Ivan Ivanov Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Australia

Greater Melbourne Area

Lilydale, Victoria, Australia

- Champion – New Product Development & Introduction Completed design, trial production, type-testing and prepared for launch the New Flexible Halogen-free range (Market segment > $10M p.a.); Co-ordinated design, trial production and defined test protocols for the new range of marine / ship-building cables.- New Materials Development and Qualification Developed range of new formulations for improved performance;- Re-design to Cost Delivered 10% cost savings on sheathing materials for high-volume production;- Extrusion - Process improvement and troubleshooting Improved HFFR extrusion speed by 40%, reducing the production cost and eliminating bottlenecks.

Tottenham Vic 3012

Senior Researcher - Polymers and Sensing.Project Manager for a corporate R&D project worth $150K p.a.; New product development and industrialisation; Liaising with corporate and external patent attornies; Responding to polymer processing issues and new development needs within the company.Completed a major R&D Project ($300K p.a. over three years), resulting in novel IP (three patent applications) and a new range of fire resistant products, now being implemented into production:1. AU2014253577 (A1), Fire resistant compositions (Nexans, France). Also published as: EP2879135 (A1) US2015147571 (A1) 2. AU2014253576 (A1), Fire resistant materials (Nexans, France). Also published as: EP2878618 (A1) US2015170789 (A1)3. AU2012200028, A fire resistant cable, (Nexans, France). Also published as EP2528067 (A1), US2012298399 (A1), BR102012012540 (A2)

Rheology And Materials Processing Centre

Conducted research and managed projects in the area of polymer nanocomposites;Supervised 2 PhD and 1 MEng students to completion;Managed R&D Project with Nanotechnology Victoria ($200K p.a. over 2+ years) to completion, resulting in novel IP and commercialisation:WO2010054441 (A1), Nanopigments, (Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd)Managed "Cool Paints" project with AutoCRC and Holden ($100K):Supported academic staff in teaching, undergraduate projects and organising seminars, workshops and conferences:https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-locations-and-facilities/facilities/research-facilities/rheology-and-materials-characterisation-laboratory

Greater Melbourne Area

R&D of fire-performance cable insulation.Major contribution to novel fire resistance technology:1. WO2004088676, Cable and article design for fire performance, (Polymers Australia Pty Ltd, AU). Also published as US2008124544 (A1), KR20060002913 (A), JP2006524412 (A), EP1609158 (A1), CA2520458 (A1), CA2520458 (C)2. WO2004035711, Fire-resistant polymeric compositions, (Polymers Australia Pty Ltd, AU). Also published as US2006068201 (A1), TWI322176 (B), KR20050084860 (A), JP2006504859 (A), EP1558700 (A1), EP1558700 (A4), CA2502739 (A1), CA2502739 (C)

School Of Physics And Materials Engineering

Development of novel materials for 1) Ophthalmic lenses (Sola Optical) and 2) Fire-performance cables (CRC for Polymers/Olex Cables)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Postgraduate degree by research;- Industrial scholarship (by UCB Films, now Innovia) and University Postgraduate Award (RPA);- Post-graduate Student Representative (1998-2000).

Dept. Of Chemistry

Teaching lab classes:- Biochemistry; - Chemistry of natural products; - Macromolecules.Organised and marked assignments (50% of final mark) and assisted professor in preparing and conducted lectures and exams.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Molecular Structure And Rheology Of Polypropylene In Blown Film Processing

Activities and Societies: Post-graduate student representativeUCB Films (now Innovia) industry scholarship, RMIT Postgraduate award

Master'S Degree, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Serbian Chemical SocietyIsolation and characterisation of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene catalytic polymerisation products