Mike began his career in the asphalt industry in 1975 in Terra Haute, Indiana, working for Bituminous Materials Company, Inc. In 1980, Mike became the vice-president of Southwest Emulsion, where his passion became the commercialization of what-at-the-time were innovative, polymer-modified emulsions. When the French company, Elf Aquitaine purchased Southwest Emulsions, Mike was appointed their Western … Continue reading Mike O’Leary
Mike Franzen
Mike started his career in asphalt in 1992 working at the (Owens Corning) Summit Asphalt Laboratory and Pilot facilities. His first big project was generating data for the Asphalt Emissions Factors study led by Dave Trumbore. He also worked heavily in the Loss Prevention development program at Owens Corning which led to elimination of tank-related … Continue reading Mike Franzen
Everett Crews
Everett Crews joined Ingevity in 1985 after graduating with his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Over his 38-year career, Everett has led numerous research and development programs to create new emulsifier and additive products for maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction applications. In 2003, Everett organized and led the U.S. technical team which developed the … Continue reading Everett Crews
Ed Harrigan
After serving as a Captain in the US Air Force, Ed returned to higher education and graduated with a PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1974 from The State University of New York. He followed his education by working as a research chemist for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in their Office of Research and Development. … Continue reading Ed Harrigan
Mike Southern
Mike is a chemistry graduate of the Royal Holloway College, London University, who dedicated over 30 years to the technical support of bitumen and its downstream products. Following seven years with Colas Roads, working on polymer modified binder rheology, emulsion development and ISO 9000 Quality Assurance Systems, Mike joined Shell Bitumen UK as Senior Development … Continue reading Mike Southern
Jim Moulthrop
Jim received his BA in geology from St. Joseph’s College in 1960 and his MS in geology from Kansas State University in 1963. Jim’s interest in pavements and asphalt materials began in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the 1970’s where he rose to the positions of State Maintenance and State Materials Engineer. Jim was … Continue reading Jim Moulthrop
Bob Hockman
At the beginning of his career, Bob was keen on the forestry service, which led to him serving as a volunteer firefighter while completing his undergraduate degree. Upon graduation, Bob became a full-time firefighter, the thrill of being an outdoorsman combined with community service drove Bob to stay in this position for three years. After … Continue reading Bob Hockman
Alden “Corky” Bailey
Corky was raised in Sioux City, Iowa and joined Jebro Incorporated in 1973. His career began at Jebro as a terminal operator and worked his way to President and Owner. He completed the Executive Management Owner President Program at Harvard Business School in 1986. Corky and his wife Marcia now reside in Land O Lakes, … Continue reading Alden “Corky” Bailey
Dave Blackburn
Dave earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Oklahoma State University. He started working with Koch Materials Company in 1985 and continued until 1998. He briefly worked at Equilong/Equiva Trading until he joined Asphalt Materials, Inc in Indianapolis, IN. Dave served as President of AMI until … Continue reading Dave Blackburn
Linda Osborn
Linda Osborn graduated from Marian College in Indianapolis with the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Teaching in 1977 and furthered her studies at the University of Indianapolis with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1994. She started her career with the Heritage Research Group in 1984. She is now their Director of … Continue reading Linda Osborn
