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Article: A conversation with ... William Saas: former NASF board member and former owner, Taskem Inc.(END OF THE LINE)(Interview)
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- Products Finishing
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- October 1, 2009
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"I have been fortunate to have always gotten great satisfaction from any job I have had in the metal finishing industry. Perhaps this is because my job was also my hobby, too."
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William J. Saas was born into the finishing industry--he began working during summers in his family's Cleveland, OH, hard chrome plating shop as a teenager. After his father's untimely death, he worked at the business until it was sold, then returned to college, earning degrees in chemical engineering and business. Saas then went on to work in various sales, marketing and technical management positions as both a finisher and a supplier. He was the owner of ...