John CovingtonAuthor John Covington has been married to Linda Covington since 1972 and they have one daughter, Leigh. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama and worked in a variety of engineeringand production managements positions with DuPont, Sherwin Williams and Stauffer Chemical Company. In 1988 he founded Chesapeake Consulting which helps organizations flow work and ideas faster and more predictably. He is a distinguished fellow in both the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Alabama. He chairs the Advisory Council for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and is National Chair-Elect of the College of Engineering Council. He remains active in his church, is an avid bike rider and one of the world's worst golfers. Read More Read Less