Daryl Z. Laisure
President and CEO

Daryl Laisure has more than twenty years of experience in business operations, management, and contracting with government agencies and commercial industries.   Mr. Laisure joined ZIN Technologies, Inc. in 1993 as a part owner and Vice President of Operations. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President in 1997. Under Mr. Laisure's leadership, ZIN Technologies has expanded its customer base and product line, increased its value and revenues, and received numerous awards for performance excellence.

Mr. Laisure obtained his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College in Cleveland, Ohio and he received his Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Laisure is involved with many charitable and professional organizations. He is a member of The Presidents' Council, The Greater Cleveland Roundtable, and Leadership Cleveland.

Carlos M. Grodsinsky, Ph.D.
Vice President - Technology

Carlos Grodsinsky joined ZIN Technologies with over twenty years experience with IR&D, R&D and product development in active/passive vibration control, radiation detection and space flight microgravity instrumentation markets. He has managed large projects and product development initiatives within both the government and industry and brings a proven track record in technology development, transfer and new product introductions to ZIN Technologies. He is a recognized expert in the acceleration environment analysis and control for ground and space based microgravity experimentation.

Dr. Grodsinsky earned a Doctorate and Masters of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, a Bachelor of Science in Physics/Mathematics from Kalamazoo College. He has written over 20 publications on the subject of active vibration control, magnetic bearing technology and radiation detectors. He has two patents on the subject of radiation detection for geophysical applications.

Gary W. Mynchenberg
Vice President - Finance and Administration

Gary Mynchenberg has more than twenty five years of experience in the areas of government contracting, finance, and accounting. His background includes Government Client Services consulting for Deloitte and Touche prior to his arrival at ZIN Technologies. He has previously served as ZIN-Tech's Controller and Vice President of Administration. Mr. Mynchenberg actively manages and affects policy for all business support operations including accounting, finance, and business support operations.

Mr. Mynchenberg earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleveland State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and belongs to the National Contract Management Association, Ohio Aerospace Council, Cleveland Aerospace Professional's Regional Alliance and is active in numerous community and charitable organizations.

Gradmon Boling, Jr.
Business Manager

Grady Boling joined ZIN Technologies after extensive experience with BP-Amoco and as owner of a retail business support service company. Mr. Boling brings extensive management experience from BP-Amoco where he served as Divisional Manager-Contract Administration, Accounting, & Tax. Additionally, he worked in the areas of Internal Auditing, Accounting, and Budgets. In his current position, his responsibilities include monitoring contractual compliance of contracts, managing Purchasing and Inventory Control and Corporate Insurance and Service contracts.

Mr. Boling earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern University of Baton Rouge and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Baldwin- Wallace College. Civic involvement includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity's senior citizen and handicap housing company.

Mike Johanson
Space Exploration Program Manager
Business Development Manager

Mr. Johanson has over 18 years of experience in management, engineering and business development for the Aerospace and Defense Industries. He has a broad base of experience having previously worked for companies such as McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and Northrop Grumman in support of NASA Centers and initiatives at both the Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama and most recently at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Johanson has managed several large NASA contracts and has a proven track record in all phases of both ground and flight spaceflight hardware and software development including concept definition, hardware design, test, product verification, certification, experiment and carrier integration, mission operations support / infrastructure and post-flight evaluation. Mr. Johanson has particular expertise in Systems Engineering and active and passive thermal and environmental control and life support systems. His project engineering and management experience includes efforts in support of Spacelab carriers, Spacehab, the International Space Station, the Fluids and Combustion Facility, the Space Shuttle Orbiter, Russian Spacecraft, numerous microgravity science experiments and the NASA GRC Telescience Support Center development and operations. Mr. Johanson currently serves as ZIN's Space Exploration Program Manager and Business Development Manager.

Mr. Johanson earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 1987 from the University of Tennessee and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1989.

Brian Finley
Program Manager

Brian Finley has over 20 years experience in development and management for the Aerospace Industry. Mr. Finley has been involved in all phases of space hardware development including system concept definition, software development, hardware design, verification testing, and mission support. He has managed both large and small payloads operated on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station and brings a proven track record for managing all aspects of space payload development. Mr. Finley's extensive experience includes managing several large contracts and projects for NASA Glenn Research Center. Mr. Finley has particular expertise in Systems Engineering and Microgravity measurement and analysis. He has co-authored several papers on the subject of Microgravity measurement and the Microgravity environment in low Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle.

Mr. Finley currently serves as ZIN's Program Manager for the Microgravity Research Development and Operations Contract for NASA Glenn Research Center. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the contract which designs, builds and operates microgravity payloads on the International Space Station. Mr. Finley earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Akron and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

Robbie Bruewer
Administration & Marketing Communications Manager

Robbie Bruewer provides office management support and coordinates ZIN's marketing/promotional initiatives.  She has vast experience with government and commercial proposal submissions.  She is responsible for facility issues, government security requirements, and office personnel.  She is also responsible for developing promotional items and materials and providing communications on behalf of the corporation.  She coordinates charitable fundraising activities and events such as the ZIN memorial golf outing and the annual awards and recognition program.

Ms. Bruewer has been with ZIN Technologies for nearly fifteen years.  She has thirty years of experience in office administration, management and marketing/promotional development.  She attended the Ohio State University.