PPG Industries, Chemical Division 1962 to 1990. Held various supervisory positions in Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations.

Solvay Minerals, 1990 to 1994, Surface Maintenance Superintendent.

PPG Industries,1994 – 2005, Senior Project engineer and Manager of Engineering Services

Licensed Professional Engineer (currently Retired Status), State of Louisiana

Served on the LAPELS (Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying) Board from 1999 through 2005.

Bachelor of Science – Mass Communication, Broadcasting. McNeese State University.

Karen is an experienced sales and marketing professional, with more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical, oil & gas, and petrochemical industries.