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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 pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes, labels and textile coating technologies. • 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 support those businesses, and within the broader plastics portfolio.• 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 additive systems.

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 venture with Exxon Corporation. • 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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