Karissa Eckert Email & Phone Number

Duluth, Mn, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

St Paul, Mn, Us

Senior IP Liaison supporting five different global technology groups in generating, managing, and maintaining intellectual property.● Supported IP generation with researchers globally; included invention submission management, filing decisions, and initial patent drafting.● Managed patent portfolios for multiple groups globally to enable filing, maintenance, and abandoment decisions.● Actively championed the role of intellectual property in technology development through training and engagment cross-division.● Provided support for IP assessments and strategic IP decisions.● Contributed to office action responses.● Initiated and evaluated Freedom to Operate, patentability, prior art, IP awareness, and competitve analysis searches.● Lead cross-divisional IP collaborative activities to ensure technology development alignment across multiple divisions.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Technical lead for organosol formulation relating to vinyl films. Involved in research, new product creation and launch. Work both in lab experimentation and manufacturing scale up. Also work closely with suppliers to evaluate new raw materials and ensure sustainability of raw materials currently being used.- Works as technical lead to drive solvent formulation and research to develop new products in the field of vinyl films.- Worked as technical formulation lead to develop two new digital print vinyl films (IJ280 and 8428G) which are predicted to yield ~$200M in sales over the next 3 years.- Organosol formulation and filmcoat DOE and evaluations as well as test method development when needed.- Directs work of interns and technicians- Works with suppliers to evaluate both new raw materials and help to sustain current raw materials.- Organosol formulation includes work on pigment and other inorganic particle dispersion and formulation.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Technical lead for organosol formulation relating to vinyl films. Involved in research, new product creation and launch. Work both in lab experimentation and manufacturing scale up. Also work closely with suppliers to evaluate new raw materials and ensure sustainability of raw materials currently being used.- Works as technical lead to drive solvent formulation and research to develop new products in the field of vinyl films.- Worked as technical lead to development two new digital print vinyl films (IJ280 and 8428G) which are predicted to yield ~$200M in sales over the next 3 years.- Organosol formulation and filmcoat DOE and evaluations as well as test method development when needed.- Directs work of interns and technicians- Works with suppliers to evaluate both new raw materials and help to sustain current raw materials.- Organosol formulation includes work on pigment and other inorganic particle dispersion and formulation.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Project lead for Electronic Lab Environment (ELE) systems within 3M this involved leading a team of six in the support and improvement of the current Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) product which is deployed to over 6,000 users company-wide. This included supporting the current ELE products via training, upgrades, outreach, voice of customer, troubleshooting, and project management. Also initiated strategic planning for adoption of new Electronic Lab Environment solutions.- Provided strategy for roll-out of ELE solutions across 3M- Initiated live and video-taped training for labs and divisions on ELN usage- Project management of both business and technical side of ELE systems- Developed and implemented standards for company wide ELE usage- Supported international labs by assisting them in improving performance and troubleshooting issues as they arise- Planned for and lead point releases as needed; make sure other teams that link into the ELE are aware of implications- Back-up support for Cheminformatics systems

St Paul, Mn, Us

Lead development and research in the area of optical films. Specifically focused on color enhancement films for displays using quantum dot technology. Also worked on product development for low refractive index coatings, shape memory coatings, and optically clear adhesives. • Technical lead for research and development of a cadmium-free quantum dot optical film for color enhancement; which lead to 5 provisional patent filings.• Super User for Electronic Lab Notebook implementation in 3M’s DMSD Division; participated in initial pilot trials and running test cases on possible ELN options. Served as main contact for user support in the division and held numerous training sessions for the division.• Developed and scaled up the formulation for a cadmium based quantum dot film which resulted in $18 million dollar of sales in the first year of scale up.• Directed the work of one full time contract worker• Coordinated and organized numerous pilot and manufacturing runs• Assisted in development of shape memory polymer films• Led development of an optically clear adhesive for use with specialty 3M optical films• Performed many experiments to determine feasibility of durable low refractive index coatings.

Rochester, New York, Us

Innovate solutions to existing product opportunities and develop new products in the area of photothermographic and thermographic medical imaging products. Performed formulation/coating of medical imaging products including slide and knife coating of both aqueous and solvent based systems• Worked as sole formulator on a small technical team aimed at determining product feasibility of developing a lamination process• Collaborated with a team of researchers to create a novel type of imaging film• Recognized the need for, organized, and lead cross-site research meetings• Served as a liaison between the media and hardware teams• Enabled and supported pilot plant runs and planning, including DOE• Trained technicians and scientists in lamination and dispersion making• Experimented with cross linking and polymer chemistries in both aqueous and solvent based systems• Researched/experimented with different methods of small particle dispersion

Marlborough, Ma, Us

• Lead coating R&D experimentation; featuring evaluation of drug coating integrity and kinetic drug release properties of drug eluting stents• Assisted in the development of a corporate guidance on extractables / leachables testing of medical device/drug combination products• Developed an innovative test method to evaluate coat integrity of stents• Initiated test method development for new analytical methods and ensured that validation would align with tight timelines• Coordinated analytical testing and priority across the team• Directed the work of one full-time technician• Represented coating R&D cross-functionally• Attended/planned animal studies

Bachelor'S, Information Technology

Bachelor'S, Chemical Engineering