Del and Derek started WBI together and have developed the
business to the point of growing interest to increase WolvertonBaileys holdings. Derek left his position as
WBI's CEO to start an independent corporation in Philadelphia
called Derek Automotive Technology. Mark Newland has been since handed the position and is the current CEO.
About Us
In the Beginning:
God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Well, maybe we shouldn't go back quite that far.
The beginning, as far as WolvertonBailey is concerned, started in October of 2009. At that time, our founder Del Wolverton, woke up in the middle of the night and sketched the now patented Counterpoise Bi-Radial Engine.
The Growing Years:
WolvertonBailey was founded in 2009 as a privately held company by Del Wolverton and Derek Bailey. We have taken this time to build the business through planning and organizing. All, while waiting for the patents approval. Six years later our U.S. patent was granted for the Counterpoise Bi-Radial Engine. Since then, we have continued to grow into our role as a pioneer in the design and development of unconventional internal combustion engines. As propulsion systems continue to evolve, becoming more complex, WBI's service capabilities have expanded into the area of hybrid drive development. The introduction of electric and hybrid electric systems, as well as the development of alternative fuel sources, also provide opportunities for WBI to expand its service offering.
Where we're going:
Supporting our customers from advanced technical centers located in California and Philadelphia with skilled research and development specialist, WBI has grown from its humble beginnings in 2009. We are gradually expanding our business to take care of ever increasing customer demands. From patent and cyber consultation to mechanical engineering.
Team Bio:
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Del Wolverton, Chief Science Officer and Chairman of the Board: Del received his technical training from the United States Navy. He retired after twenty years of service with the title of Senior Chief. His final NEC(Navy Enlisted Classification) was a Electronics Technician working as the Laboratories Manager for the Naval Postgraduate School. Del has held Secret and Top Secret clearances for development programs, he has designed and maintained highly classified telecommunication, microwave and satellite transmission systems. Del’s post naval experience involved being the visiting Scientist to the Hindustan Aeronautical Laboratories of India, the Canadian Aeronautical Laboratories, and the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Del joined Space Microwave Laboratories, Inc., where he served as Senior Engineer, Vice President of Engineering and, finally, Vice President of the Company for the next six years. Del eventually joined with Derek Bailey to develop products for Integrated Broadband Technologies, Inc., Popa Media and various other technologies leading to the current counterpoise engine project.
Roy Geddie, CEO for WBI: Mr. Roy Geddie has spent 46 years of his life in the import/domestic automotive parts industry. Fifteen of those years were in retail import automotive parts sales for Economy Imports, Inc., a nine-store import parts chain with one independent import parts warehouse. During his tenure with Economy Imports, Mr. Geddie has held the title of Auto Parts Specialist and several management positions, including Purchasing/Inventory Control Manager, Office Manager, Store Manager, and General Manager. Over the last 31 years in the import/domestic wholesale parts distribution and sales industry with WORLDPAC INC. (which commands over $1 billion in annual sales), Roy has held managerial and director-level positions, including Warehouse Manager, Operations Manager, Sales Team Director-NorCal, Senior Sales Director of Regional Sales West, and Vice President of Regional Sales West. Mr. Geddie’s experience from this tenure in the automotive parts industry has allowed him to build effective team skills by leveraging his own training and understanding of the industry. Mr. Geddie used his Sales expertise to develop training, counseling, and mentoring for building highly functional teams. He relied on his experience in:
• Sales training, counseling and mentoring
• Recruiting, interviewing and selection
• Sales promotion creation and implementation
• Sales data and cost analysis
Mr. Geddie has created and implemented an impressive win/win/win philosophy and environment for his team members, shareholders, and his customers.
Mark Newland, COO for WBI: Mark is a longtime supporter of Wolverton Bailey, providing software development, project management, and as a Subject Management Expert (SME) on a variety of IT and software development WBI projects. Mark spent most his career in software development and managing software engineers and projects in Silicon Valley. This includes Seagate Technology, SanDisk Corporation, IBM, several adjunct teaching positions spanning nearly 40 years. Mark was a software developer and group manager for Seagate Technology, designing the next generation disk drive production test system for all IDE, ATA, SCSI based disk drives. From there Mark moved to SanDisk, prior to IPO, and designed and developed the process and platform for testing all end product flash memory devices. While at SanDisk Mark worked with the
Israeli design center providing support for the next generation flash products (SD, MicroSD, and USB flash drives). At IBM Mark worked as a Project Manager on several large customer accounts, as well as an architect, Systems Engineer and a Service Delivery Manager. Mark continues to teach at the university level in subject areas including Statistics, Economics, and Computer Science. Mark was instrumental in connecting WBI with faculty at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) during the design phase of the WBI counterpoise engine for design verification.
Lee Greenlund, Executive Administrator and Board Secretary: Lee is a former successful business owner / operator of several companies, with a career spanning 40 plus years. Early in her career she owned or managed a number of different business’ in retail electronics and was introduced to kitchen design. Her experience and exposure to new design led her to the kitchen design field. Lee became an owner/ operator for 10 years successfully operating 2 locations specializing in kitchen design. After selling her business’s she managed several others. After retiring Lee continues to do kitchen designs on a limited basis. Once exposed to the vision and design of the Counterpoise engine and introduced to the WolvertonBailey Foundation she had a desire to assist in its success, Lee offered her skill sets to help WBI and accepted this position in January 2021.
