COMPOSITESWORLD

Jeff Sloan is the brand vice president for CompositesWorld and Plastics Technology brands, responsible for the overall media brand, including sales, marketing and editorial content.

Prior to this, Jeff was editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld from 2006 to 2023 and directed and managed all editorial content for all of the brand’s products, including printed magazine, digital content, newsletters, videos and podcasts. Jeff is a member of SAMPE and has appeared as a speaker at SAMPE conferences and CAMX as well as Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) meetings. He was co-chair of the Carbon Fiber 2020 conference. 

Prior to joining CompositesWorld, Jeff worked for 10 years as editor and then publisher of Injection Molding, Modern Plastics and Plastics Machinery & Auxiliaries magazines. Jeff has also worked as a technical writer, and is a 1990 graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in technical journalism.

Scott Francis is the editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld and Products Finishing media brands, properties of Gardner Business Media. He has also edited for the Writer's Digest, HOW, Popular Woodworking media brands and has authored books on a range of topics.

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in writing and editing and a minor in biology from Western Carolina University. PRESS KIT

Ginger Gardiner, a Senior Technical Editor at CompositesWorld, began writing for Composites Technology and High Performance Composites as a contributor in 2006. She was hired as senior editor of the now combined CompositesWorld publication in 2013. She is a co-author of the textbook Essentials of Advanced Composite Fabrication & Repair. Ginger has a degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University and began her career as a technical marketing representative in DuPont’s Composites Division for KEVLAR and NOMEX products in aerospace and marine applications. PRESS KIT

Hannah Mason joined the CompositesWorld team in 2018 after working as an editorial intern for sister magazine Modern Machine Shop and earning a Masters of Arts in Professional Writing from the University of Cincinnati. 

Grace Nehls joined CompositesWorld and MoldMaking Technology as managing editor of print production in 2020. She has a degree in creative writing from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio, U.S.).