The PureVision Team
Managers
Ed Lehrburger, one of the three company founders, has been serving as the President and CEO since 1998. Setting the example of integrity, hard work and clear communications, Ed has led PureVision through its fractionation R&D phase and is steering the company toward commercialization of the advanced fractionation and rapid hydrolysis technologies. Graduating from Western State College of Colorado with a business degree, Ed has been actively involved with owning and financing many successful business ventures for over 30 years. Prior to starting PureVision, Ed was a majority owner and chief financial officer of a nationwide, commercial finance company based in Livingston, NJ, and acted as a financial consultant for various businesses. In addition to running PureVision, Ed is managing development programs, actively developing strategic partnerships and identifying commercial opportunities for the company’s biomass conversion technologies. Ed’s primary focus is to transform PureVision into a worldwide provider of enabling technologies for the emerging cellulosic biorefining industry.Dick Wingerson, PhD., company founder and Chief Technology Officer, is the inventor of PureVision’s patented fractionation technology. Dr. Wingerson joined the company in 1999 and has led the PureVision technical charge into uncharted territories, conceiving and advancing the world’s first continuous, countercurrent, cellulosic fractionation technology. Among other duties, he is responsible for technology advancement and assessment programs. Dr. Wingerson holds a Doctorate of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in nuclear engineering. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1974 with positions as professor of physics (Air Force Institute of Technology), Director of the Plasma Physics Research Laboratory (Wright-Patterson AFB), and Deputy Director for Engineering at the Air Force West Coast Study Facility. He retired with the rank of Colonel in 1974. Since 1994, Dr. Wingerson has been involved with developing new approaches to producing ethanol from biomass.
Carl Lehrburger, company founder and Chief Operations Officer, has been instrumental in advancing all aspects of business operations and various development programs for PureVision. Carl graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. Since 1974, he has been a leader in the field of environmental technologies. His career began as a founder and principal of Solar Technology Corporation, a Denver-based firm specializing in developing and marketing passive-solar products. After selling this company in 1981, Carl focused on the waste management industry. Prior to starting PureVision in 1992, he was employed as manager of recycling programs by Energy Answers Corporation of Albany, NY. He has completed environmental assessments and waste management studies for private clients, trade associations and the U.S. Postal Service. Since PureVision’s inception, Carl has been involved in many company operations including economic modeling, project management, developing proposals, feedstock assessments and capitalization efforts.
Chim Chin, PhD., PureVision’s Director of Process Development, plays a vital role in advancing the company’s various technologies. Chim brings expertise in liquid separation techniques and setting up laboratory data analysis systems. He patented a novel simulated moving bed chromatography system while completing his doctorate at Purdue University. Since working at PureVision, he has assumed many responsibilities including managing the analytical laboratory and staff and taking the lead in fractionation process development and technology integration. Chim continues to work closely with Dr. Wingerson in developing new technologies and advancing PureVision’s fractionation platform. During the last two years, Chim has become a leader within the company on all technical fronts and continues to develop new technologies that complement PureVision’s core fractionation technology.
The rest of the experienced PureVision Team includes a Process Chemist, Process Engineer, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lab Technicians and the Director of Human Resources and Office Manager.