Took early retirement right before pandemic. Definitely saved me from a lot of white hair. Planned to travel around the world but ended up staying home for mire than a year.

Global responsibility of Troy's Technical Services. Accountable for planning, directing and administering all activities related to technical lab services worldwide including all Technical Service projects, field testing activities, all microbiology, applications and analytical labs. Coordinate and support sales, marketing, production and purchasing to maintain competitive advantage in the market.Troy Corporation develops and manufactures specialty chemicals available in over 100… Show more Global responsibility of Troy's Technical Services. Accountable for planning, directing and administering all activities related to technical lab services worldwide including all Technical Service projects, field testing activities, all microbiology, applications and analytical labs. Coordinate and support sales, marketing, production and purchasing to maintain competitive advantage in the market.Troy Corporation develops and manufactures specialty chemicals available in over 100 countries. These are high performing, cost-effective, and sustainable products for our customers. Our products include over 400 preservatives (in-can and dry film), performance additives (wetting agents, defoamers, pigment dispersants and rheology modifiers), and metal carboxylates (driers) at modern manufacturing facilities on 3 continents for the coatings, wood, inks and adhesives markets.. Troy also have excellent product portfolios serving metal working, plastics, energy, household and personal care markets. Troysan® CR are unique controlled release products with significant enhancements in performance like leaching resistance and long-lasting coating protection. Show less

Technology manager of the Smart Materials Division consisting of Coatings & Polymers, Advance Materials and Polymer Additives groups. Coatings & Polymers group supplies environmrntally friendly solutions to the resin manufacturers and coating formulators with specialty additive products around the globe. High performance bio-based dimer acids, dimer and polyester polyols and diamimes are some of the leading products used in the epoxy, polyester, polyamide and polyurethane coatings and… Show more Technology manager of the Smart Materials Division consisting of Coatings & Polymers, Advance Materials and Polymer Additives groups. Coatings & Polymers group supplies environmrntally friendly solutions to the resin manufacturers and coating formulators with specialty additive products around the globe. High performance bio-based dimer acids, dimer and polyester polyols and diamimes are some of the leading products used in the epoxy, polyester, polyamide and polyurethane coatings and adhesives. High performance slip and mar aids with control COF are some of the key products for plastic industry from Polymer Additives. HLB system was invented by Croda and it offers an extensive portolio of surfactants including conventional non-ionic, anioinc and cationic surfactants. Currently developing effective polymeric or reactive emulsifers for emulsification of alkyd and epoxy resins and free radical emulsion polymerization. Show less

A privately own specialty chemical company in NJ that serves the coatings, inks, adhesives, construction, and metal working working fluids markets globally.

Team lead of new product programs. Commercialized High Ethoxylated surfactant. Member of New Markets Team to evaluate both internal and external technologies for rapid growth.

Managed the product development and technical service team for both North and South America for the Specialty Additives business. Products including Surfynol®, DynolTM, Carbowet®, ZetaSperse® and EnviroGem® surfactants, defoamers and pigment grind aids for the coatings, inks and adhesives markets.Member of the global portfolio management team. Developed strategies and operating plans for the business.Prioritized technical work including programs and customer… Show more Managed the product development and technical service team for both North and South America for the Specialty Additives business. Products including Surfynol®, DynolTM, Carbowet®, ZetaSperse® and EnviroGem® surfactants, defoamers and pigment grind aids for the coatings, inks and adhesives markets.Member of the global portfolio management team. Developed strategies and operating plans for the business.Prioritized technical work including programs and customer support.Commercialized over 20 new products. Show less

Defined and developed new acrylic and styrene acrylic polymers including solid resins, colloidal dispersions and emulsions for the graphic arts industry. Replaced old Vancryl® product line by new and improved products. Increased sales by 5 folds over the 10 year period. Provided technical support to ink manufacturers with extensive customer interface. Supplied starting formulations and aided in fine-tuning the finished products for specific applications for customers. As a… Show more Defined and developed new acrylic and styrene acrylic polymers including solid resins, colloidal dispersions and emulsions for the graphic arts industry. Replaced old Vancryl® product line by new and improved products. Increased sales by 5 folds over the 10 year period. Provided technical support to ink manufacturers with extensive customer interface. Supplied starting formulations and aided in fine-tuning the finished products for specific applications for customers. As a result, 5 of the top 6 customers were new customers Show less