Graduated Mount Union College 1977 with B.S. Degree in Biology. 1977 to 1984 Bowman Distribution - Barnes Group. 1984 - 1986 - Sales Manager - Textile Rubber & Chemical Co., Dalton, GA. Joined R. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. 1988 as Sales Representative - Rubber Division - 1997 appointed Sales Manager - Rubber Division. July 1, 1998 appointed Vice President - Rubber & Plastics Sales, and on September 1, 2001, Vice President and General Manager - Sales & Marketing.