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BREAKOUT SESSIONS P.M. Session (2:15pm - 3:30pm) Learn from our panel how to make the transition from employee to business owner. Our panel will share their insight on how to they were successful in making the switch.
Speaker: Mark Grindel, Founder, Waterjets Unlimited Mark Grindel is the founder of Waterjets Unlimited, a Ronkonkoma-based company that specializes in the precision cutting of a wide range of materials – metal, stone, plastics, foam, glass and much more – using a Dynamic Waterjet cutting process that is both quick and extremely precise. The company specializes in custom manufacturing for a diverse customer base that includes the Flooring industry, numerous corporations, metal shops and the Aerospace industry, to name a few. Their work ranges from single piece prototypes to 1000 piece production orders. Some of the projects that Mark has worked on include optics for the Galileo Satellite, components for Virtual Reality Helmets, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Laser Fusion Program, as well projects for the military including TOW-COBRA Attack Helicopters, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and F/A 18 Hornet Fighter Jets. Prior to establishing his own company, Mark worked in his family’s precision optics business, creating high-tech military and laser optics. After that, he worked as a production manager for a company that manufactured special effects filters for the motion picture industry. During his stint there, Mark installed a waterjet for them and that led to his interest in starting his own waterjet company. He bought a waterjet machine and started out precision cutting on a part time basis. From there, he successfully built Waterjets Unlimited into a full time company.
Mark A. Murray Admitted 1989, New York Bar; 1990, United States District Court - Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Experience: Member, Murray and Hopkins (1995-) Legal Counsel to The West Sayville-Oakdale Fire District (1999-) and The Islip Terrace Fire District (2001-); Appointed by the New York State Supreme Court as Referee to the New York State Liquidation Bureau (2000-); State Hearing Officer for Small Claims Assessment Review, Nassau and Suffolk Counties (1996-); of counsel and formerly Senior Associate to White, Quinlan & Staley, Garden City, New York (1989-); of counsel to Hopkins & Kopilow, (1995-); Adjunct Professor, Long Island University (1998-); Clerk to the National Labor Relations Board, Judges’ Division (1988); Clerk to the Honorable Edward G. McCabe, J.S.C., Administrative Judge of the New York State Supreme Court, County of Nassau (1987). Education: Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D. 1989, Research Editor of Moot Court), Niagara University (B.S. Labor Relations and Business Management - 1984). Member: New York State, Suffolk County and Nassau County Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association; Chairman of the Board of Directors and Past President of the East End Republican Club; Suffolk County Republican Committee (1992-); Nassau County Republican Committee (1987-1990); West Sayville Fire Department (1993-); Brehon Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Islip Town Volunteer Firefighter’s Association; Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighter’s Association, Irish-Americans in Government, Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighter‘s Emerald Society, Founding member of Meadow’s Edge chapter of BNI.
Lillian Dent and her daughter Chef Leisa Dent are co-owners of LL Dent Restaurant. Lillian re-entered the workforce after the children were old enough, going back to school to earn a Bachelor's Degree. Lillian recently retired from the corporate world. With over 30 years of experience cooking and extensive management experience, Leisa and her mother, Lillian, have created LL Dent, their vision of home-style American cuisine with a southern flair. Set in an environment reminiscent of a southern dining room, LL Dent's authenticity is only surpassed by its southern hospitality. LL Dent is a full service southern style restaurant, unique to Nassau County, featuring lunch and dinner. |
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