Ted Riding is a graduate of Sydney University in Chemical Engineering. He has been employed in the corrosion control industry for over 40 years and has held positions in the technical service, engineering, manufacture and product development areas. Originally employed by Dimet he has had extensive contact with all facets of the development, manufacture and application of protective coatings. Ted is now retired from his role as Technical Manager at Jotun Australia and is now actively involved in delivering training courses to assist the next generation of coatings/corrosion specialists.
Notable achievements:
- Nightingall Award, very long term employment with a coating supply specialist.
- NACE CIP 1&2, FROSIO, SSPC CCI, ACA/GAA HDGI
Areas of expertise: Coatings – formulation, properties, performance. Corrosion – basic principles
- AMPP Coating Inspector Program Lecturer
- ACA Coating Selection & Specification Lecturer
- Galvanizers Association of Australia
- Surface Coatings Association Australia Inc