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R&D Director, Director of Technology, Corporate Fellow, Filtration, Air Liquid Filtration, Water Filtration, Gas Filtration,Technical Non-woven, Advanced Materials, Membrane, Filtration Media, Filter Design, Filtration Technology Development , Technical Leadership and Management expertise in product development, application development . technology innovation

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Director of Technology and Business Development in Filtration, help the client to develop global customers and lead customer-based product development efforts

Bloomington, Mn, Us

Provided key leadership in new technology development. Managed technical team collaborating with all air business units. Delivered multiple innovative media and filter solutions that regained and maintained company’s market leadership position. Managed $1.5M R&D budget.• Developed and commercialized high efficiency high performance pulse cleanable filter media and filter products using nanofiber technology.• Created and commercialized TurboTek® technology, a new series of high efficiency high performance static media and filters, to gain leadership in new competitive market.• Managed and developed technical staff. Committee member for Corporate Technology strategic planning and execution.

Built and led high-caliber R&D team based in US, Canada, and Taiwan, established stage-gate NPD process, identified and developed relationship with outside labs and pilot facilities, suppliers, and key global customers. Commercialized six new products that optimized company’s manufacturing strategy and market position.• Developed new series of antimicrobial nonwoven materials with unprecedented performance of 3-4log kill in 5-30min contact time with bacteria for facemask and filtration application. • Created first FFP2 mask with all layers containing antimicrobial to provide complete protection. Obtained first European certification for company. • Worked with FDA on company’s antimicrobial mask 510K clearance. Crafted strategy and testing protocols to provide competitive and regulatory advantage for company’s antimicrobial mask and filter products.

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Led cross-functional team of R&D, engineering, and marketing and sales to develop and launch three major filter and filtration media to expand offerings to new markets. Identified and developed relationships with filtration media suppliers and filter manufacturers. Managed development engineer, vendor engineers, and outside consultant. • Developed new moisture resistant electric enhanced filter (EEF) from concept to production in six months, solving major problem in EEF technology and expanding company’s product offering to Healthcare market. • Led residential HVAC filter upgrade/cost down effort. Lowered 50% of flow resistance (saving energy) while maintaining MERV15 efficiency and dirt holding capacity (extending filter life). Simultaneously cut 30% of total cost through redesign of filter and filtration media.• Designed and launched highest performing energy-efficient air filtration system on market: 0.2 inch of H2O pressure drop @ 500fpm with solid MERV15 filtration performance and excellent dust holding capacity, including space-saving 4-inch filter design. • Furthered electric enhanced air filtration technology. Generated 3 Record of Inventions on new product concepts, including method to further improve product performance and reduce ozone production.

Port Washington, New York, Us

Worked in positions of increasing responsibility from scientist to program manager and then to team leader. Led programs with cross-functional teams on filtration materials research and application development, process technology development, and product design. Managed development engineers and interns.• Developed series of filtration materials and products for medical, industrial, biopharma, and water filtration applications, including:o New fibrous media with large surface area (10m2/g) and excellent white blood cell (WBC) removal efficiency (4log WBC depletion), great uniformity and consistency from one step process; 40% less hold up volume than existing media in blood filtration; also effective for prion removal (3log).o High efficiency (99.97% DOP) synthetic composite to replace glass fiber media in breathing circle filter for safety and flexibility in device design.o Cell culture substrate material with excellent biocompatibility, high surface area, and unique structure to prevent cell damage in high-density cell culture for disposable bioreactor.• Led development of fine fiber technology. Initiated lab research, developed fiber spinning process, designed lab and pilot scale equipment, and formulated various fiber materials and membrane for filtration application.• Identified and developed various external collaborations on new technology and product development. Wrote new technology and product development proposal ($2.5M) to NIST ATP program.• Served on company’s Technology Council responsible for platform technology assessment and strategic planning of fibrous filtration materials and products.

Ph.D, Chemical Engineering And Material Science

Bachelor Of Science, Physics

Executive Education, Mba Essentials

Master Of Science, Physics