Paint Coatings Scientist Consultant Expert Witness
Expert Witness No. 474
California
EDUCATION
JURIS DOCTORATE: Western State University, Fullerton, CA 1982
MASTERS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: University of California, Riverside, CA 1976
BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE: (CHEMISTRY), University of California, Riverside, CA 1973
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE: Coatings Science course (1965)
LOS ANGELES TTC: Color matching and Color Harmony (1966)
UC RIVERSIDE: Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (1983)
UC RIVERSIDE: Certified Hazardous Waste Practitioner (1985)
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL: HazMat Transportation (1985)
CAL OSHA: Certified Forklift Instructor course (1986)
CAL OSHA: Industrial Hygiene 6-month course (1986)
Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology: President 1993 & 1996.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1958 - 1963:
Painted buildings, inside and out on a regular maintenance basis as a member of different maintenance crews.
1963-67, 1968-79:
Celanese Coatings/Whittaker Coatings/Reliance Coatings Company: Paint lab technician/Chief Chemist/Lab Manager.
1967-68:
U.S. Navy, Vietnam campaign.
1979-82:
Coatings and adhesives consultant.
1982-1990:
Ellis Paint Company Salesperson/Tech Dir/Operations Manager. Architectural coatings/Industrial coatings/Environmental services.
1990-Present:
Coatings and adhesives consultant and expert witness. Resolved disputes before case filed. Formulated all types of coatings from conception to customer.
A private company: Sales Manager West Coast, Color Spectrophotometers and supporting software sales, service and training.
1994-Present:
A private university in California: Instructor in Coatings Science. Supervise 8 students on graduate and senior coatings science projects. Organized 15 seminars on coatings science.
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