Background
Kinosz, Donald Lee was born on December 7, 1940 in Pittsburgh. Son of Michael and Pearl (Buckner) Kinosz.
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Donald Lee Kinosz
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Bachelor of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1966. Master of Business Administration, University Pittsburgh, 1995.
Career
Process engineer, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1966-1976; process engineer, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa, Tennessee, 1976-1979; manager, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981; personnel manager, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1981-1983; chemical manager, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1983-1985; ceramics manager, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1985-1988; manager quality, Alcoa Technology Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, 1988-1994; consultant, Quality Association Inc., since 1994. Production manager Anderson County Works, Palestine, Texas, 1978-1979. Member of advisory board U. Pittsburgh, 1988-1994.
Achievements
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Achievements include patents in anti-pollution method, electrolytic production of magnesium, production of magnesium chloride, regeneration of activated carbon having materials adsorbed thereon, flow control baffles for molton salt electrolysis, metal production, disposal of waste gasses from production of aluminum chloride, electrolytic furnace lining, method of preparing an electrolytic cell for operation, situ cleaning of electrolytic cells, treatment of offgas from aluminum chloride production.
Membership
City councilman City of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, 1980-1988, mayor, since 2000. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Society Quality Control, Industrial Research Institute (chairman quality directors network), Quality Directors Network (founder, past chair), Strongland C. of Chamber (board directors since 1985, chairman board 2000), Pennsylvania Quality Leadership Foundation (senior examiner 1994), Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Connections
Married Deborah Michele Reed, June 2, 1978. Children: Brigitte, Brenda, Wayne Casey.
