John Felts

John Thomas Felts is a visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist with a remarkable career spanning several industries and charitable endeavors. As the President and CEO of Nano Scale Surface Systems, Inc., a pioneering startup he founded in 1996, John has been instrumental in commercializing innovative plasma coating technologies for polymeric containers, glass-coated plastic parts, and labware. His leadership has driven the company’s success in various industries, including healthcare and manufacturing. Read more here: https://leadafi.com/executive-biography/john-thomas-felts-pioneer-in-technology-commercialization-and-philanthropy/ In addition to his role at Nano Scale Surface Systems, Inc., John has served as a Board Member of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) since June 2021. Through BOSS, John is committed to helping homeless, poor, and disabled individuals achieve health and self-sufficiency while addressing the root causes of poverty and homelessness. Furthermore, John’s dedication to education and professional development is evident in his involvement as a Board Member of the Society of Vacuum Coaters Foundation (SVCF). With a mission to provide scholarship funds for individuals interested in vacuum coating technologies, SVCF plays a crucial role in fostering talent and innovation in the field. John has focused on the development of long range (100 year) strategic planning processes for both corporate as well as non-profit boards. The resulting philosophies have helped to focus boards on the true company goals, sometimes exposing significant flaws and mis-matches between what was communicated during board meetings as well as through communications with executive staff. In one case, the development of the long range strategic plan allowed the company to easily make decisions during the Pandemic resulting in the company not only surviving the government mandated shutdowns, but fully supported its employees and community during the shutdown(s) and emerged with more cash (than they had going into the crisis) and accelerated growth. Over John’s leadership in the same company, the stock price has more than doubled. John’s unique perspective(s) are a result of managing multi-national organizations and his ability to apply new concepts across business platforms. His technical abilities are clearly demonstrated in the 50+ US (and 100+ international) patents that he holds.