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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Project manager for multiple new product introductions in fluorochemical cleaning and heat transfer fluids for the electronics industry.
• Expert in 3M software systems used in new product introductions (3M Grow, PLM). Division auditor for gate review readiness in new product introduction systems.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Research and Development to identify new solvent blends for electronics and industrial cleaning. Team leader for new product introduction of solvent blends.
• Developed multi-tier product development plan to defend and grow fluids cleaning business.
• Initiated and lead new aerosol blend product development.
• Consulted with DOT and DGAIC to generate aerosols data package including classification under new GHS guidelines.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Produced anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) for R&D projects with two Fortune 500 companies. Responsibilities included synthesis of AAO, identification and management of outside vendors, QC analysis and documentation for.
• Explored, researched and developed conductive nanomaterials.

St. Paul, MN

• Relocated Singapore manufacturing operation to more cost-effective location resulting in 40% reduction in overhead cost. Dismantled, moved and re-started entire operation within two months.
• Transferred selected products, originally manufactured in US operation, to Singapore, enabling cost-savings exceeding 30% for all the product lines moved.
• Identified, procured and led installation of die cutting and resin mixing processes.

Singapore

• Managed newly formed subsidiary of HDM with responsibility for manufacturing and sales operations.
• Developed and trained personnel on production of products transferred from US operation.
• Interfaced with new customers in Singapore region in consumer, transportation and military markets. Led development of new fabric for transportation industry.

St. Paul, MN

• Responsible for successful transfer of new process/product technologies from first feasibility trials to new full-scale manufactured products.
• Developed resin mixing and rotary screen-printing methods for high volume manufacture of Superfabric® brand material. Both mixing and rotary screen-printing methods increased output by more than five times with.
• Managed facility in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Supervised closing of Williamsport facility and subsequent equipment relocation and production startup at central facility in Oakdale, MN.
• Introduced new resin component that reduced resin formulation cost by 30%.
• Responsible for regulatory aspects of Superfabric® brand material used in food contact, safety and apparel products. Obtained required test data and interfaced with outside law firms to certify product compliance.

St. Paul, MN

• Developed process methods to create multiple prototype versions of Superfabric® material.
• Managed both internal development programs and collaborative efforts with outside vendors in areas of flatbed, film/fabric lamination, one-part epoxy resin and powder molding compounds.
• Developed first generation resin formulations, mixing technology and refined printer systems to successfully apply resin to fabric substrates.
• Modified fabric properties to improve tactility of Superfabric® and reduce unit cost by greater than 20% across several product lines.
• Modified resin component of Superfabric® material to increase cut and puncture resistance by more than 50%.

Camarillo, CA

• Coordinated technical projects in compounding, coating and converting of data storage tape with >$200 MM annual sales.
• Provided career development and supervision for nine process engineers and supervision of daily operation activities for 30 production employees and six maintenance personnel.
• Resolved technical challenges for new products resulting in $50 MM annual sales.

• Developed formulation and process technology for next generation digital magnetic media.
• Enhanced understanding of relationship between dispersion drying and coating resulting in improved quality and yield for data tape product line with $150 MM annual sales and resulting in US patent “Heat treatment a.

St. Paul, MN

• Developed novel uses for 3M proprietary anti-stat compositions for magnetic media, resulting in US patent “Method for coating a magnetic recording medium and apparatus” US 5449525 A
• Enabled $24 MM ($6 MM per coater) savings by exploiting understanding of interaction between dispersion viscoelastic properties and processability.
• Utilized high-speed film and video systems to understand transfer mechanism during high-speed coating process. Studies validated change in process method to increase coater output by greater than 50% across several.

Ph D, Polymer Chemistry

Bs, Chemistry