Schultz to Oversea Workplace Safety Specialists

Industrial Scientific Corporation (USA) has appointed Griffin Schultz General Manager of its sister company, Design, Build, Own, & Operate Inc. (DBO2). Griffin will report directly to Kevin Miller, Vice President, Global Sales, Services and Marketing for Industrial Scientific.

In this new position, Griffin will develop and execute the ongoing strategies for the growth of DBO2. He will directly manage the company’s sales and implementation functions. And, he will help drive all product management, software development and marketing initiatives.

“Griffin has a unique blend of personal qualifications and leadership capacity,” said Kent McElhattan, Chairman and CEO of Industrial Scientific. “Since our acquisition of DBO2 in January 2008, our companies have become unified in a vision to eliminate death in the workplace by the end of this century. Griffin is the right person to lead DBO2 toward that vision.”

Griffin comes to Industrial Scientific from Tiversa, Inc., where he held the position of Vice President of Account Management and Operations. Prior to Tiversa, Griffin worked for eight years with Ariba, Inc. (formerly FreeMarkets) in a variety of roles. His titles included Director of Outsourced Procurement Services, Senior Sales Manager, Manager of Business Development/Pre-Sales, Engagement Manager, and Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the CEO. In addition, he spent six years in public service, including three years as the Assistant Deputy Mayor in the Office of Strategic Planning for the Mayor’s office in Philadelphia, PA.

He has a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic/Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.