Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 24, 2003
JAMES J. MAREK JR. is President and Chief Executive Officer of
California Molecular Electronics Corporation, a company he helped
co-found in 1997 to participate in the development of molecular
electronics technology and products created with nanotechnology.
Mr. Marek has 35 years of business experience in high technology
companies. After graduating from Marquette University in 1966
with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree, Mr. Marek
joined industry as a design engineer for the Bell System,
specifically Western Electric and Bell Telephone Laboratories.
During his tenure in the Bell System, he progressed from
engineering into product consulting, product management, and
project management. His design work as a Member of the Technical
Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories was awarded patent
recognition. Mr. Marek left the Bell System in 1980 to expand his
base of experience. He has worked for various high technology
companies gaining experience in product management,
manufacturing, operations, sales, marketing (domestic and
international), finance, human resources, customer service,
legal, staff development, and general management. He has held the
positions of Director of Product Management and Marketing, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing, General Manager, President,
CEO, Treasurer, and Secretary. Mr. Marek has served on the Board
of Directors of two companies and has served in a consulting
capacity to businesses specializing in startup company
management, turnaround restructuring, sales and marketing
management, and contract negotiations. He has performed
postgraduate work in Communications, Marketing, Finance,
Accounting, and Business Administration at the University of
Colorado in Denver, the Western Electric Corporate Education
Center, and the American Management Association. California
Molecular Electronics Corporation's business strategy is to use
its intellectual property to form the basis of joint venture
activities with industrial customers from the semiconductor,
computer, and chemical industries aimed at the creation of
advanced products based on molecular electronics. Profile
Electronics Corporation?
Mr. Marek: We were formed as a for-profit C-corporation in 1997
for the purpose of advancing the
