• Development, optimization, and production roll-out of an electrically conductive thermoplastic formulation for use as an OML fastener filler on the F-35 aircraft. • Custom formulation of electrically conductive nylon polymers designed to be processed by injection molding.• Customer interface and support for R&D and manufacturing programs.• Generation of technical and budgetary proposals.• Management and technical duties related to technical/cost proposal and report generation.• Support of process control & product traceability documentation.• Assistance with development of documentation, configuration management protocols for production programs and QMS.

• Provide senior level technical guidance to all manufacturing departments and serve as the chief customer technical representative. • Provide leadership to the manufacturing plant and address all issues that may arise daily to include manufacturing, process, and personnel related problems. • Develop novel rubber formulations as needed to meet customer requirements.• Oversee the sales, estimating, quality and engineering departments to ensure customer requirements are being met, recommend proper materials and make final decisions regarding quality, materials and process related issues.• Work with Sales and Engineering departments to review materials and testing requirements.• Participate and work closely with customers as required to fulfill customer requirements in material selections and define said requirements. • Act as liaison with industry related organizations and governing bodies to assure that Company interests are maintained. • Manage the Materials Testing Laboratory to include hiring, termination or other disciplinary actions, policy enforcement, support, guidance and leadership. • Actively manage major development programs and provide scheduled, periodic updates to the customer.• Provide daily production, personnel and development updates to the CEO/President. • Oversee and provide technical guidance for classified production and R & D programs.

• Developed silicone elastomeric products used in military and commercial aerospace applications that met product performance, quality and timing requirements.• Managed a team of 12 laboratory materials engineers, technicians, and clerical staff.• Worked closely with a team of mechanical engineers, M & P engineers and quality engineers to identify and solve materials issues.• Responsible for maintaining and updating QMS procedures and work instructions in an ISO9001 accredited laboratory facility. • Wrote work instructions and procedures for products manufactured by Kirkhill that complied with all customer material specification requirements.• Utilized lean manufacturing principals and directed root cause and corrective action analysis efforts on the production floor in an aerospace manufacturing environment. • Established corrective action procedures and assisted in problem resolution with key aerospace customers.• Drafted Notices of Escape and Corrective Action documents for the Kirkhill Quality Department.• Dispositioned non-conforming materials and identified root cause to prevent future recurrence. • Interpreted engineering drawings and authorized materials related engineering drawing changes.• Regularly interfaced with customers, program managers and senior management to address all quality related issues. • Operated and maintained analytical instruments such as the HP 8310 Synthesizer Sweeper, Tensometers, Micro-ohm Meters and Thermoconductivity Analysis equipment.• Developed and performed insertion loss testing or Radar Absorbing Materials.• Ensured strict product compliance to AS9100 Standards, engineering drawings and customer specifications.• Provided materials leadership and guidance on the internal Engineering Change Control Board.• Performed R & D activities to support of numerous classified programs. • Provided extensive customer service support.

• Developed new defense technology products including chemiluminescent payloads, pyrophoric iron payloads and flameless smoke producing incendiary devices.• Formulated and mixed energetic materials for use in various development projects. • Materials and process R & D with pyrophoric substances on the kilogram scale requiring use of inert atmosphere chambers. • HAZWOPR certified hazardous materials disposal specialist.• Interpreted test results and developed nonstandard tests in the support of Esterline's combustible ordnance programs.• Performed extensive thermal analysis of nitrocellulose materials.• Responsible for the identification, purchase operation and maintenance of numerous analytical instruments including process and analytical HPLC, UV/VIS, IR, DSC/TGA and Karl Fisher equipment.

• Conducted preformulation experiments to evaluate the solid state physical properties including solubility, stability, crystallinity, hygroscopicity and dissolution characteristics of small molecule drug development candidates.• Performed extensive crystal microscopy work and crystal structure characterization using a Bruker X-RAY Powder Diffraction instrument.• Synthesized novel heterocyclic organic compounds targeting kinase binding sites demonstrating anti-tumor activity. • Fully characterized small molecule organic compounds using NMR, HPLC, GCMS, LCMS, UV/Vis, IR, DSC and TGA instrumentation. • Extensive LC method development work with regular and reverse phase systems.• Troubleshot and made repairs to HPLC equipment that did not require advanced repair service by a certified field technician. • Maintained Varian and Bruker NMR systems by performing periodic reshimming and probe replacement. Performed weekly nitrogen fills and semi-annual helium top-offs to the cryomagnets.

• Performed bench-level synthesis of small organic molelcules• Fully characterized small organic molecules using NMR, HPLC, GCMS, LCMS, UV/Vis, and IR instrumentation.• Worded extensively with air sensitive reagents and cross-coupling organometallics using microwave synthesizers manufactured by the CEM Corporation. • Coauthored numerous patent and journal publications.