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Jay Bizarro
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Jay is President and CEO of Nylon Corporation of America (NYCOA) in Manchester, NH.  Jay joined NYCOA, a manufacturer of specialty grades of nylon 6 as well as copolymers and terpolymers that are based on nylon 6, in 2016.  Prior to that Jay had a 29 year career at specialty chemical company International Specialty Products, based in Wayne, NJ, and then Ashland, who acquired ISP in 2011.  Jay has filled many roles during his career, starting out as an environmental engineer responsible for permitting and installing control equipment, followed by a stint doing public advocacy work while permitting a facility seen as controversial at the time.  Jay then transitioned into operations leadership in 1996, where he has spent the majority of his career in positions of increasing responsibility, holding positions such as Production Manager, Director of Operations for a Business Unit, Operations Manager, and Plant Manager.  Jay was promoted to VP of Texas Operations in 2011.  During his 20 year manufacturing career, he lived in Kentucky, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Texas.  When he left Ashland, he was Plant Manager of the company’s flagship operation in Texas City, TX, as well as being responsible for 10 other manufacturing sites around the world.  Jay has also had business experience woven into his career, heading up ISP’s $300 Million Elastomers business for 3 years as its VP and General Manager.

Jay is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, and earned his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Chemical Engineering.