La Mancha Company



Officers of the Company - Interests and Specialities


 Damon Giovanielli

 R&D Project Management

 

Chairman of the Board of the Company.

damon@sumnerassociates.com

 

Dr. Giovanielli is an experimental physicist with broad experience in the management of R&D to address national problems.  He was formerly Director of Physics research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.



 Michael Thacker

 Geology and Environmental Measures

 

President and Director of La Mancha Company.

thacker@sumnerassociates.com

 

Mr. Thacker is a geologist with extensive experience in commercial geologic exploration and the development of databases for oil and gas management.  He also has experience in business planning for technology-based start-ups, particularly those that are focused on environmentally beneficial processes.



 Thomas Stratton

 Nuclear Technology

 

Secretary, Vice-President, and Director of La Mancha Company.

stratton@sumnerassociates.com

 

Dr. Stratton is an experimental physicist concerned with the impact of nuclear, plasma and radiation technologies on energy production and nuclear waste abatement.



 Allen Mason

 Atmospheric Chemistry

 

Treasurer, Vice-President, and Director of La Mancha Company.

mason@sumnerassociates.com

 

Dr. Mason is an atmospheric chemist and radiochemist specializing in the application of tracer elements and neutron activation analysis to quantify the destruction and dispersal of chemical and biological warfare agents.  He is qualified as an airborne manager in stratospheric research aircraft, and is an adjunct faculty member of the Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami



 Richard Lawrence

 Aviation

 

Vice-President and Director of La Mancha Company.

lawrence@sumnerassociates.com

 

Col. Lawrence is retired from the USAF with contacts in military and commercial aviation.



 Gordon Sumner, Jr.

 National Policy

 

Vice-President and Director of La Mancha Company.

gordon@sumnerassociates.com

 

Lt. Gen. Sumner (USA, Retired) was Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board.  He advises the Department of Defense on the effects of emerging technologies on national security and Hemispheric policy.




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