Position:
Owner at RU-US Chemical Connection LLC, President and Managing Director at RU-US Chemical Connection
Location:
Greater New York City Area
Work:
RU-US Chemical Connection LLC
since May 2010
Owner
RU-US Chemical Connection
since May 2010
President and Managing Director
Chemtura Corp.
May 1979 - Apr 2010
Area Director for Business Development, East Europe, Russia and the CIS Countries
Education:
Brigham Young University 1975 - 1979
PhD, Organic Chemistry and Finance
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1972 - 1973
MSc, Organic Chemistry
Honor & Awards:
• 20 patents – several in commercial use, numerous publications
• “Peace through Science Medal” - Awarded jointly by the CIS countries and the USA. Other recipients include George Soros, Sen. Nunn, Sen. Lugar, Sen. Domenici and VP Gore, - 2005
• Corporate Representative, Outside Advisory board of the National Science Foundation, Center for Polymer Interface and Macromolecular Assembly - 1997-99
• Vice. Chairman, International, Commercial Development and Marketing Association, 1997-98
• President's Award, Uniroyal Chemical, 1992
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1979
• Most Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Student, BYU, 1978
• Guest Editor, International Journal. of Polymeric Materials, 1994, and Current Ed. Board, Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Kinetics