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wiredInUSA - March 2013
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Tulsa
Power
has made new
appointments
in
its
vital
e n g i n e e r i n g
and
design
teams.
J a c k
McCready has
joined as a mechanical design engineer.
Withexperience intestingandequipment
repairs, Jack is able to find efficient
solutions for customers’ engineering
problems. Graduating with honors, he
worked with NASA’s material processes
department,
and
has
extensive
knowledge in testing and designing for
many different applications.
Gary Thompson is the new engineering
manager. Gary has a bachelor’s degree
in mechanical engineering, and a
master’s in engineering management,
from Washington State University. He has
a strong background in new product
development.
Teknor Apex has
appointed amanager
of new business
development for ther-
moplastic elastomers
(TPEs) in the Asia-
Pacific region.
Working with the TPE
business manager at
Singapore-based Teknor Apex Asia-
Pacific Pte Ltd, Dr Hang Gao will manage
new business development programs.
Sachin S Sakhalkar, director of strategic
marketingandnewbusiness development
for the TPE division, said: “Hang Gao’s
outstanding twenty year career in plastics
and chemicals includes experience in
polymer research and development,
application development, marketing, and
sales. His multifaceted understanding of
plastics will enable him toprovide valuable
support for the international operations of
our OEM customers.”
Dr Gao has held research and teaching
positions in plastics with the University
of South Florida (Tampa), where he
obtained his masters and PhD in physical
chemistry. He holds a bachelors degree
in materials science and engineering
from East China University of Chemical
Technology (Shanghai) and is the
author of numerous papers in the field of
polymer science.
New staff for Tulsa
and Teknor Apex
March 2013