Some people want to get the most out of everything they do.
Sleep harder when sleeping. Relax harder when relaxing. Work harder when working. Train harder when training. Run harder when running. Cycle harder when cycling. Climb harder when climbing.
They treat every part of life like its own extreme sport. Those are our kind of people.
That’s why everything we make maximizes people’s performance and comfort when tackling life’s activities. All of them.
37.5® TEAM
Leadership

Prior to joining Cocona, Bowman held senior management positions at W.L. Gore and Associates (Gore), Malden Mills (Polartec), Cascade Designs and Massif. While at Gore, Bowman invented and/or helped to develop several implantable medical devices that achieved tremendous commercial success. He then guided the Gore-Tex footwear business from its early days to the commanding leadership role it still enjoys today in the outdoor footwear industry.
Bowman is credited with directing the development of the Polartec brand from its infancy to becoming one of the most widely recognized consumer brands in the Outdoor Apparel Industry. In addition, Bowman earned national recognition for crisis management after the fire that destroyed Malden Mills.
At Cascade Designs, Bowman led the company’s effort to revitalize its international business of manufacturing outdoor camping equipment by focusing on new product development, brand repositioning and customer relations. While at Massif, he managed the explosive growth of the company’s military and industrial apparel business by focusing on supply chain relationships, product quality and new product development.
Bowman is an avid climber, whitewater kayaker, skier and commercial pilot with a number of notable first ascents and descents around the world. He previously served for several years on the Board of the Access Fund, and has a long history of coaching championship baseball at the youth, select and high school levels.


Prior to joining Cocona, Burgess was New Product Development Leader at Cortland-Actuant. Responsibilities included working with global customers and industry groups to identify market opportunities while coordinating all regional activities to develop new products, design methods, techniques, practices and procedures to ensure the design and manufacture of engineered synthetic ropes, heavy lift slings, electro-optical-mechanical cables, and umbilicals for the heavy marine, subsea, ROV, seismic and defense markets. Previously he was Director of Development at Massif Mountain Gear Company, a world leader in supplying flame resistant and high performance outdoor apparel to the military, law enforcement, search and rescue professionals. There, Burgess directed fabric and technology development with budget and management responsibility for the development process from fiber to finished fabric, including quality specifications, performance, and on-time fabric commercialization and delivery. Burgess started his career at Unifi, Inc. as a Project Engineer. By the time, he left six years later he had been Technical Manager of specialty additives, recycle products and the nylon division directing company resources across manufacturing functions to ensure assets were employed to the correct mix of short and long-term opportunities while rapidly commercializing new product developments.
Burgess’ drive and entrepreneurial spirit also led to the development of the first major innovation to the cotton gin since Eli Whitney through a patent protected process he developed and a business he started. In addition, Burgess invented and patented technology that is currently protecting our troops and a separate technology that allows lighter-than-air ships to operate for longer periods of time in near space.
Burgess earned an MBA from Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management and a B.S. in Textile Engineering from North Carolina State University.
At Cocona, Burgess is a member of the executive team responsible for defining strategic sales, business, and product direction. He also manages worldwide yarn supply chain relationships as well as master batch and yarn inventories. He is responsible for all technical problem solving related to master batch and yarn products.
Burgess is a bona-fide outdoor enthusiast and can be found skiing, snowboarding and mountain biking. His recent adventures included hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail, camping in Glacier National Park, Canyonlands National Park and Blaisen Glacier in Norway. He’s now exploring the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Mountains and has taken up trad and sport climbing.

Steinnes started her career as a buyer and store manager for an independent retailer as she was attending University in San Francisco, where she majored in Film and Broadcast Media. Steinnes gained her earliest manufacturing experience while working as Vice President of Sales with Pacific Coast Feather Company, where she was responsible for growing a Home brand from $6M to over $110M in retail dollars annually.
Before becoming a part of the 37.5 team, Steinnes focused on the growth of a startup company as the Chief Executive Officer, with a focus on marketing and selling brands, products, and inventions to worldwide traditional and Ecommerce retailers. Steinnes has also been a spokesperson for various Home and Apparel brands on global media.
Steinnes is an explorer, travel enthusiast, back country hiker, mountaineer, camper, and scuba diver. When she is not traveling, Steinnes loves relaxing at home in the woods where she works in the garden, and hikes the back trails with family and friends.

Perry Ellis then offered Rogers the position of Vice President of Sale for their expanding Outerwear Division, where his duties included managing the relationship with several major retailers such as Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears. Rogers was responsible for forecasting and managing the margin model and flow of product. Due to his deep sportswear background, Rogers was tapped to launch a new brand called Field Gear that was marketed to the same major retailers he managed when was VP of Outerwear. Over the next several years he and his Division President were recruited to launch several brands such as Born Sportswear, where he served as EVP.
At Cocona Rogers manages the relationship with the company’s Midwest and East Coast brands such as Carhartt, Bauer Hockey, Tailored Brands, Men’s Warehouse and Fechheimer, among others.
Rogers lives with his wife and dogs in Massachusetts where they enjoy traveling. He also enjoys running and golfing with his foursome of 20 years.

A Colorado native, Boni lived in Seattle for five years before being lured back home by the weather. He and his family spend their free time outdoors skiing, camping, and bike racing. Boni and his wife also coach at junior mountain bike and cyclocross cycling camps.

Although born in Kansas, Brin spent much of his childhood living in the Denver area. After graduating from the University of Kansas with degrees in Business Administration and Psychology, he began his career in the agency world. Working on the world’s largest agricultural brand, Cargill, Brin worked his way up the ranks to help lead one of the agency’s largest accounts.
Brin has spent the majority of his career navigating the retail environment. During his more than 6 years working on retail programs for Cargill, much of his focus was on developing effective point-of-sale materials and in-store promotions for the various brands he oversaw. After returning to the Denver area, Brin has worked for some of the leading agencies in both Denver and Boulder, doing work for local icons, state institutions, and global brands.
At Cocona, Brin works with our portfolio of brand partners on their marketing of our technologies, heads up the social and web presence, and assists the EVP of Marketing and Sales in growing the 37.5 Technology and Eco-Dri brands.
Brin enjoys spending his free time out in the Colorado wilderness hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and camping.
Team

Lekan’s primary role is to take inventions that Dr. Haggquist conceives to a fully commercial level. This involves a detailed project management process from fiber to fabric to product testing to the crafting the unique selling proposition to the market. He has developed in years past much of Cocona’s core offerings – from baselayer to merino blends to WPB laminates to insulation. Recently as the product champion for 37.5 bedding, Lekan and Dr. Haggquist had created a powerful, multi-level performance story for 37.5 bedding which brings deep scientific credibility in the sales process to the sleep market. He says 37.5 bedding is the most amazing product he has been a part of developing and believes it will truly change the way the world sleeps.
He is now using these skills to commercialize Cocona’s latest innovations in new markets like energy-efficient towels for hotels, more comfortable protective suits for medical workers and outdoor sleep systems. As an avid athlete as well as materials specialist, he believes in the importance of knowing the product thoroughly through field testing – whether cycling, backcountry skiing or mountaineering – as he always says, “lab tests only tell you so much.”

Outside of work, Muldoon enjoys taking advantage of everything her native Colorado has to offer, which includes skiing, hiking, biking, camping, rock climbing and exploring with her flat-coated retriever Kona.


When Schweiger is not at the office working, you can find him on a bike leading the way along one of the scenic routes in Colorado. He uses his passion for cycling to help make a difference to support our local charities. In the office and on the bike, Schweiger is always challenging us to keep pushing harder to lead our great organization to the next level.
Schweiger studied Computer Systems at Nova Southeastern University and Accounting at Florida Atlantic University.

Originally from Boulder, Shunk has also lived in Gunnison, CO. She enjoys spending time in the mountains and foothills hiking with her dog.



How It Started

37.5 Technology was created by Dr. Gregory Haggquist, a Ph.D. photo-physical chemist and inventor. In 1992, while Dr. Haggquist was in Japan on a JSPS post-doctorate fellowship, he was taken to the volcanic sand baths on Mt. Aso. At first, he thought he would only be able to stand the heat for a few minutes, but once buried in the sand he found it not to be hot but comfortable. So comfortable he stayed in the sand for an hour. What he realized is comfort comes from balance, a balance between heat gain and heat loss. The volcanic sand was removing the sweat vapor from his skin so fast that he was continually cooled by sweat evaporation. This was the moment of clarity, when Dr. Haggquist understood that removing the sweat vapor before it turns to liquid sweat was key to comfort. While others were focused on wicking—spreading liquid sweat on fabric—Haggquist focused on reducing humidity next to skin to maximize evaporate cooling. And it turned out by enhancing comfort human performance was increased by reducing core temperature buildup. Now you too can experience the same phenomena volcanic sand bath experience when wearing apparel and footwear made with 37.5 technology.