Murray Heywood is the North America market manager of water and wastewater for Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine. He has served the coatings industry for more than 37 years, beginning as an applicator for his father’s coating business and continuing today with his focus on effectively supporting the varied product and service needs of the industry. Heywood holds the Master Coatings Inspector Certificate (MCI) from SSPC, as well as Level 3 Certified Coating Inspector (CIP) certifications from both SSPC and NACE International where he also teaches coating inspection courses. He can be reached at [email protected].