Nimmy Trietsch, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

In steering the qualification of 9 impactful products, I've honed expertise in photopolymer and printer equipment, optimizing formulation, printing and post-processing outcomes. Collaboration with dynamic teams fueled our innovative solutions, uncovering market opportunities. I thrive on validating scalable processes for industrial, commercial products, ensuring top-notch performance. Meticulous in documentation and proactive in feedback-driven refinements, I embrace the role of an Industrial Polymers Processing SME, dedicated to elevating product quality and driving material advancements.-Successfully qualified 9 products (photopolymer and industrial equipment), providing vital processing guidance for optimal customer usage.-Collaborated with key stakeholders in cross-functional teams, including Business Development, Product Management, Application Engineering, Operations, and R&D, to identify market opportunities, assess customer technical requirements and devise innovative solutions for customer challenges.-Led, developed and validated scalable fromulations and processes for photopolymers on industrial 3D printers (Xtreme 8K), based on customer feedback, covering manufacturing scale printing, post-processing, and application design.-Managed SOP and WI documentation for all stages of material qualification, ensuring up-to- date and accessible guidance.-Coordinated with 3rd party suppliers and customers to outline comprehensive testing plans, execution tracking, and feedback implementation for successful commercialization.-Demonstrated expertise as an Industrial Polymers Processing SME, validating scalable protocols for enhanced product quality and customer satisfaction. Additionally, developed beta site test plans and data forms for materials, contributing to comprehensive testing and future material advancements.

I am the acting instructor to a general chemistry course in a full, online setting consisting of 40 students taught within a 5.5-week course where I administered live lectures via Webex encompassing material concepts, assignments and lab work due for the week. -Involved in institution syllabus and course material change dependent on student feedback and material difficulty. -Well versed in navigation and course creation within Blackboard, including creating announcements, modules, tests, assignments, and material transfer between courses.-Provided continuous feedback and assistance to students regarding lab work conducted on ChemCollective and Open Learning Initiative, and assignments in the form of written and video instructions, office hours, and grades.-Supplied additional material sources to supplement course material using articles and instructional videos.

Dallas, Tx

In regards to small to medium composite munitions, my responsibilities include incorporating materials and organic chemistry/polymer knowledge into various small arms ammunition products being developed within research, product development, quality control and production. My main function is to introduce various plastic materials into our products in order to understand the mechanical properties of the plastic in relation to the functionality of our products to understand the fundamental functions of our defense article. I design test protocols, interpret and implement data, iterate designs of components, and scale up testing of products from the testing conducted within product development department. Additionally, I've hired, trained and supervised interns within the R&I department to assist in data entry, organization of testing, and operation of instrumentation. - Researched & developed the incorporation of 70+ polymer material selections into small arms ammunition via data correlation of mechanical properties to product function. - Increased versatility of product function by 60% by conducting controlled experiments on individual component function & incorporating results into overall product success. - Reduced failure rate in products by 40% by incorporating design iterations & changing material composition through design of experiment testing. - Established &trained personnel on an incoming raw material inspection program by creating standard operating procedures (SOP’s), work instructions, & data record database for 6 analytical instruments. - Established &maintained relationships with 4 leading polymer/compounding vendors, & worked alongside scientists & experts to research, develop & manage the pathway of projects. - Trained & managed 3 interns on research & product development capacities. - Created standard operating procedures (SOPs) & work instructions, a data record collection, & training for each of the instruments.

Ranging from product development to lean manufacturing, I created and managed multiple projects on studying material functions as related to their ballistic events and developed composite munitions calibers via creating gunpowder load studies, bullet pull experiments, and weapon function tests. Additionally, I introduced the company to already established polymer/compounding vendors and maintained the relationships while collaborating with the vendor’s scientists and engineers in order to create custom formulations for our products where we tested various caliber sizes as well as launching polymer and organic material inspection and testing. - Created & managed 8 projects on studying plastic material function as related to the utility of defense articles. - Worked alongside former Navy SEAL’s & renowned industry innovators to understand the ballistic event while contributing/incorporating my organic chemistry knowledge. - Developed relationships with 2 polymer vendors to expand to other classes of polymers & to acquire 5 new thermoplastic materials for product testing. - Assisted in acquisition of 3 plastic mechanical testing instrumentation to equip the build of a new quality control laboratory. - Familiarized in operating semi-automatic & automatic weapons for testing of 7.62mm & .50 caliber ammunition.

Created several research projects, toward my thesis, centering around a specialty organic/polymer materials. I created a polymer that had versatility incorporated by the various chemical groups I was able to synthesize into it, and was able to use the same polymer to utilize in different applications ranging from an antibacterial, drug delivery material, as well as an electronic nose sensor. I also managed the lab by maintaining, calibrating and providing training on the instrumentation, managed and assisted my colleagues, and mentored several undergraduate students, while interning within the defense industry. - Conducted synthesis & characterization of more than 12 polymer & organic compounds ranging in applications from electronic nose sensors to antibacterial, drug delivery carriers. - Maintained, calibrated & trained graduate & undergraduate students with over 12 organic & inorganic material analytical instruments. - Published several articles in prominent scientific journals, present at national conferences & won various nominations, & was awarded grants for my work. - Published 2 articles in prominent scientific journals, presented at 4 national conferences & won 2 nominations where I was awarded 2 Ph.D. grants for my work.-Synthesized and developed various polycarbodiimides, specifically in applications regarding sensors for volatile organic compound sensing, polymerization kinetic studies using titanium-based catalysts, and analysis of liquid crystalline properties of carbodiimide polymers. -Conducted advanced synthetic polymer chemistry that included synthesis of complex monomers and organo-metallic catalysts and created polycarobdiimides via living and non-living polymerizations. -Conducted Hansen Solubility Parameter studies on carbodiimide polymers to create chiroptical switching materials that elicit rapid responses to a plethora of solvents and solvent mixtures.

-Instructed and proctored exams for General Chemistry I & II, General Chemistry Lab, Organic Chemistry I & II, and Advanced Chemical Synthesis Lab. -Guest lectured for Organic Chemistry I & II and provided tutoring and office hours for undergraduate students to give guidance and assistance with subject matter. -Graded undergraduate lab notebooks for General Chemistry Lab and Advanced Chemical Synthesis lab, and graded exams and quizzes for General Chemistry I & II and Organic Chemistry I & II. -Assisted in setting up and preparing the chemistry lab before class and provided lectures and guidance during the lab course, including teaching safe lab practices-Won Outstanding Teaching Award and gained several nominations for President's Excellence in Teaching Award

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry