Larry Moot

Vice President & Chief Engineer

Larry graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1977 with a BSChE in Chemical Engineering. Larry has more than 25 years of experience in industry, engineering, product development, patent development, and management. Past work experience includes Project Consultants and Associats, Inc., Milliken & Co., and Collins and Aikman. Over his career Larry has been directly responsible for the design and installation of manufacturing plants both within the US and internationally.

He has managed the technical activities of a major corporation; developed and commercialized a recycled backing system for commercial carpet; assisted companies in the implementation of sustainable processing systems; done public speaking in the areas of plastics recycling and indoor air quality; and has provided engineering and management services to numerous companies including: Honeywell, Mannington, Burlington/Lees, the U.S. Navy, Simmons, and Solutia. Larry has been the engineering project manager for numerous manufacturing plants both within the United States and internationally. Included are commercial carpet plants, an extrusion facility to produce vinyl composite tiles, a molten plastic compounding and sheeting plant, a hydrogenation pilot plant facility, sheet processing and drying lines. Larry acted as interim plant manager at a major composite plastic processing facility in Florida. During his time with the company, Larry assisted with the consolidation of the company from more than 28 locations to three; established quality and manufacturing systems; improved communications within the plant and between the plant and corporate management; established job descriptions; located and hired top managers for the plant. As Director of Technology at a major commercial carpet manufacturer, Larry managed a project to develop commercial carpeting with recycled content. The introduction of this product has opened new markets to the customer and has strengthened and grown their existing customer base.