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Ithaca, Ny, Us

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ithaca Ny

Ithaca, New York Area

Providing innovative and strategic research and ideas that are driving the direction and focus of the firm• Develop and evaluate new polyurethane materials including: prepolymers, cast elastomers, hot melt adhesives, and rigid, flexible, viscoelastic, and microcellular foams• Develop, troubleshoot, and improve polyurethane blends and experimental processes• Develop standard operating procedures for analytical methods and experimental processes• Use scientific software for high level statistical analysis of experimental design and data• Generate technical presentations and reports for internal use, as well as, dissemination to customers and partners • Identify and implement solutions to inefficiencies • Inform decisions regarding product compositions, and develop specifications, for products going to commercialization• Train teammates regarding analytical and experimental methods and equipment • Assign tasks to support staff• Support business development and polyol teams by providing technical expertise, data, and testing as requested• Provide equipment and engineering solutions to resource limitations • Attend trainings to understand trends in emerging polyurethane chemistry and keep abreast of industry standards• Aid in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to meet Environmental Health and Safety standards and guidelines

Ithaca, New York Area

• Developed robust analytical methods for internal use, as well as for technology transfer to customers and partners• Generated, evaluated, and reported analytical results to R&D groups• Designed validation protocols and performed risk analyses on aspects of method development• Developed standard operating procedures for analytical methods• Reviewed analytical data for conformity to quality standards and specifications • Evaluated and approved products for distribution to customers and generated certificates of analysis• Ensured that the analytical equipment was fully functional and capable of providing results within quality standards and specifications• Ensured that all samples were tested according to standard operating procedures and met quality control requirements• Liaison to the business development team and provided data and resources to help support customer relationships• Adept at sample evaluation, analytical instrumentation, statistical software, and analytical record keeping with reference to the following instrumentation and softwares: JMP, MestReNova, Jeol Delta, STARe, LabX, Bluehill, Rheocalc, VNMRJ, GC Solution, Cirrus, and Omnic, NMR, GPC, viscometery, titration, GC, GC/MS, HPLC, FTIR, TGA, DSC, durometery, and Instron• Aided in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to meet Environmental Health and Safety standards and guidelines

Ms- Environmental Studies, Environmental Education

Ba, Biological And Chemical Sciences