Ali Rabea, Phd, Mba Email & Phone Number

Montreal, QC, CA

• At GMerix, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with industry leaders to develop cutting-edge label materials and optimize label production processes.What I Do:Collaborate with Label Converters:
• Work closely with label converters to define strategies and objectives for new product development.Offer expert advice and creative problem-solving to ensure project success.Lead Product Development Projects:
• Manage projects from concept to commercialization, staying within timelines and budgets.Successfully commercialized products include:➔Cryogenic & Freezer-Grade Label Materials➔Chemical & Solvent Resistant Label.
• Manage all operational activities to ensure the seamless production of high-quality label materials while monitoring and analyzing operational metrics to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Strategically source and procure raw materials, maintaining robust relationships with suppliers to ensure consistent quality and supply.
• Negotiate favorable terms with raw material suppliers to optimize cost-efficiency while maintaining high standards of material quality.

• Some of my contributions in this role:
• Guided and managed diverse development projects specialized in pressure-sensitive adhesives, coatings, and varnishes for labels tailored to the stringent requirements of bio and pharmaceutical applications such as.
• Conducted research on new materials and technologies applicable in the label and tape industries.
• Collaborated with the Chemical Engineering Department at McGill University through brainstorming as well as writing and editing research proposals for governmental-funded projects.
• Assisted the CEO in intellectual property evaluations and the development of patent applications.
• Collaborated with business analysts as well as marketing and sales departments to define goals and objectives for new product development projects.

• Led different product development projects and addressed technical challenges across a spectrum of solvent and water-based paint and coatings, encompassing polyurethanes, epoxies, acrylics, and alkyds. Some noteworthy.

• Led and managed different product development projects on new adhesives and heat shrinkable sleeves at ShawCor through collaboration with marketing and sales departments. Some notable achievements include:➔ A new 85°C.
• Initiated an NSERC Engage grant project titled “Interfacial Engineering and Material Analysis of Field Joint Coatings” in collaboration with the Chemical Engineering Department at McMaster University, fostering.

• Trained teaching assistants for a variety of experiments and increased their performance as mentors and teachers.
• Oversaw undergraduates and teaching assistants to ensure accuracy and maintain learning environment.

• Experimental and modeling of controlled radical polymerization specifically atom transfer radical polymerization at high conversion in order to eliminate solvent or residual monomer for the final polymer which is.
• Established new methods of reaching to very high conversion in bulk polymerization while keeping livingness and control.
• Developed useful method for synthesizing polymers with special applications such as surfactants or paint additives.
• Published five papers in peer-reviewed polymer and chemical engineering journals (AIChE 2016, Polymers 2015, ACS Books 2015, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 2014, and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

• Supervised and marked third year intermediate and fourth year advanced laboratory activities and reports in chemical engineering.
• Instructed dozens of students through direct contact, explained different experiments, brain storming, answering questions and solving possible problems in various chemical engineering areas.
• Marked and commented on reports scientifically and grammatically to improve learning outcomes.
• Achieved top box and excellence in student investigations.

• Technical leader in BASF automotive coatings division to localize the plant in Iran through performing different tests based on the standards, analyzing the results and fixing the possible problems.
• Technical service contact for automobile manufacturers to problem solve and expedite any product issues related to raw paints, during process and for finished product, achieving increased efficiency.

• Group leader for production of conventional and nano-structured hybrid polyurethanes having low surface energy for anti-graffiti applications, leading to industrial production and three publications in different.
• Designed a special coating for automobiles exhibiting resistance against different contamination and acidic and basic attacks, resulting in three papers in different coating journals (Applied Polymer Science 2013.
• Product development of slip coats for automobile parts, white roof coatings and tape pavement markers based on acrylic resins, resulting in improved product quality and lower costs.
• Consulted automotive parts and traffic signs manufacturers in coatings fields for solving product issues and enhancing product quality.

• Assessment of the corrosion behavior of automotive coatings via EIS technique and its effect on product warranty, leading to adjustment of the warranty period offered by IKCO.

• Classification of different material & colour standards of automotive in software format, improving in time and energy savings for accessing different standards.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 4.07

Activities and Societies: - Member of Golden Key International Honor Society - Member of the Concordia Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (The.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemical-Polymer Engineering

Master Of Science (Msc), Polymer-Coating Engineering-Dean’S Honor List, 1St Rank

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Polymer-Coating Engineering-Dean’S Honor List, 3Rd Rank