Gary Hattery


	Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus

Mr. Gary Hattery
Director of Operations
E-mail: ghattery@emc-sq.com
614-459-3200 ext 224

Education

B.S., Chemistry, Purdue University, 1976
S.M., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978
M.B.A., Finance, The Ohio State University, 1982

Technical Qualifications

Mr. Hattery has been Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus' (Emc2's) Director of Operation since November 2007. He is responsible for program management, financial and administrative affairs and leads the technical thrust for Emc2 in development of materials from renewable resources (bio-based materials) Prior to joining Emc2, Mr. Hattery was responsible for the operations and financial success of one of the largest independent materials research groups in the United States. He managed over 100 staff, led operations on the order of $25 Million per year in R&D and oversaw more than 100,000 ft2 of laboratory and office space along with planning, implementing and maintaining a capital asset base of almost $5 Million in equipment. Mr. Hattery was intimately involved in helping develop and implement strategic plans to grow the group at a CAGR greater than 14% in his tenure. Mr. Hattery had direct P/L responsibility for these operations and developed a team of managers, support personnel, administrators, IT and QA staff, and researchers that consistently out performed many other similar groups tied to the materials industry. On his watch, this group earned eight R&D 100 awards, which are industry recognized as one of the top 100 commercially significant innovations within the given year. Mr. Hattery has responsibility for operations at multiple research facilities throughout the US including laboratories in Columbus, Ohio; a high-pressure polymerization facility in West Jefferson, Ohio; and the Florida Materials Research Facility in Daytona Beach, FL.

In his more than 29 years at Battelle, Mr. Hattery's experience encompassed technical, programmatic, and line management responsibilities. He managed or provided technical leadership for several multi-year, multimillion-dollar efforts for trade associations (e.g., Electric Power Research Institute on aging of buried high-voltage dielectric insulators; as well as Gas Research Institute on life prediction for buried plastic pipe and for identification and development of the next-generation high-pressure distribution piping system). He also managed staff in performing government programs (e.g., DOE evaluation of new insulation materials for dielectric cables; DoD Determination of the Susceptibility of Materials When Exposed to Chemical Agent; Evaluation of Materials of Construction for Joint Strike Fighter). Mr. Hattery's security clearances permitted him to lead technical and business efforts for government sensitive clients in Battelle programs, exceeding $20 million per year.

Over his career, Mr. Hattery has been a significant contributor to more than 1,000 projects ranging from deep-sea submersibles to the space shuttle, and from nanomaterials to megaprojects such as materials selections for the Alyeska Pipeline. His technical areas of specialization encompass polymer characterization technologies, assessment of material resistance to extreme environments (e.g., high temperatures, radiation, marine corrosion, and chemical agents) and the application of polymers in products. He has developed methods to predict the service and shelf life of a diverse range of products ranging from composite helicopter blades to insulated electric cable to intravenous fluid administration sets. Mr. Hattery has managed projects dealing with every aspect of product development, from synthesis and raw materials specifications for commercial polymers to product assurance/quality assurance for finished goods, such as implantable medical devices used as joint replacements or in catheterization and angioplasty operations.