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Rochester, New York, United States

• Data mining using JMP to assess the impact of material formulation and manufacturing process changes on part performance and life, both in lab testing and in the customer base of press equipment. Developed a suite of JMP scripts to enable troubleshooting of individual or groups of presses by the service team • Led successful customization effort for new larger toner to provide dimensional printing, resulting in >60% of new machine sales order requesting this feature. Adapted and… Show more • Data mining using JMP to assess the impact of material formulation and manufacturing process changes on part performance and life, both in lab testing and in the customer base of press equipment. Developed a suite of JMP scripts to enable troubleshooting of individual or groups of presses by the service team • Led successful customization effort for new larger toner to provide dimensional printing, resulting in >60% of new machine sales order requesting this feature. Adapted and debugged many process subsystems along with formulation optimization, created textured images demonstrating tactile feel, worked with printers to understand and utilize technology.• Many examples of developing and commercializing new and/or improved process technology including: 1) improved corona charging technology for highly constrained system to increase operational latitude, 2) feasibility demonstrations of low cost compliant intermediate transfer members, 3) improved roller transfer hardware enabling increased receiver thickness capability and reduced toner formulation constraints, and 4) creative electrostatic-based solutions to various media handling problems including: a) an electrostatic media transport system enabling a multitude of media handling options and b) an electrostatic discharger for printed media.• Developed electrostatic continuum model of toner transfer process providing process optimization for new imaging members, dimensional printing, subsystem feedback control, and machine speed-up compensation. Show less

• Led successful commercialization efforts for developing and implementing web coating technology enabling increased coating speed, efficiency and robustness. Assisted in installation at 9 worldwide manufacturing sites. Led cross-functional teams through equipment commercialization process, developed analytical models and experimentally verified performance.• Led electrostatic Design for Manufacturing (DFM) team in developing several off-line test methods providing good crossover with media… Show more • Led successful commercialization efforts for developing and implementing web coating technology enabling increased coating speed, efficiency and robustness. Assisted in installation at 9 worldwide manufacturing sites. Led cross-functional teams through equipment commercialization process, developed analytical models and experimentally verified performance.• Led electrostatic Design for Manufacturing (DFM) team in developing several off-line test methods providing good crossover with media performance in pilot and full-scale manufacturing as well as customer equipment. Positive results included efficient formulation trials and product development across a broad range of products, including consumer, motion picture, medical imaging, and thermal media.• Assisted in successful reformulation of >50 photographic products requiring surfactant package replacement due to new EPA regulations. Drove effort to develop an analytical technique for surfactant concentration on product surface and experimentally correlated results with electrostatic tribocharge performance in off-line tests and actual customer equipment.• Developed and experimentally verified analytical models for web charge control hardware, enabling performance optimization and resulting in increased coating speeds and reduced waste.• Increased extrusion speed for polyester film production by improving electrostatic pinning hardware output. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Ee

Ph.D. Thesis under Professor James R. Melcher: "Parameter Estimation Using Microdielectrometry With Application to Transformer Monitoring"

Master Of Science (M.S.), Ee

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ee

Activities and Societies: Concert Band, Jazz Band