{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"dr-christopher-l-coccio","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio","as_of":"2026-10-24T07:51:09.432087+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:22.403327+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.743+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","executive"],"current_role":{"company_name":"SONO TEK CORP","company_slug":"sono-tek-corp","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"SOTK","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":false,"valid_from":"1998-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","effective_date":"2025-07-25","last_checked_at":"2026-04-28T22:58:00.734+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=dr-christopher-l-coccio","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=dr-christopher-l-coccio&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Dr. Coccio has served as Executive Chairman since January 2024 and was CEO from April 2001 to January 2024. He brings 32 years of experience from General Electric in engineering, sales, marketing and management roles with P&L responsibilities for up to $100 million in sales. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"SONO TEK CORP","organizationId":"sono-tek-corp","title":"Director","period":"1998-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm"}],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"SONO TEK CORP","company_slug":"sono-tek-corp","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"SOTK","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":false,"valid_from":"1998-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","effective_date":"2025-07-25","last_checked_at":"2026-04-28T22:58:00.734+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for Dr. Christopher L. Coccio as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.952539+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Chair","claim_text":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio currently serves as Chair at SONO TEK CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-07-25","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.903592+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":[],"claim_text":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio serves on no disclosed committees.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-07-25","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.925717+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_company","claim_value":"Sono-Tek Corporation","claim_text":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio is linked to Sono-Tek Corporation as an operating executive.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:54.097005+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_role","claim_value":"Executive Chairman","claim_text":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio is also listed as Executive Chairman.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:54.074645+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Dr. Christopher L. Coccio as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.999135+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":true,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for Dr. Christopher L. Coccio as true.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.974695+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","published_at":"2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.818374+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:dr-christopher-l-coccio","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"1998-01-01 · current","organization":"SONO TEK CORP","organization_id":"sono-tek-corp"},"claim_text":"Director at SONO TEK CORP (1998-01-01 · current)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"period_text_only","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"limitations":["Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.","Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.","Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.","Private relationships and Council activity are excluded."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio","dateModified":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.743+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio#person","name":"Dr. Christopher L. Coccio","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"SONO TEK CORP","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: SOTK"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"1998-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"SONO TEK CORP","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/sono-tek-corp","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: SOTK"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/806172/000117152025000253/eps12012.htm","name":"SOTK DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio"},"registry_intelligence":{"schema_version":"alpha-registry-intelligence-v1","record_version":"d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce","subject":"alpha:person:dr-christopher-l-coccio","as_of":"2026-10-24T07:51:09.718354+00:00","recorded_at":"2026-10-24T07:51:09.718354+00:00","availability":"available","records":[],"next_offset":null,"limitations":["Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage."]},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":9,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":3,"distinct_source_count":1,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":0,"sources":3,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.743+00:00","observed_at":"2026-10-24T07:51:09.432087+00:00","freshness_days":161}},"rights":{"public_retrieval":"allowed","agent_retrieval":"allowed","redistribution":"not_granted","model_training":"not_granted","commercial_use":"not_specified","relationship_pathfinding":"not_granted","direct_contact":"not_granted"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"dr-christopher-l-coccio","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:22.403327+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T02:41:53.743+00:00","as_of":"2026-10-24T07:51:09.432087+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-christopher-l-coccio","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-christopher-l-coccio.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}