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Corning, Ny, Us

Winchester, Va

• Led a technical team that helped launch several new high revenue-generating products. Developed the products. managed scale-up, and insured new material supply.• Guided the technical team in working with procurement on several projects to qualify alternative materials including plastics, additives, and colors.• Supported manufacturing when material troubleshooting was required.• Supported the professional development of the technical team.

Middletown, Va

• Led a team of eight scientists to develop new rubber, polyurethane, and composite roll cover materials for paper and industrial rollers.• Developed, scaled-up, and commercialized the new products globally. Assisted with material procurement and product launches. • Supported the global plants in all regions with manufacturing instructions for the approximately $200 MM business. • Supported the twelve plants with product manufacture and direction. Supported the global sales force with product support and recommendations.

Middletown, Va

• Led a team to develop new polyurethane and composite roll cover materials for paper and industrial rollers. • Developed, scaled up, and launched new product and manufacturing processes. Performed failure analysis to improve roll cover products. • Provided sales and manufacturing support for the global business.

Woodbridge, Ct

• Worked as a key member on a three person global commercialization team for the paper surface size developed below.• Launched the product to sales, made presentations to customers, prepared and carried out trials, insured product quality, secured regulatory approval, and commercialized business.• Four accounts commercial for over $1MM in sales in the first year.

Woodbridge, Ct

• Developed a new surface size for papermaking that allowed for total sizing at the size press of a paper machine. This allows for the reduction in internal size and a cleaner operating paper machine, as well as cost reduction.• The new surface size also provided enhanced printability of the paper produced, which created value to the paper producer’s customer.• Three patents filed on this technology.• Developed systems that would allow reduced equipment cost and maintenance for existing internal sizing systems.

Pittsburgh, Pa

• Led a research group of six people in developing and commercializing new products• Launched three new coagulants in the market, generating revenues of over $1 MM.• Successfully brought two new microparticles to market that generated over $2 MM in new business to the company.• Worked closely with product management to secure product supply, complete regulatory requirements, manufacture, market, and deliver new polymers and products.• Managed research projects within the group. Directed two professionals and three technicians in new product development and technical support, and ran new product trials.• Product/Technology Transfer: Assisted marketing and product management in commercializing new products, provided technical support for new product literature, sold trials to customers, and ran successful trials. Also trained the sales force in existing and new products.

Pittsburgh, Pa

• Developed new products as retention-draining aids for papermaking.• Filed two U.S. patents and brought two new microparticles to market to allow the company to compete in the wet-end of the paper chemicals market.• Provided technical support and in-mill analysis of the company’s products. Conducted trials on existing polymers and new product offerings.• Worked extensively with product management to ensure that new product introductions were successful, carefully monitoring regulatory, marketing, and delivery systems.• Provided training for sales and technical service staffs.

Tacoma, Wa

• Development of Thermosetting Resins: Provided research and customer support for specialty urea-formaldehyde and melamine-formaldehyde resins.• Filed U.S. patents for increased wet-strength and tensile for wet-laid non-woven glass roofing mat resins.• Responsible for product scale-up and production troubleshooting as well as new product development and reformulation.• Developed high-tensile UF resin for glass mats. • Developed a package resin system which did not require latex.• Formulated new resins for low formaldehyde emissions.• Developed low formaldehyde melamine-formaldehyde resin as a concrete superplasticizer.• Lignosulfonate Product Development: Participated on a research team which provided product support and research for ligno¬sulfonate products.• Performed product analysis, with an emphasis on the analysis of lignosulfonate polymers, and provided production and custo¬mer support. Gained significant knowledge of wood chemistry and pulp and paper techno¬logy, along with surface and colloid chemistry.

Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society - Polymer Division Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry

B.S., Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity B.S. In Chemistry