DayStar Technologies

Dr. Graves was appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2007.  Dr. Graves joined DayStar as a director in October 2003 and has served as Lead Director since October 2006.

From 1991 to 2005, Dr. Graves served as Executive Consultant with Graves Technology Inc. and since 2002 has served as the acting Chief Financial Officer of Eurotech, Ltd. Eurotech is a public company that acquires, develops, and markets chemical and electronic technologies and products for use in environmental and security markets. Dr. Graves previously served as Eurotech’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and prior to joining Eurotech was the President of Graves Technology, Inc. Dr. Graves was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Multisoft Corp., a Research Leader at NASA Langley Research Center, and Director, Aerodynamics Division, at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Dr. Graves received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, his Master of Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and his D.Sc. from George Washington University.

Dr. DeLuca was appointed director in October 2006 and as DayStar’s Chief Executive Officer in November 2006. Dr. DeLuca joined DayStar in April 2006 as its Chief Operating Officer.

From January 2001 to April 2006, Dr. DeLuca was Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development for INFICON Holding AG (“INFICON”), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative vacuum instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and process control software for the semiconductor and related industries. Dr. DeLuca joined INFICON in January 1991 as Product Manager for Gas Analysis products. In 1994, he assumed responsibility for the start up of INFICON’s Environmental Health and Safety (“EHS”) business unit, and from May of 2000 through December 2002 he managed INFICON’s Asia Sales operations, based in Taiwan. Dr. DeLuca holds a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA from Syracuse University, a MS in Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines, and a B.A. in Chemistry from University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Aldrich joined DayStar as a director in October 2003 and has chaired the Compensation Committee since that time. 

Since 1995, Dr. Aldrich has provided executive and consulting assistance to identify and develop business opportunities arising from globalization, technology, environmental quality, and energy deregulation. From September 2000 to 2005, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Dirigo Energy, Inc., an energy-related risk management company. Other assignments during this period included serving as a director and interim President of TTI Technologies, Inc., a developer of solid waste fluidized bed combustion systems; Chairman of Burstpower, Inc., a developer of ultracapacitor energy storage products; President, Commercial Operations, Solo Energy Corporation, a catalytic microturbine developer; and resident executive, leadership and management training, for the Onshore Oil Company of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dr. Aldrich served from 1992 to 1995 as Vice President and Group Vice President, Electric Power Research Institute. Since 1992 he has been a member of the American Management Association’s International Council. From 1993 to 1995, he was a director of Ramtron, a public company developing non-volatile memory chips. Dr. Aldrich holds a Ph.D. in Solid State Science and Technology from Syracuse University and a Bachelor in Metallurgical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mr. Nevins joined DayStar as a director in November 2007. 

Mr. Nevins is currently interim Chief Executive Officer and director for InSight Health Services Corp. and a director for Aurora Trailer Holdings and SPELL C LLC.  From 1998 to July 2007, he served as Managing Director and co-head of the Recapitalization and Restructuring Group of Jeffries & Company, Inc., where he established and led the international recapitalization and restructuring team in London from 2004 until he retired from Jeffries in 2007.  Prior to his tenure at Jeffries & Company, Mr. Nevins served in several leadership positions as a director, financial advisor, and corporate executive.  Mr. Nevins holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Riverside.

Mr. Schecter joined DayStar as a director in January 2005.

Since April 2005, Mr. Schecter has served as the Chief Financial Officer of HydroGen Corporation, a company in the business of designing and manufacturing air-cooled Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell power generation systems. From 1994 to 2004, Mr. Schecter, a CPA, served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Fuel-Tech N.V. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded development stage company in the specialty chemical business from 1995 through 1999. In 1990, Mr. Schecter participated in a management buyout of American Vision Centers, Inc., a consumer products company, and served as that company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through January 1994. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with Distinction from State University of New York at Albany and an MBA with a double major in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Waters joined DayStar as a director in January 2005 and has chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee since February 2005.

Mrs. Waters is co-founder and partner of Waters Group Global, an international consultancy.  From December 2006 to October 2007, she served as President and CEO of International Business Development Group—the Americas Division (a division of International Business Development Group, Ltd. U.K.). From 2000 to December 2006, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Economic Growth, serving upstate New York’s Tech Valley. In her capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer, she collaborated with elected state and federal officials, business, academic and community leaders to promote the growth of the Upstate New York “Tech Valley” region through accomplishment of strategic initiatives, industry attraction and the provision of technology and manufacturing outreach. She also serves on the Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan Board of Directors, the Hudson Valley/Capital Region Board of Directors for HSBC Bank, the Board and Executive Committee of Gilda’s Club of the Capital Region, the Harriman Research & Technology Development Corporation Board and is a Trustee of Siena College.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.