For nearly 30 years, Doug has been involved all aspects of glass and ceramic materials. His expertise includes both traditional (glass, refractories, brick, tile, dinnerware, porcelain) and leading edge (optic fiber, biomedicine, composites, armor, nuclear fuel, films and coatings) applications of material technology. He is well versed in the relationship between a product’s tendency to fail in service and its composition, its structure, and how it was fabricated. A problem with any one of the above can cause a product to be defective in a manner that will cause an incident.
Doug has held technical and managerial positions with Owens Corning Composites, Owens Corning Science & Technology Coors Biomedical Company, GE Aircraft Engines, GE Nuclear Energy, BellSouth Chile, , Battelle Memorial Institute, Edison Welding Institute, and SCI Engineered Materials.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer who also maintains a record with the National Council for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). He is a member of the American Ceramic Society, the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, Keramos, and Tau Beta Pi.
