FOUNDER

Mr. Schneider has been a lifelong entrepreneur with a history of founding, operating and exiting businesses in the manufacturing, franchised restaurant and construction industries. As the CEO of Ductilcrete Technologies, Mr. Schneider successfully executed the sale of this construction industry startup to GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE: GCP) in the fall of 2017.

Today, as the owner of x10 Consulting LLC, Hermann provides executive coaching as well as consulting services in the areas of strategic planning, value creation and exit strategies. His formal education includes an A.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a B.A. in Management, an Executive M.B.A. and he is currently A.B.D. as a Ph.D. candidate with a research focus in the development of disadvantaged businesses (minority-owned, women-owned and service disabled veteran owned).

Mr. Schneider has taught Entrepreneurship as an Adjunct Professor at Dominican University in River Forest, IL, at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL as well as the University of Technology in Brno, Czech Republic. He has been on the Business School advisory board for St. Francis as well as the Graaskamp Real Estate School at the University of Wisconsin.

Special honors include: being inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 2009 and as an honorary member of Delta Mu Delta in 2014. Mr. Schneider is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and has taught and utilized “Lean” for more than two decades.

Hermann has been a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) since 1995 and is a past chair of YPO's Construction Industry Network.

FOUNDER

ACI Honorary Member Allen Face is the world’s preeminent authority on the design, construction, and quality control of concrete floor slabs-on-ground. His companies provide a complete range of consultation, expert witness, and training seminar services (Allen Face & Associates); the fastest, most reliable, easiest-to-use floor profilers made (Allen Face & Company); and the simplest, least expensive, most effective concrete slab strike-off tools ever conceived (Laser-Strike).

Inventor of the Face Floor Profilograph (1975), the Fmin System (1978), the FF/FL System (1982), the Dipstick® (1982), the Self-Recording Dipstick® (1986), the F-Meter® (1993), the Downloading F-Meter® (2003), the D-Meter® Dipstick® Replacement (2003), the self-zeroing error-proof D-Meter® (2013), and the incredible new Fmin-Meter® that can measure all 3 lift truck wheel tracks in a 250-foot long VNA aisle to D-Meter® accuracy in less than 6 minutes!

DIRECTOR

As an advocate for sustainability and innovation, Lauren is dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. With a background in operations and business development, she has always been passionate about finding creative solutions to complex challenges. Lauren brings a unique blend of expertise, with a record of delivering high-impact strategies, as well as building collaborative partnerships that translate into meaningful, practical and profitable roadmaps.

Formally educated at Indiana University Bloomington with Bachelor's degrees in Biology/Biological Sciences, Lauren laid the foundation for her deep understanding of ecological systems. She furthered her academic pursuits at the National University of Health Sciences, earning her Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Lauren holds a financial accounting certificate from Harvard Business School online. This diverse educational background and professional expertise equip her with a comprehensive understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability and business development. Her commitment to environmental stewardship leads her to Axiom Carbon Index.