Our Team
photo by Michael Molinoff
Frank J. Levy
Frank J. Levy graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California with a degree in mechanical engineering. He started his career at Rohr Aircraft in California then joined his father’s company, Stellamcor, Inc. in 1966. Over the years he was responsible for selling machines all over North America with a special emphasis on the USA.
Levy has been sought after for his expertise and made numerous industry-wide presentations including to the University of North Carolina, Clemson Universtiy, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA and Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel. Most recently he presented an overview of PCC® technology and its impact on the environment to professors at the Global Waste Research Institute at Cal Poly’s College of Engineering.
In 2008 he and his partner Sergio Dell’Orco were honored with the World ENERGY GLOBE Award for new technology to help save energy and the environment. The machinery using this process is at work in the USA at Interface, one of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers. The importance of this new process can be found in INTERFACE's past CEO Ray C. Anderson’s book Confessions of a Radical Industrialist on page 121.
Mr. Levy is a consultant to the engineering and sustainability department at Cal Poly and has met with professors of architecture at the University of Florence who work on Abita®, a group dedicated to introduce recycled polypropylene nonwovens into various forms of insulation for private residences and apartment buildings. Levy has been written up in The New York Times as well as various local and trade publications.
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David F. Levy
David F. Levy joined Stellamcor in 1992 after serving as an Account Executive for Backer Spielvogel Bates, one of the largest advertising firms in New York. David's initial assignment at Stellamcor was an extended program in Italy where he trained in the factories and toured installations of Stellamcor’s suppliers. After his apprenticeship, he joined his grandmother and father in New York to work in all aspects of the business including sales, marketing and finance. David now is responsible for Stellamcor's financial activities. He received his B. A., with honors, from Brandeis University.
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Sergio Dell'Orco
Sergio Dell’Orco studied mechanical engineering at the universities of Florence and Bologna. In 1973, after a summer internship in a textile factory in Huddersfield (England), he joined the family business, Dell’Orco & Villani. The Company was started by his father, Giovanni and Silvano Villani in 1964. During sales trips to many textile factories around the world, Dell’Orco developed a deep expertise in the reclamation of textile waste for both standard and new products. Since joining the Company he expanded the business into international markets.
In conjunction with Frank J. Levy, his sales agent for North America and engineering partner in the US company PCC Processing Technologies®, Dell’Orco developed a new process to recycle post consumer carpets. Both Levy and Dell’Orco have been honored for this technology with a World ENERGY GLOBE Award at the European Parliament in Brussels in 2008. The machinery using this process is at work in the USA at Interface, one of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers. The importance of this new process can be found in INTERFACE's past CEO Ray C. Anderson's book Confessions of a Radical Industrialist on page 121.
Recently, Dell’Orco received an award for developing technology to reclaim textile waste for a new upholstery fabric made out of a blend of New Zealand wool and regenerated jute from coffee bags. This “eco-sustainable” fabric will be installed on the chairs of all the Starbuck’s cafes in Europe. The award was given in London from the Society of British Interior Design as part of HRH Prince of Wales Campaign for Wool.
Dell’Orco is involved in a worldwide project to develop new ecological, sustainable systems to build houses for third world countries using local waste. The project is promoted by a team of European and South American Universities led by the Abita® organization of Architecture Faculty of the University of Florence.
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Sara Dell'Orco
Sara Dell’Orco graduated from the University of Florence (Italy) with a degree in mechanical engineering. Her thesis was on the control of color in the textile industry. During her school years she represented the students on the board of the University. From December 2003 up to today she has worked in the team of editors for the university’s scientific magazine Albert where she also wrote many technical articles.
Sara joined her father’s company in February 2003 in the technical department. She now is responsible for three areas: all public relations and marketing in the national territory, introduction and application of modern technologies and the management of the technical resources of the Company.From 1996 to 2002 she has been on the team of Prato’s prestigious Board of Directors of the Italian Industrial Association.
