Having read the entire article, I wonder if the head of the development team might have actually been correct - the author was an idiot.

After all, he writes an article about how to deal with an IT bully, and provides three strategies, none of which worked for him. How does this provide support for me to accept his expertise on the subject that he chose for his article?

It would be made from a carbon nanotube composite, probably not pure nanotubes.

There are nanotube composite materials that are strong enough to do the job.