Technical Sales Representatives COURTNEY ABBOTT Technical Sales Representative Courtney joined Porter Warner Industries as a Technical Sales Representative in 2018. His area of coverage is Oklahoma, Kansas, and Northern Texas. Courtney served as the Foundry Manager for SP Foundry/Jencast from 2013 – 2018. Prior to that, Courtney was the Foundry Manager for Tonkawa Foundry from 2010 – 2013. He was a Molding Supervisor for Grede-Wichita from 2008 – 2010 after being a Molding Supervisor at ACME Foundry from 2005 – 2008. Courtney has over 16 years of experience in the foundry industry. Courtney received his Plant and Soil Science degree from Southern Illinois University in 2004. Email: cabbott.pwi@gmail.com Phone: 620-252-9384 DUANE S. ALFORD Technical Sales Representative Industrial and Marine Market Development Duane joined Porter Warner Industries in 2009 as a Surface Preparation Technical Sales Representative for the Southeast U. S. and works out of our Birmingham, AL facility. Prior to PWI, Duane was employed by The Sherwin Williams Company from 1984 to 2009. Starting as store manager in Talladega, AL in 1984 and was then promoted to the facility manager in Auburn, AL in 1994. Duane became sales rep in Birmingham in 1996. Duane was promoted to sales rep in Montgomery, AL in 1998 and was promoted to facility manager at the Birmingham Commercial location in 2001. In 2003, Duane opened the first full service Industrial facility in Birmingham, AL, and then was promoted to Industrial and Marine Rep in North Alabama in 2005 where he finished his career with Sherwin Williams Company. Duane has over 37 years’ experience in the coatings and surface preparation industry. Email: duane.alford@yahoo.com Phone: 256-318-2298 BILLY J. ANDERSON Technical Sales Representative Billy joined Porter Warner Industries as a Technical Sales Representative in 2014. His area of coverage is Alabama, Arkansas and Western Georgia. Prior to PWI, Billy was employed by Mueller Co., Chattanooga, TN from 2005 to 2013. Billy was the Manufacturing Superintendent and Foundry General Foreman. Billy was employed by U.S. Pipe & Foundry., Chattanooga, TN from 1983 to 2005. Positions held were Superintendent, General Foreman Production Control & Shipping, Supervisor Shipping, Valve Assembly Supervisor and hourly employee. Billy has over 38 years of experience in the foundry industry. Billy served in the United States Navy from 1979 to 1983. Billy earned his A.S. degree in Industrial Management from Chattanooga State in 1995 and his B.S. degree in Organizational Management from Covenant College in 1997. Email: billyandersonpwi@gmail.com Phone: 423-883-3192 THOMAS A. BLACKMON Technical Sales Representative Foundry/Surface Preparation Tom joined Porter Warner Industries as a Technical Sales Representative in 2005. His area of coverage is Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Northern Mexico. Prior to PWI, Tom was employed by ME Global as a Supervisor in the molding department from 1995 to 2005. Tom started his career with Waterton Industrial Products as a warehouse manager from 1989 to 1995. Waterton Industrial Products was purchased by PWI in 1991. Tom has over 32 years of experience in the foundry and surface prep industries. Tom earned his B.S. degree in Management from Arizona State University in 1988. Email: n2dunez@cox.net Phone: 602-284-8529 JOHN G. BLANKENBECKLER Technical Sales Representative John joined Porter Warner Industries as a Technical Sales Representative in 1998. His area of coverage is South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Prior to PWI, John was employed by Ashland Chemical Company as a Sales Representative, Marketing Assistant, Technical Service Representative, and a Lab Technician from 1978 to 1998. John has over 43 years of experience in the foundry industry. John graduated from Ohio State University with a Business Administration degree in 1983. Email: johnb.pwi@gmail.com Phone: 540-798-3590 MARK COUTEE Technical Sales Representative Mark joined Porter Warner Industries in 1998 as a Technical Sales Representative in our Oakland, CA operation and moved to our Rancho Dominguez location in 2002 where he works today. Mark’s area of coverage is California, Nevada and Northwestern Mexico. Prior to PWI, Mark was employed as the Sales Manager of Alcast Foundry from 1997 to 1998. From 1994 to 1997, Mark worked in sales with Pacific Steel. Mark had two stints in sales with Westlectric Castings from 1981 to 1984 and 1987 to 1994 and worked in sales and operations for Pacific Alloy Castings from 1985 to 1987. Mark started his career in sales with Dawson Steel from 1984 to 1985. Mark has over 37 years of experience in the foundry and surface preparation industries. Email: couteemark@yahoo.com Phone: 562-716-3690 JOSEPH M. FUQUA Technical Sales Representative Joe joined Porter Warner Industries as a Technical Sales Representative in 2015. His area of coverage is Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana. Prior to joining PWI, Joe was with American Colloid Co from 2002 through 2015 as a Technical Service Representative and Product Manager. His employment at American Colloid came through the acquisition of a private company he and a business partner ran from 1990 through 2002. Joe worked for Ashland Chemical from 1981 to 1990 as a Technical Service Representative, Metallurgist, and Product Manager. Joe worked from 1978 to 1981 as a foundry metallurgist at Rockwell International in Atchison, KS and Florida Machine and Foundry. Joe has over 45 years of experience in the foundry industry. Joe earned a B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering in 1978 from the University of Missouri – Rolla. Email: joe.fuqua.pwi@gmail.com Phone: 205-215-0883 ROBERT A. JOHNSON Technical Sales Representative Bob joined Porter Warner Industries as a technical sales representative in 1993. Bob’s area of coverage is the Los Angeles, CA area. Prior to PWI, Bob was employed by Pryor Giggey as a technical sales representative from 1986 to 1993. Before his Pryor Giggey employment, Bob was General Manager from 1982 to 1986, sales manager from 1980 to 1982, and technical sales representative from 1976 to 1980 at Atlas Foundry Services Co. Bob worked for the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project from 1975 to 1976. Bob has over 45 years of experience in the foundry industry. Bob earned his B.S. degree in Microbiology from California State University Long Beach in 1975. Bob served in the U.S. Navy as a Dental Technician aboard the USS Enterprise from 1968 to 1970, and as an oral surgery technician at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from 1966 to 1968. Email: bjohnsonbeej@sbcglobal.net Phone: 951-733-2343 MICHAEL E. WILLIAMS Technical Sales Representative Foundry/Surface Preparation Mike Williams joined Porter Warner Industries in 2020 as a Technical Sales Representative. Mike’s area of coverage is Tennessee, North Alabama, and North Georgia. Prior to his employment with PWI, Mike was employed by Delong Equipment Company from 2019 to 2020. Mike was employed by Midvale Industries as an Account Manager from 1999 to 2019 calling on foundry and surface preparation accounts. Mike was employed for Paschal Associate Sales and Finishing Associates from 1998 to 1999 as a Sales Representative. Mike started and operated Surface Technologies from 1992 to 1998 and was a Sales Representative of Brandt Industries from 1984 to 1992. Mike has over 37 years of experience in the surface preparation and foundry industries. Email: mikewilliamspwi@gmail.com Phone: 423-243-4612