He comes to Mule-Hide Products from Tropical Roofing Products, where he was a district sales manager. He joined Tropical in 2016 as a process and production engineer and later served as corporate research and development manager and regional technical services manager. He began his career as a laboratory technician with Sun Paints & Coatings.

Grunewald is a Registered Roof Observer through The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC), is a ProCertified Trainer through the National Association of Roofing Contractors (NRCA), holds NRCA ProCertification for Training, and completed the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 30-Hour General Industry course.

Actively involved in the roofing industry, he is on the Board of Directors of the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) and is a member of ASTM International’s Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing.

“Jeremy’s technical expertise, skills as an educator and trainer, and commitment to the industry will be a tremendous asset for our contractor customers, the property managers and specifiers we work with, our distributor partners, and our associates,” said Mule-Hide Products Managing Director Dan Williams. “We are pleased to welcome him to the Mule-Hide team.”

Gruenwald is pursuing a Master of Science degree in engineering, management, production and manufacturing from Florida International University in University Park, Fla. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.