TECHNICAL STAFF

Thomas P. McHouell -- Processing Department Manager
Tom McHouell joined the Polymers Center in July of 1999. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from NC State University and worked for seven years in Corporate Research and Development for Collins & Aikman Products Company, a global supplier of automotive interior trim components.
His background includes sheet extrusion, computerized rheometry, acoustic testing, and scanning electron microscopy/elemental analysis.

PCE Phone: 704-602-4106: Fax: 704-602-4114

Joe Henz -- Training Department Manager
Joe Henz has over twenty years in the plastics industry. A graduate of GE’s Plastics Technology Program, he holds a MS degree in Chemical Engineering and has broad experience in plastics, including polymer processing, material testing, part and mold design, and mold flow analysis.

Joe’s teaching experience includes instructor roles at GE Plastics’ Industry Seminars and most recently at the Eastern North Carolina Plastics Technology Center.
 
Joe can be reached at 704-602-4125.

Carl Thomas -- Materials Lab Manager
Carl has over twenty years in the polymer industry. He holds a MS degree in Chemistry from UNC Charlotte and has broad experience in polymers. He has knowledge in both analytical and physical testing in the area of fibers, foams, coatings, and plastics.

He has held a number of supervisory and management positions within production and R&D laboratories before joining PCE.

PCE Phone: 704-602-4118; Fax: 704-602-4114