The Petroleum Quality Institute of America

Petroleum Quality Institute of America

Advisory Board

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America Advisory Board comprises leading professionals with prominence in a broad range of fields related to the lubricants business. The PQIA Advisory Board provides guidance, advice, recommendations and counsel to PQIA’s management to ensure a fair, equitable, rigorous, transparent and unbiased approach in the manner in which PQIA carries out its mission. In addition, the AB will serves as an advocate of PQIA and its purpose and mission to lubricant industry stakeholders. PQIA Board Members Agree and Comply to the PQIA Code of Ethical Business Conduct (CODE).

Advisory Board Members


	Reginald ("Reggie") Dias, Director, Automotive Lubricants, Phillips 66 Reggie Dias, Director, Automotive Lubricants, has been with ConocoPhillips for more than 25 years, having worked in the R&D and management of various product lines. Reggie is currently responsible for the management of Passenger Car Motor Oil and Automatic Transmission Fluid lines. He is also responsible for developing and maintaining liaison with the engine builders, OEMs and other automotive lubricants industry segments. Prior to ConocoPhillips Lubricants, Reggie worked with a major additive manufacturer developing new technologies for heavy duty and automotive engine oils. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Society of Automotive Engineers, ASTM and the Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association. He is also the ConocoPhillips Lubricants company representative at the API Lubricants Group. More recently, Reggie was instrumental with the development and launch of ConocoPhillips Lubricants featuring the exclusive Liquid Titanium® additive.

	Scott Riebel, Manager, Marketing & Customer Service CITGO Lubricants Scott Riebel has served as manager of marketing and customer service for CITGO Lubricants since 2010. He is responsible for Product Management, Brand Management and Customer Service. Since joining CITGO Lubricants in 1996, Scott has held various technical and management roles. These positions include product specialist, manager of base oil sales and supply for CITGO Lake Charles Lubricants and Wax Plant and manager of supply and business services. Prior to joining CITGO, Scott worked with Ethyl Corporation in product development and technical service. Scott holds a master’s degree in chemistry from St. Louis University and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from University of Illinois.

	Ken Kalisky, Americas Sales Director, Infineum USA L.P. Ken is currently Americas Sales Director for Infineum USA L.P., responsible for Sales in North and South America. Ken has 30 years in the industry, dating back to his days with the Exxon Paramins Business Unit. He started as a design engineer in the Exxon chem plant/refinery and moved through positions in Operations Management, Technology, Sales , head of Procurement, and back to Sales as Sales Director. Ken has a degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from New York University.

	Steve Milam, CEO of Lubricating Specialties Company (LSC) Stephen joined Lubricating Specialties Company as its COO and partial owner 1998. In 2004 he became the owner and CEO. LSC is the largest independent manufacturer of lubricating oils and greases in the western United States. From its 3 facilities in Southern California LSC custom blends and packages unique product formulations for over 300 active customers and provides warehousing and bulk storage for select customers. LSC recently celebrated its 85^th anniversary. Stephen holds a BA in Economics from University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Northwestern University.

	Kimball L. Morris, CEO of Pinnacle Oil Kim Morris is the CEO and founder of Pinnacle Oil, Inc., which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1987, Pinnacle manufactures and globably distributes a broad spectrum of lubricant products for “major” oil companies, OEMs, distributors, retailers, and other oil marketers. Golden Triangle Lubricant Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Pinnacle located in Nederland, Texas, produces marine lubricants, transformer fluids, engine oils and other products. Kim holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Northwestern University.

	Steve Mulvaney - Manager, Americas Technical Support, Chevron Products Co. Steve is currently the Global Lubricants Americas Region Technical Support Manager for Chevron Products Company. With 30+ years in the lubricants and additives industry, Steve has experience in several positions including product development and testing, marketing, sales and IT. His current responsibilities include product line management, product technical support, and manufacturing support. Steve holds an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.


	Irvin Warren, CEO/President, Warren Oil Company In 1976 Irvin Warren founded Warren Oil Company, Inc. and for the last 35 years has served as President and CEO. Today Warren Oil Company, Inc. is the largest independent lubricants manufacturer in North America with 6 plants that service all of the USA and 49 foreign countries. Irvin attended North Carolina State University where he obtained his MBA and remained on staff as a professor of engineering for 6 years. He has endeavored to serve his community in a variety of ways. Most recently, on three occasions, transporting a team of doctors to assist in earthquake relief for Haiti. He prefers, however, to remain anonymous in all philanthropic pursuits. Other interests include real estate and his first love, farming.

	David W.H. Fenderson, STLE-CLS Vice-President Marketing GH Berlin-Windward Petroleum David Fenderson is serving as Vice President of Marketing, Industrial Sales, and Product Development for GH Berlin-Windward since the merger of the two companies in 2011. Prior to that, David served in a similar capacity with Windward Petroleum. David held the position of marketer principal at Maine Lubrication Service from 1985 until 2004 in which he managed the sales organization and led his company through several expansions and acquisitions. In 2004 Maine Lubrication Service merged with Windward Petroleum. David is a 1985 graduate of Hobart College and holds a BA in economics.

	Robert Schlott, CEO, Warren Distribution Robert N. Schlott has served as CEO of Warren Distribution since 1975. Bob holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from Harvard University. Warren Distribution is one of the largest distributors and manufacturers of lubricants in the United States. The company was started 1922 in Omaha Nebraska by James Schlott as a Wolf's Head Lubricant's Distributor. Warren Distribution owns and operates blending/packaging plants in Council Bluffs, Iowa; Guntersville, Alabama and Glen Dale, West Virgina and a rerefinery, Heartland, in Columbus, Ohio.

	Dan Pridemore, Director of Customer Technical Services for The Americas, Afton Chemical Dan Pridemore has twenty-six (26) years of experience in automotive and commercial lubricant formulation, technical service, and marketing roles with a multi-national oil marketer and Afton Chemical Corporation. He has a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from Marshall University. After serving the past nine years as Afton’s OEM Liaison Manager for Engine Oils, Dan was appointed to his current role as Director of Customer Technical Services for The Americas. He is active in ASTM, API, SAE, and other industry committees. He currently resides in Richmond, Virginia.

	Mayur Shah, Global Engine Oil Additives Technology Manager at The Lubrizol Corporation Mayur Shah joined The Lubrizol Corporation in 1993, and since 2004 he has had the dual responsibility of Global Technology Manager and Global Technical Services Manager in Engine Oils. In his current role, Mayur manages global engine oil technology development which includes areas such as fundamental knowledge, component development, product platform development and deployment for Heavy Duty Diesel, Passenger Car, Motorcycle, Marine Diesel, Power Tools, Recreational Vehicles, and Stationary Gas applications. He is also involved in industry specification advocacy efforts for Lubrizol and represents Lubrizol at American Chemistry Council Petroleum Additive Panel Task Group (ACC PAPTG). Mayur was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New Orleans for 2 years after completing a PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Science Degree from St. Xavier College of University of Mumbai, India.

	Thomas Schaefer, Retired VP Sales, Hatco Tom was employed for 38 years at Hatco Corporation, a global leader in synthetic esters and lubricants (now a division of Chemtura). During his long career, Tom worked in a broad range of disciplines, including Quality Control, Research & Development, and Sales & Marketing, and was actively involved in laboratory testing, process improvement, lubricant formulation, ester design, and sales. For his last 16 years Tom served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, with global responsibilities in synthetic lubricants. Now retired, Tom's knowledge of the business and technology of lubricants, along with his independent perspective, will provide valued guidance to PQIA.