Bruce has a BA in chemistry from St. Olaf College, a MS in organic chemistry from The University of Minnesota at Duluth, a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from The University of Illinois at Chicago, and an MBA from The University of Michigan.  He also performed research for a year in the organic chemistry department at Moscow State University in the Soviet Union.  Following graduate school, he worked in technical, sales, marketing and business management positions at Wacker, Lubrizol, Michelman, and Euclid before joining CHT.  Currently, he is a sales, business development and technical support manager for graphic arts and industrial coatings markets.