Harish Bhatt - Vice President Technical Support and Industry Relations Internationally respected and former Senior Technical Specialist for Visteon Automotive and Ford Motor Company for sixteen (16) years, Harish Bhatt accepted the position of Vice President, Technology for METALAST International, Inc. Harish has over 30 years in the metal finishing industry and is considered by many, to be one of the top chemical engineering and metal finishing related professionals in the automotive industry. His name is known in automotive circles and also in the aerospace, defense, electronics, sporting goods, consumer products, architectural and marine industries. Harish served as an active member of SOC (Substance of Concern) committee for US CAR (United States Council of Automotive Research), which was founded by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler as the auto industries leading technology and environmental association consisting of 33 of the top automotive companies in the United States. Additionally, for over fifteen (15) years, he has been the speaker at various technical conferences around the world including the SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers), AESF (American Electroplating and Surface Finishing Society), NAMF (National Association of Metal Finishers), MFSA (Metal Finishing Suppliers’ Association) and the AAC (Aluminum Anodizing Council). As Vice President of Technology for METALAST, Harish will direct and manage all metal finishing and technical support related operations, including; research and development, training and education, new and existing product/technology validation.

Dr. Alp Manavbasi - Vice President Technology Alp has a prior training and professional experience in materials research and mainly focused on the metallurgical analysis of corrosion resistant alloys, powder metal, electroceramic synthesis/characterization and experience with Design of Experiments. As an engineer with interdisciplinary background and research experience, Alp will perform research on coating and surface treatment of alloys, testing, characterization, and have a technical role in the continuous improvement activities at METALAST. He holds a BS and an MS degree in Metallurgical Engineering and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has several publications and presentations at materials research conferences and he is a current member of MRS

Keith Johnson - Anodizing Technician Keith comes to METALAST from Pioneer Metal Finishing, one of the country's largest and most successful metal finishing companies. Keith worked at Pioneer for a combined 25 years, first as a Finishing Tech/Sales/Supervisor, and then as a Production Manager. Keith also has experience in the Aerospace industry, spending 4 years at Ball Aerospace. Keith has designed and implemented scheduling systems for processing, written process programs for anodizing and hard coat jobs, and supervised line operations over the past thirty (30) years. Keith has hands-on experience in anodizing of both aluminum and magnesium alloys. Keith's experience in the anodizing industry will help complement the METALAST Tech Support Team.