ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Manufacturing Engineer, AFP/SME, Mr. Joseph has devoted his career to the coatings industry and is uniquely qualified to present this course. For several years he has worked with air quality management districts in California to compile environmental rules for industrial coatings, and he frequently represents industry’s problems before regulatory agencies. Working closely with both commercial and military organizations, he has helped numerous companies to get into compliance by filing for variances, eitablishing equivalency plans, and selecting and implementing compliant coating systems. He has developed and presented several training programs on VOC compliance for corporations, government agencies, local air quality management districts, and the EPA. Mr. Joseph’s experience includes several years as a technical consultant for a large paint-manufacturing company, and subsequently as Manager of Coatings Technologies for the FMC Corporation. In 1984 he established his own consulting firm which consults to coating manufacturers, users of coatings, government agencies, equipment suppliers and similar organizations. He has conducted numerous application trials using compliant coatings from suppliers throughout the US. He is an expert on the measuring of Transfer Efficiency on production lines, and on calculating VOC compliance as it pertains to paints and coatings facilities