I have almost 37 years of experience working in the industry. I worked for Hercules,Inc. Himont Inc., Montell Polyolefins, Basell Inc., and LyondellBasell Industries, in their polyolefins businesses. Over my career, I have held positions of salesman; R&D engineer; plant process engineer; plant assistant area supervisor in a manufacturing plant; corporate health, safety, environment, and regulatory affairs specialist; product safety specialist and product stewardship manager. Of my 37 years in the industry and over 8 years of consulting, 35 years have been in product stewardship, product safety, and regulatory affairs. My expertise includes food contact, chemical registration, and other product regulations, on the local, national, and worldwide levels, and developing product stewardship business processes. Besides consulting for my own clients, I am currently consulting with Decernis (a supplier of software products to assist companies in their compliance evaluations) as a subject matter expert in food contact.

In addition to my work experience, I have been an active member of the Plastic Industries Association (formerly SPI) for more than 30 years. I have been a member of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Packaging Material Committee (FDCPMC) during this time, serving as its chairman from 2006-2012. Also, I have been a member of the Plastics EHS+ Committee dealing in issues of worker health and safety, environmental compliance, and product regulatory. Another trade association participation has been with several committees at the American Chemistry Council (ACC), as well as the International Material Data System (IMDS) and the Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) committees organized under the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG).