Private Consultant / July, 2009 — December

Private Consultant for the POU-POE water treatment industry. Assist numerous water treatment companies in product development solving contaminated and hard water problems testing and certification to NSF DWTU standards.

Director RD / June, 2002 — June, 2009

As a project engineer developed AMETEK's first POU filter system for VOC removal and first under sink RO system; developed and patented new iodinated resins; Promoted to Sr Project Engineer/Lab Director 1989; supervised development of AMETEK's first registered (State of WI) Cryptosporidium carbon block filter; Promoted to Chemical Engineering Manager/Lab Dir. 1994; New products developed have generated 5 million-plus sales for AMETEK; Obtained 11 U.S. patents; Transformed laboratory from a small materials testing lab into a state-of-the-art R&D QC POU/POE product testing laboratory used for NSF Witness Testing capability for Lead Cyst and VOC testing. Tested arsenic removal media and developed POU arsenic removal system. Supervised POU UF/MF membrane product development for microbiological purification. Assisted with California Proposition 65 litigation resolving issues of lead in faucets and arsenic in activated carbon. Direct Reports: 3 chemists 5 lab technicians 2 microbiologists; 2 NSF certification specialists; 1 PhD research engineer

Technical Manager West Coast operations / August, 1976 — November, 1980

Developed new carbon-cellulosic filter media and silver impregnated carbon media for Ogden Filter Co. POU filter product line that had previously utilized obsolete asbestos media; Supervised research and development activities involving substitute filter media bacteriostatic filter testing and membrane prefiltration materials. Managed Los Angeles facility and continued research and development activities in the areas of carbon-cellulosic media silver impregnated formulations and membrane prefiltration materials for use in the Peerless Faucet 'Concept' faucet-attached water filter. Provided technical support for Peerless Faucet during David Horowitz's 'Commercial Challenge' television show. Tests run during show successfully supported faucet filter's claimed performance. Direct Reports: 1 technician 1 microbiologist; 1 R&D technician

Research Chemist/Project Engineer / June, 1973 — July, 1976

Continued graduate research studies on iodinated resin water disinfection technologies for application to POU product development; investigated faucet filter and portable emergency applications; conducted chemical and microbiological tests; developed new analytical procedures for iodine iodide and hypoiodous acid; developed new iodinated resin formulations (2 U.S. patents) which led to the commercial PENTAPURE brand of iodinated resins

Lab Instructor / September, 1972 — May, 1973

Teaching and Research Assistant / September, 1969 — June, 1972

Consultant and Research Chemist / July, 1972 — September, 1972

Conducted additional studies on iodinated resins for application in spacecraft potable water systems; this work and doctoral research studies led to use of iodinated resins in spacecraft potable water systems as the 'microbial check valve' MCV.