Frank A. Brigano, Ph.D.

Principal and Founder / 2020 — Present

Providing consulting services in the areas of water treatment microbiology disinfection technology evaluation intellectual property product certification regulatory etc.

Chief Science Officer / 2020 — 2025

Leading the laboratory and research efforts for Glanris. Primary interface with universities and technical consultants. Focus on quality assurance activation and applications of rice husk biochar.

Strategic Advisor / 2020 — 2022

Providing strategic leadership to a non-profit for the promotion and availability of clean safe drinking water to all peoples on our planet.

Vice President Senior Research Fellow / 2018 — 2020

Innovation and Growth Leadership for Marmon Water. Responsible for identifying and acquiring new technologies for the Marmon Water Group of Companies. Worked with the Marmon Water Business Units to identify technology gapsweakness establish moats product needs etc. Led efforts to: identify new technologies and opportunities for the Marmon Water Business Units; expand university relationships; and identify the best location to establish a Marmon Water Research Center ultimately resulting in the founding of an Innovation Center at the International Center for Clean Water at IIT-Madras. Identified and introduced to Marmon Water Business Units more than 150 technology opportunities. Expanded University relationships e.g. University of Notre Dame University of Connecticut and others. Identified the International Center for Clean Water (ICCW) India Institute of Technology-Madras India as preferred location for new Indian Marmon Water Research Center. Led effort on lease negotiations hiring of center director and staff. Established the Marmon Water Research Center for Innovation at IIT-Madras Chennai India. Established a process for operating companies to utilize the center including the development of a technology assessment process. Worked with business units to develop project charters. Working with Marmon Water Leadership team to develop a culture of innovation. Support Business Units to develop innovation strategies and obtain their business goals and objectives.

Vice President Technology / 2007 — 2018

Led all technical efforts for KX Technologies and coordinate the research and technical efforts of Marmon Water. Responsibilities include research engineering product quality (incoming and finished product testing) new product development product certification international standards compliance (REACH) FIFRA and TSCA compliance etc. Led efforts to strengthen ties with universities especially the University of Connecticut. Initiate and led the Marmon Water Technology Council (2007-2019) which consisted of the technical and business leaders of all Marmon Water Companies. Purpose to promote research and collaboration. Established and led Marmon Water Intellectual Property Committee. Committee reviewed and encouraged Invention Disclosures and managed all IP for Marmon Water. Developed patent strategy including focus on cost maintenance. Primary focus KX Technologies. Led and introduced the FACT brand of cellulosic filter media capable of fine filtration microbial and heavy metal reduction. Operates under pressure or gravity conditions. First gravity filter that met new NSF International standards for particulate lead reduction. Currently on the market as the Brita Longlast filter. Led efforts to improved extruded carbon block performance and cost reduce products. Numerous new formulations and capabilities developed and introduced. Led technical evaluation for the Filtrex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. acquisition Bangalore India. Led the FiltrexAquaWorks RD team. Instrumental in leading a culture change developed and hired technical talent. Led efforts for the introduction of new carbon block technologies. e.g. chloramine reduction. Upgraded technical abilities of both the KXT and AquaWorks laboratories. The KXT laboratory became the lead laboratory for Marmon Water. Led effort to join and was the lead for the University of Connecticut Institute of Material Sciences Industrial Affiliates Program. Included conducting numerous research activities at UCONN sponsoring senior Capstone projects hiring interns judging senior projects etc. Efforts resulted in hiring some excellent staff for KXT. Led effort to join and was the lead for the NSF IndustryIndustry University Cooperative Research program at the Water Environment and Policy Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University. Oversaw regulatory efforts NSF and WQA certifications USEPA FIFRA REACH etc. Led California Prop 65 litigation defense efforts for KXT against the Centers of Environmental Health.

Group Vice President Research and Development / 1999 — 2007

Led the research product development and product certification efforts of Culligan International Company. I led the RD activities of the Everpure and Plymouth Products business units prior to their divestitures. Culligan RD encompasses research product engineering manufacturing and quality support product validation testing product and state certification and analytical laboratory services for RD and the Culligan dealer network. Member of the executive team and have budget and strategic responsibilities for the research and development department. Introduced new products that revitalized the Culligan point-of-entry product line including the introduction of industry leading electronic controllers and specialty problem water treatment products. Key participant in the outsourcing efforts of entire company product line to low-cost manufacturing centers resulting in 20MM in cost savings. Leader in cost reduction efforts that achieved 2.5MM in cost reductions. Participated in joint ventures mergers acquisitions and integration of business units. Key member of Culligan and Everpure business units divestiture teams. Developed strategic initiatives in the areas of microbial control disinfection technologies separation technologies and novel processes for water treatment. Leader in startup efforts Culligan Retail and Ultrapure carbon block business. Established strategic partnerships for new products. Initiated and manage a strategic Intellectual Property (IP) process that reduced IP patent costs and stimulated the development of numerous new patents for the corporation. Spearheaded efforts to develop an industry leading analytical laboratory that processes 12000+ samples per year for external customers and RD. The laboratory is certified in six states for inorganic analyses and was among the first to be nationally certified under NELAP. Revenue generated by the laboratory makes it a self-sustaining operation.

Vice President Research and Development / 1998 — 1999

Improved product quality in both product design and manufacturing process. New products included 1 residential POE control valve; conversion of all controls to electronics; improved robustness of current control valves; problem water products etc.

Vice President Research and Development / 1996 — 1998

Led the RD and Quality Assurance teams for the Culligan Consumer Ultrapure and Everpure Strategic Business Units and later the RD team of Plymouth Products. Integrate the RD teams of Plymouth Products (Ametek) Division and Everpure. Research activities include development of consumer products for the retail channel (Culligan Consumer and Plymouth Products (Ametek) food service commercial and consumer products for the Everpure group and the development and implementation of carbon block technology and OEM products (Ultrapure). The Culligan Consumer and Ultrapure SBUs were new business ventures. Transitioned an RD staff from handling one business unit to three SBUs. Strengthened staffing. Introduced novel new consumer products for new SBUs and strategic business partners (GE MOEN Health o meter). Developed proprietary and exclusive products for the Coca-Cola Company. Implemented the Tollgate Process for the introduction and tracking of new products from ideation to product introduction. Led the development of carbon block technology including innovative formulations and products.

Director Process Development / 1989 — 1996

The Process Development Section is a team of chemists microbiologists and hydraulics laboratory technicians that devote their efforts to developing new processes and products for Culligan Household and CommercialIndustrial business units. Chairman Culligan Small Systems Task Force and led Culligans efforts with the U.S. EPA small system initiative. Directed proposal development installation operation and maintenance of the Freestone CA small system project. This project was recognized nationally for its successful innovation. Member of the U.S. EPA Low-Cost Small System Technology Development Committee. Municipal projects and sales dollars doubled due to the Freestone initiative. Developed patented brine recovery system for dealer plants and led scale-up efforts and demonstrated process at Waukesha WI dealership.

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New products development responsibility for HTH PACE and SUN branded pool chemicals.