International Fiber Reinforced Composites and Chemical Processing Expert

Technical Consultant #1722

Commercialize innovative processing technology for composite wind and water turbine blades.
Develop and further composites use worldwide.
Developing commercial submerged ocean current turbines.
Invented, designed and developed fiberglass reinforcing bars for Polymer and Portland cement based concretes.
Invented, designed and developed fiberglass bars used in toxic waste sites.
Developed precast Polymer and Portland cement based concrete structures used in waste water and industrial facilities.
Polymer concrete structures for bank vaults and other financial security applications.

Undisclosed Company, Consultant, Present

Dakota Turbines: Set up manufacturing facilities for seamless wind turbine blades.
Kineco Group: Consulting on pultrusion technology, assisting in development of new, pultruded radomes.

Undisclosed Company, Founder and Partner, 2006 - 2012

Founder and Partner of a custom yacht company developing new processing techniques for wind and water turbine blades.
Developing North American markets for seamless blades.
Developing commercial submerged ocean current turbines with multiple partners from research centers, component suppliers to utilities.

FDMC, Inc., Founder, President/Owner, 1997 - 2009

FDMC was partnered with Zhongshan Sunway Building Materials Co., Ltd. Grew company from no revenue to more than $10,000,000 in sales.
Developed FRP commercial door line.
Developed FRP commercial door line and Building Panel system.
Established U.S.A., U.K. and Canada markets for residential fiberglass doors.
Partnered with U.S.A. government on several research projects in structural composite materials.
Established joint venture manufacturing in Gebze, Turkey and Chennai, India.

Corrosion Proof Composites, Inc., FDMC, Inc. Founder, President and Co-Owner, 1984 - 1999

Grew the company from no revenue in sales to more than $15,000,000.
Invented and developed fiberglass reinforcing bars as concrete reinforcements.
Developed new and unique composite processing techniques for rebar, doors and other products.
Developed new composite repair system for coastal high rise balconies.
Developed a new commercial fiberglass door for U.S. and U.K. markets.
Established wholly owned manufacturing plants in Seward, Nebraska and Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Established co-owned commercial door factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong, PRC.

Undisclosed Company; Founder, President/Owner, 1974 - 1984

Started diversified coal mining and processing company with more than 100,000 acres of mineral rights and mines in Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.
Grew the company from $0 sales to more than $20,000,000 in 6.5 years.
Invented unique cutting tool used in underground mining to drill/cut the coal face.
Established new recovery methods for thin seam mining.

CAC Pipe Co.,1966 - 1974

Produced precast storm and waste water pipe, manholes and other precast structures.

Research Projects

Continuing work with U.S.A. Corps of Engineers and numerous universities to develop composite connections for New Orleans flood wall re-design.
Designed, built and supplied the only fiberglass guardrail manufactured in the USA for a joint FHWA and U.S.A. Corps of Engineers.
Designed, built and supplied 1.75" solid round, pultruded fiberglass pavement dowels for a joint FHWA, Iowa
Department of Transportation research project at Iowa State University. This was the first time fiberglass pavement dowels were used in the U.S.A.
Designed and developed fiberglass bars used as roof supports in underground mines.
Designed and developed fiberglass "geo-grid stakes" used in toxic waste sites.

Publications

Co-Authored ACI (American Concrete Institute) Committee 440; State of the Art Report on FRP reinforcing for concrete.
Co-Authored ACI Committee 440 Design Procedures for concrete reinforced with FRP.