Advisory Board

Dr. William F. Coyro, Jr.

Bill Coyro serves as chairman of Ecology Coatings' Business Advisory Board. Dr. Coyro is a 1969 graduate of the University of Detroit with a Doctorate degree in Dental Surgery (DDS). He attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate work with a major in Chemistry.  After graduation, he was a Lieutenant and dentist in the U.S. Navy from 1970 until 1972.  Following the Navy, he was a dentist in private practice, investor, and financier.

Dr. Coyro founded TechTeam Global, Inc., in 1979 and took the company public in 1987. He grew TechTeam from a startup to a publicly-traded, global corporation with $166.6M in revenues.  TechTeam Global currently has offices throughout North America and Europe, and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol, "TEAM."  Dr. Coyro was the President and CEO of TechTeam Global, and also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors until 1997.

Under Coyro's leadership, TechTeam Global was recognized by Governor John Engler in 1993, 1996, and 1997, as one of "Michigan's TOP 10 Performing Companies."  In addition, the Company received the "Michigan Leading Edge Technology Award" from the Michigan Technology Council .  TechTeam was ranked #47 in 1994 and #32 in 1995 on Business Week's "Hot Growth Companies Report."  This report lists the "100 Best Small Corporations in America," as selected by Business Week magazine. TechTeam Global was also recognized in November 1994 as one of the "Best Small Companies in America" by Forbes magazine, and by Forbes magazine as "One of the Best 200 Small Companies in America."