Chris Eonta

EVP, Defense

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Christopher Eonta is a founder of MolyWorks Materials Corporation, the parent company of Continuum. He served as Chief Executive Officer from its inception in 2015 until 2020, and since then, he has led business development and sales for Department of Defense contracts as EVP of Defense Sales. He is MolyWorks' Corporate Official and Principal Investigator for over 50 United States Government contracts with the Navy, Army, Air Force, NASA, and Department of Energy. He also led the company to achieve ISO 9001 and AS: 9100D certifications in 2022.

Mr. Eonta is an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur with industry-recognized expertise in chemical engineering and metallurgy. He has a proven track record and experience in commercializing products, international sales, and earning Angel, Venture Capital, and Strategic investments.

Mr. Eonta holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from San Jose State University. He also holds multiple patents for metallurgical equipment and metal processing.  He has won numerous innovation awards, including FormNext 2020 start-up, AM Ventures Impact, SXSW Innovative World Start-up, and Rice Alliance Clean Energy Start-up. He has spoken at several globally recognized additive manufacturing and start-up events.