# Gene Anguil

> Gene 'Gino' Anguil is the Rome-born, Milwaukee-based engineer who moved from a Fulbright year in Italy and Apollo guidance work to founding Anguil Environmental Systems at home in 1978. Still listed as CEO, he built a second-generation family business around industrial air and water pollution control, patented engineering ideas, customer relationships and a refusal to walk away from difficult problems.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Anguil Environmental Systems
- **Organizations:** Anguil Environmental Systems, General Motors Research and Development Division, AC Electronics Division, Fulbright Association
- **From:** Rome, Italy
- **Education:** Mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, National Defense Fellowship in mathematics; doctoral coursework completed short of thesis defense, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Fulbright scholar studying early computer science, Fulbright Program in Rome, Italy
- **Known for:** Founded Anguil Environmental Systems in 1978 and guided its development into a second-generation environmental engineering company with installations around the world., Contributed engineering and early software calculations to Apollo inertial guidance work while at General Motors research and development., Inventor on U.S. Patent 4,960,437 for a ceramic filter construction used in catalytic incineration systems.

## Career timeline

- **1938** — Born in Rome, Italy.
- **1940** — His family left Italy from Genoa and later settled in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- **1959** — Studied mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he served as a class vice president and fraternity president.
- **1961-1962** — Returned to Rome as a Fulbright scholar to study early computer science after receiving a National Defense Fellowship in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
- **1968-1972** — Worked in General Motors research and development in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, contributing engineering and early software calculations to Apollo inertial guidance work and later developing concepts for federal and industrial programs.
- **1978** — Founded Anguil Energy Systems from his home at age 39 and completed the company's first project for a Brooklyn printing business.
- **1980** — Anguil completed its first catalytic oxidizer order and installation.
- **1987** — The company changed its name to Anguil Environmental Systems.
- **1989** — The company reached $1 million in annual sales.
- **1990** — Received a U.S. patent for a ceramic filter construction used in catalytic incineration systems.
- **1993-1995** — Anguil installed its first regenerative thermal oxidizer, formed an Asian operation and opened a United Kingdom office.
- **2004** — Received a U.S. patent for generating power using oxidized gases from waste combustion.
- **2008** — Anguil recorded a leadership transition to his children Chris and Deb Anguil; Gene continued as CEO.
- **2013** — Gene, Deb and Chris Anguil represented the company as it received the SBA Jeffrey Butland family-owned business award for Wisconsin and the Midwest region.
- **2018** — Anguil marked its 40th anniversary at a Milwaukee celebration held on Gene's 80th birthday.
- **2026** — The Fulbright Association published a career interview tracing his path from Rome and Apollo-era engineering to nearly five decades in pollution control.

## Achievements

- Founded Anguil Environmental Systems in 1978 and guided its development into a second-generation environmental engineering company with installations around the world.
- Contributed engineering and early software calculations to Apollo inertial guidance work while at General Motors research and development.
- Inventor on U.S. Patent 4,960,437 for a ceramic filter construction used in catalytic incineration systems.
- Inventor on U.S. Patent 6,832,480 for a power-generation system using oxidized gases from waste combustion.
- Received a National Defense Fellowship in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Fulbright award to Italy in 1961.
- Led engineering development of the Pyrolytic Incinerator, a solid-waste thermal oxidizer with heat recovery.
- Helped transition Anguil Environmental Systems to second-generation leadership, recognized with the 2013 SBA Jeffrey Butland award in Wisconsin and the Midwest region.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — The Fulbright Association published an interview and career profile covering his childhood, Fulbright year, Apollo work and the growth of Anguil Environmental Systems.
- **2024-09** — Anguil Industrial, part of the family business he founded, acquired Young & Bertke Air Systems Company.
- **2024-01** — Gene, Deb and Chris Anguil jointly signed the company's 2023-24 sustainability report, reaffirming a focus on customer compliance, profitability and environmental responsibility.

## Links

- Website: https://anguil.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-anguil-61095a2a
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anguilenviro
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AnguilEnvironmental
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anguilenvironmental/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27