Terry S. McQuarrie

I am Terry McQuarrie and I formulate resins, reinforcements and design processing parameters for the pultrusion process.

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Terry S. McQuarrie I am Terry McQuarrie and I formulated, developed and commercialized a full line of polyester and vinyl ester resins for the pultrusion market. Received patent for high-speed pultrusion polyester resins and process. -Developed a full line fo epoxy based pultruded non-ceramic insulator cores from 5/8" to 3.50" in diameter for the utility market. -Major contributions to the resolution of brittle fracture failures in non-ceramic insulators with numerous published articles on the subject. -Masters degree in Industrial Technology Specialties: Polyester, vinyl ester and epoxy resin development. Pultruded composite formulation, design and manufacture.

Executive VP and Technical Director at Glasforms, Inc.

August 1987 - July 2008

At Glasforms I was responsible for the technical department that included design, formulation and manufacturing of pultruded composites. Among the products developed were composite insulator core rods for rods 5/8" to 3.50" in diameter.

Technical Director at Goldsworthy & Associates

December 2001 - March 2003

Design and manufacture of composite power poles and conductor cores.

Industry Manager at Koppers Co., Inc

January 1980 - August 1987

Responsible for the development of over-all marketing programs for DION specialty polyesters and vinyl esters. This included the coordination and development of sales objectives, pricing policies and strategies, advertising and promotion. Provided assistance to and coordination between field sales, technical service and production in order to meet sales goals.

Group Leader at Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co.

June 1977 - December 1977

Responsible for the direction of applications, technical service and research of DION resins.

Production Manager at Lunastran Company

September 1974 - August 1976

Responsible for research and development, processing and quality control of pultruded fiberglass profiles.

Research Chemist at Diamond Shamrock Chemical CompanyPlastics Division

October 1972 - October 1973

Responsible for base resin process studies. Included plant/laboratory liaison for instructions and formulas to plant. Responsible for new product development in highly corrosion resistant resin systems, and the development of low profile sheet molding resin systems.

Quality Control Supervisor at Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co.

June 1971 - October 1972

Responsible for quality of incoming raw materials, in-process controls and final product approval. Responsible for writing and approval of all master formulas for production and supervision of technicians at two plants.

Applications Chemist at Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co.

November 1968 - June 1971

Formulation, processing and applications of polyester resins. Supervision of three technicians.

Chief Operating Officer at Mercury Cable & Energy

July 2008

I currently handle the design and manufacturing of the Mercury Cable & Energy composite core rods for electrical conductor products.

San Jose State University

1970 – 1977

MA

University of Oregon

1961 – 1966

BA

I enjoy designing composite systems with advanced materials for the pultrusion market and assisting start up companies in reaching their sales and production goals. I work well with both raw material suppliers and fabricators to match or exceed composite product requirements. I have been involved with major trade associations like the Pultrusion Industry Council (PIC) and the the Composites Institute.