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Waynesboro, Va

Customer satisfaction with elastic products.Trouble shooting spandex product in customer manufacturing plants.Day to day interaction with Research and Development and manufacturing and product engineers to refine new products and improve existing ones.Complaint investigations and communicating with customers the outcomes.Introduction of new, innovative products for new uses and potential customers.

Waynesboro, Va

Discovery of new polymers and end uses such as water based emulsions, melt spun elastomers, crosslinkable polymers by electron beam and ultraviolet light. New product discovery in the areas of apparel, apparel care, hygiene, cosmetics.Chemical Hygiene Officer (Led entire rewrite of Chemical Hygiene Plan for global R&D)

Covington, Ga

Staff Engineer, Polymers – 2000-03 Research and Development Department• Identified and qualified a new material for a product resulting in savings of $750,000 per year (2000 forward).• Saved > $1 million in business with numerous hospitals by determining the cause of complaints, developing a solution, leading product rework team and visiting hospital customers and explaining the problem and solution.• Co-inventor and R&D team member on additive technology leading to… Show more Staff Engineer, Polymers – 2000-03 Research and Development Department• Identified and qualified a new material for a product resulting in savings of $750,000 per year (2000 forward).• Saved > $1 million in business with numerous hospitals by determining the cause of complaints, developing a solution, leading product rework team and visiting hospital customers and explaining the problem and solution.• Co-inventor and R&D team member on additive technology leading to commercialized Infection Control Plus (IC Plus) line of urine collection products. • Conducted device testing, e.g. design qualification and stability testing, real time and accelerated aging, on all projects involving new materials.• Served as internal consultant to department, division, other Bard divisions and manufacturing (domestic and international) on 20-30 projects per year on polymers, (PP, PE, PVC, SAN, ABS, polyesters, polyurethanes, polycarbonate, silicone rubber, etc.) and other materials related issues. Show less

Covington, Ga

Saved company $1.1 million per year (1997 forward) and improved product reliability with single product change.• Led project team that developed a patented outlet device used on premium urine collection product line.• Directly manage all aspects (budget and other resources) for research efforts on 3-5 projects/year.• Led multi-functional product development teams by coordinating/delegating technical and administrative responsibilities, identifying critical action items and… Show more Saved company $1.1 million per year (1997 forward) and improved product reliability with single product change.• Led project team that developed a patented outlet device used on premium urine collection product line.• Directly manage all aspects (budget and other resources) for research efforts on 3-5 projects/year.• Led multi-functional product development teams by coordinating/delegating technical and administrative responsibilities, identifying critical action items and obtaining closure. Show less

Covington, Ga

• Led team to develop alternative materials for the replacement of PVC in products. Conducting trials in manufacturing facility in Mexico, identifying materials that were adaptable to RF welding and were cost neutral.• Received the Bard Urological Division “Quest for Excellence Award” in 1995 for cost savings across entire urine collection product line.

Sandy, Ut

Vascular Access Division, Biomaterials and Technical Services Department• Developed novel polyurethane material used in making commercialized central venous catheter (SafeDwel®).• Synthesized and researched the structure/property relationship to develop biocompatible polymers.• Promoted as one of only two employees, out of 2000, on the Corporate Technology Career Track.

Sandy, Ut

• Negotiated funding and other resources from another division to develop universal lancet product. Patented technology leading to a commercialized, less painful lancet product.• Hired, trained and supervised (including performance appraisals and salary reviews) scientists, engineers, research associates, assistants, and technicians.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Commercialized catheter obturator from patented technology.• Developed and patented technology to make a radiopaque, controlled expansion, IV catheter.• Developed and patented a plastic needle technology based on liquid crystalline polyesters.

Research Triangle Park, Nc

• Developed and tested polyurethane materials that could be solution extruded (phase inversion process) into biocompatible, compliant artificial arteries on a multi-divisional, multi-company, multi-disciplinary team.• Organized and directed the modification, via grafting, plasma, & unique monomers and qualification of polymers for use as vascular implants, including in vivo degradation studies.• Researched materials (polyesters) with clarity and high barrier properties to replace glass… Show more • Developed and tested polyurethane materials that could be solution extruded (phase inversion process) into biocompatible, compliant artificial arteries on a multi-divisional, multi-company, multi-disciplinary team.• Organized and directed the modification, via grafting, plasma, & unique monomers and qualification of polymers for use as vascular implants, including in vivo degradation studies.• Researched materials (polyesters) with clarity and high barrier properties to replace glass in vacuum collection tubes. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Polymer Chemistry, 3.4

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society (ACS) - Senior Member (25+ years) Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Honored.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) (Acs Certified), Chemistry, 3.7

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society (ACS)