Jim Hermetet currently serves AGP Helium as its Vice-President of Sales & Marketing. AGP is headquartered in Everett, Massachusetts and supplies lift grade (balloon) helium in the lower 48 states via helium transfill depots strategically located across the country. He started his industrial gas career operating air separation plants for the US Air Force in 1971 and transitioned into the private sector with Liquid Carbonic in 1980. Since then, Hermetet has served in numerous bulk and packaged gas capacities.

AGP historically has been a regional industrial gas supplier and in 2010 entered into the domestic balloon helium marketplace. AGP serves both wholesale and retail helium resellers and users.