Riddle has more than 15 years experience in engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and business leadership. In these capacities, he has been responsible for: alloy design, chemistry development, product design, manufacturing process design and scaling-up, equipment design, quality control, LEAN manufacturing, US government contracts, University and National Lab relationships, fund raising, capital improvements, and investor relationships.
Riddle has helped to provide new material technologies to the primary metal alloy in a variety of marketplaces including: nanotechnology, automotive, aerospace, forestry, military, medical, marine, electrical, industrial tooling, and oil & gas.
His background includes various roles at Wiremold (LeGrand), Kendall Healthcare (Covidian), Pratt & Whitney, and UCT Coatings as well as numerous academic appointments. Yancy holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, an MSc and PhD in Materials Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, and Business Leadership studies from Harvard University.
