KEVIN BILLER
Kevin began his career in powder coating in 1978 at the Glidden Paint Company. He held various technical positions during his fifteen years there including Group Leader of Automotive Coatings, and Section Leader of the European Core Laboratory while he worked in Birmingham, England for Glidden's parent company ICI Paints.
Kevin eventually moved to Herberts Powder Coatings where he was responsible for developing new technology. In 1997 Kevin formed a consulting firm, Biller Technical Resources, Ltd. specializing in providing technical solutions to the powder coating industry. In 1998 Kevin became President of Wabash Powder Coatings in Terre Haute, Indiana.
In 1999 Kevin acquired the majority interest in IRIS Powder Coatings, Inc. This custom manufacturer of specialty powder coatings was sold to Jamestown Powder Coatings in December 2001. Kevin was the Vice President/General Manager for Jamestown Powder Coatings in Columbus, Ohio until 2005
Kevin developed a course "Powder Coatings 101" that teaches the fundamentals of powder coating formulating technology. He presents this course once or twice a year with a couple colleagues. Kevin is also the Technical Editor of Finishing Today magazine.
Kevin has four U.S. patents in powder coating technology. He has delivered numerous papers and written many articles on powder coatings. BNP Media of Troy, Michigan has recently published his handbook Powder Coatings: Foundation for the Novice Formulator.
DON BOMBA
Don's career began in accounting and computer operations at Bearings, Inc. His technical and organizational skills were developed further by a tour in the U.S. Army in the communications electronics field.
Don received an honorable discharge in 1981 after three years of service and spent the next fourteen years holding various technical positions. He taught electronics courses at Hickok Technical Institute before entering the medical electronics industry. He was a biomedical equipment technician at Fairview Hospital before joining Picker International, Inc. as a technician and senior final inspector working on complex medical diagnostic imaging systems.
Don worked as a technical support engineer for Cumulus Computer Corporation and as a field service engineer providing installation, training, and repair of computerized industrial machinery at MacPherson/Meistergram. He returned to the medical device industry to work in the repair department at Invacare Corporation.
In 1995 Don began a twelve year stint starting up and operating a laboratory for NeuroControl Corporation, a manufacturer of implanted medical devices. He supervised laboratory personnel and collaborated on implementation of the quality system to include documentation of procedures and forms. Don was also responsible for accounting functions such as proposals, invoicing, posting, and purchasing.