JR has been with the Evonik Calvert City facility for 19 years working for both Evonik and Air Products. He started in 2000 as a Lab Technician, Day Supervisor, then Quality Manager. In 2008, JR began managing Utilities and Services and in 2010 took the role of Global Quality Management Representative for eleven production facilities.

JR is a graduate of Murray State University and has a M.S. in Business Administration from Murray State University. He also has a B.S. in Organizational Communications from Mid-Continent University.

Reynold was a Kentucky Lake Chamber of Commerce Board member from 2015 to 2018 and serves as President of Calvert City Mutual Aid Program.