The executive team and the advisors who guide Blasch Precision Ceramics.
Most of the people who run Blasch have spent decades in the company.
Several started as engineers in Albany.
Blasch Precision Ceramics is led by Chief Executive Officer Jack Parrish, President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Keith DeCarlo and Chief Revenue Officer Will Russell, with David Bobrek as Executive Co-Chairman. DeCarlo and Russell took on their current roles on August 1, 2026. A board of advisors with backgrounds in materials, manufacturing, law and finance supports the executive team.
More than 35 years in technical materials manufacturing and management. President of Blasch from 1989, he directed the company's growth by developing new markets and planning how to use its technology. Master's in Communications from Syracuse University; Program of Management Development at Harvard Business School.
Joined Blasch as Controller in June 1998, became Vice President of Finance in 2001, Executive Vice President in 2005, President and Chief Operating Officer in 2014 and Chief Executive Officer in 2017. MBA from the State University of New York (SUNY) Albany and a BS in Accounting from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Joined Blasch in 2011 as a Development Engineer. His work on material consistency and new material formulations led to roles as Research and Development Manager (2012), Director of Material and Product Development (2016), Vice President of Technology and Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology. President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2026. PhD (2011), MS (2008) and BS (2006) in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.
Joined Blasch as a Design Engineer in 2010, became Engineering Manager in 2016, Vice President of Technical Business Development in 2018 and Vice President of Sales and Business Development in 2019, then Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. As Chief Revenue Officer since August 2026 he oversees sales, marketing, technical business development and customer service. Inventor on several patents. BS in Physics from Hobart College, MS in Engineering and Systems Management from Union College, Program for Leadership Development at Harvard University.
Joined Blasch in 1992 and has worked as Plant Engineer, Project Engineer and Manager of Process Engineering. From 1995 he directed engineering and new product development, became Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2006 and Executive Vice President of Operations in 2016. BS in Mechanical Engineering from Union College.
Joined Blasch in 1990 as a Sales Engineer and became global Senior Market Manager for the chemical and petrochemical markets, Vice President of Sales in 2016 and Vice President of Global Strategic Business Development in 2019. Inventor on several patents. BS in Environmental Science from the US Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Marist College.
Joined Blasch as Controller in 2014, became Director of Finance in 2018 and Vice President of Finance in 2022. She sits on the board of Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County, which has run a literacy program on site at Blasch for many years.
Joined Blasch in 2000 in customer service and moved into process engineering. In 2010 he became manager of the Global Specialty Products division and opened its distribution facility in Beaufort, South Carolina. He is responsible for sourcing, logistics and quality assurance of all products sold through the division.
Half of the executive team started at Blasch as engineers, so the people who approve a design for your plant have drawn and cast parts themselves.
Executive Co-Chairman of Blasch Precision Ceramics. Past President and CEO of Advanced Materials Technology Inc. and past Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, of The Indium Corporation of America.
Partner in the law firm Bond, Schoeneck and King, practicing labor and employment law since 2007 for employers from family businesses to public companies, governments and universities.
Physician at Johns Hopkins University Hospital since 2014, before that at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Specialized in nuclear medicine and neuroimaging; MD in radiology and MBA from Columbia University, BS in Biochemistry from Hamilton College.
Member of the faculty of the State University of New York and retired head of the Schenectady unit of Empire State College.
Vice President of Operations and Systems at Blasch from 2008 to 2016, responsible for manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance and research and development. Before that President and CEO of L.B. Furniture Industries and President of Sonoco Crellin. MS in Plastics and BS in Plastic Technology from Lowell Technological Institute.
Managing Director of NobleHousePartners. Past President and Co-CEO of Taconic, past President and CEO of LearnLinc, Chairman and COO of Image Systems Technology, and founder of Covenant House Guatemala in Antigua.
Decades of executive roles in the refractory industry in Germany, Austria, Singapore and the United States, most recently as CEO of Dominion NovoCOS in Mechernich, Germany, from 2005 to 2019.
Service and technology executive focused on operational transformation, enterprise systems and AI. Senior Vice President of Services at Intersolv, Executive Vice President at Vastera and CTO at Collaborex.
More than 25 years advising companies on corporate, business and securities matters, founding member of Lemery Greisler LLC and adjunct professor at the University at Albany School of Business. BA from Rice University and JD with honors from the University of Texas School of Law.
Earl Blasch (board member 1998 to 2006), Dr. Roland Schmitt (1998 to 2012), Michael Dranichak (1998 to 2016), John C. Lemery (2012 to 2025) and John Bolebruch (2015 to 2025).
Jack Parrish has been Chief Executive Officer since 2017. He joined Blasch in 1998 as Controller.
Dr. Keith DeCarlo has been President and Chief Operating Officer since August 1, 2026. He holds a PhD in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.
Earl Blasch, of Colonie, New York, founded the company on October 25, 1979. More about the company's history is on the About Blasch page.
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