Experts

ISDI maintains a roster of experts who are available to provide commentary about steel drums and packaging issues. They are:

• Kyle R. Stavig, ISDI Chair and CEO of North Coast Container

  Kyle has been involved in the container manufacturing and reconditioning business for 30+ years. He has received multiple honors, including being named a finalist Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013 and 2014; receiving the Governor’s Award for Innovation in 2012 on behalf of Myers Containers; and receiving the Sustainable Operations Award from the Portland Business Journal in 2011. He is a graduate of Oregon State University.

• Chris Lind, Technical and Regulatory Affairs Consultant

  Chris has previously served as the director of technical and regulatory affairs for Mauser USA. He is a member of several non-governmental organizations with observer status at the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Global Harmonization System for the Classification of Dangerous Goods. Prior to his position at Mauser, Lind spent 27 years with General Chemical, ending as the Director of Environmental Products and Services. His areas of expertise include the manufacturing, use, testing, chemical compatibility, handling and transport of steel drums, plastic drums, fiber drums and intermediate bulk containers. He also is a wastewater management and treatment expert and has extensive experience with shipping and moving liquid materials.