Meet the team
Richard A. Steinke / President and CEO
Richard A. Steinke graduated from the University of Arizona in 1967, majoring in Economics and Political Science. Since then he has been involved in many different business ventures. Following his graduation, he was in oil and gas exploration and in the mining of precious minerals throughout the Southwestern United States. He also owned his own real estate company and did custom homes and commercial construction projects.
From 1985 - 1992, Mr. Steinke was Chairman and CEO of UTI Chemicals, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of urethane chemical systems in Irvine, California. He has several patents in the processing of urethane systems and manufacturing techniques. During this time, Mr. Steinke put in the market place approximately 50 products from polyurethane chemicals.
From 1992 - 1995, he served as Chairman and CEO of Alanco Environmental Resources, Inc., a manufacturer of environmental/pollution control equipment in Scottsdale, Arizona. At Alanco, Mr. Steinke received five patents in the air-pollution industry using a dry scrubber system for removing gases from a gas stream. Since then he has received another patent which simplifies all of the above procedures.
From 1995 - 2007, Mr. Steinke served as Chairman and CEO of Amerityre Corporation. He has received several patents in tire design, equipment, and manufacturing processes. Along with Manuel Chacon, he invented a polyurethane chemical system for the replacement of rubber tires. This is the only urethane system to pass Department of Transportation tests. He also invented a polyurethane foam that contains a closed cell system which is used for low-duty cycle tires such as bicycles and lawn and garden tires.
Currently Mr. Steinke serves as President and CEO of Wind Sail Receptor, Inc. He has invented a new windmill technology using polyurethane blades and has received the patent on the Wind Sail Receptor design for wind and water turbines. The design has been tested, and the new windmill technology is presently being deployed.
Honors:
University of Arizona Scholastic Honors
The National Political Science Honor Society (Pi Sigma Alpha)
May 15, 1967
Life Member of Abbot Marmion Society
Real Estate Realtor
Licensed – Securities
Patents:
Air Pollution – 6
Tire Technology – 20
Shoe Technology – 1
Shock Material – 1
Wind Mill – 1
Patents Pending – 12
Worldwide Patents – 100 Plus
Trademarks – 3
Chemical Formulas for products already developed and in the
marketplace – 100 Plus
Awards:
Family Counseling Awards – 4 (Helping Abused Women &
Children)
International Who’s Who (Science)
Tesla Innovation Award (Technology in Electricity)
World Tire Manufacturing Award (For Equipment Design)
Bridge Builders Award (Technologies for the Global Communities)
Certification of Recognition for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
from Nevada Governor Sandoval
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Manuel Chacon/ Director of R&D Chemical Systems
Manny Chacon appeared at the front door of UTI chemicals, Inc., Irvine, California, in late 1985. Since that time Manny has been in the polyurethane formulating business.
There are several things a person must know in order to put chemicals together for finishing products. First, one must know the equipment and different pouring machines that are in marketplace. Second, one must be a good mechanic in order to retrofit equipment for specific products. Third, one must know all kinds of molding technology to understand how to make an attractive product. Fourth, one must know the urethane chemicals and understand what additives to use in order to give the product the proper physical properties. And fifth, one must coordinate the processing of all the above steps to have a quality product.
Manny has worked with Richard Steinke the last 22 years on every product listed on the "Products" page. Manny and Richard believe that they are well qualified to put together chemical systems for any of the listed products. They also believe that their experience can aid in new product development for companies who want to develop future urethane products.
Richard Steinke said that if he did not have Manny Chacon, he would never have attempted to do the polyurethane auto tire. The discipline and perseverance that was required for this product development was the most difficult that he ever had to do. Richard Steinke also stated that “Manny Chacon is creative and innovative in manufacturing techniques.”
“I believe we make the best team in the urethane chemical business.” ~ Richard Steinke
Kurt Steinke/ Financial Analyst
Kurt Steinke is son of Richard Steinke, and grew up around business, and the Polychem team, all his life. At a young age, he sat in meetings with Pirelli and went to NASDAQ to see his father's company go public. Kurt had various work experiences due to the limited amount of workers in the companies that he worked for. He started out with physical labor working in the warehouse and lab at Wind Sail Receptor, Inc. Kurt proceeded to extend his experience to the business end with financial analysis and organizing of company documents, research, as well as being an active member of meetings and negotiations.
Experience
Assistant Jun 2012 to Aug 2013
Wind Sail Receptor Inc. － Boulder City, NV
Kurt worked at his dad's company in the R&D department. He helped in testing windmill designs and he learned about engineering, designs, polyurethane chemistry, windmills, and how to work with various tools. The work was more physical in nature. Kurt also assisted in raising $5 million for the company while still in high school.
Financial Analyst Jan 2017
Polyurethane Chemical Formulas, Inc. － Boulder City, NV
Kurt Steinke became a financial analyst for the chemical company immediately after graduation with his Bachelor's degree. He researched various technologies, as well as assisted in putting numerous financial documents together in search for funding. During this time, Kurt made spreadsheets forecasting earnings. He has been assisting his dad, and CEO, in numerous responsibilities- such as responding to e-mails, attending meetings, collecting and
sharing information, organizing technical and financial documents, and was also in charge of making a new website for the company.
Financial Analyst 2018-2020
Diamond Resorts - Las Vegas, NV
Kurt joined Diamond Resorts to further his knowledge in the world of finance. He helped build new budget systems for HOAs of resorts in North America, as well as created formula scripts in Oracle for the new HOA database. He was also involved with an inventory acquisition model still in use today.
Financial Analyst IV 2020
IGT - Las Vegas, NV
With IGT, Kurt created reports to track monthly, quarterly, and annual SG&A costs for the North America Gaming team, as well as forecasted costs throughout the year. Additional responsibilities included creating powerpoint presentations and maintaining the workbook for monthly actual reviews, forecasting reviews, and annual reviews for executives and BOD.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance 2017
Liberty University Online － Lynchburg, VA, United States
Deans List, Fall 2014 - Winter 2016
Related coursework: Accounting, Statistics, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.97 GPA)
Graduated in 2 years and 4 months