Powder Coatings Development and Applications Expert

Expertise

• Powder coatings formulation, product development and and market applications.
• Managed business with revenue growth from $14 million to $120 million during tenure.
• Powder coatings for automotive, architecture, lawn and garden, appliance, oil and gas pipelines, and commercial, industrial, residential furniture applications.
• Focus on environmentally sound coatings technology.
• Led a Research & Development team of over 30 professionals and technicians in 2 locations.

Experience

Independent Consultant, 2001-present

• Provides management consulting and programming services

DuPont Powder Coatings, 1986-2001

• Vice President, R&D and Data Systems, 1996 - 2001; Vice President, R&D, 1994 - 1996; Technical Manager, 1986 – 1994
• Leading responsible provider of environmentally sound coatings technology, products, and service to a wide variety of end use such as automotive, architecture, lawn and garden, appliance, oil and gas pipelines, and commercial, industrial, or residential furniture and fixtures. Business revenue grew from $14 million to $120 million during tenure.
• Led a Research & Development team of over 30 professionals and technicians in 2 locations providing custom formulated products, application assistance, specialty testing, and regulatory review for customers nationwide. Team was ‘industry-leading’ in new product commercialization rates and was a stable, low turn-over staff.

Morton Powder Coatings, 1969-1986

• Group Leader, R&D, Color Group Supervisor
• Supervisor, Quality Control, Technical Service
• Leader in powder coatings technology growing from $1 million to $20 million in revenue during tenure.

Honors & Publications

• Two patents: Anti-microbial Powder Coating
• ASTM Paul N. Gardener Task Group Chairman Award

Professional Associations

• American Society for Testing and Materials, Executive-at-Large Main Committee D01, Chairman Subcommittee D01.51
• International Organization for Standardization; Sole US delegate to TC 35/SC 9/ WG 16 on Powder Coatings
• Inter-Society Color Council; Powder Coatings Institute
• Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology

Education

Color Formulation and Control - Davidson Colleagues

Philip Crosby - Quality Management

FSCT - Statistical Process Control

Regulatory and Laboratory Management