Performance Materials Corporation was acquired by Tencate in 2012 and is Tencate Performance Composites now.

A proven innovator of new technologies. Over 28 years of experience and knowledge with design, development & manufacturing excellence. A methodical P & L engineering manager with project management expertise from cradle to grave. Versitile skills which cover a wide range of market applications. Specific market and application knowledge in the areas of aerospace, podiatry, orthopedic, sporting goods. Sales and marketing support and training to sales and customers. Named on several U.S. patents in the processing of thermoplastics.

• Development, qualification & test analysis of thermoset composite sandwich panels, cargo liners and laminates for aerospace applications. • Development of proprietary product specifications & process specifications from all phases of new product development. • Worked on the design and prototype testing to meet FAA standards of a composite LD3 (Load Device 3) refrigerated air-cargo container M.C. Gill was developing for commercialization which had the advantage of easy removal & replaceable exterior panels on location.• Worked on special applications ducting used in the aircraft interiors that had to meet low smoke specifications at M.C. Gill’s Space Flex subsidiary in El Segundo, California