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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Shakopee, Mn

Manage group of engineers and technicians that is responsible for the development of inks, coatings, thermal transfer ribbons, adhesives, laminates, and printing systems used in the creation and printing of ID cards, financial cards, driver’s licenses, national ID cards, and passports.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Printing Materials Research and Development• Led materials development and validation testing for desktop financial card printer with UV curable thermal transfer ribbons• Prepared materials specification and created documentation in product lifetime management system for desktop card printer• Supported customers of existing thermal transfer and inkjet card personalization product lines• Patent application filed for novel method to minimize card warpage during printing and curing processesUS and International Card Standards• Representative of Entrust in INCITS/ANSI and ISO-IEC/JTC1/SC17 Physical characteristics and test methods for ID cards• Led effort to modernize light stability test methods for printed images on plastic cards in INCITS/ANSI 322 and ISO 24789-2 Cards and security devices for personal identification• Project co-editor for revision of ISO/TS 20793

Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States

Inkjet Ink and Printing Process Development• Created clear formulations and patented printing process to enable UV curable inkjet printing of spot gloss and high-gloss clear coats at normal printing speeds• Developed UV curable inkjet inks with enhanced adhesion to a wide range of plastic substrates• Developed environmentally-friendly UV curable inkjet ink sets for superwideformat digital imaging systems• Developed a UV curable inkjet ink set with expanded color gamut and increased print resolution• Qualified new raw materials to reduce costs and improve ink qualityProject and General Management• Led and managed development projects from concept stage, through beta testing, to commercialization• US delegation representative and member of ISO/TC42 WG5 image permanence standards development group since 2003• Project editor and organizer for ISO/TR 18945 validation test report that established correlations between nine global outdoor sites and the ISO 18930 accelerated weathering test method• Created marketing and product requirement documents for new ink and printer development projects• Directed the training and work of technicians that support ink and digital imaging systems developmentTechnology Development and Analysis• Worked with key customers to create customized ink and printing solutions for novel applications• Evaluated short-wavelength LED lamps and developed applicable inkjet ink formulations for improved surface cure without nitrogen inerting• Develop new internal test methods for inks and printed images that are based upon performance metrics and international standards; created an accelerated weathering test program for prediction of ink outdoor lifetime• Characterized the physical, chemical, and optical properties of inks and printed images

Shorewood, Wisconsin, Usa

Offer guidance and develop solutions leveraging technology for enhanced product performance, product appearance, and manufacturing process efficiency. Areas of expertise include digital printing; polymer materials; accelerated weathering tests and outdoor weathering; image permanence; printed electronics; brand protection security; coatings formulation; and coating processes.

Milwaukee, Wi

Taught thermodynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economy courses to support the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Glendale, Wisconsin, Usa

Brady Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USAMaterials Research and DevelopmentPrincipal Chemist / Sr. Materials Scientist, April 1995 to July 2012Post Doctoral Research Associate, July 1994 to April 1995Materials Development• Developed, patented, and launched highly-durable ink jet printable media to enable full color print on demand industrial signs and labels• Developed weatherable ink jet printing inks for outdoor signs• Developed UV curable primers and clear coats to improve the outdoor durability of signs• Developed high temperature adhesives for the electronics industry• Developed coatings for direct imaging with lasers• Developed digital printing processes and coatings for industrial signs and labelsEvaluation of New Technologies• Patented new optically variable devices (OVD) for brand protection applications; OVDs offer enhanced security in comparison to holograms• Researched and summarized new developments in digital imaging, digital fabrication, and outdoor product durability; made recommendations to senior management in regard to strategic planning and future product roadmaps • Created prototype updatable signs and printed electronic devicesAnalytical Techniques• Led development of custom ultra-accelerated weathering test instrument for more rapid testing than industry standards• Developed plan to upgrade capabilities of analytical laboratory• Selected analytical instrumentation for testing of coating formulations, printable coatings, and image analysis• Tested thermal, mechanical, rheological, and optical properties of materialsProject and General Management• Led project and wrote ISO 18930 Accelerated Weathering Test Method Standard• Led team that created three new product ideas worth $10M over three years• Project manager for several material development projects• Chaired laboratory safety committee, 1998 - 2010• Managed several laboratory technicians• Formally trained in Six Sigma statistical tools

Milwaukee, Wi

Taught Introduction to Polymer Science course for industrial chemists, industrial chemical technicians, and students in Chemical Technician degree program