John Hagewood, PH.D
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Forty-one
years experience in applying the techniques of engineering, science, and
management to create and improve products, processes, and services to the benefit
of industry leaders such as DuPont, Boeing, and Hills, Inc.
Degreed to the
Ph.D. level in Mechanical Engineering with subsequent supplemental education in
General Management and Business. Registered Professional Engineer (retired) in
the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.
Career spans
involvement and contributions to Saturn V rocket engine design to remote
sensing to noise abatement to new fiber development and technical management in
the chemical fibers industry to general management and sales.
Managing
Director, JHagewood, LLC Cary,
NC 2006 to Present
North
Carolina State University
Associate
Director, NCRC Raleigh,
NC 2004 to 2006
Dr.
Hagewood had responsibility for business development and technology transfer
for the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center. He was also responsible for the
development and coordination of the Short Course training programs presented
jointly by INDA and NCRC.
Hills, Inc.
Business Unit Director
Business Development Manager
At Hills he
had responsibility for all marketing and coordination of sales efforts for
Hills including P&L, sales and product development responsibility for
monofilament, hollow fiber membranes, specialty fiber extrusion, and R&D
pilot equipment. He was also responsible for technology development for solvent
spinning of fibers.
Allied
Engineering, Inc.
President Charlotte,
NC 1994
to 1997
Dr. Hagewood
managed a full service engineering company with eighteen employees for design
and build of fiber processing equipment. The company specialized in the design of equipment for the production of
hollow fiber membranes for kidney dialysis, gas separation, water purification
and other separation requirements.
Fiber Associates
President Charlotte,
NC 1991 to1994
Responsible
for client contacts, sales and consulting to the textile, industrial and
medical fibers industries with specialization in hollow fiber membranes.
McCoy – Ellison, Inc.
Vice President Monroe,
NC 1988
to1991
While at
McCoy-Ellison he managed the draw warping division including R&D, sales,
and engineering. He developed the
concepts of warp draw winding and industrial draw warping. Under his direction the division went from
startup to over three million dollars in annual sales.
DuPont Textile Fibers
Old Hickory, TN/Wilmington NC 1981 to1988
Sr. Research Engineer Wilmington,
DE 1978
to1981
Research Engineer Kinston, NC 1974
to1978
Dr. Hagewood had
responsibility for projects to install equipment, support customers, patents,
and new product development for nylon and polyester yarns. Worked with
Marketing to define specifications for a unique polyester styling yarn and
developed production process that increased annual sales by over five million
dollars.
For three
years had managerial responsibility for the development of new products,
quality improvements and costs reductions for TYPAR spunbond
polypropylene. During this assignment,
a major business turnaround was accomplished. New markets were found, and a new series of soft, needled products were
introduced. A full scope cost reduction
program was implemented and operation costs were reduced by over four million
dollars annually.
In Wilmington,
he was involved in basic research at the Pioneering Research Laboratory. In his original assignment, he engaged in the
development of a polyester filament yarn with sufficient properties to replace
spun yarns. Later work there was in
development of unique fiber precursors for advance composites for aircraft and
automotive uses.
While at
Kinston, he developed techniques and equipment to noise abate the processes
used to produce industrial fibers. Concurrently, was responsible for equipment development and project
management to install capacity to produce adhesive activated tire yarn.
While Obtaining Doctorate at LSU
Research Assistant Baton Rouge, LA 1971
to1974
Designed and
built a spectoradiometer and tethered balloon system to be used in tests to
determine the effects of natural phenomena on remote sensing data. Design included mechanical, optical,
electrical, and aerodynamic systems.
Earlier
with the Boeing Company
Research Engineer Huntsville, AL/New Orleans, LA 1965
to1970
Coordinated
Boeing's technical research in the propulsion, mechanical and flight
performance areas involving new rocket launch systems that led to major
advances in the space shuttle concept. Major contributions were also made in
the development of computer programs for the Apollo/Saturn V project and for
the design of chemical rocket engines.
Education
Ph.D. Mech. Engineering Louisiana
State University 1974
MS Mech. Engineering Louisiana State University 1972
BS Engineering Tennessee
Technical University 1965
Additional
courses, workshops, and seminars sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Institute,
the American Management Association, the Forum Corporation, University of
Tennessee, Wilson Learning Center, Kepner-Tregoe, and DuPont. Subjects cover a wide range of management,
general business, technical, and personal development.
He is author
of numerous US and foreign patents in the areas of special polyester fibers,
fiber spinning and fiber processing equipment and has published over a hundred
technical articles in trade and research journals.
Other
Former member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the National Cooperative Research Center at North Carolina State University and Chairman of the Melt Spinning Focus Group. He is presently a member of the Fiber Society and TYAA.
He is a
Director on the Boards of Arrowweb, Inc. of Denver, Colorado; AEI, Inc. of
Charlotte, North Carolina; and Pysonix, Inc. of Melbourne, Florida.
Dr. Hagewood
is a frequent speaker and organizer of short courses and seminars at North
Carolina State University and Clemson University. He is also a frequent speaker
at conferences and seminars conducted by textile trade organizations such as
INDA, Tandec, American Filtration Society, AATCC and TechTextil.
Selected Recent Publications
1.
J. Hagewood and T. Zapletalova, “Tear Strength Optimization of Fiber and
Bonding
Properties
of Nonwoven Canvas Material”, Edana Nonwovens Research Academy, Geneva
Switzerland,
April 13 & 14, 2005.
2.
J. Hagewood, “Specialization has made Hills, Inc. a
Technology Leader in Bicomponent
Equipment and Processes”,
International Fiber Journal, Volume 13, p 54, (1998).
3.
J. Hagewood, “Ultra Microfibers: Beyond Evolution”,
International Fiber Journal,
Volume 13, p 47, (1998).
4.
J. Hagewood, “Trends in Barrier Fabrics for Medical
Applications”, International Fiber
Journal, Volume 16, p 50,
(2001).
5.
J. Hagewood, “New Opportunities for Bicomponent
Meltblown Technology”, Nonwovens
World, Volume 10, p 108,
(2001).
6.
J. Hagewood, “Advances in Sub-micron Fiber
Production”, Nonwovens World, Volume 12, p
69, (2003).
7.
J. Hagewood, “Monofilament Extrusion”, The SPEC
Guide on Extrusion Technology and
Troubleshooting, American
Society of Chemical Engineers, Chapter 15, (2001).
8.
J. Hagewood, “Textile Fibers in the Medical
Industry”, International Fiber Journal, October 1994, pages 10-14.
9.
J. Hagewood, “Technology Trends in Spunbond Processes
and Fabrics”, International Fiber Journal, June 1999.
10.
J. Hagewood and Jim Fowler, “Preparation of
Polysulfone Dopes for Production of Hollow Fiber Membranes”,
International Fiber
Journal, October 1994, pages 28-32.
11.
J. Hagewood, “Polymer Nanofibers: Fantasy or
Future?”, Technical Textile Technology, Volume 1, p 12, (2002)
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