CURRICULUM VITAE

HAROLD J HERZLICH, BChE

HERZLICH CONSULTING, INC.

TIRE ENGINEERING AND CHEMISTRY

8908 Desert Mound Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 Telephone 702 254 2030, FAX 702 255-1104, e-m: harherz@juno.com

EDUCATION

New York University, University Heights, Pre-Medical, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering '56

Southern Connecticut College, Graduate Chemistry Program, Polymer Chemistry, ASM - Corrosion, '29 Buggatti replicar bldr,

University of Wisconsin, Instructions and Warnings, College of Southern Nevada- Philosophy of Critical Thinking.

Quinnipiac College - Graduate Business Program, Marketing Economics, Export Marketing, Statistical Decision Making, Private Investigator Skills and Techniques, Private Security Rules & Regulations, Private Security Investigator Ethics, Alexander Hamilton Business, Miscellaneous. Tire Engineering, Rubber Chemistry, Management, Quality College, Tire Mechanics and Vehicle Handling, Vehicle Rollover Mechanics, Aerospace Landing Gear Systems, Sudden Air Out Vehicle Control, Wet Skid, Ice/Snow Traction, Tread Detachment vehicle control, Bead Rupture Launch Phenomena, Over Deflection Hysteresis, SEMA 93-08, NADA 07, 500 km driver

PROFESSIONAL

American Chemical Society, Rubber Division Chairman, '82	Society of Automotive Engineers ('87)

American Chemical Society, Rubber Division Chairman-elect, '81	Yale Medical School - Medical Ethics Committee

American Chemical Society, Rubber Division, Treasurer, '78 - '81	American Chemical Society ('66), Tire Society ('83)

Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Business Manager	American Academy of Forensic Sciences ('88),

Rubber Division, Chairman, Membership Committee, Education Committee,	American Assoc for the Advancement of Science ('94)

Rubber Division, Chairman, Budget and Finance Committee	Calif Highway Patrol - Tire Failure Expert/Lecturer

Charles Goodyear Award Committee, ASM ('99)	Technical Editor - Tire Industry ITEC Select

Founder/Chairman, Rubber Division Elastomed (Jarvick Heart /Institute of Biomedical Engineering ('83), Reviewer - J Wiley, Chemical Technology-Tire Cords, Connecticut Rubber Group, Chair, '66, Treasurer, Director, Education Invited Reviewer - Anderson Publishing, Tire Tech Akron Rubber Group, Charter Member Ohio RP Group,	Licensed Private Investigator, Texas ('02) A10230, Charter Member of State of Connecticut Highway Transport Institute, Technical Advisor - Rubber Manufacturers Association, TIA

Reviewer - Polyisoprene in Soviet Union, Chair, Belt Tear Pattern Expert Peer Review ('04), Delivered papers and talks to Federal officials and industry including Rubber Division, AIChE, RMA, AAFS, Akron RG, Boston RG, Connecticut RG, Southern RG, Washington RG, Chicago RG, Philadelphia RG, NHTSA, Clemson University, University of Nevada. Yale University, Chemistry career talks/ local schools, International Tire Exhibition and Conference, American Chemical Society Law Division Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, Tire Topical Steering Committee, Patent on castable tires. Patent application: Awling. Invented, developed and manufactured elastic asphalt composition for road repair. Peer reviews about 250 rubber related technical papers a year. Selects and edits about 50 tire related technical papers a year for presentation to the industry. Selects and edits rubber related technical papers for global publication, Pro Bono rubber related technical advice to RPN generated rubber industry individual, state, federal, military, foreign inquiries. Symposia: Rubberized Asphalt for Roads, Medical Applications of Rubber, Creativity/Innovation/Excellence in Mngt, Rolling Resistance of Tires, Mixing/Calendering Technology, Tire Safety, Rubber Industry Product Liability , Conference Chairman ITEC1994, 96, 98, 00, 02, 04, 06, Lecturer TIA, 01 (Tire failure Forensics), 05 (Liability Risk Reduction), 06 (Customary Dealer Operations), Lecturer/Organizer, CRG 1971, Tire Industry Practices), Lecturer: College of Southern Nevada, (Management) Practices) Lecturer:, Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, 2001 (Tire Technology and Failure Analysis Protocols)/ Technical consultant for RMA, Technical tire commentator for Public Radio Broadcasting, tire BO vehicle dynamics. Tire safety petition accepted NHTSA S4.3 DOT 110 , Quoted in FEDERAL REGISTER, Department of Transportation, Tire Safety 49CFR. Cited in GAO February 9, 2007 "Under inflated Tires In US" Report to Senator Dorgan, Supreme Court of Texas Ruling No. 04-1039, Moderator American Chemical Society RD

Invited speaker TIA conference/Orlando, Chairman and Presenter of ITEC Distinguished Technical Achievement Medal.

HONORS

Who's Who in America	Honorary Life Member, American Chemical Society, Rubber Division

American Men and Women of Science	Honorary Life Member, Connecticut Rubber Group

Trilogy Award Committee Goodyear Medalist Committee	G S Whitby Award Nomination

Who's Who in Science and Engineering	TIA 2008 Tire Industry Contributor Recognition Award

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	Production Squadron, 7/56

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	Process Development, 1/57

Armstrong Rubber Company	Junior Product Compounder, 2/58

Armstrong Rubber Company	Sr. Compounder, 6/61, Division Compounder, 3/62

Armstrong Rubber Company	Manager, Passenger Car Compound Development, 5/65

Armstrong Rubber Company	Senior Research Chemist, Manager Physical Test Laboratory 5/70

Armstrong Rubber Company	Manager, Compound Research, 1/73

Armstrong Rubber Company	Manager, Compound Development, 7/75

Manufacturing plant site auditor

Armstrong Rubber Company	Director, Tire Engineering, Legal Matters and Product Reliability, 1/85

Pirelli- Armstrong Tire Company	Director, Tire Engineering, Legal Matters and Product Reliability, 6/88

Elasphalt Corporation	President

Herzlich Consulting, Inc.	CEO, 1990 to present

Rubber and Plastics News	Technical Editor, 1994 to present

Tire Business	Technical Contributor

ITEC (International Tire Exhibition and Conference)	Chairman and Conference Organizer 1994, 96, 98, 2000, 02, 04, 06, 08

N2Revolution	Director Tire Technology

Gelman Lehrman Group	Industry Expert Consultant

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

New York University, United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corp	'53

United States Coast Guard, Critical Tire Industry Engineering Skills Enlistment Program	'58

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Presentations, Petitions, Technical Publications and Editing Activities

1) BELT MISALIGNMENTS AND BELT/BELT TEAR PATTERNS (ITEC2002, Akron, OH, Paper #29C)

2)	THE EFFECT OF SNAKED BELT ANOMALIES ON TIRE DURABILITY (ITEC2000, Akron, OH, Paper #15C)

3)	PRODUCT LIABILITY FOR TIRE MANUFACTURERS

(129th meeting of the Rubber Division, New York, April 8-11, 1986, Paper #102)

4)	OZONE TESTING - SIGNIFICANCE AND CORRELATION,

(Spring Meeting of the Rubber Division, Miami, May 4-7, 1965, Paper #23)

5)	COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE EPSYN WHITE SIDEWALL, COVER STRIP COMPOUNDS

(99th meeting of the Rubber Division, Miami, April 27-30, 1971, Paper #16

6)	IMPROVED REVERSION RESISTANCE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK COMPOUNDS THROUGH USE OF ORGANIC ZINC SALTS (Spring Meeting of Southern Rubber Group, Nashville, Late 1970's)

7)	IMPROVED SNOW/ICE TRACTION COMPOUNDING (Fall Meeting of Akron Rubber Group, Akron, Late 1970's).

8)	CALENDERING PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES (Spring Meeting of Philadelphia Rubber Group, Philadelphia

9)	RECLAIM APPLICATIONS IN COMPOUNDING (Connecticut Rubber Group, Late 1970's)

10)	WOVEN ARAMID TREAD BELT CONFIGURATION IN RADIAL TIRES,	Rubber and Plastics News, 1970"s

11)	INNOVATION IN THE TIRE INDUSTRY presentation, (RMA Washington Meeting, 1982)

12)	TIRE MANUFACTURE AND FAILURE ANALYSIS

(Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Las Vegas, 2001)

13) PRODUCT LIABILITY AVOIDANCE, ( Rubber Division Symposium, Las Vegas, 1990, Akron Rubber Group Symposium , 1991)

14)	Patent	#3888291 "CASTABLE PNEUMATIC TIRE" June 1975

15) Organized and executed International Tire Conference (ITEC 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) had a total of 400+ tire related papers that were reviewed/validated before acceptance.

16) Reviewed/edited over 250 rubber industry related technical papers as Technical Editor of Rubber and Plastics News.

17) Chemistry in Tire Manufacture, (Yale University/Connecticut Rubber Group Education Series, March, 1971).

18)	TIA/SEMA presentation, Tire Failure Analysis and the Tire Dealer 2001

19)	Tire Aging Bombshell, RPN August 8, 2005

20)	EFFECT OF NITROGEN PURITY ON THE OXIDATION OF BELT COAT COMPOUND, ITEC06

21)	TIA 2008 Friend Of The Industry Lecture (SEMA Las Vegas)

22)	Petition NHTSA and alert industry to Increase Tread Wear-out indicators. (1995 to present)

23)	EFFECT OF DIRECTIONAL TIRES ON WET TRACTION, 2009 Rubber an Plastics News Technical Paper

24)	Recommendation to NHTSA that high purity nitrogen be recommended as the preferred inflation gas

25)	TIA/SEMA presentation on the business aspects of NITROGEN INFLATION OF TIRES.

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