Geoffrey E. Foster

Geoff Foster earned a BS (’90) & MS (’96) in Industrial Technology with a concentration in Applied Engineering Technology from North Carolina A & T State University. He was employed as an Engineer with AMP Inc. & Tyco Electronics in roles of Quality Engineering, Product Engineering, Product Manager and Global Product Management. He was awarded US Patent 6,024,591 for a Sealed Electric Connector for Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company has used over 31 million of these parts on the Ford, Lincoln, Jaguar and Mercury models.

Mr. Foster went on to complete his MBA at Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Business in May 2001. After obtaining his MBA, he worked in Durham, NC with Corning Life Sciences (formerly Becton Dickinson), where he held the position of Operations Manager in the Tissue Culture Department and was responsible for an $80 million product line and 125 employees.

In 2006, Mr. Foster founded Core Technology Molding Corporation where he is the Chief Executive Officer and President. Core Technology, based in Greensboro, NC, is an injection molding solutions provider who is ISO 9001:2015 certified and compete in the Medical Device, Automotive, Biological Pharmaceutical, Heavy Truck, and Outdoor Lawn Equipment markets. Core Tech operates 24/7 and ships to over 150 countries.

Core Technology has quickly grown and has multinational clients in the Biological Pharmaceutical space since Covid-19 with some for the following customers: Eli Lilly, Merck and Pfizer, to name a few. Core Technology is working with Merck with their certified ISO 7 Class 10,000 Clean Room for single-use products and Class 1,000 ISO 6 clean room for assemblies. Core Tech will produce over 100 million plunger rods annually and 25 million for infants alone. Core Tech obtained ISO 13485 for medical devices in 2024.

Core Technology has been a Tier I Automotive supplier since 2015 with BMW Manufacturing shipping to the Greer, SC, Germany, Russia, China and South Africa plants. Volvo & Mack Trucks became a customer in the Heavy Truck space in 2021 and Volvo Cars in 2022 with Core being their Tier I Supplier. It was necessary to get certified to accommodate the growth in the Automotive Tier I space and Core Tech obtained IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 certifications. In 2024, Core started producing parts for Mercedes-Benz for G-Class and Maybach as well as Toyota EV in 2025. In 2025, Core Tech was awarded business with Honda Jet in the Aerospace industry. To scale the organization and handle the growth, Core Technology made a $28 million investment in a new 104,000 sq. ft. facility that was completed in Q1 of 2026.

In 2020, Foster was named the Greensboro Entrepreneur of the Year and the Ernst & Young Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year award winner. Core Technology was also named the Small Business of the Year in 2022 by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce. CVMSDC has named Core Technology the MBE of the Year three times. NC Business magazine named Core Technology Molding the 2022 Small Business of the Year. During Covid, Foster founded “Molding Kids for Success” a certified 501 (c)(3) targeting under represented STEM children wanting exposure. The camp touches 1,000 children a year and is Guilford County Schools STEM partner. Core Technology received the NC Governor’s Award for Export in February 2026 from NC Governor Josh Stein.

Mr. Foster is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology where he has been teaching for over 20 years. Foster was recently named Chairman of the Board of Directors for Greensboro Chamber of Commerce effective January 1st, 2026. Foster was asked to join the NC Biotech Piedmont Triad Advisory Board recently and serves as Vice-Chairman. In 2023, Foster joined the Wake Forest University Board of Visitors for the Business School. Foster is a Lifetime Member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.

Foster has been married 34 years to Tonya who is the VP with Core Technology over HR, Safety and Environmental. They have two children and their daughter Daphne graduated from Clemson and teaches in Charleston, SC. While their son Jeremiah graduated from NCAT undergrad and UNCG for his MBA and works as the Business Development Manager with Core Technology.

• Earned U.S. Patent 6,024,591 for a sealed electric connector. While an engineer at AMP Inc. and Tyco Electronics, he developed the part for Ford Motor Company. Ford has used more than 31 million of them on Ford, Lincoln, Jaguar, and Mercury models.
• Founded and leads Core Technology Molding Corporation. Since 2006 he has been CEO and President of the Greensboro injection-molding company, which is ISO 9001:2015 certified, runs 24/7, and ships to more than 150 countries.
• Built Core into a medical, automotive, and aerospace supplier. Customers include Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, BMW, Volvo, Mack Trucks, Volvo Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Honda Jet. The company holds ISO 13485, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 certifications and completed a $28 million, 104,000-square-foot facility in the first quarter of 2026.
• Recognized as an entrepreneur and exporter. In 2020 he was named Greensboro Entrepreneur of the Year and Ernst & Young Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year. Core Technology was named Small Business of the Year in 2022 by the Greensboro Chamber and by NC Business magazine, MBE of the Year three times by CVMSDC, and received the NC Governor’s Award for Export in February 2026.
• Teaches, serves on boards, and mentors STEM students. He has been an adjunct professor in Applied Engineering Technology for more than 20 years, became chairman of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce on January 1, 2026, and is vice-chairman of the NC Biotech Piedmont Triad Advisory Board. He founded Molding Kids for Success, a 501(c)(3) that reaches 1,000 children a year.