Chastity Adkins

Chastity Adkins has a strong background in various roles within the technical and research fields. Chastity is currently the Director of Innovation and Research and Development at Solmax, where they have been since 2016. Prior to their current role, they were the Geosynthetics Technical Manager at the same company.

Before joining Solmax, Chastity worked as a Technical Marketing Manager at INVISTA from 2015-2016. Chastity also held multiple positions at Propex Operating Company, LLC, including Product Development Manager, Product Engineering Manager, Product Engineer, Lean Deployment Leader/Sr. Industrial Engineer, and SAP Master Data Business Analyst.

Chastity's earlier work experience includes being a Process Engineer at Shaw Industries from 2005-2007, a Process Engineer at SI Corporation from 2002-2005, and a Research and Development professional at Paragon Trade Brands from 2001-2002.

Chastity began their career in academia, serving as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Kentucky from 1999-2000.

Chastity Adkins obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Science in Education from the University of Kentucky, which they completed from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, they attended Midway College in 1994-1995, although no degree or field of study was specified during that time. Chastity further pursued their education at the University of Kentucky, earning a Masters of Science degree in Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles between 1998 and 2000.