Staff

Director of Technology: HAL STILLMAN

Hal leads research, development and commercialization initiatives at the ICA aimed at creating new applications for copper.

He began his career at General Electric; moved on to consulting on technology strategy and using entrepreneurial ventures to achieve business growth. He received the Industrial Research Institute’s highest achievement award in recognition of his accomplishments.

At ABB he held the positions of Senior Vice President, New Ventures and Senior Vice President, Technology and Innovation and was involved in many new product and new business development initiatives.

Hal has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York University and pursued MBA studies at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Assistant Director of Technology: KEVIN KRIZMAN

Kevin brings a broad array of electrical, mechanical, and application skills to ICA's Technology activities. He is focused on copper-based technology development, identification of new applications for copper, and demonstrating the value of copper in the face of substitution threats.

He began his career at Siemens designing automotive power and electronic components and identifying promising opportunities in the automotive electronics market. Experience includes high-volume manufacturing processes such a metal forming and tempering, coil winding, injection molding and automated assembly; and in research areas such a two-phase flow, combustion/thermochemistry, and numerical analysis. At Bell Laboratories and in a venture start-up (from seed funding to IPO stage) he developed geolocation and broadband wireless hardware, solving signal processing and power management problems. At Lockheed Martin, he worked as a lead engineer and chief technologist, creating a range of communication and networking system designs.

Kevin has an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from William and Mary, and he has completed his coursework toward a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is based in Manhattan.

Assistant Director of Technology: WENSON ZHENG

Wenson assists Hal in the research, development and commercialization initiatives at the ICA, with a particular focus on activities in China. He is based in ICA’s Shanghai office.