Nim Evatt
President & CEO

Nim joined Formation in 1999. In this role he has focused on identifying new market opportunities for Formation's knowledge base and upholding Formation's commitment to quality and innovation. Previously, he acted as President and CEO of Liberty Technologies, a developer of predictive maintenance hardware, software and services for the worldwide power and process industries Prior to Liberty Nim spent 17 Years with General Electric in various technical and corporate positions. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Math and Economics from New Mexico Western University and a Masters of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University.

 

Paul Kuphal
Executive Vice President Operations & COO

As Executive Vice President and COO, Paul is responsible for Operations, which includes Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management and Facilities Management. He is responsible for the execution of operational plans to meet Company objectives for revenue and profitability. Paul joined Formation in 1973. Since his earliest days at Formation, Paul has worked in Engineering and Manufacturing on the development of many Formation products. He was appointed Vice President in 1991 of the Company’s Storage Systems Group and promoted to Vice President, Operations in 1996. He was appointed Executive Vice President in 1997 and Chief Operating Officer in 1999.

 

Charles Worthman
Vice President Finance

Charlie joined Formation in 1995 and oversees the company's daily financial operations. Previously, he worked in the equipment leasing industry with Master Lease and Copelco. Prior to Master Lease and Capelco, Charlie worked as a CPA with Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. Charlie holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from University of Michigan and passed the CPA exam in 1972.

 

Sam Carswell
Chief Technology Officer
 

Sam joined Formation in 1983 and has served the company in a series of engineering positions of increasing responsibility to his current position. He has acted as a director of engineering as well as a member of Formation's technical staff applying in-depth expertise in system engineering. As CTO, Sam sets the corporate direction for the development and acquisition of in-house engineering expertise. He facilitates growth of the corporate intellectual property portfolio and works with customers in the development and refinement of system solutions. Previously, Sam acted as Chief Architect for the News Corporation and Rockwell Collins in-flight TV and Internet joint venture. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University.

 

John Pierce
Vice President Quality Assurance

John joined Formation in the 1970s and assumed responsibility for all electrical and mechanical packaging of Formation's designs. Later he assumed responsibility for Formation's quality program, initially as a parallel activity, but eventually as his primary one. In the early 90's, John led the company in a major quality initiative which preceded the effort of complying with ISO 9001:1994 standard which was achieved in 1996 and led Formation's AS9100 certification effort. Prior to Formation, John was the Manager of Hardware Design for RCA and Raytheon. John holds a Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas.