OSM Shield
OperatingOSM Shield, Inc
Industrial & Manufacturing · Edwards, WY · Founded 2015
High-performance fabric finishes that are safe for people and the planet
Financials
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Valuation over rounds
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Share price over rounds
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Fundraising history
Team
16 people
Mark began his professional career as the founder and owner of Colorado Mountain Express, a resort transportation system between outlying airports and Colorado Resorts. He founded the company in 1983, and over the course of 14 years grew the business to 230 vehicles and 430 employees. In 1997, Mark sold the transportation business. Prior to founding OSM Shield in 2010, Mark Walker founded Onesource Global Manufacturing, a global sourcing company that provides OEM work for US brands and retailers in the outdoor products market. In parallel, Mark founded Onesource Gear, a promotional products company manufacturing headwear and other apparel items in Asia for the promotional products industry. With offices in Colorado and Wuxi, China, Mark expanded his OEM business and made related and strategic acquisitions over the course of a decade, ultimately acquiring some of the company’s they provided manufacturing services to. Mark actively participates on outside boards and is the Co-Founder of the WWTD Chicago Classic, a Make-A-Wish organization that has raised over $250,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in memorial of his son.
Lauren has 20+ years of experience in Supply Chain & Operations across multiple industries, from start-ups to billion+ companies. She has spent 12+ years in the Apparel industry and loves working with brands and suppliers to deliver amazing product to the market! Prior to joining the OSM Shield team, Lauren worked for Spyder Active Sports as the VP of Supply Chain & Operations overseeing Sourcing, Production, Logistics, and Distribution. Previously Lauren spent 8 years at Carter’s Inc. and held roles from Operations, Supply Chain, Sales Planning, and Licensing for mass channel brands (Target, Walmart) and gained experience expanding the brands into International markets. Lauren graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering and earned her MBA in Finance from Georgia State University.
Jeremy graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Jeremy has extensive experience in logistics management, financial modeling, and digital marketing development, as well as OSM Shield technology development.
Danny is OSM’s China Country Manager. Danny graduated from the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering with a Bachelor’s of Business English. Danny has more than 24 years of experience in the home textile industry specializing in merchandise management, mattress ticking, and other bedding products. Danny is well versed in a variety of textile products through his vast experience and extensive knowledge in the industry. He has experience in sourcing, new developments, and special functions of different textile products. Danny helps manage communication, logistics, mill trials, sales, and marketing in China for OSM.
Ahmed El-Shafei is a Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science and the Program Director of Polymer and Color Chemistry in Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science and a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from NC State University. Dr. El-Shafei is a recognized author of over 220 scholarly articles and awards winner of many scholarly achievements including Nancy Pollock Dissertation Award, the best Ph.D. dissertation award in 2002, University Faculty Scholar Award and Outstanding Teacher Award. He is an editor/associate editor of six journals, including a subject editor for the Journal of Textile Institute (Dyeing and Finishing), a lead editor for a special issue entitled: "Functional Dyes", Journal of Chemistry, associate editor for Open Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, editor for Open Journal of Synthesis, Theory and Applications, a guest editor for Advanced OptoElectronics, a special issue on "Intelligent Materials for Novel Generation of Solar Cells”, and an editor of Journal of Forensic Investigation.
Ahmed El-Shafei is a Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science and the Program Director of Polymer and Color Chemistry in Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science and a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from NC State University. Dr. El-Shafei is a recognized author of over 220 scholarly articles and awards winner of many scholarly achievements including Nancy Pollock Dissertation Award, the best Ph.D. dissertation award in 2002, University Faculty Scholar Award and Outstanding Teacher Award. He is an editor/associate editor of six journals, including a subject editor for the Journal of Textile Institute (Dyeing and Finishing), a lead editor for a special issue entitled: "Functional Dyes", Journal of Chemistry, associate editor for Open Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, editor for Open Journal of Synthesis, Theory and Applications, a guest editor for Advanced OptoElectronics, a special issue on "Intelligent Materials for Novel Generation of Solar Cells”, and an editor of Journal of Forensic Investigation.
After receiving his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University, Dr. Hauser began a career as an industrial research chemist that spanned twenty four years and included positions with several textile manufacturers and textile chemical producers. He holds ten U.S. patents in the areas of soil release, flame retardancy, and low pollution dyeing. He has traveled extensively in the United States, Latin America, and China providing technical assistance to textile manufacturers in all areas of textile wet processing. In 1997, Dr. Hauser joined the faculty of the College of Textiles. He has published extensively in the textile chemistry literature and is the co-author of “Chemical Finishing of Textiles” published by Woodhead Publishing of Cambridge, England.
Hemayet graduated in 1990 under Dhaka University of Bangladesh. After graduating, he started his own garment/clothing manufacturing and exporting company to the US and Europe. He has experience in office management, fabric, trims, production, import, export, custom & shipping etc. Hemayet is also the owner of Fashion Designer & Exporter in Bangladesh as a manufacturer and exporter since 1997.
OSM Shield has a Testing and Service Agreement with North Carolina State University whereby OSM Shield has access to both laboratory and commercial textile equipment located at the College of Textiles. This Testing and Service Agreement is supervised by Jeffrey Krauss. Jeff has over 12 years of private sector industry experience at Burlington Industries, and has managed the NC State research facilities for 21 years.
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Keld Graduated from Textile Business Academy in Denmark. He has 20 years of experience with textile development and manufacturing. Keld was the Winner of the innovation contest on national television in 2007 “The Best Idea of Denmark.” Keld has developed many innovative products from packaging concepts to electronic products. Joined the OSM Team in 2019 as regional manager for Europe.
After graduating from the College of Charleston in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in International Business and Spanish, Larsen managed leasing operations for over 2,800 apartments in New York City. With previous experience starting a technical apparel company, Larsen was eager to join the team and expand his knowledge of textiles. After almost two years with OSM Shield, Larsen now oversees day-to-day operations in the OSM Shield Testing Lab and manages larger projects relating to sales and marketing.
Nik graduated with a degree in polymer and color chemistry from the North Carolina State University College of Textiles. He spent two years working as a process engineer at Meridian Specialty Yarn Group in Valdese, North Carolina before moving to Colorado to work with OSM Shield. Nik specializes in process optimization, polymer chemistry, and currently manages our innovation team in the OSM Lab HQ.
Pamela graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After graduating, she moved to Colorado and worked for Colorado Mountain Express, a resort transportation service and travel company from 1983 to 1997. Pamela held a wide range of positions including, financial reporting, bookkeeping and human resource management. From 2006 to 2016 Pamela worked as an executive assistant for the CEO of Premier Global Services, Inc., a publicly traded conferencing, and collaboration solutions company. In 2016, Pamela began working for OSM Shield and handles all aspects of financial reporting including QuickBooks management, human resources, payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
After graduating from Miami University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Stephany moved to Chicago where she spent most of her timing working as a Media Planner for MillerCoors. Managing her own team, Stephany was accountable for the execution of all local MillerCoors media plans for all 35 MillerCoors brands for the entire Midwest. In 2015, Stephany began working for OSM Shield as the Account Executive. She currently manages supply chain logistics for the company ensuring the timely and quality support of all production activities Stephany is also Co-Founder of the WWTD Chicago Classic, a Make-A-Wish organization that has raised over $250,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation in honor of her brother. She has taken on the Director role, managing a group of 15 volunteers and facilitating 2 charity events per year.
Amy Herrick is an active principal at Herrick & Co., a multi-generational family office managing over 50 active investments in real-estate, hospitality, renewable energy, and diverse CPG start-ups. She has structured and syndicated multiple IP litigation funding vehicles supporting developers’ infringement suits against most of the major Telco’s and Social Media sites, managed the family’s captive insurance operations and is a director at Esturiones del Rio Negro – a Uruguay caviar producer. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Universiade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. She is President of the American Club of Lisbon Audit Committee and Member of the Fulbright Commission-Portugal, and former Board member of Portuguese start-ups Cell2B, Ydreams and the Oeiras International School.
Lawrence Thuet is the Executive Chairman of Revved Industries and Guerrilla Gravity. Larry is the co-founder of Park Hill Group, where is ran Park Hill's secondary advisory business. He is a retired partner of Park Hill and Blackstone. Additionally, he serves on the boards of OSM Shield, VQVelocity, and the WGA/Evans Scholars Foundation. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Larry serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business.
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Reg CF annual-report compliance
Filed 1 of 5 annual reports (FY2021–FY2025)
Reg CF issuers must file a Form C-AR each year until a Rule 202(b) termination trigger is met.
SEC filings
- Form C-TRApr 29, 20250001665160-25-000790EDGAR
- Form C-ARJun 8, 20220001665160-22-001779EDGAR
- Form C-UMay 11, 20220001665160-22-001628EDGAR
- Form C/AMar 11, 20220001665160-22-000419EDGAR
- Form CJan 13, 20220001665160-22-000083EDGAR
- Form DDec 15, 20210001666308-21-000006EDGAR
- Form DFeb 9, 20160001666308-16-000002EDGAR
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