The Team
Abhishek Kumar
CEO/Founder
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from EPFL Lausanne. As Nanogence’s CEO, he oversees sales, technical operations, customer relations, and product development.
Athanase Mugenzi
Sr. Civil Engineer
Master’s in Civil Engineering with over 8 years of experience in the field. He handles all in-depth material testing at the company.
Sébastien Lüthi
Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 2 years of experience. He is involved in scale-up engineering and day-to-day operations.
Jasmin Naigre
Sr. Process & Technology Engineer
Master’s in Process Engineering and Bioprocessing, with over 5 years of experience. She is involved in scale-up engineering and day-to-day operations.
Rahul Kumar
Sr. Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 6 years of experience. He works on manufacturing, operations, and sales.
Nagesh Lakshatte
Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 2 years of experience. He is involved with manufacturing and operations sales.
Vishwas S
Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 4 years of experience. He handles manufacturing and operations sales.
Om Babu Baghel
Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 4 years of experience. He is involved with manufacturing and operations sales.
Anish Jaiswal
Chemical Engineer
Master’s in Chemical Engineering with over 1 year of experience. He works on manufacturing and operations sales.
Zac Zomaya
Vice President of Sales
Zac brings over 10 years of sales and operations experience spanning multiple industries. He manages our U.S. operations, sales, and client relations.
Christopher Combs
Operations Manager
Chris is an insightful leader skilled at creating inclusive and positive cultures to motivate teams for peak performance. With more than two decades of experience as an operations manager, he excels in complex environments by analyzing operational workflows and building project roadmaps to align business objectives and products. He will lead our U.S. East Coast production center.
Alexis Alejo
Warehouse Associate
Alexis joined the team in 2022 with a background in manufacturing operations and warehouse management.
Ferry Jacobs
Consultant
A 25-year veteran of the construction sector with entrepreneurial experience in raising and successfully exiting his own company.
Corey Claflin
Operations Manager
An operations manager with over 10 years of experience working in large manufacturing MNCs.
Vijay Junnuthula
Biological Applications of Nanogence Products
Expert in formulation development, bioanalysis, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling.
Marsat Mirpuri
Key Account Manager
Marsat joins Nanogence with 16 years of international experience, including work at CEMEX, most recently as VP at CEMEX USA. He will manage key accounts on the West Coast, based out of our Sacramento site.
McKenna Cartt
Chemical Engineer
McKenna is a Chemical Engineering graduate from Ohio State University and has joined the Sacramento site, overseeing production and quality control of products.
Jamal Newbill
Warehouse Associate
Jamal joined the team in September 2024 with a background in warehouse and production management. He also holds an associate’s degree in Civil/Mechanical Engineering.
