Rob Olson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chandler, Arizona, Us

- Lead North America technical service & application development for silicone materials in Automotive and EV markets through interactions with OEM's, Channel partners, Distributors, Customer Service and Internal/External Sales Engineers. - Support launch of new products by validating performance with market standard and application specific testing- Advance business development activities through evaluation of market trends and voice of customer feedback- Manage engineering assistant who conducts silicone material and application testing - Provide technical product training on material science, material specification, product and process qualification, industry standards, and applications best practice throughout the value stream including channel partners, sales engineers, new employees, and general customers.- Attend industry related conferences to represent Rogers Corporation and gain market and customer insight- Contribute material/process insight to product quality discussions and investigations

Midland, Michigan, Us

- Manage technical relationship with customers purchasing silicone pressure sensitive adhesives and release coatings from Dow- Lead technical service for six direct accounts that represent over $15 million sales in 2022- Lead technical service for 11 distribution-serviced customers that represent over $3.5 million sales in 2022- Lead technical support of all silicone technology for key global customer - Counsel customers in all stages of product adoption; product identification, early evaluation, trials, and final adoption. - Advise global team for pressure sensitive adhesives market and act as North America technical focal point- Support global development of pressure sensitive technologies by working across teams in North America, Europe and Asia- Develop and execute testing methods to accelerate adoption of Dow products- Conduct silicone pressure sensitive customer training sessions covering both pressure sensitive adhesive and release coating product lines- Attend industry related conferences to represent Dow and gain market and customer insight- Spoke at major industry conference (PSTC Tape Week 2022) on emerging technologies - Authored or contributed to 3 internal technical reports documenting key innovation and technical findings for internal knowledge sharing - Led preparation of internal safety audit for work group, including document and lab reviews resulting in compliance with current site safety guidelines (2022). - Onboard and provide resources for new employees joining the R&D function within the Dow Consumers Solutions business (2021-2022)

Midland, Michigan, Us

- Develop in a variety of silicone technology areas; thermally conductive, gels, encapsulants, moldable optical- Developed and scale-up process for new optical material to meet European customer demand with potential to generate of $15 million of value- Transferred material from Asia to North America to provide customer local supply of material resulting in >$5 million sales annually- Worked with Dow team in China to optimize production process and maximize asset capacity in North America for high volume product- Developed production and packaging processes for newly developed gel material that will supplant competitor in fast growing electric vehicle application- Coordinated product transfer from Michigan, US to Wiesbaden, Germany with R&D engineering team in Wiesbaden- Led transfer of externally produced product to internal Dow site to improve product quality and margin for $2 million annual sales- Authored or contributed to 12 internal technical reports documenting key innovation and technical findings for internal knowledge sharing - Developed and updated over 20 economic models for a variety of R&D projects (2019-2021)- Held a position on Process R&D Natural Work Group steering committee that investigates topics of interest and organizes presentations to share across global R&D functions (2019-2021)- Led Safety Action Committee after being a member for 2 years. Organize and lead safety activities, present monthly safety updates to R&D employees (2020-2021)- Sat on Safety Action Committee for 2 year to assist with safety actions on site and provide input on safety topics from R&D viewpoint (2018-2020)- Created a business specific R&D onboarding program that provides a framework and resources to employees joining the R&D function within the Dow Consumers Solutions business (2020-2021)

St Paul, Mn, Us

- Run experiments on a variety of extrusion equipment: blown film, cast film, fiber-spinning, micro-compounding- Develop tape release material for use in blown film process- Compound material on micro-compounding twin screw into pellet form- Extrude compounded material into three-layer film to be used for internal testing- Adjust existing melt strength rheometer to lower shear rates for use with wider range of materials- Test materials using capillary rheometer and newly designed melt strength rheometer to ensure accurate analysis- Develop spreadsheet template for calculating viscosity values and creating viscosity curves- Collaborate with researchers across four different 3M organizations on multiple projects

- Advance Programming that led to 46 of student-athletes participating in 3+ off-field events- Coordinate outreach events to enhance relationship between football program and surrounding community- Advocate for student-athlete perspective during Beyond Football presentations to external shareholders- Develop evaluation mechanism and rubric to measure effectiveness of current programming- Establish mentorship program, responsible for oversight of program including selecting 72 mentor/mentee pairs- Aid in planning and supervising three-day professional development trip for ten student-athletes to Bay Area- Organize campus/business speakers for OSU football on personal and professional leadership development- Provide counsel to student-athletes who are considering medically retiring or have recently medically retired from the sport - Assist with development of five-year strategic plan for program

Corvallis, Or, Us

- 3 year member of Oregon State varsity football program playing offensive line- Earned full-ride athletic scholarship to play at the collegiate level

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

High School Diploma