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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 delivery of orders. • 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 equivalent labor cost. • 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 coating for drying on a substrate” US 5906862 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 product lines.

Ph D, Polymer Chemistry

Bs, Chemistry