Dr. Jerry Fanucci (left) is the founder and President of ZKxKZ LLC. Prior to ZKX, Dr. Fanucci was the founder, President and Chief Technology Officer of KaZaK Composites Incorporated, which was acquired after 20 years by a large defense contractor. He has also served as VP of a small R&D start-up, as a technologist at the US Army Natick RDEC, and as a senior engineer at Kaman Corp. Dr. Fanucci graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1980, with a Ph.D. in Advanced Structures Technology. He authored or co–authored more than 40 technical papers related to design, analysis, testing, inspection, cost reduction, and processing of composite material structures, and has contributed to three books on the subjects. He holds more than 20 patents on low cost composite structures and manufacturing technology related to military products including missiles, ships, and aircraft, as well as commercial applications from telephone poles to earthquake protection.