Kenneth B. Tator, CEO
Kenneth B. Tator, P. E., Chief Executive Officer of KTA, is a registered Professional Engineer (California, CR.186; Florida, 55228; Michigan, 44640; Pennsylvania, PE-053317-E;), is accredited as a Corrosion Specialist by NACE (#649), is a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector (#065), and is an SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist (#356-261-0669).
He is a past Chairman of SSPC Research and Zinc-Rich Committees, and Chairman or a member of various NACE and SSPC Advisory Committees. He was a member of the first SSPC Board of Governors, and has been a Director of NACE. Mr. Tator is the United States delegate to the International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee on Surface Preparation Prior to Painting, and the Convenor of ISO TC35/SC12, WG-5, "Salts and Other Contaminants Beneath an Applied Paint Film." He is a member of NACE, SSPC, ASTM, ASM, FSCT, and other industry technical organizations. He was a Lieutenant in the US Navy, and holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College and an MBA from Columbia University.
