John Putman

Throughout a 40-year career, John Putman has enjoyed succes as both an entrepreneur and an inventor. He was the second employee at independent polymer testing lab ARDL, which remains an industry leader. In his early twenties, he started Polymerics, for which he invented the rubber chemical dispersion, PolyGel rubber chemical dispersion, a common component in rubber compounds. During Mr. Putman’s time at Monsanto, he was the engineering specialist for ROW (Rest of World) training customers around the globe. In 1982 he co-formed Tech Pro, Inc., which he provided with the first data acquisition systems in his industry. Thereafter, he continued to lead the development team while co-authoring numerous patents. Tech Pro was acquired by Roper Industries in 2008. He has remained focused on research, authoring technical papers and presenting educational symposia. He was the director of the American Chemical Society Rubber Division Educational Committee and was profiled for the book “Wheels of Fortune” as well as Rubber and Plastics News and the Washington Post. He earned his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Akron.