Nicholas P. De Luca
Nicholas.DeLuca@createtechnologies.com
Professional Objective:
To bring world changing ideas and technologies to life and implement programs to insure their success in the market place.
Experience
October 2011 – Present
De Luca Oven Technologies, LLC, San Francisco, CA, www.delucaoventechnologies.com
Inventor, Technology Strategist, President
Focus on the development of proprietary high speed oven technologies for both consumer and industrial applications. Current licensees include Pia’s Amazing Pizza, LLC www.piasamazing.com and SlamBurger , LLC.
May 2001 – Present
Create Technologies Inc., Carson City, NV, www.createtechnologies.com
Inventor, Technology Strategist, President
Partner with industrial leaders to conceive of products and manufacturing processes, develop new technologies, and create and implement commercialization strategies. Technology developments and concentration in the fields of robotic manufacturing systems, computer vision systems, food safety, consumer packaging, solar concentration systems, and high speed ovens. Work with a full time Create Technologies consulting team of 20+ mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineers and scientists, technicians, manufacturing experts, computer scientists, designers, industrial designers, marketing and business professionals. Projects founded or co-founded include: www.vtid.com, www.visionenabledtraining.com , www.visionsafetysolutions.com, www.polyboom.com, www.layeredpackaging.com, www.inventpackaging.com
Jan 1997 – May 2001 Novus Packaging Corporation, Richmond, CA
Founder and President
Founded Novus as a developer and manufacturer of inflatable packaging systems for use in the $2BB industrial packaging market. Raised $5.2 MM to test market, establish sales, and build a manufacturing facility for an automatic cushioning and void fill inflation packaging system. Managed the initial technology development team of 3 engineers and a marketing coordinator and then built team to 30 including directors of sales, marketing, manufacturing, finance, and engineering. Company sold to FP International, achieving investor yearly ROI of 8%-200% www.novuspackaging.com
May 1993 – Dec 1996 Novus Product Development, Watertown, MA
July 1996 to June 1997 Tracor Aerospace, San Ramon, CA
Nov. 1991 to Jan. 1993 New Products Program, MIT
Sep. 1991 to Jan. 1992 Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory, MIT
Summer 1991 Fusion Systems Corporation, Rockville, MD
Sep. 1990 to May 1991 Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, MIT
June 1988 to June 1990 National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Publications
Harvard Business School, “Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID’,
N-9-512-029, August 25, 2011.
Berg, R.F. and De Luca, N.P., “Milliwatt Mixer for Small Fluid Samples,”
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 62, No. 2, February 1991.
US Patent and Trademark Office Patents and Publications – See Patents
Awards
2012 Kitchen Innovation Award from National Restaurant Association (SA Partner)
1993 MIT 1st Prize De Florez Award for Outstanding Ingenuity in Mechanical Design
1993 MIT 1st Prize in 10K Entrepreneurial Competition
1990 Maryland Governor’s Commendation for Science Award
1990 Westinghouse Science Competition Finalist
Languages
Italian and French – fluent, some Spanish.
Background
Graduate of Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
Other Interests
Science and Invention Kids Education Programs, Environmental Conservation
References
Upon Request