Paulson pursued plastics from the Navy to the classroom Paulson Training Programs Inc. Don Paulson, founder of Paulson Training Programs Inc., is one of the 2021 Plastics Hall of Fame inductees. He’s being honored for his contributions to the industry, which include creating training processes for plastics. Don Paulson took some of his strategy in business from the U.S. Navy. When the captain says to be ready to leave at 0800 hours, and a machine is in need of repair, then that machine needs to be in tip-top shape and ready to go at that time, Paulson joked over a recent Zoom call.