Combining the experience of Art Freedman, Irv Cotton, Bob Cunningham, Jack Soost and Keith Johnson, Arthur Freedman Associates offers its clients over a century of technical service in the water industry.
ResumeArt Freedman President
Art has been President of Arthur Freedman Associates, Inc. since 1981. He holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from New York University and has over 58 years of industrial water experience, including 22 years as Technical Director and Marketing Manager with an international water treatment company.
Art specializes in cooling and boiler water treatment, problem solving, failure analysis, product development, training and expert witness services. He is widely known as an author and speaker, and has received many prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from NACE and the Ray Baum Award from AWT.
ResumeIrv Cotton Vice President
Irv holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He has over 32 years experience auditing progress and solving problems in industrial and commercial water systems for an international water treatment company.
Irv specializes in feed water preparation, high and low pressure steam electric boiler systems, HRSG systems, cooling water, and commercial HVAC systems.
ResumeBob Cunningham Vice President
Bob has almost 40 years of water treatment experience across a broad range of applications and industries. He holds BS and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, and has held a variety of technical, management and marketing positions in the water treatment industry.
Bob’s specialties include industrial cooling and boiler water, water preparation and waste water treatment. Bob has a special talent for solving difficult problems, and for working together with vendors and facility personnel to optimize water system operations.
ResumeJack Soost Vice President
Jack holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and has over 42 years of experience with managing water treatment applications and problem solving. He has held a variety of field service, technical sales, consulting, marketing and management positions with four water treatment service and specialty chemical companies, and two environmental consulting engineering firms. His background includes 12 years of service as a board member and former Vice Chairman for a municipal water and sewer authority. This experience aids his ability to provide guidance to environmental firms, engineers/architects, and facility owners with regulatory issues and requirements for facility water supply and wastewater disposal.
Jack’s specialties include trouble shooting cooling and boiler water application and treatment problems, plus facilities water management studies and permitting and management plans for potable water, process waters, cooling and heating systems, steam generation, wastewater treatment and reuse, and wastewater disposal.
ResumeKeith M. Johnson Vice President
Keith holds a B. Phil. from Miami University as well as graduate course work in environmental engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He has over 33 years experience in the water treatment and environmental engineering fields.
Keith’s specialties include trouble shooting cooling & boiler water application and treatment problems, process waters, cooling and heating systems, steam generation, wastewater treatment and reuse, and wastewater discharge.
