![]() MH: The market has seen significant growth over the past 10+ years, how is the current economic climate affecting the industry? What are some of the challenges and how is PPI addressing those challenges?ĭF: The recent strong construction economy has provided the plastics pipe industry lots of opportunity for growth and expansion, including both new construction and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. Member Engagement (increase the value of membership through active involvement in PPI).Expansion and Growth (Support market share growth for plastic pipe systems, and broaden the sphere of influence for the industry). ![]() Advocacy/Voice (Serve as the voice of the industry for plastic pipe systems).Research & Education (develop technical information about the products and connecting target audiences with content).There are 4 pillars within our strategic plan: MH: What is the mission and vision of PPI?ĭF: The Mission of the Plastics Pipe Institute is to advance the acceptance and use of plastic pipe systems through research, education, technical expertise and advocacy. This includes helping design engineers and pipe users to understand correct applications of the products we represent overseeing the development and revision of industry regulations, codes & standards and advancing the industry’s knowledge of Plastic Piping Materials through various education and advocacy activities. MH: You’ve been on the job for a little more than a month, what’s a typical day at PPI?ĭF: Working with our talented PPI engineers, staff, and membership to meet the needs of the plastics piping industry. While at WL Plastics, he oversaw significant growth of the company’s sales in the polyethylene pipe market segments including gas gathering and distribution, municipal water distribution, industrial and mining applications, telecommunication conduit, and geothermal. PPI is the major North American trade association representing all segments of the plastic pipe industry.įink most recently served as the Senior Vice President at PPI member company, WL Plastics, and previously at Dow Chemical in the company’s polyolefin resin business with the majority of the years being part of growing its plastics pipe resin business. Fink, a veteran of the plastics pipe industry, previously served as the Chairman of the PPI Board of Directors from 2017 to 2019, and has held a number of other leadership positions within the organization. Army, where he led engineering and communications support units prior to his retirement as a warrant officer.Mechanical Hub recently interviewed David Fink, President and Executive Director of The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. Kobsar spent more than two decades in the U.S. He previously worked at Boeing (NYSE: BA) as a chief engineer and has more than three decades of experience in enterprise software development, cloud computing, Agile and DevSecops. He most recently served as senior director of applications services at GDIT and led the unit's engineering teams focused on technology offerings for the intelligence community. Gibbs will be responsible for establishing the company's internal centers of excellence for software development. Dennis Gibbs as VP and chief software architect and hired Joseph Kobsar as chief technology officer of defense programs. His career also includes time at CSRA, SRA International and iDEFENSE after conclusion of his military career in 2000.ĪctioNet also appointed R. ![]() He most recently directed the Air Force multidomain operations and development account at the General Dynamics IT business, where he focused on GDIT’s strategic execution and relationship management functions for service programs in areas such as command and control, space and cyber. Fink brings 25 years of programmatic and technical leadership experience in the defense sector to his new role, ActioNet said Friday. ![]()
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