John Felts
John Felts

has worked in thin film technologies for 35 years and holds over 35 patents on plasma vacuum equipment, processes and products. He is the founder of Nano Scale Surface Systems, Inc. (ns3) in 1995 and serves as the CEO. Ns3 provides toll coating services and licenses coating technology and equipment for plastics packaging, medical devices, semiconductors and sports equipment as well as source technology for nano composite materials. Ns3 has also developed and commercialized SiO2 coatings for the interior surfaces of bottles and other 3D shapes. Mr. Felts has spearheaded the technology development and commercialization of PECVD processes for large-scale industrial applications including existing SiO2 roll coating production equipment currently producing glass coated PET and BON films for the flexible packaging industry. Mr. Felts served as an SVC instructor, a member of the Board of Directors and as the President from 2002-2004. Mr. Felts was also one of the founding members of the SVC Foundation.