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Graphco Technologies: Christian Ivanescu
Graphco Technologies Inc., 850 Bear Tavern Road,Suite 302, Mountain View Office Park, West Trenton 08628. CristianIvanescu, president. Home page: https://www.graphcotech.com.After three years Christian Ivanescu closed down this location; hisfirm sold automated productivity enhancement tools — both hardwareand software — for assembly lines. He has a post office box address in New Hope, a sales office at the World TradeCenter, and has just opened an R&D center in Romania.U.S. 1 wrote about his artificial intelligence tools on April 24,1996, and at that time the firm had a $750,000 credit line from UJBFinancial (now Summit Bancorp) and had plans to hire 40 to 50engineersby the end of the year — many from Ivanescu’s home country ofRomania — and go public.Ivanescu had founded the firm in 1993 for training and consultingservices and reorganized it in 1995 to reflect its new status as aprovider of hardware and software. His products’ users includedSumitomoSitix Silicon, National Semiconductor, Harris Semiconductor, AlliedSignal Aerospace, Thermco Systems, and other semiconductormanufacturersin Israel — but, he admitted, some of these clients were workingon a barter basis, trading outdated manufacturing equipment for theproduct. Ivanescu sold this equipment in eastern Europe.Bell Atlantic Federal Integrated Solutions, 550Pinetown Road, Suite 270, Fort Washington 19034. Michelle Fleisher,director human resources and project support. 800-327-8412; fax,215-619-2398.Bell Atlantic closed its 50-person commercial office, formerly knownas Bell Atlantic Professional Services, and moved to Fort Washington,where it works on government contracts.Franchise Capital Services, 9-B Auer Court, EastBrunswick 08816. Ryan Linsky, regional sales manager. 732-651-9800;fax, 732-651-9828.This franchise financing company, specializing in fast foods, changedits affiliation and moved from Witherspoon Street to East Brunswick.It has been Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company, based in Greenwich,Connecticut, and now it has a new name and is based in Westchester.Ocean Science and Technology, 186Princeton-HightstownRoad, Cranbury 08512.The oceanographic research company has closed its office here andhas no listed telephone in the area.Top Of PageCrosstown MovesAccountants on Call, 125 Village Boulevard, Suite240, Princeton 08540. Ted Fitzgerald, area manager. 609-452-7117;fax, 732-494-4386. Home page: https://www.aocnet.com.The financial staffing agency is expanding within Forrestal Village,from Main Street to Village Boulevard. The agency specializes infinancialservices and is one of 88 offices nationwide.Globsyn Technologies Inc., 666 Plainsboro Road,Suite 1126, Plainsboro 08536. Sambarta Ghosh, business developmentmanager. 609-936-1683; fax, 609-936-1107. Home page:https://www.globsyn.com.This software development company, a fully owned subsidiary of aCalcutta,India-based company of the same name, has moved from IndependenceWay to Plainsboro Road. This serves as the company’s U.S.marketingheadquarters, says Sambarta Ghosh, and has about 15 employees mainlyworking as consultants.ITAP International, 268 Wall Street, Princeton08540. John W. Bing, president. 609-921-1446; fax, 609-924-7946.The international management consulting firm changed buildings withinResearch Park. It does cross-cultural training and consulting andglobal team building. Soon it will have a new web page:https://www.itapinc.com.Kumon Math & Reading Center, 329Princeton-HightstownRoad, Princeton Junction 08550. Mindy Chu. 609-426-4488; fax,908-281-5755.Mindy Chu moved her tutoring franchise from 379 Princeton-HightstownRoad to 600-foot building that has just been remodeled.Ricasoli & Santin Contracting Co., 4 FrontdaleAvenue, Mercerville 08619. Louis Santin, partner. 609-588-9539; fax,609-588-6848.The building construction company has moved from its Route 33 locationto 4 Frontdale Avenue in Mercerville.Top Of PageStock NewsChurch & Dwight Co. Inc. (CHD), 469 North HarrisonStreet, CN 5297, Princeton 08543-5297. Robert A. Davies III, presidentand CEO. 609-683-5900; fax, 609-497-7177. Home page: https://www.armhammer.comA two for one stock split was announced on July 29, the first suchsplit in 13 years. The quarterly dividend will be seven cents pershare on the split stock.Top Of PageDown-SizingPrinceton X-Ray Laser Inc., 1 Deer Park Drive,Princeton Corporate Plaza Suite H, Monmouth Junction 08852. AdaSuckewer,president. 732-329-0505; fax, 732-329-8334.Princeton X-Ray Laser Inc. has vacated its space at PrincetonCorporatePlaza and moved to an unpublished address in Princeton. Its projectsincluded an optically driven and controlled X-ray source and a softX-ray imaging microscope diffraction plate. Knite Inc. occupies thisspace now.Top Of PageManagement MovesInternational Schools Services, 15 Roszel Road,Box 5910, Princeton 08543. John M. Nicklas, president. 609-452-0990;fax, 609-452-2690.John M. Nicklas has replaced Bill Davison as president of this80-memberservice organization for the international educational community.Desiree Bryant is in charge of human resources.Mercer County Bar Association, 1245Whitehorse-MercervilleRoad, Suite 420, Mercerville 08619-3894. Francine Kowalczyk, executivedirector. 609-585-6200; fax, 609-585-5537. Home page:https://www.mercerbar.comFrancine Kowalczyk, a Roebling resident, is the new executive directorof the Mercer County Bar Association and treasurer of the MercerCountyBar Foundation. Kowalczyk was formerly the administrator for ParentsAnonymous Inc.Top Of PageDeathsSamuel H. Driver, 72, on August 7. He retired fromEducationalTesting Service and worked at Rider College.Carol Ann Mullen, 40, and Russell H. Mullen Jr.,43, on August 8, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Shewas assistant director of policy development at the New JerseyHospitalAssociation and he was assistant director of budget and managementfor the state treasury department.Willis E. Applegate, 57, on August 9. He owned WillisApplegate Farms and Applegate Trucking of Cranbury.Willis E. Applegate, 57, on August 9. He owned WillisApplegate Farms and Applegate Trucking of Cranbury.Milton L. Ames Jr., 50, on August 9. He worked withPrudentialSecurities.Helen Neuman Berger 62, on August 11. She founded apersonnelrecruiting firm, H. Neuman Associates.William Lamb, 75, on August 11. He worked with themunicipalgovernment of Rocky Hill and was a charter member of the Society forthe Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singingin America (SPEBSQSA).Al A. Hammer III, 48, on August 11. He was a CAD/CAMdesignerat Lucent Technologies.Rosalie Santolli Pratt, 64, on August 14. She was headlibrarian at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School.Previous StoryNext StoryCorrections or additions?This page is published by PrincetonInfo.com— the web site for U.S. 1 Newspaper in Princeton, New Jersey.
