Business Development Specialist Joins Staff of Northampton Community College

Leo Thielmann II has been named director for technical programs at Northampton Community College’s Center for Business and Industry. The Center provides workforce training, leadership development, and consulting services for businesses of all sizes in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

According to Dr. Paul Pierpoint, dean of community education at NCC, Thielmann’s responsibilities will include directing the Center’s advanced industrial maintenance programs, HVAC, welding, electrical, and other noncredit technical programs. He will also oversee technical customized training for business and industry and training in computer software, hardware and networking, as well as expanding services to businesses engaged in nanotechnology, biotechnology and other emerging technologies.

Thielmann’s background includes more than thirty years of industry experience with companies like Air Products, Dow Chemical, and GEO Specialty Chemicals. He has also been a consultant to chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics businesses across the country. He is a chemist who holds a bachelor of science degree from the North Dakota State University and an MBA in marketing and operations management from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

He can be reached at 610-861-5071 or lthielmann@northampton.edu.