Dawn Clarke

Dawn is an experienced technical individual who has navigated the field of technical textiles for over 35 years for both commercial and military applications. She has worked in many aspects of the supply chain including the laboratory, the manufacturing floor to develop operational parameters for specific application targets, as well as working with the user side as a technical marketing liaison to bring new textile technology to market.

Dawn has vast experience helping to identify a solution to a need for both military and commercial applications using technical textiles and managing the development process from the infancy stages through full commercialized adoption.

Dawn has worked at various textile companies across the North East, steadily rising through the ranks of a predominantly male dominated industry. Her tenacious and uncompromised work ethics gained her the respect few women have accomplished in this industry.

Dawn holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Textile Chemistry from South Eastern Massachusetts University (SMU). She has attended numerous graduate level courses at University of RI for Environmental Chemistry.