Education:

1963 - 1966 Herschel V. Jenkins High School Savannah, Georgia

1966 -1970 College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina Bachelors of Science in Chemistry 1970

1969 National Science Foundation Student Researcher
Furman University - Greenville, South Carolina
Research Topic: Triphenylborate Reactions with Amines and Structures Formed

1970 - 1974 Department of Chemistry,Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Science in Chemistry 1975
Thesis Title: Potassium Fluoride as a Base in Organic Reactions Solubilized by 18-Crown- 6 Ether

1974 Engineering Experimental Station,Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia
Summer Intern: Research Topic: Conversion of Low BTU Gas to Medium BTU Gas via Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide in Low BTU Gas from Anaerobic Digestion of Waste by Direct Hydrogen Injection Into the Reactor

1974 - 1975 Department of Textile Engineering
Georgia Institute of technology Atlanta, Georgia
Polymer Course Study in Textile Engineering
Research: Thermal Degradation of Kevlar: A Polyaramide

Awarded Green Belt River Parishes Community College

1975 - current -  Project Leader, Dow Chemical Co., Louisiana Division,  Plaquemine, Louisiana 
Polyolefin R & D ( Solution and High Pressure Process)
New Product & Process Development (Isocyanate, Surfactants,
Oil Field Demusification) Oxides & Derivatives R&D (PET  development )
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon R&D ( Solvents )
R&D Career at Dow chemical Company (Retired as Project Leader 2001)

1970 - 1975  Georgia Institute of Technology
Summer Intern at Engineering and Experimental Station at Ga. Tech
Teaching Assistant in School of Textiles and Fiber Engineering
Teaching Assistant in School of Chemistry

1969 - 1970          City Inn of Charleston
Desk Clerk on Weekends

Summer 1969 -  National Science Foundation Summer Research Grant

Summer 1967 & 1968 - Museum of Charleston
Laborer on Fossil Dig

Summer 1965 & 1966 Woodstock Industries
Laborer in wood manufacturing
Scheduler in Wood manufacturing plant

2001  Hired as Fulltime Chemistry Faculty
Six Sigma Training River Parishes Community College

Projects:     

1975-1978:         
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Research
Plant support at CMP Plant

1978-1982:         
New Products & Process Research
Non-Phosgene Polyurethane Process
New Polyethylene Terephthalates for Barrier Properties Improvements

1982-1985:         
Discovery Research Group
Polyester-ethers as Thermoplastic Elastomers
PVC Plasticizers
Reverse Phase GC Modeling to Predict the Activity of Oil Field
Demulsifiers used in Tertiary Oil Recovery
Resin Oil Tackifiers

1985-1988:         
Chlorinated Polyethylene Research
Chlorinating PVC Processes
High Heat Distortable PVC Resin
Stabilizing Package High Heat Distortable PVC.

1988 to 2001:  LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE Polyethylene Research.

LDPE Support: Environmental Permitting, Extruder Studies, Initiator Improvements, Product Design, Quality Improvements, Process Enhancements, Safety Improvements, Customer Response.
LLDPE Support:  Metallocene Catalyst, Zeigler-Natta Catalyst Performance, Gel Analysis, Quality Issues, Co-monomer Purity, Extruder Improvements, Process Enhancement Studies, Quality Improvements, Safety Improvements, Customer Response.

HDPE Support:Process Enhancement Studies, Zeigler-Natta Catalyst Performance Issues.

Proficient at word processing; Spreadsheets, Graphic Presentation,    Learning Web site building & maintaining.

Professional
Activities:   

Teach Chemistry at River Parishes Community College.