Ronald Savin

Ronald Savin

Colonel Ronald Richard Savin, United States Air Force (Ret.) is a chemical engineer noted for the formulation of over 400 commercial paints and coatings. Col. Savin holds over 20 patents in the field and is the inventor and owner of Hyperseal, Inc. [http://www.hyperseal.com]

He holds double bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Literature from University of Michigan, with postgraduate studies at Columbia University and the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Col. Savin graduated Air War College in 1975 and Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1976.

Col. Savin served during World War II, and Korea and entered the reserves in 1979. He retired in 1986. During his military service, Col. Savin developed aerospace and anti-corrosive coatings as well as contributing to professional journals. Col. Savin also worked within the paint laboratory of the Air Force Systems Division at Wright Patterson Air Force Base on air force development projects. He is a member of the Steel Structures Painting Council, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the Federation of Paint Technicians, the Federation of Coatings Technology, the Air Force Association, the Reserve Officers Association, and the Army-Navy Club. [ cite journal|title=Who's Who in the World|journal=Who's Who|date=2004|url=http://www.marquiswhoswho.com ]

From 1957 to 1991, Col. Savin was president and owner of Premium Finishes, Inc. In 1991, he sold the company to Hunting PLC [http://www.hunting.plc.uk/] , a British conglomerate with over 2 billion dollars turnover involved in aerospace, oil, and paint production. [ cite journal|title=Who's Who in the World|journal=Who's Who|date=2004|url=http://www.marquiswhoswho.com ]

While in retirement in 2006, Col. Savin invented a revolutionary method of formulating hollow glass into regular acrylic paint using specialized silica and cellulose additives. He patented the method, branded it "Hyperglass®" and Hyperflex® Caulk and incorporated Hyperseal, Inc.

Col. Savin lives in Rancho Mirage with his wife Gloria Ann Hopkins. They have two daughters: Danielle Elizabeth and Andrea Lianne. [ cite journal|title=Who's Who in the World|journal=Who's Who|date=2004|url=http://www.marquiswhoswho.com ]

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* [http://www.hypersealinc.com Hyperseal, Inc]


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