Keith M. Moody

 

Keith M. Moody is a highly respected consultant in the chemical and coatings industry. Keith’s focus is on designing and delivering training on polymers, solvents, inks and coating formulations. He has presented seminars on solvent technology to research groups at major corporations including AkzoNobel, Sherwin-Williams, BASF, PPG and many other coating manufacturers and chemical distributors worldwide.

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SPECIALIZING IN

• Coatings applications and markets

• Formulation and raw material chemistry

• Emulsion polymerization

• Polyester and acrylic resin synthesis

• Waterborne coating formulation

• Minimizing solvents in coatings

• Troubleshooting coating application issues

• Current online tools for developing new products
   

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Reliance Universal, Inc, Louisville, KY, Emulsion Chemist

• BASF, Cincinnati, OH, Polymer Chemist

• Lawter, Subsidiary, Eastman Chemical Co., Vice President Research and Development Americas

• Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, Senior Technical Service Associate

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Keith taught classes at the University of Louisville in Coating Science and is the author of both patents and technical articles on waterborne coatings. 

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While at Eastman Chemical Company, he also worked in Technical Service for fibers, polymer additives and plasticizers as well as a variety of research, development and sales positions. He has held leadership positions as Vice President R+D Americas for Lawter International and R+D Technical Manager-Coatings Resins for McWhorter Technologies (when both were subsidiaries of Eastman Chemical Company). He retired from Eastman Chemical Company as a Senior Technical Service Associate in the Coatings Technical Service Lab.