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Fort Mill, Sc, Us

Bensenville, Illinois, Us

Support CASE, Construction, Plastics, and Graphic Arts customers in the SE United States.Solve technical challenges with conversation and chemical product solutions from a broad array of premium raw material suppliers.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Serve as the technical lead of the RUST-OLEUM High Performance, Water-Based and Roof Coatings R & D team at the Pleasant Prairie, WI manufacturing facility and research lab headquarters. Support operations, sales, marketing, purchasing, and quality initiatives through development of new and innovative technologies, improving manufacturing efficiencies, identifying and implementing strategic cost out initiatives, and serving as lead technical resource for the roofing products sales and marketing team.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Served as lead formulation development chemist and manager in the liquid coatings group. Developed and commercialized new silicone and acrylic roof coating products. Spearheaded commercialization efforts for new products, including foam and coatings projects. Hired and managed the chemists on the Gaco liquid coatings team, spanning both the roofing and decking/waterproofing product lines.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Manage multiple projects involving development of new coatings for the consumer and industrial markets.Train and mentor chemists, technicians, and interns in coatings formulation, design of experiments, data interpretation and analysis, as well as prioritizing the value of innovation in the product development process.Lead root cause analysis investigations and direct corrective actions to improve product quality and process efficiencies.Lead an efficient lab team that supports daily work flow such as manufacturing issues, quality investigations, and customer inquiries, as well as designing and developing new products to meet the dynamic requirements of the market place.Developed new solutions for consumers to clean, repair, and protect asphalt driveways. Improved all WB acrylic formulas through sound DOE and subsequent creative integration of new raw materials to the coatings industry .Developed 2k high performance coatings for industrial maintenance and specialty applications, including low temperature cure epoxy systems, dry erase and anti-graffiti WB urethane systems, and zero VOC WB epoxy coatings for concrete and metal substrates.Researched, tested, and specified resins, curing agents, surfactants, pigments, and related raw materials to maintain existing formula performance during extensive industry raw material shortages.Reformulated many existing systems to improve process efficiencies, reduce formula costs and improve product quality. Total savings realized on raw material substitutions, formula process improvements, salvage avoidance measures and creative re-purposing of stranded inventory exceeds well over 3 million dollars.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Developed a variety of products for the Quikrete line of concrete coatings, including Bond-Lok™ 3-in-1 concrete prep cleaner (Inventor, US Patent 7,534,754, May 19, 2009 and US Patent 7,658,805, February 9, 2010), water-based epoxies, concrete stains, and coatings for residential concrete installations. Team leader for concrete coatings group. Reformulated several lines of architectural paint products for cost reduction, VOC reduction, and performance improvements.

Lawrence, Kansas, Us

PROSOCO is a blender of cleaners and protective treatments for masonry and concrete.Responsible for managing PROSOCO’s laboratory, staffed with eight members who worked together to serve the company with technical expertise in quality control, research and development, and materials testing.Formulated, developed and launched ConcreteScience®SafEtch, innovative new product which won “Experts Choice” Award at World of Concrete, 2003.Directed research and development efforts by defining project goals, delegating tasks, authored test protocols, and instructed technicians on project assignments.Prepared the lab’s annual operating budget and proposed capital expenditures every calendar year. Conducted training sessions both in-house and off-site for sales managers, contractors, and students, including lectures at Kansas University and Fort Scott College, KS.Designed protocols, sourced raw materials, formulated products, produced lab batches, procured test substrates and evaluated new product performance.

Henrietta, Missouri, Us

Responsible for all research and development projects, including the design of projects, formulation, sourcing of chemicals and equipment, as well as product evaluation.Renovated laboratory facility, added lab equipment, re-organized company MSDS and compliance program, and developed over 20 new coatings and sealer products.

Tested paint batches in the quality control lab to make sure they met all product specifications and made corrections to batches that were out of spec before they were approved for filling and shipment.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology

Aa, Education