Joe Walker
Global Director Advanced Materials Development
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies
Technology & Innovation
47690 E Anchor Ct
MI
USA
48170
Biographical Sketch: Joseph Walker
Global Director, Advanced Materials Development Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies
Joseph Walker is the global director of Advanced Materials Development for Freudenberg Sealing Technologies and Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies. In this position, he is globally responsible for overseeing all advanced materials development for the company. He is located in the Plymouth, MI Corporate R&D headquarters of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies.
Prior to joining Freudenberg, Walker served as silicone rubber business team leader for Wacker Silicones Corp. There, he was responsible for research, development, and sales and marketing. Previously, he was an engineering fellow for Alliant Techsystems (formally Honeywell Defense and Marine Systems), where he focused on material design, processing and application for various U.S. Department of Defense programs.
Walker also held positions at Stauffer Chemical, Phillips Petroleum and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. He has lectured conducted numerous trainings at the University of St. Thomas and the University of Wisconsin, as well as at various industry workshops and events.
He was the 2012 chairman of the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division, a member of the Rubber Industry Advisory Board for Ferris State University, and is past-chair and board member of the Detroit Rubber Group. Additionally, he is a member of Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Plastics Engineers, Original Equipment Suppliers Association, Automotive Industry Action Group, and the Americas Tech Team of the American Chemistry Council.
A graduate of Lawrence Technological University, he holds more than 20 patents in the fields of materials applications and compositional chemistries. He has authored and edited various chapters in text and industry publications.
Papers:
Effect of Immersion Fluid Changes on Essential Properties of Common Static Sealing Rubbers