Bryan Zahner Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx

Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Published highly-tuned process parameters for 25+ unique polymers to be used on Essentium platformsManaged numerous development timelines simultaneously for different product launchesSubstantially increased part quality, 1st print success rate and user experience on our core products leading to significantly decreased customer tickets related to process engineeringEstablished clear, repeatable process development methodology, SOP and work instructions Helped design, scope and code data analysis toolkit application to expedite material evaluation and process development (Python dash app).20,000+ hours print time (FDM)Exposure to all state-of -the-art additive manufacturing methods (FDM, SLA, DLP, LPBF, etc.) for polymers, resins, and metalsIndividual contributor on multiple slicer, toolpath generator, and build manager software collaborations

Helped bring pilot-scale / low quantity production filament extrusion line into operationDevelop and commercialized new and competitive filament formulationsQualify new material formulations based on key metrics: Market interest, printability, mechanical, thermal, electrical properties, etc.Collaborate with customers to create first-of-its-kind 3D printing solutionsDeveloped 20+ novel 3D printing filaments – engineering-grade, flexible, high performance, multi-layer and conductive polymersEstablished first principles methodology for mechanical testing 3D printed parts Fully designed and coded material inventory tracking system application to easily manage materials (Python dash app)

Solely operated pilot-scale compounding and injection molding equipment supporting research aimsCarried out numerous design on experiments (DOEs) targeted at meeting specific technical specificationsRan materials testing lab (Tensile, flexural, izod impact, MFR)Research and testing of organic fillers in polymer, namely nanocellulose in polypropylene