About Us
Meet the team behind superoxalloy abrasives
Our Mission
To empower people through sustainable engineering and scientific innovation that harmonizes well-being, environmental stewardship, and economic progress.
To our customers, colleagues, and partners who’ve joined in, helped, and inspired us on this mission, we say thank you. Your contributions are invaluable, and we look forward to achieving the next breakthrough together.
-The 10X team
Our Values
- People — Above all else, we care deeply about every individual’s health, safety, and success.
- Innovation —Pushing boundaries is at the heart of everything we do for ourselves, our customers, and future generations.
- Excellence — Passionately pursuing the highest possible quality, sustainability, and impact for the well-being of people and the environment.
About Our Team
The founders of 10X Engineered Materials are mostly engineers and scientists who have spent their careers conceiving new ideas and commercializing new technologies to improve things, even old and stale technologies like cooling cycles or water filtration. In that world, 10X is sort of the holy grail for quantum-leap improvement that innovators aspire to. When we uncovered superoxalloy abrasive technology and set out to commercialize it, we named the company in that spirit of always thinking big and striving for truly disruptive positive impact. From the start, our goal has been to develop an abrasive and a company ten times (10X) better than anything else!
Meet The 10X Leadership Team
Dr. Stephen Ricci // CEO, Partner
Former director at Battelle Memorial Institue. Inventor of the 10X process. 25 years of experience in clean-tech commercialization. Expertise in fluid, energy and materials sciences technologies.
Jake Vaillancourt // CMO, Partner, Co-Founder
Co-founder of 10X Engineered Materials, responsible for marketing and sales. Jake has 8 years of experience in surface preparation and 13 years of experience in industrial production processes. He is also an active instrument rated fixed-wing pilot.
Ed Schmitt III // Chief Engineer, Partner
Former President and owner of Glass Recycling and Grinding LLC, producing recycled glass abrasives for the industrial blasting market. Former operations manager for One Source Recycling, responsible for designing, installing and commissioning recycling plants throughout the Midwest and East Coast.
