Ronald Savin
Colonel Ronald Richard Savin, United States Air Force (Ret.) (born October 16, 1926) is a chemical engineer noted for the formulation of over 400 commercial paints and coatings. Col. Savin holds over 20 patents in the field and is the inventor and owner of Hyperseal, Inc. 1
He holds double bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Literature from University of Michigan, with postgraduate studies at Columbia University and the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Col. Savin graduated Air War College in 1975 and Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1976.
Col Savin served during World War II, and Korea and entered the reserves in 1979, he retired in 1986. During his military service Col. Savin developed Aerospace and anti-corrosive coatings as well as contributing to professional journals. Col Savin also worked within the Paint laboratory of the Air Force Systems Division at Wright Patterson AFB on air force development projects. He is a member of the Steel structures Painting Council, National Association.of Corrosion Engineers., Federation of Paint Technicians, Federation of Coatings Technology., Air Force Association, Reserve Officers Association, and the Army Navy Club.
From 1957 - 1991, Col. Savin was president and owner of Premium Finishes, Inc., in 1991 he sold the company to Hunting PLC 2, a British conglomerate with over 2 billion dollars turnover involved in aerospace, oil and paint production.
While in retirement in 2006, Col. Savin invented a revolutionary method of formulating hollow glass into regular acrylic paint using specialized silica and cellulose additives. He patented the method, branded it Hyperglass and incorporated Hyperseal, Inc.
Col. Savin lives in Rancho Mirage with his wife Gloria Ann Hopkins, they have two daughters: Danielle Elizabeth and Andrea Lianne.