Meet Our Team

The AVIVID leadership team has over 200 years of collective industry experience and has been instrumental in the successful launch and operation of more than 10 new businesses and a public offering.

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Lockett E. Wood, PhD, CEO, President

AWT’s co-founder/co-inventor and CEO is a Ph.D. physicist and electrical engineer with significant experience founding and managing startup technology companies. He holds more than 25 US patents associated with technologies he developed previously in addition to the US and international AWT-owned TurboCoag® patents, awarded in 2013 and 2015.  

Founded Cybermedic, a medical device company, raised $5M in a public offering prior to growing the business to $75M in revenue before an exit by sale.  Dr. Wood leads technology development and business development efforts for AWT.

William Cross, Executive Vice President of Operations

Tracy Kessner, Vice President of Business Operations

MR. CROSS, Executive Vice President of Operations directed 125+ annual construction projects and managed hundreds of subcontractors. Mr. Cross is responsible for managing manufacturing partnerships, supplier development, and field operations.

MS. KESSNER, VP of Business Operations is skilled in project management, business operations, and environmental protection. Ms. Kessner is responsible for project management, customer relations, internal business systems, and process development.

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David Waldner, Business Development Coordinator

MR. WALDNER, Business Development Coordinator, joined Avivid as an early investor in 2016 as an experienced mine owner and successful real estate developer. Mr. Waldner directs development of the mining water remediation activities.

Fernando Batista, Director of Global Business Strategy and Ventures

MR. BATISTA, Director of Global Business Strategy and Ventures is an experienced investor and advisor in venture capital and private equities. His specialty is the combination of macro analysis with a vision for future markets and opportunities.