About US
about us
MagPlasma is a service disabled, veteran owned, small business founded with the goal of modernizing conventional heating processes used in commercial products and manufacturing with non-thermal plasmas (NTPs). MagPlasma NTP systems and devices are more efficient, in both time and energy, than thermal processes.
Our current focus is on integrating plasma systems for air sterilization, surface disinfection, and advanced material processing. Our plasma systems improve product/system performance while reducing energy usage and reliance on fossil resources. NTPs enable many chemical manufacturing processes to operate at a lower temperature and faster feed rate than conventional processing methods. It also enhances our ability to tailor key product features to produce higher value products at a lower cost. Our team’s experience in development and commercialization of novel processes has resulted in a variety of innovative new technologies and solutions.
Our Team
Our team's experience in development and commercialization of novel processes has resulted in a variety of innovative new technologies and solutions.
Our CEO, Mr. Martin Toomajian, P.E., brings over 30 years of business leadership and process engineering to MagPlasma. Prior to joining MagPlasma, he mentored start-up companies and growth company CEOs, was CEO of a specialty chemical manufacturing company, and President of a $250M annual R&D business. In addition to his business acumen, he applies his engineering expertise to lead MagPlasma's product development. He is a U.S. Army veteran specializing in chemical/biological warfare defensive measures.
Dr. Spencer Pugh was a founding member of MagPlasma’s Board and the leader of our R&D Committee. With over 35 years of experience in technology development, product commercialization, and business management, Dr. Pugh’s leadership helped shape the foundation of MagPlasma’s innovation and research direction.
In addition to guiding MagPlasma, Dr. Pugh was the Principal of Prospect Ridge Consulting, LLC, and served on the Board of Directors of the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI). Prior to that, Dr. Pugh was Vice President of Research and Development for Michelman, a specialty chemical company in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his team advanced coatings and additives for printing, packaging, and composite applications. He also led commercialization for Battelle Memorial Institute’s National Security businesses, served as Chief Technology Officer for Battelle’s Energy and Environmental technologies businesses; and led R&D for Eastman Kodak’s consumer film products.
Ms. Jane Cozzarelli brings over 30 years experience leading company finance and accounting operations. Prior to joining MagPlasma, she served as CFO for multiple organizations. In addition to her financial acumen, she is an experienced corporate auditor and was previously the VP of Corporate Internal Audit for a large, R&D company. Ms. Cozzarelli has an MBA and is a Certified Public Accountant.