Richard Strong is President of Elastomeric Consulting Services,, which offers consulting services for rubber industries. A results driven Technical Consultant with 50+ years of experience in the development of rubber products from concept to completion. A broad technical knowledge of elastomers, compound development and hands on process development expertise. Extensive experience in the selection and sourcing of raw materials. Thorough knowledge of establishing key quality parameters for both compounds and production processes. He is author of well-known book "Sponge Rubber - Introduction to Cellular Rubber", published by TechnoBiz. He also offers training sessions at Rubber Division, American Chemical Society.