First State Hydrogen, Inc. is now Aternium!
meet the team
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Andrew Cottone, PhD - Founder
Andrew is an entrepreneur and process chemist with more than 25 years as a business founder, executive and visionary leader of a complex chemistry manufacturing organization with a multi-site, 90,000 sq ft state-of-the art chemistry R&D and manufacturing facility. He received his BA in Chemistry and Biochemistry from LaSalle University and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Florida.
Prior to founding Aternium, Andrew co-founded Adesis in 2005, which sold to Universal Display Corporation in 2016 (Nasdaq: OLED) where he continued to lead Adesis growth for the next decade. Andrew’s unique combination of entrepreneurship, business and manufacturing experience positions Aternium for success.
Dora Cheatham - Vice President Sales & Commercialization
Dora is a business development, sales and marketing professional with over 20 years working in new product development & commercialization as well as economic development and ecosystem building. She spearheaded the successful Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) Funding proposal leading to a $750MM award for the development of a clean hydrogen hub encompassing Delaware, SE Pennsylvania and Southern NJ.
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