Dan Scotto D'Antuono, Phd Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

• Provide material characterization, failure analysis, and research support for R&D and customer projects• Manage and maintain electron microscopy and sample preparation laboratories • Design and conduct experiments for R&D activities related to electron microscopy and materials characterization• Examine, analyze, and present technical data on various materials including polymers, ceramics, and metals used to help in commercial, and research projects• Subject matter expert and operator of Scanning Electron (SEM) and Transmission electron (TEM) microscopes and sample preparation equipment• Lead global microscopy meetings and contribute to team building by knowledge sharing to increase synergies across departments

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Planned, developed, qualified, and optimized, brand new (GMP) Transmission electron microscopy and biological sample preparation lab with revenue potential of over $2 million per year• Initiated and developed thin section and negative stain assays with no prior experience in biological TEM or virology• Designed and implemented lab safety program, and directed all operational aspects of the lab including managing preventative maintenance of equipment, equipment operation, materials, budget, growth capacity, and training• Qualified equipment, generated SOPs, outfitted lab with all new equipment, assays, procedures• Lead and built microscopy team which I hired, trained, and managed to assure revenue generation, and adherence to turnaround time• Responsible for being sole subject matter expert (SME) and microscope operator, and educating clients and support groups, to achieve company goals and increase TEM lab revenue

Philadelphia Pa

Thesis Topic: A study of β phase precipitation in the 5xxx series aluminum magnesium alloy system via in situ TEM observations• Redefined the understanding of precipitation process in 5xxx series aluminum alloys by interpreting results conducted via in situ TEM experiments and bulk heat treatments• Establish theories for future material development, corrosion resistance, and industrial application by investigating previous literature and designing various experimental approaches to test hypotheses• Improve future development of Al-Mg alloys by analyzing precipitation process data and publishing experimental results to materials based journals for the advancement of corrosion resistance • Design experiments conducted primarily via advanced microscopy based technics such as in situ TEM and EBSD (SEM) requiring extensive sample preparation and advanced lab technics to further the understanding of the precipitation process • Created yearly reports, communicated new findings and research status to project manager to help secure renewal of funding• Presented research and findings at various global materials conference proceedings

· Conducted experiments at Argonne National Laboratory to find a correlation between microstructure and mechanical properties in commonly used nuclear reactor stainless steels · Used various characterization techniques such as EBSD · Responsible for formal project proposals and presentationsPublications and Presentations · Accepted paper and presentation at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2010 · Work showcased at Idaho National Laboratory users week 2010 · "Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Nuclear Reactor Stainless Steels", paper in preparation

· Formulated and researched various Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and excipients for client projects needed in the freeze drying process · Responsible for properly performing tasks in the Development Lab and Cleanrooms with various processing equipment according to Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices requirements · Inspired new tactics and ideas to guide various research projects that were dependent on the freeze drying process and client requests

Harrisburg, Pa

· Supervised contractors to assure that work was completed by taking measurements and referring to Penn DOT's Specifications, Roadway construction designs, and plans · Created the audits and invoices in cdx-nextgen which paid for the contractors work and materials

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Materials Engineering 2007

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

Nmt Capstone Program, Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology