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Midland, Michigan, US

• Manage the intellectual capital portfolios for Dow's Wire & Cable, Adhesives and PV Films businesses, responsible for the creation and technical aspects of its global prosecution of new intellectual property.
• Current responsibilities include aligning priorities with strategies for the respective businesses and market segments, including power and telecommunications wire and cable applications, plus laminating and.
• Specific attention is paid to the management of offensive/defensive patent oppositions specific to key competitors and market segments, plus value generation from license-in or -out opportunities and divestitures to.
• Developed broad focus and attention to technology related to circularity and upcycling of the plastics industry and the digitization of its R&D.

Midland, Michigan, US

• Championed a portfolio of product and technology developments related to wire and cable applications in telecom and power distribution, including flame-retardant systems.
• Hired and developed a group of R&D scientists, including creation of a dynamic team in Shanghai, China.
• Partnered with computer and electronics manufacturers to develop a broad portfolio of novel non-halogen compounds to replace PVC in wires and cables, including polymer and non-halogen intumescent flame retardant.

Midland, Michigan, US

• Led the melt rheological function in our Materials Science Skills Center, characterizing polyolefins (LDPE, LLDPE, MDPE, HDPE & PP) critical to Union Carbide businesses.
• Championed the use of rheological characterization techniques to delineate the novel molecular structures of metallocene-catalyzed PE developed by Union Carbide Corporation and later the Univation Technologies joint.
• Focused on the development of strategic intellectual property, including the development of a new "Relaxation Spectrum Index" to differentiate novel molecular structures from those of our competitors.

Newark, DE, US

• UD-CHARM’s vision is to harness the integrated power of computational design, innovative synthetic and manufacturing processes, and nano-scale characterization to unlock promise of complex, synthetic materials;
• Special emphasis to leverage materials science as a platform to enhance educational and diversity-focused programming to benefit under-resourced populations.

Newark, DE, US

• CPI’s mission is to develop catalytic and functionalization approaches and fundamental tools applicable to the upcycling of polymer plastics waste;
• Chaired the Scientific Advisory Board for CPI's annual meeting to review progress made in its 1st year;
• Collected and reported to Directors feedback from Board and led review of new project seed proposals.

Newark, DE, US

• Annually co-teach "Rheology & Viscoelasticity" and "Polymer Sustainability" topics in graduate-level Introduction to Polymer Science course.
• Incorporate real-world examples to illustrate key concepts related to molecular models used to derive key relations used to predict and understand viscoelastic phenomena.

Annandale, VA, US

• Chair of the Board of Directors starting 2018; Vice Chair of the Board of Directors 2016-17.
• Key strategy and platform development related to pandemic-related transition to virtual symposia in 2020 & 2021, and return to a live event in 2022.
• Worked with the non-profit organization that drives the annual technical symposium, including technical program, professional development curriculum and educational scholarship programs.
• Key to the growth strategy was the addition of a Shanghai, China-based conference held annually in partnership with Underwriters Laboratory since 2017.
• Active technical presenter since 2001, member of Symposium Committee starting in 2003.

Phd, Chemical Engineering

Bche, Chemical Engineering

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