Jonathan Strimling

About Jonathan Strimling

Entrepreneurial Executive and Director, focused on Disruptive Technology Commercialization.• Led CleanFiber to become America\'s fastest growing manufacturer (57X in 3 years)• Led SharpSpring to NASDAQ (with market cap rising from $15M to $240M)• Let WoodPellets.com to become one of fastest growing retailers (25X in 2 years)Proven entrepreneur/investor/CEO with success across CleanTech, Defense Technology, MedTech and MarTech in both public/private markets. Passion for building teams that actually feel and operate like teams, developing people\'s hearts and minds while driving record growth. Committed to a clean environment, supporting diversity, and having fun along the way.Strengths:• Seizing strategic opportunities to rapidly scale technology companies• Adept at rapid assessment of key leverage points across a wide range of industries• Passionate about driving value and \"wowing\" customers with stellar performance

Experience

1. President

   Inventwood

   Apr 2025 — Present

   InventWood is commercializing SUPERWOOD - beautiful, durable, and stronger than steel. • InventWood is building out its first plant to serve proven demand in its entry markets, which include cladding, flooring, and mass timber applications. • Longer term, InventWoods\' goal is to replace the majority of steel used in construction globally. • This is a dual-use technology brings significant military applications across a range of opportunities, given its extraordinary lightness, durability, and resistance to fire and ballistics.Development of this materials science breakthrough has been supported by Lukas Walton\'s Builders Vision Fund, Paul Hawken, and The Grantham Foundation. The firm has also successfully won a ARPA-E $20M SCALE-UP grant and additional DARPA funding.

Education

• Northeastern University

  BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science

  1990 — 1992

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MS in Mechanical Engineering & MS in Management, Engineering and Management

  1994 — 1996

• Brandeis University

  College Level Coursework, Mathematics

  1984 — 1986

• Weston High School

  High School Diploma / Valedictorian

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Energy
• Sustainable Energy
• Logistics Management
• Private Equity
• Business Development
• Program Management
• Management Consulting
• Venture Capital
• Raising Venture Capital
• Financial Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Corporate Development
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership
• Website Development
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Process Improvement
• Product Development
• Business Strategy
• Cleantech
• Lean Manufacturing
• International Business
• Team Leadership
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Biomass
• Alternative Energy
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Management
• Angel Investing
• Recruitment/Retention