R. Todd Swinderman

R. Todd Swinderman is president emeritus of Martin Engineering, a global innovator in the bulk material handling industry for more than 80 years, developing new solutions to common problems and participating in industry organizations to improve safety and productivity. The company’s series of Foundations books is an internationally-recognized resource for safety, maintenance, and operations training, with more than 22,000 print copies in circulation around the world. The 500+ page reference books are available in several languages and have been downloaded thousands of times as free PDFs from the Martin website. Martin Engineering products, sales, service and training are available from 18 factory-owned facilities worldwide, with wholly owned business units in Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan, the US, and UK. The firm employs more than 1,000 people, approximately 400 of whom hold advanced degrees. For more information, contact [email protected], visit www.martin-eng.com, or call (800) 544-2947.