Ken Perry is an experienced engineer, corporate trainer and consultant
specializing in innovation, intrapreneuring and materials technology.
His primary role with Pinchot & Company is to develop an ecopreneuring
practice based on combining environmental leadership values and
appropriate technology/strategy with proven methods for accelerating
innovation. By enriching the individuals learning experience and
aligning team values and purpose, he works to create a climate
for translating shared vision into action and success.
Ken's interest in innovation and intrapreneuring began at NIKE,
Inc. where he was the lead technologist in the development of
environmentally responsible polymer membranes for footwear applications.
He pioneered a computational design methodology for engineered
footwear cushioning systems and applied fracture mechanics in
the NIKE AIR manufacturing quality program to improve the quality
of NIKE AIR technology. He also worked as a senior scientist for
the Hexcel Corporation where he continued to champion business
and technology process enhancement through research, workshops
and manufacturing process improvement. Following Hecel, Ken designed
and analyzed implantable medical devices for over twenty-five
clients and is still active in this area.
In addition to his work as a consultant, Ken is active as a scientist
in developing ecologically effective materials---compounds that
are inspired by and designed for returning to nature. This `Materials
Biomimicry' approach can be used to develop materials for use
in the human body (e.g. biocompatible), as well as materials that
promote healthy industrial ecosystems (e.g. biodegradable). With
expertise in mechanics of materials, medical devices, polymers,
fracture mechanics and computational modeling, Ken is involved
in a range of technology and product development activities.
Ken received a bachelors degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics
from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Mechanics
of Materials from Strathclyde University, in Glasgow Scotland.
Ken was awarded a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Idaho
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Idaho Falls,
where he also taught as an adjunct professor in the Engineering
Department of Idaho State University. Trained as Master Practitioner
of NLP, Ken is a member of the Global NLP Community and an advisor
to the Institute for the Advanced Study of Health (IASH).
He has published articles and presented seminars on health, innovation,
sustainability and over 30 scientific papers in the field of Applied
Mechanics. He received the Hetenyi award for the best research
paper published in the journal of Experimental Mechanics in 1996
and is active with the Society for Experimental Mechanics Professional
Society where he sponsors a technical division on Biologically
Inspired Materials.
Ken is currently living on Bainbridge Island in Washington.
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