Testimony of William Farone
October 1, 2004 4:20 pm by Gene BorioFarone, William A. Ph.D.
US Expert & Fact Witness
Since 1987, Dr. Farone, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Power Concepts, Inc., a chemical technology and biotechnology company that he founded, in Irvine, CA. Applied Power Concept’s areas of specialty include alternate energy production and bioremediation. Previously, Dr. Farone was Director of Applied Research at Philip Morris USA from 1977-1984, after coming to Philip Morris as a Principal Scientist in 1976. Dr. Farone’s prior employment was as follows:
–Vice President, Research and Development, PVO International (1975-1976)
–Director of Scientific Research, Lever Brothers Co. (1972-1975)
–Manager, Detergents Evaluation, Lever Bros. (1970-1972)
–Manager, New Products Group, Lever Bros. (1969)
–Senior Research Association, Lever Bros. (1967)
–Associate Professor of Chemistry, Virginia State University (1965-1967)
–Physicist, White Sands Missile Range (1964-1965)
–Engineer, General Electric Co. (summer 1959 & 1960)
As Director of Applied Research at Philip Morris, Dr. Farone reported directly to the Vice President for Research and Development. Dr. Farone supervised five divisions with about 150 employees and oversaw the development and implementation of new products and new processes in cigarette design and manufacturing. Dr. Farone also coordinated joint ventures and contract research in new technology areas.