Specializing in tire material science, tire compounding, rubber processing, tire curing, quality assurance, Six-Sigma, data analytics, statistical modeling, and project management.
An experienced JMP programmer and statistician, Leighton's career experience includes Tire Materials, Compound Development, and Applied Statistics careers in R&D at Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Chief Technical Officer at Eurotire Inc.
Leighton is currently the President of DAAS Inc., a Tire Materials Technology and Data Analytics Consulting Company, that is associated with tire process and manufacturing equipment, material and chemical toxicology involving GOTS and REACH standards, tire design, programming, statistical modeling, expert witness services, and technical management.