Business success can sometimes be attributed by how long you retain employees. For example, Rick Shook is retiring from Pilot Chemical Company after nearly 40 years, most recently serving as vice president of research and development. He spent his entire career in R&D, joining Pilot’s Santa Fe Springs facility in California as a chemist in December 1978 and serving in roles over the years that included lab supervisor, lab manager, corporate technical manager and director of research. In ...