Merrill’s background includes CFO roles in public, private, and start-up companies. His experience raising capital, finance, mergers & acquisitions, and business operations are very valuable to the company. Merrill has extensive experience in Manufacturing, Financial Services and Food/Food-related industries, and currently serves as a Director and Consulting CFO at Terras Irradient, Inc., a privately held holding company in St. Paul, MN for early state investments in the non-invasive medical device field. He is also Vice Chairman and Trustee of Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), Morristown, NJ, FERF is the non-profit research affiliate of Financial Executives International, a 15,000 member professional association for senior-level finance executives. Merrill earned a BA degree from Pomona College and an MBA degree from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.