bProfessional Experience:

Continental Structural Plastics, Troy, Michigan (2006 – current)

Vice President, Advanced  R&D

ThyssenKrupp Budd, Troy, Michigan (1976-1986; 1997-2006)

Vice President, Technology, Corporate Technical Center (2004 – 2006)

Vice President, Research & Development, Plastics Division (1997 – 2004)

Venture Industries, Dearborn, Michigan (1993 – 1997)

Vice President, Technology

Rockwell International, Newton, North Carolina (1990 – 1993)

Materials Manager

Interplastics Corporation, South Bend, Indiana (1989 -1990)

Technical Director

British Oxygen of India Limited (BOCL), Kolkata, India (1986-1989)

General Manager, R&D

Education:

MBA, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (1980-1981)

MS, Polymer Engineering, University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan (1973 – 1974)

B Tech, Chemical Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, India (1968 – 1973)

US Patents Issued:

Over 15 patents issued and pending in the field of composites

Other Accomplishments:

Chairman, Technical Committee,

Automotive Composites Consortium (ACA) (1999 – 2004)

Chairman, Automotive Composites Conference & Exposition (SMC)

Society of Plastics Engineers (2005 – 2006)