Rocky D. Gipson, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• Lead global R&D team comprised of chemists, engineers, modeling scientists, and technicians; provide development plans, goals, and project prioritization for the team, drive execution
• Drive strategic innovation and capital planning – TD/NPD/applications/markets, new capabilities, and product roadmaps
• Deliver idea disclosures/trade secrets/patent filings and serve as divisional technical liaison to legal team
• Serve as company gas purification subject matter expert (SME), internally and externally
• Responsible for ensuring quality standards and safety compliance across laboratory areas

San Diego, California, United States

• Manage local R&D team in development of next-generation purification technology; perform evaluations and individual development plans, work with business leaders to set goals for the team
• Participate in strategic and capital planning, responsible for business unit technology roadmap
• Serve as business unit subject matter expert (SME) for UHP gas purification
• Responsible for maintaining quality standards and safety compliance across laboratory areas

San Diego, California, United States

• Responsible for development, testing, and productization of novel materials for ultra-highpurification across semiconductor process gas matrix
• Implemented GLP standards for group – SOPs, recordkeeping, personnel training
• Prepared and delivered technical presentations and reports, internal and external
• Worked closely with internal product managers and major customers to deliver timely, highvaluetechnical solutions for critical processes

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Responsible for API project management – budgets, timelines, and client communication.
• Prepared client project proposals for custom APIs.
• Prepared technical documentation – synthesis reports, cGMP batch records, SOPs.
• Conducted multi-step syntheses of custom 14C labeled and stable labeled organic compounds.
• Designed synthesis routes and prepared APIs using cGMP protocols and procedures.
• Interacted and collaborated closely with QC and QA groups to resolve issues in cGMP campaigns.

Orange County, California Area

• Developed and analytical methods (HPLC, GC) for organic molecules.
• Performed synthesis of custom tritiated (3H), chemicals.
• Synthesized 14C labeled organic and pharmaceutical compounds, including intermediates and custom compounds.

Ph.D., Chemistry

B.Sc., Chemistry