About US
Swirltex’s mission is to create decentralized robust and innovative solutions to help customers create a resource from a liability. Our vision is to be the future of filtration and be the chosen brand to unlock wastewater reuse across all industries with a goal of net zero wasted water. As a highly innovative cleantech company, we solve complex wastewater problems with a proprietary membrane solution for a wide variety of applications. Our decentralized modular units serve customers when they need it and where they need it, at a fraction of the cost of capital upgrades to their wastewater infrastructure.
Swirltex’s unique membrane system separates solids and liquids based on buoyancy, allowing for higher production rates and higher quality effluent. The ability to manipulate the buoyancy of contaminants within the liquid stream allows Swirltex to treat a wide range of wastewater types that would otherwise not be reusable. Additionally, the system consumes a fraction of the energy compared to conventional water treatment methods. As a company that handles industrial wastewater, food and beverage wastewater, produced water, and more, trust Swirltex to handle your wastewater management needs.
Our Leadership Team
Peter Christou
President, Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Peter has over 16 years of experience in the water and environmental engineering industry. He is a technical team lead and invented the Swirltex system and technology in a garage in Edmonton. He made worldwide history after the water treatment system became the highest altitude operating membrane wastewater treatment. His experience consists of designing, commissioning and selling a multitude of diverse water and wastewater treatment systems around the world. Peter’s technical hands-on background has led to success in design, operation and sales of a multitude water and wastewater treatment systems. Furthermore, Peter has an international reputation for his technical abilities. With his work experience in Antarctica, the Middle East and throughout the Arctic, Peter has established himself as one of the leading experts in wastewater membrane technology. He has studied Water and Wastewater Operation & Design and holds an Environmental Engineering degree.
Tom Miesner
Chairman
Tom Miesner invests in, and mentors, early-stage companies. He started his business career in oil and gas midstream at Conoco, Inc and was there for twenty-five years, seven of those as the president of Conoco’s oil pipeline subsidiary. Prior to his appointment as president, Tom worked extensively in operations, strategy, business development, and business planning. During his time as president, Tom served on the boards of various joint venture boards, in addition to his executive duties. In 2004 Tom left ConocoPhillips to start a boutique consulting business and continues with that company to this day.
In 2009, Tom provided domain expertise to a private equity firm regarding an acquisition in the pipeline service industry. Following the purchase, Tom joined the board of the company and shortly thereafter because the chair. He left that role in 2017 upon a successful exit, and in 2017 joined the Central Texas Angles Network. He is currently a member of the CTAN board, leads its finance committee, and is its treasurer. Tom enjoys collaborating with companies in the areas of strategy, business planning and financial planning, and governance.
Dominik ELSAESSER
Director
Dominik has 30 years of global management experience in the chemical, cleantech, and process equipment industries, with expertise in technology, innovation management, and strategic advisory services. He is the founder and principal of Elsass Consulting, an independent management consulting practice focused on water and wastewater technologies and the cleantech sector. Dominik has held executive leadership positions at Pentair, Dow Chemical, Invista Specialty Materials, and Ashland Water. At Pentair, he served as Chief Technology Officer for Pentair Consumer Solutions, leading global product innovation and driving organic growth through commercialization of new process equipment and filtration products. He is passionate about technology innovation and new business development in the water treatment and clean technology markets. He earned a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Düsseldorf.
Terry Mah
Director
Dr. Terry Mah is a Founding Partner at Thales Water Advisors and a seasoned leader with over 20 years of global experience in business development, technology commercialization, and operational transformation. He spent 19 years at Veolia, holding executive roles including CEO of Veolia North America and COO of Veolia’s Global Water Technologies, managing businesses from $500,000 to over $2 billion in revenue. Terry later founded The Malabar Group, offering strategic and M&A consulting, and co-founded TerraFin Partners, focusing on sustainability and food security projects. He also advises tech companies, innovation accelerators, and water nonprofits. Dr. Mah holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in microbiology and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of British Columbia.
John Paulos
Director
Dr. John Paulos is an active Angel Investor and past Board Chair of the Central Texas Angel Network with prior experience in technical and business management and academia. From 2004 to 2008 he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division of Cirrus Logic. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Engineering for Cicada Semiconductor, an Austin start-up acquired by Vitesse Semiconductor in 2004. Dr. Paulos started his career as a faculty member of North Carolina State University, leaving as a tenured Associate Professor in 1993. Dr. Paulos holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As an angel investor, Dr. Paulos has invested in more than 70 companies since 2010, including two unicorns. More than half of these companies are still active and private. He has served on the Board of 20 early-stage companies, including six successful exits.
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