Paint Coatings 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.