Professional chemical engineer and senior manager in the global chemicals industry. Experienced in departmental and man management, product and process development, new venture start-up and project engineering. Confident with all forms of technology, six sigma methodologies and personnel development.PhD CEng, CSci, MIChemE, MIATFrank holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from Nottingham University, UK and a PhD. in Applied Energy and Thermodynamics from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University, UK.Frank began his career with British Gas before joining the silicones manufacturer Dow Corning in 1988 – taking on roles in product development, process engineering research and plant engineering supervision. He then relocated to the USA to serve as a corporate process consultant and part-time SAP analyst. In 2001 he moved to Ireland to co-found a new venture initiative designing electromechanical equipment for plasma coating processes, serving as Technical Director until 2007. Following spin-off of the business to the US, Frank returned to the Dow Corning UK COMAH site as the departmental manager for Logistics & Quality with 60 staff.In 2008, Frank joined Stirling Lloyd Polychem (now part of the US GCP Applied Technologies corporation), producers of polymer resins for the construction and highways markets, as the Technical Director charged with developing the R&D, global Technical Services and QA/QC departments.Specialties: Technology Leadership. Project and Portfolio Management, Strategic and Performance Management. Six Sigma methodologies,Designed Experimentation, SPC. HAZOP, Process Safety Management, Visual Management, Lean Manufacturing, High Viscosity Mixing, Rheology,