Tartan Management

Executive Management Team

Dave Maggard, President

• 19 Years as Athletic Director at his alma mater, the University of California-Berkeley
• Athletic Director University of Miami
• Athletic Director University of Houston
• Managing Director of Sparts for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.
• Competed in the 1968 Olympic Games

Tom Garrett Ph.D., F.A.I.C., Chairman

• 15 Years as APS President
• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg
• Over 30 papers and patents

Dick Railsback, Director of Business Development

• All American, USA Pole Vault Champion
• 8 years coaching experience: Division I College, Olympic
• 22 years of National and International Track & Field Sales & Marketing

Ed Jacoby, Track & Field Coordinator

• 40 Years Coaching Track & Field, High School, College, & Olympic Levels
• Director of Team TARTAN

Mark Farmer, Project Manager

• Decathelete and Assistant Track Coach, Idaho State
• Over 100 Athletic Surfacing Projects Installed

Frank Du, Principal Scientist

• Ph.D., University of Montreal
• Over 20 papers and patents
• 17 Years Chemistry R & D

Project Management Team

Mark Farmer, Project Manager
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• 14 years experience in the polyurethane athletic surfacing trade.
• Outdoor and indoor track installer, R & D researcher, polyurethane manufacturer.
• Decathelete and later Assistant Track Coach at Idaho State University.
• Personally managed and installed over 100 projects up to $750,000.