Development and implementation of emergent gas-to-liquids technology, by way of Microwave-induced catalytic stimulation to convert syn-gas into high molecular weight hydrocarbons.• Fixed and fluidized catalyst bed design and validation captured in a microwave corona. Patent Disclosure• Development of robust, solid-state catalysts (Fe and Co rich) and respective supports designed to withstand intense Microwave radiation (control erosion on the substrate) Patent Disclosure• Development of an automated programming for precise control of entire catalytic process with embedded GC-MS enabled for process feedback

Promoted a team of chemists as well as managed the day-to-day operation of the central chemistry laboratory responsible for corporate-wide failure analysis, supplier development and quality support per ISO 17025 IATF 16949 Quality Management Systems.• Responsible for coatings evaluation for automotive drivelines, such as corrosion resistance testing and analysis with pending PPAP approval • Research of oxidation rates and subsequent lifetimes of organic lubricants and polymeric formulations using high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry. This measurement technique determines the remaining oxidative life of these organic materials through monitoring of oxidation induction period measurements and application of these data to thermo-kinetic modeling software.• Presentations to cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers and BU Managers• Development of a novel lubricant receptacle for deposition onto critical driveline bearings Patent Disclosure

Management of laboratory personnel, analysis operations of nitrogenous product formulations and discovery/mitigation of a variety of process deficiencies while pursuing an aggressive campaign for laboratory workflow modernization and implementation of Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Practice.• Custom development of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) written in LabVIEW software capable of simultaneous scripting of current laboratory results into plant Distributed Control System historian and corporate database.• Process Gas Analysis Automation: In-house development of software capable of collecting chromatographic data of multi-input process gas streams with on-demand calibration and results streamed directly into LIMS• Implementation of ISO, GLP and GMP methodology for full accounting of industrial chemical and environmental analysis of plant activities.• Analytical Resources Used: HPLC, IC, TGA, ICP-OES, GC-FID, Karl Fischer, FT-IR

Managed a multi-faceted career covering a wide spectrum of research efforts. Direct interfacial relationship with various Dow business leaders covering product development. Advanced corporate and business-sponsored projects lending to the understanding of various scientific challenges.• Six Sigma Green Belt certified: Successfully implemented cost saving measures to a 1 L batch slurry reactor system for in-situ nanotechnology research and development, heterogeneous metallocene and Zieglar-Natta catalyst supports (bench, pilot plant scale) Internal Publication• Successful in-house development of a reaction calorimeter system designed to track polymerization kinetics of polyurethane formulations for the optimization of a full-scale production facility in Dow Automotive operations. Patent Disclosure/Internal Publications• Li-Ion Battery Calorimeter: Research initiative required the need to quantify the heat evolution of Li-ion batteries at the moment of thermal failure during a low-rate temperature scan, and the instrument and software were successfully developed to handle the measurement. Patent Disclosure/Internal Publications• Microscope DSC: A glass-filled epoxide formulation was being evaluated and necessitated monitoring any morphological changes from a temperature-scanning thermogram response as well as optical microscopy. Successful development of a microscope differential scanning calorimeter and control software employing solid-state heating/cooling and a simple 400x webcam microscope. Patent Disclosure/Internal Publications• Pyrolysis Combustion Flow Calorimeter (PCFC): Successful correlation between microgram-scale fire testing to full scale 300-gram open flame fire tests leading to a tremendous increase in testing throughput and sample size reduction. In addition, these tools were implemented into a new fire testing laboratory in Dow Central Research and successfully integrated these prototype instruments into testing protocol Internal Publications