Azumo

The Azumo team

We have some of the best and brightest in the display world helping us deliver the promise of LCD 2.0.

Senior Leadership

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CEO (Co-Founder)

Dr. Tony Nichol, CTO (Co-Founder)

CTO (Co-Founder)

Shawn Pucylowski, CFO (Co-Founder)

CFO (Co-Founder)

Mo Azim, COO

COO

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Director, Special Projects

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General Manager, APAC

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Director of Business Development

Team Members

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Sr. Applications Engineer

Andy Gray, R&D Manager

R&D Lab Manager

Anthony Royster, Accounting Clerk

Accounting Clerk

Antonio Salgado, Electro Mechanical Assembly Operato

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

Areli Aguilar, Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

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Process Engineering Manager, APAC

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Quality Assurance Manager

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Christian Anderson

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

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Dante Pulley

Jr. Test Software Engineer

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Diana Camacho

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

Diana Van Dusen, Marketing Specialist

Marketing Manager

Edward

Test Engineer

Gil Palmon, Mechanical Engineer

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

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Supply Chain Manager

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Jake Schleining

Mechanical Engineer

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Assembly Supervisor

Jose Romero, Electrical Engineer

Sr. Electrical Engineer

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Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

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Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

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Robert Lockett

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

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Rolando Soria

Film Quality Assurance

Tom Klopcic, Director, Global Sales

Director, Global Sales

Yulia Trevor, Sales Director, North America

Sales Director, North America

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Mike Casper

CEO (Co-Founder)

Mike is a founding member of Azumo and assisted in the early development of the business. He has nearly 20 years of sales and marketing experience and leads business development, sales, marketing, and outside partnerships at Azumo. Previously Mike was a consultant for ZS Associates, a global sales and marketing consulting firm, and was an engineer with 3M working on manufacturing, adhesives, and energy solutions. Mike holds an MBA in International Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Mike is an avid runner, enjoys coaching youth sports, and lives in Chicago with his wife and children.

Dr. Tony Nichol, CTO (Co-Founder)

Dr. Tony Nichol

CTO (Co-Founder)

Tony is a founding member and is the inventor of Azumo’s technology. He holds a PhD in optics and nano-fabrication from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was a National Science Foundation Research Fellow. Tony has nearly 20 years in lightguide development with expertise ranging from optical design to micro/nano fabrication, system design, and manufacturing, as well as numerical simulation and mathematical modeling of systems. He previously worked as a research engineer in 3M’s Optical Systems Division and is a listed inventor on over 80 U.S. and foreign patents. He also holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Shawn Pucylowski, CFO (Co-Founder)

Shawn Pucylowski

CFO (Co-Founder)

Shawn is a founding member of Azumo and has nearly 20 years experience in finance, operations, logistics, risk management, and accounting. He manages all financial aspects of the business and also works closely with outside service providers and investors. Shawn is a registered CPA and was formerly a consultant for Ernst & Young in their tax division. He holds an MAcc and BA in accounting from the University of Wisconsin.

Mo Azim, COO

Mo Azim

COO

Mo manages the Operations team at Azumo and oversees the manufacturing, production engineering support, scheduling, and quality assurance. He works closely with our R&D and Sales teams to support our growing customers along with engaging and managing our supply chain. Mo has 30 years of experience in electro-mechanical and specialty web converting with such companies as Dover Technologies, RotoMetrics, and is the previous owner of Solid Tooling Innovations. He holds a BS in Business Operations and Accounting from DeVry Institute of Technology and lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and children.

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Eric Blair

Director, Special Projects

Eric is the lead physicist and serves as the technical director for special projects at Azumo (known as “Ghostworks”). He also works closely with outside manufacturing and our research partners. Eric has over 15 years of experience as a research engineer and is a former lecturer in photonics. Eric holds an MS in physics from the National Center for Excellence in Nanoscience at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

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Shirley Gu

General Manager, APAC
Shirley comes to Azumo with over 18 years of experience in marketing, sales, and business management in the specialty chemicals industry and electronic industry in Asia. She will be driving business growth in the Chinese region, specifically with LCD and other electronics and display customers, growing a local team, and representing Azumo with local partners in China. Prior to Azumo, she was responsible for developing and executing China strategy including fundraising, supply chain, and manufacturing partnerships at CLEARink. Prior to that, she was General Manager Asia at Lord Corporation responsible for all commercial developments of elastomer, adhesive, and coating solutions in Automotive Assembly. Shirley has a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Fudan University.

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David Yao

Director of Business Development

David manages business development activities with OEM customers, RLCD manufacturers, and consumer electronic brands throughout Asia. Prior to Azumo, David managed account relationships and business development activities with Foxconn, LG Display, and Samsung Display. He also brings more than 30 years of sales operations, technical marketing, and application engineering experience. David holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Adnan Baleh

Sr. Applications Engineer

Adnan works closely with customers, engineering, R&D, and sales teams to support the integration of Azumo products with our customers. He also helps manage production planning and environmental testing procedures to guarantee the compliance of Azumo products with industry standards. Adnan holds an MS in electrical engineering from Illinois Tech and a BS in mechatronics engineering from Tishreen University in Latakia, Syria.

Andy Gray, R&D Manager

Andy Gray

R&D Lab Manager

Andy is the lead fabrication expert and lamination expert at Azumo. He also manages Azumo’s in-house R&D equipment, clean room facilities, prototyping lab, and machine shop. He has over 20 years of high-quality fabrication experience working with mechanical and electrical systems.

Anthony Royster, Accounting Clerk

Anthony Royster

Accounting Clerk

Anthony oversees Azumo’s materials procurement and manages all our accounts payable and inventory management activities. He has over 5 years experience in accounting and project planning in various manufacturing environments. Anthony has a BS in Finance from Southern Illinois University and is a devoted Chicago sports fan.

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Antonio Salgado

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

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Areli Aguilar, Accounting Manager

Areli Aguilar

Accounting Manager

Areli manages all accounting and procurement functions at Azumo and assists with financial reporting for management. She brings nearly 15 years of experience across multiple financial accounting functions. Areli attended DeVry University with a specialization in Accounting and lives in Chicago with her husband.

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Ben Tang

Process Engineering Manager, APAC

Ben works closely with our Asia supply chain partners to validate quality and continuous improvement of processes. Prior to Azumo, Ben was an NPI engineer at Eink for over 10 years and has 15 years of quality engineering and new product introduction in the display industry.  Ben holds a BS in Biochemistry Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and is based in Shanghai, China.

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Carlos Flores

Quality Assurance Manager

Carlos manages all aspects of Azumo’s quality assurance program and brings over 10 years of experience working in QA at various roll-to-roll contract manufacturers. He currently holds a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, has developed Azumo’s quality program, manages vendor audits, and leads our corrective action team to safeguard the quality of our product we produce at various facilities. He is currently attending Penn State University, majoring in business and accounting. Carlos lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and children.

Diana Van Dusen, Marketing Specialist

Diana Van Dusen

Marketing Manager

Diana is the marketing specialist here at Azumo, leading the charge of all things marketing and sales operations. Her marketing activities range from content creation to event management to customer service. Diana has 8 years of experience in marketing and client services working with a variety of consumer electronic brands and their channel partners. She holds a BS in Sociology from DePaul University and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, 2 kids, and 2 cats. Go BLUE!

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Edward Chen

Test Engineer

Edward comes to Azumo with over 10 years experience in new product design, testing, root cause analysis, and end user support. He also engaged with sales support and vendors in the LED lighting industry. As Azumo’s Test Engineer he maintains and designs test equipment, automates testing and reporting, and performs optical measurements. Edward holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He hails from Ohio but calls Chicago home. Edward is passionate about all things electronic and small puppies.

Gil Palmon, Mechanical Engineer

Gil Palmon

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Gil leads the R&D projects here at Azumo. These projects can range from designing and testing new designs, to modifying existing products for mass production and cost savings. Gil works closely with the optics and manufacturing teams to deliver the best products for our clients at a cost-efficient rate. Gil has over 10 years of product design and engineering experience. Gil holds an MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Helena Morges

Supply Chain Manager

Helena comes to Azumo with over 20 years of supply chain management experience. She manages all aspects of our material procurement process, manufacturing tooling and supplier management. She works closely with our production and engineering teams sourcing materials and components, managing vendor relationships, and is consistently improving our inventory management process along with incoming inspection procedures. She lives in the Chicago area and is an avid volunteer and foster for the Chicago English Bulldog Rescue.

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Jonathan Zalecki

Assembly Supervisor

Jonathan is a key member of our in-house assembly team and manages all aspects of shipping and receiving for Azumo. He is very hands-on and also works closely with the R&D team during our new product development initiatives throughout the early concept and prototyping stages. Jonathan lives in the Chicago area and is a White Sox fan.

Jose Romero, Electrical Engineer

Jose Romero

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Jose leads all electrical design and embedded firmware development at Azumo. He also provides sales engineering support to customers for electrical and programming topics. Jose has almost 8 years of experience in electronics design, prototyping, and troubleshooting.

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Kevin Rooney

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Kevin assists in the design and development of Azumo’s products and drives manufacturing engineering initiatives. He works closely with many of Azumo’s contract manufacturers and vendors to implement production and supply chain improvements. Kevin’s duties range from prototype builds to quality investigations to high-volume production design. He has nearly 10 years of experience in mechanical design, analysis, and testing in a variety of industries. Kevin holds a BS in engineering mechanics and astronautics from the University of Wisconsin and is an avid Badger fan.

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Margaret Pulley

Electro Mechanical Assembly Operator

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Tom Klopcic, Director, Global Sales

Tom Klopcic

Director, Global Sales

Tom drives sales initiatives for the display products at Azumo through our international sales partners and distributors. He works closely with customers to understand their display needs and facilitates the technical team at Azumo to find solutions. Tom has over 30 years of experience in marketing, sales planning, and delivering emerging technology programs among high tech companies, including displays at Hitachi and Sharp. Tom holds an MBA from DePaul University and a BS in production management from Eastern Illinois University.

Yulia Trevor, Sales Director, North America

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Sales Director, North America

Yulia drives Azumo’s display sales in North America. She manages nearly 20 sales partners and works closely with all our display partners on current and future growth initiatives in the region. Yulia brings deep knowledge of Azumo’s products and solutions to our customers with her 7 years of experience at Azumo in a variety of operational and sales roles. She has nearly 20 years of direct sales and customer service experience and helps to deliver solutions for our OEM customers, their integrators, and our display partners. Yulia holds a BA in Finance from DePaul University and lives in Chicago.