Location 
JR's Loghouse
6601 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Norcross, GA 30093
http://www.jrsloghouse.com/pages/norcross.htm
Directions
From Atlanta, take I-85 N to I-285 W
Take Peachtree Industrial Blvd North.
Exit onto Jones Mill Rd and make a left.
The restaurant will be on the right.
Time:
Social 6:00pm
Dinner 6:30 pm
Presentation 7:00pm
Cost:
$15.00 Members and Guests, $10.00 Students
Meal:
BBQ Pork and Chicken, Brunswick stew, cole slaw, bread, drinks and dessert.
Reservations
If you plan to attend, you must make a reservation by calling Jim Pearson (404)
407-6753 or send an email to rsvp@sae-atlanta.org
no later than 5pm on Friday, January 16th. Please leave your name and number
attending.
You may also register online and pay with a credit card at http://atlanta.sae.org
We only accept cash and checks at the door.
Meeting Topic
Gary has worked for Michelin Tire Company for almost 29 years. He spent the first 15 years with Michelin as a tire designer at the research center in Greenville, SC and last 13-1/2 years in the Marketing department at Michelin's North American headquarters, also in Greenville, SC. In the Marketing Department he has worked exclusively with light truck tires as a Product Category Manager and Brand Category Manager. His current position is Senior Product Category Manager for light truck tires.
He has been involved in the design and development of on/off road light truck tires for both Michelin and BFGoodrich. In Sept. 2004 he was listed as one of the top 5 most influential people in the off-road industry in the premier issue of Off-Road Retailer Magazine. He was also recently featured in an article in Crawl magazine for his work on the BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX tire.
He will present some of the latest designs of on/off-road and off-road competitions tires from BFGoodrich Tires.
Gary has BS in Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from Clemson University.
Article from Crawl Magazine.
BFGoodrich Tires
page last updated on 01/05/09