Pete Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Chanhassen, Mn, Us

Individual contributor performing research and development projects including durability and functional testing, new component identification, prototype process evaluation, and materials testing.

Ink Development and Printer Testing Manager (2003 - 2011)Managed six technical contributors responsible for wide-format ink jet printer quality through prototype evaluation, ink formulation and selection, software testing, and media characterization. Supported design, end-use testing, and release to market of seven major wide-format printer product launches.

Managed laboratory that provided ink development and testing support. Areas of responsibility included ink formulation and performance testing, physical property analysis of ink, accelerated exposure testing, print media development and technical resource for chemistry related issues.

Managed three senior-level chemists and one section leader within laboratory providing corporate level support through the analysis and testing of adhesives and polymers. Areas of responsibility included reviewing quality of analysis projects, analytical method development, thermal analysis testing, physical property testing, trace volatile analysis, microscopy, lab IT support, and accelerated exposure testing.

Established and maintained laboratory within a start-up bioplastics production facility to provide raw material, in-process and final product analytical information to process technicians, engineers, research chemists and marketing personnel. Actively involved in plant safety and communication programs.

Provided analytical support for $180M division through the analysis of resins and coatings using wet chemistry, separation techniques and instrumental methods including GC, FTIR, HPLC, NMR, GPC and DSC. Responsible for managing the daily work load for a two person group, answering production site and sales inquiries, maintaining quality of analysis projects, and performing sample analysis duties.

Developed expertise in polymeric resin and coatings analysis methods, techniques and instrumentation, and documented laboratory standard operating procedures for resin and coatings analysis.

Formulation and testing positions with Industrial Abrasives and Magnetic Media divisions.

Mba, Operations

Bs, Chemistry

Institute Of Technology - Engineering