Italy; and Atlanta. He speaks several languages, including Italian, French and Spanish. He finds joy in visiting the mountains, hiking and spending time with his family and his granddaughter.

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Mr. H. Christopher Moon, Business Manager USA
“When I first started working for Purafil, it was a $3 or $4 million company, and during my tenure it has grown approximately 100 times,” exclaims Chris Moon, Business Manager, USA.

H. Chris Moon maintains all business and sales activities in the United States. Since 1983, he has worked in Purafil’s chemical and sales divisions. With extensive technical, field service and monitoring experience, Chris qualifies as one of the resident expert assessors of contaminant gases in commercial, industrial, preservation, and semiconductor settings. Chris established Purafil’s thorough training program for international and domestic representatives addressing the technology behind gas-phase air filtration.

Chris is responsible for thousands of noteworthy Purafil installations nationwide, including the New York Stock Exchange, the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, the Georgia Archives, and many more. As a member of ASHRAE, AWWA, ISA TAPPI, and WEF, Moon has served as keynote speaker for annual conferences and chapter meetings.

As former Business Manager over Purafil’s EnerSAVE program, Chris cultivated Purafil’s working relationships with domestic facilities in order to implement Purafil’s gas-phase filtration systems using ASHRAE 62’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Procedure to conserve energy and improve IAQ. Purafil’s EnerSAVE program is currently in operation at many prestigious facilities, including the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta and the Busch Memorial Center at St. Louis University.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree in business from Georgia State University. Originally from Conyers, Georgia, he now resides in Atlanta with his wife, two daughters and golden retriever.

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Mr. René van Dijke, Business Manager, Europe, India and Middle East
“A fundamental part of Purafil’s continued success is the strength and commitment of our excellent global representative network, which serves customers in several markets,” says Purafil Business Manager, René van Dijke.

René’s daily responsibility includes ensuring “the representatives in Western-Eastern Europe, India and the Middle East continually contribute to Purafil’s growth by exploring markets and identifying customers while continually dedicating my time to assist each representative advance.” Since he joined the Purafil family in 1994, René has acquired a keen aptitude of all Purafil markets and applications. His background includes sales and marketing and he readily exhibits strength in applying these activities for the Purafil representative firms. René contends that within the past three years, he has become more involved in the strategic development of integral plans and creating training programs.

Prior to joining Purafil in 2004, René served as a Sales Manager for Twin Filter, Purafil’s representative firm in The Netherlands, and specialized in Air and Liquid Filtration. He also served as an Inside Sales Engineer at Geveke Compressors in Amsterdam.

René earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Haarlem, The Netherlands. René also holds a degree in Music, specializing in percussion, and has served as a musical contest judge, leader of several Dutch music ensembles and arranger for leading bands in Europe. A native of The Netherlands, he speaks Dutch, German, English and French. He resides in The Netherlands with his wife, son and daughter.

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Mr. Diego Schaefer, Business Manager, South America, Global Engineering and Replacement Media Manager
“My territory sales in the Middle East and South America doubled from 2000-2007. I am optimistic that this pace will continue on the upswing,” proclaims Diego Schaefer, Regional Business Manager, South America, Global Engineering and Replacement Media Manager.

As the newly appointed Global Engineering Program Manager, Diego will lead Purafil’s efforts to identify the world’s top engineering firms and their staffs. The program’s purpose is to update Purafil’s global specifications and establish lasting relationships with key contacts relevant to the gas-phase filtration industry. In addition to these responsibilities, Diego has also assumed the task of overseeing the Replacement Media Program. Within five years, Purafil expects to increase the media replacement business by one million pounds. Diego will manage these efforts to globally increase our media replacement business.

A Purafil employee since 1999, Diego concentrates on the company’s corrosion, water-wastewater, and ethylene control markets. During his time with Purafil, he has given nearly 100 often-colorful, presentations on emergency gas scrubbing, odor removal, and corrosion control in industrial process control rooms. He regularly delivers filtration presentations in countries around the world in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

Before joining Purafil, Diego Schaefer was an inside sales correspondent for Latin America and Israel at Emil Adolff/Reutlingen, Germany, a textile accessory manufacturer. He also worked at Blue Bird Bus Company in Fort Valley, Georgia as the Latin American sales manager and Middle East/Pacific regional sales manager. Diego served as the Latin American regional sales manager at Habasit Belting-Atlanta, a Swiss-owned power transmission and conveyor belting manufacturer.

Diego received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a certified translator by the American Translators Association; a native Argentinian, he speaks English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Diego is also tackling a new language – Italian. In his spare time, he enjoys bicycling and serving as an English to Spanish translator at his church.

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Mr. Colin Christie, ESD Manager
“My goal over the next three years is to develop a representative network across strong odor control markets around the world and develop ESD into a strong Purafil business unit. I realize that a few less traditional components such as imagination and creativity are necessary to achieve such a feat,” explains Colin Christie, ESD Manager.

Colin Christie is the Environmental Systems Division (ESD) Sales manager for Purafil. His territory includes North America, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. He is responsible for overall expansion in the areas of odor control, corrosion control, and emergency gas scrubbers in the municipal water and wastewater market.

A Purafil employee since 2002, the Calgary native has given technical presentations on emergency gas scrubbing, odor removal, and corrosion control at industry tradeshows in the United States and Canada. He has worked diligently to improve ESD’s existing product line and expand the offering to include vessels for higher airflows and contaminant load applications.

Colin’s current goal is the aggressive growth of international business including South America, Caribbean, and Asia and he readily accepts the charge.

Colin received his bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He and his wife, Wendy, relocated to the United States in 1998.

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Mr. Michael DelGais, Strategic Accounts Manager
Michael DelGais serves as the Strategic Accounts Manager, and in this new position he oversees the Global OEM Business initiatives and the Purafil Conversion Plan for Wet Scrubbers. His proven expertise will help to maximize the effectiveness of Purafil’s Global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Business Plan. Purafil is committed to transforming OEM sales into a vital element of the company’s overall global business. Therefore, Michael’s management style and knowledge of the industry made him an ideal candidate to redirect this plan while helping to build upon and surpass its previous sales totals.

Michael previously served as Purafil’s Product Manager over Emergency Gas Scrubbers (EGS), for control of toxic chlorine and sulfur dioxide releases at water treatment facilities, and gas-phase filters, for control of Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) in cleanrooms. In 2004, he took on Purafil’s EGS product line and has steadily increased sales by over 40 percent. His leadership abilities are apparent in the sales upswing just 12 months after his promotion. In addition to the boost in EGS sales, he also devised a comprehensive conversion plan for wet scrubbers. Michael’s additional responsibilities are also linked to his past successes with the company. Purafil’s newly released, patent-pending Chlorosorb ® Ultra Media is among the products Michael helped to develop. Chlorosorb ® Ultra has a 15% removal capacity. Therefore, he was appointed to spearhead a program based on the Purafil Conversion Plan for Wet Scrubbers and Chlorosorb ® Ultra media. “In addition to making scrubbers smaller and less costly, the new Chlorosorb ® Ultra can be used to convert most wet scrubbers that use hazardous, caustic materials into non-hazardous dry chemical scrubbers,” Michael proclaims.

Before joining Purafil, Michael held the title of the Executive Vice President from 1998-2002 at Resourc is, an IT recruiting and consulting firm in Atlanta. From 1997-1998, he was an environmental engineer for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Fort Myers, where he doubled the amount of industrial wastewater inspections. At Northrup Grumman in Melbourne, Florida, Michael was a materials engineer from 1996-1997; in this role, he approved material and process drawings for the Joint Stars (J-STARS) project.

Michael received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1993 and his master’s degree in environmental engineering in 1995. The Bridgeport, Connecticut native is certified in object-oriented software development and C++ programming.

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Mr. Richard Dohn, Equipment Plant Operations Manager
“Purafil is looking to rapidly expand our international manufacturing,” professes Purafil Equipment Plant Operations Manager Richard Dohn.

For more than 15 years, Rich has worked in a manufacturing setting as the manager. His expertise is immeasurable and has garnered respect among his peers at past companies as well as Purafil. Since joining Purafil six years ago, Rich readily wears several hats in addition to excelling as Equipment Plant Operations Manager. He also spearheads the management duties for ISO 9001/Total Quality, Quality Control/Materials, MRP/Inventory Control, Master Scheduling/Forecasting and Product Expansion. Rich balances each task with perfection as he fittingly serves as the administrator for Purafil’s Lean Thinking Initiatives.

He is no stranger to sowing and reaping the vast benefits of hard work. Prior to joining Purafil, Rich worked for Rodenstock of America as the Manufacturing Manager where he was charged with overseeing maintenance and operations of $15 million in manufacturing equipment. In a short time, he demonstrated his keen ability to strive toward the “big picture.” While at Rodenstock of America, Rich boosted production yield by 50% and he realized a $1.8 million improvement for the first fiscal year he spent with the company. Rich also spent 10 years with Essilor of America as Production Manager and was notably responsible for the manufacturing of the first color changing lens now sold internationally as the “transitions” lens.

Rich seemingly envisioned his management career even before completing his studies at West Virginia University with a bachelor of science in Production Management. His track record is saturated with divisive choices he made to improve his employees, department and company. In past positions as well as his current position, Rich has asserted himself as a bottom-line oriented professional within the manufacturing industry.

Rich’s vast experience and intuitive ideas intertwine with those of his skilled counterparts on the Purafil leadership team, which allows the team to carry the torch as the leader in the industry. In fact, Rich contends, “Purafil is taking a longer and more strategic look toward continual growth, which will further extend the company’s overall reach toward its 5-7 year plans.”

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Mr. David Clay, Chemical Plant Operations Manager
“As the Chemical Plant Operations Manager, I am responsible for the effectiveness of the chemical plant, facility maintenance, logistics and environmental compliance. It is my goal to modernize the chemical plant, increase capacity and improve the ergonomic conditions for the employees,” David Clay contends.

David is familiar with the intricacies of the company plant and what elements are necessary to ensure it runs like a well-oiled machine because he previously served as the Production Manager and then moved up the rankings to Chemical Plant Manager. He joined Purafil in 1999 and quickly began to implement positive changes in the production process. As Production Manager, he oversaw the employees in the chemical plant and the metal shop. After two years, David was promoted to Chemical Plant Manager. During this time, David’s expertise began to shine as he cultivated the Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and the Just in Time (JIT) techniques to reduce lead-times from four weeks to two weeks on finished goods such as media and modules. During 2004-2005, the University of Georgia alumnus was also responsible for a monumental feat: the chemical plant produced 4.5 million pounds of chemical filtration media, which was the largest amount in Purafil’s history.

In 2006, David was promoted to his current position; and in less than two years, he has been able to attain more record-breaking achievements. He is charged with forecasting and maintenance of capital expenditure budgets for the chemical plant, maintenance, safety and logistics. David analyzed the forecasting models and, for the first time, exceeded the budgetary shipment figures through May 2006. He has also developed systems for freight quotes and internal document tracking, in addition to designing and coordinating the installation of a new production line that increased output, indoor air quality and helped to produce a cleaner finished product.

Prior to joining Purafil, David gathered vital experience while he served as the Inventory Control/Planning Manager before being promoted to Production Manager at Diversitech Corporation. Before working at Diversitech, he worked as the Production Coordinator for Atlanta Packaging Specialties.

David and his loving wife Karen have a six-year-old daughter. In addition to spending time with his family, he enjoys working on his golf swing. Prior to building a career in production operations management, he worked with stonework and brickwork. David, a native of Athens, GA, continues to use these handy skills around the house.

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Ms. Paula Westmoreland, Inside Regional Sales Manager
As Inside Regional Sales Manager, Paula is responsible for the inside sales and service departments. For more than three years, she has formulated relationships with customers, representatives and internal departments, effectively coordinated orders and maintained product price adjustments. Her unmatched ability to navigate the departments toward continuous improvement with a necessary finesse is a learned skill. Many of her sought after skills as an inside sales professional stem far beyond her years with Purafil. In fact, Paula has worked in sales for more than a decade.

Prior to joining Purafil, she worked at Zellweger Analytics, Inc. as a Technical Sales Support Representative, an Inside Sales Representative and a Latin American Regional Sales Representative. Yet, nearly 20 years ago, Paula worked as a computer operator and, unbeknownst to her, that position set the stage for her current position. As Purafil’s Inside Regional Sales Manger, she displays meticulous attention to detail and an ability to troubleshoot problems as they arise. Although she honed these skills before joining Purafil, Paula was able to maximize them within her position.

In addition to her responsibilities as Inside Regional Sales Manager, she also serves as one of Purafil’s International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 internal auditors. Wearing this hat directly affects the company. Purafil’s ISO certification is a highly esteemed accolade and the auditors along with each employee work to uphold the integrity with each Purafil unit that is ordered, manufactured and shipped to our customers. Paula plays an integral role in this process.

Paula earned a bachelor of arts from Brenau College. Among her other talents in managing adult obstacles, she is also certified to teach grades 1-4, which may often prove even more challenging. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

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