Meet the Critical Cleaning Team Behind Our Professional Cleaning Products

You’ll find exceptional professional cleaning products at Critical Cleaning, but that’s not all. You will find a team of dedicated experts and professionals who are ready and happy to help! Working with us means you get access to our cleaning, chemistry, and engineering experts—all of whom are leaders in their fields and ready to help you take on your business challenges.

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Gavin Paul linkedin-icon

Product Manager

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Areas of Specialization

Critical Cleaning processes and products used in the aerospace, medical, industrial, and electronics industries.

Experience

Gavin joined the Stoner Team 8 years ago as an intern on our R&D team. During his time in the lab, Gavin improved current products in product development or helping navigate supply chain disruptions. In the summer of 2022, Gavin joined our sales team to spend more time doing his favorite part of the job—working with customers. After a year in our plastics market and learning more about that customer base, Gavin switched to our Critical Cleaning team. His R&D experience has made him a good fit for supporting customers in this technical market.

About Gavin

Gavin enjoys working with customers to solve problems. His goal is to help make your day-to-day operations run more smoothly, and his time in the lab allows him to bring technical expertise into the Product Manager role. As an ardent runner, he understands the importance of working hard to save time!

Matt Gilkey

Matt Gilkey linkedin-icon

R&D Engineert

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Areas of Specialization

Critical Cleaning, rubber/tire molding, surface chemistry, chemical and process engineering.

Experience

Matt received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Delaware. He has researched several key areas, including soft matter, microfluidics, and heterogeneous catalysis. During his Ph.D., he worked in the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, performing research on a variety of topics in energy, heterogeneous catalysis, and surface chemistry. In doing so, he developed and employed analytical tools to understand underlying reaction mechanisms at solid-liquid interfaces and to subsequently design high-performance processes. Matt’s success has resulted in 11 published research articles (9 first-author) in high-impact scientific journals as well as a provisional patent.

About Matt

Matt enjoys solving problems and strives to meet customers’ needs through his troubleshooting experience. He is supported by his working knowledge of chemistry and engineering and the interface between them. He continues to build upon his technical expertise within the mold release industry, harnessing it to develop improved products and processes. Matt is committed to the health and safety of Stoner’s customers and has contributed to the formulation of safer and more reliable cleaners and coatings.

Jared Nash

Jared Nash linkedin-icon

R&D Chemical Engineer

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Areas of Specialization

Chemical and process engineering, Critical Cleaning, polyurethane releases, plastics releases, surface chemistry, and tire coatings.

Experience

Jared received his B.S. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Tufts University and his Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Delaware. During his Ph.D., he researched various topics in energy, heterogeneous catalysis, and surface chemistry. Jared’s research has resulted in 10 published articles since joining Stoner while also receiving a provisional patent.

About Jared

Jared enjoys working with customers to understand their needs as he helps provide solutions and solve them. Using his experience and working knowledge of chemistry and engineering, Jared has been able to help develop new mold releases for the polyurethane market and improve the health and safety of some of Stoner’s mold release products. He continues to expand his knowledge and understanding of the mold release and professional cleaning products industries, which helps him develop improved products and processes for our customers across both fields. Here at Stoner, we are committed to the health and safety of our customers and continue to formulate safer products while still providing the desired performance.

 

Beth

Beth Kehr 

Quality Management Representative

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Areas of Specialization

Critical Cleaning products used in aerospace, medical, industrial, and electronics industries.

Experience

Beth joined the Stoner Team two years ago as a member of the R&D group. Her focus is on technical service/support and quality. She works directly with customers (internal and external) to solve problems and improve products based on feedback. Prior to joining the Stoner Team, Beth worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 17 years, starting as an entry-level analytical chemist and ending as a department manager. Beth has applied her knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, specifically a focus on quality, to her work at Stoner.

About Beth

As a strength trainer and fitness enthusiast, dedication and focus are key for Beth. She enjoys improving herself, setting goals, and then meeting/exceeding those goals. Beth applies these same principles to her work and interactions with her customers.

 

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from the Experts!

You should never settle for anything less than the best team behind your professional cleaning products. Across all of our teams and businesses, we strive to get the right people in the right seats. From the C-Suite to the janitorial supplies production line, you can trust that the Critical Cleaning team will provide the best results for your products.

If you work in one of the technical industries we serve or have questions about how our products can serve your particular business, call us! We are always excited to speak with a potential customer and provide you with tailored solutions to your most difficult cleaning problems.

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