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Since founding the company in 1997, Chas has led Southern Sun as Chief Executive Officer and President. Chas led the growth of the SoSun from the research at the University to commercialization. The transition included the implementation of the corporate management structure, business strategy, marketing, resource acquisition, and overall company development. Chas has fifteen years experience in the horticulture industry as an executive, an entrepreneur, and extensive experience with leadership and development of startups. Prior to launching Southern Sun, Inc., Chas was the founder of Knox Nursery, Inc. in 1990. Chas led the company to become one of the largest ornamental growers in the state of South Carolina. In 1996, Chas was named South Carolina Young Nursery Professional of the Year. Chas is also a former President of the South Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association. Upon graduation from college, Chas was the fourth round draft pick of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and spent three years in the NFL as a wide receiver. EDUCATION: B. A., Business Administration & Computer Science, Furman University, 1986. EXPERIENCE: President & CEO, Southern Sun BioSystems Systems, Hodges, SC, 1997 to present. Specialized in the manufacture of micropropagation systems. SCNA Educational Board Member, 1995 to present. Chairman 1996 and 1997. President & CEO, Knox Nursery, Inc., Greenwood, SC, 1990 to 1997. Winesburg Gardens, Kiawah, SC, 1988 to 1990. |
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Robert
K. Pollock Robert is the Chief Engineer at Southern Sun and is responsible for The Nurseryman™ research and development. Robert is one of the inventors and founders of Southern Sun technology and has been involved with the creation and development of the company. Robert has been with Southern Sun for two years and manages The Nurseryman™ product commercial development. Prior to Southern Sun, Robert worked as a Consulting Engineer and Graduate Research Assistant for Roy Young at Clemson University, his research has been critical to the development of the system to date. In combination with work at Clemson and Southern Sun, Robert has worked with The Nurseryman™ project for nine years. Robert has worked as a consulting engineer for ML Irrigation for 5 years designing and selling greenhouse and nursery irrigation systems. He spent fours years with Yoder Brothers, Inc. as an engineer. His responsibilities included planning and oversight of facility expansion and improvement of mechanized operations of chrysanthemum greenhouses. EDUCATION: Ph. D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Clemson University, 2004. M.S., Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Clemson University, 1992. B.A., Psychology, Hiram College, 1970. EXPERIENCE: Chief Engineer, Southern Sun Propagation Systems, Hodges, SC, 1997 to present. Consulting Engineer, Clemson University, 1996 to present. Consulting Engineer, M.L. Irrigation, Laurens, SC, 1992 to present. Graduate Research Assistant to Roy Young, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Clemson University, 1989 to 1996 Engineer, Yoder Brother, Inc., Pendleton, SC, 1984 to 1988. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Agricultural Engineers The International Society for Measurement and Control. HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS: Tau Beta Pi (Honorary Society for Excellence in Engineering). |
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Steven A. Kuhl
Prior to joining Southern Sun, Steve spent the majority of his career as a researcher/educator at major institutions around the US. His research results appear in publications such as the Journal of Bacteriology, Gene, American Society of Plant Physiologists, and Current Microbiology. For the majority of his academic career, Steve’s research focused on various molecular and genetic aspects of Bordetella pertussis, the organism that causes whooping cough. Ph.D., Biology (Microbial Genetics), University of South Carolina, 1983. M.S., Bacteriology (Microbial Genetics), Iowa State University, 1977. B.S., Microbiology, Purdue University, 1973. Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Lander University, Greenwood, SC, 2003-2007. Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, 1998-2003. Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, 1990-1998. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1988-1990. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1986-1988. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1983-1986. American Association for the Advancement of Science Sigma Xi |
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