Kim Tutin

Founder & CEO of Captis Aire LLC, Kim has >20 years experience in R&D and commercialization in industry and > 5 years experience commercializing, developing, and operating the Fluidized Bed Concentrator for use in wood drying applications. A serial entrepreneur, Kim launched Captis Aire to transfer the Fluidized Bed Concentrator (FBC) air pollution (emissions) control technology from existing commercialized applications including the automotive manufacturing sector to the wood drying industry. Kim brings R&D, project management, and applications testing experience to this work. Experience includes successful deployment and operation of the FBC pilot unit with Bead Activated Carbon for controlling emissions from wood drying at a commercial oriented strand board (OSB) mill. Effort included technology identification, collaboration with partner company Environmental C&C, coordination with multiple previous intracompany divisions and with multiple functional capabilities including engineering, environmental, manufacturing, intellectual property creation, etc. Kim secured access to proprietary FBC Technology via license agreement to Captis Aire from technology owner. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and MBA in Technology & Engineering Management with a 3.91 GPA.