William H. Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Ludwigshafen, De

Ludwigshafen, De

Us

• Developed next generation step-out engine oil candidates for NASCAR and Formula 1® racing teams while managing logistics of blending, quality control, packaging, and shipment of race oils• Managed large-scale project to reformulate flagship passenger car engine oils in North American market in response to changing raw material supply and refinery upgrade• Implemented small engine oil formulation expertise to develop motorcycle oils in key growth markets

Us

• Managed multiple product development programs to develop lubricants for various industrial applications on tight timelines to deliver value (NPV > $50M) to the corporation by reducing COGS (> $10M), maintaining regulatory compliance, and improving manufacturing flexibility• Protected IP position and maintained freedom to operate as lead inventor on patent application on compositions for improved varnish control in hydraulic systems and gas and steam turbines with lubricants leveraging specific base oil technology • Influenced industry and OEM specifications to reject a hydraulic test by demonstrating impact of formulation strategy in hydraulic applications at industry conferences• Designed and directed a training program to educate the global sales team to enhance their confidence with customers and effectively drive sales of industrial lubricants and greases• Significant contributor to development of project management tool for product integrity with fully integrated cross-functional business processes• Developed and implemented plans for equipment acquisition/decommission, utilization, and resource optimization at the R&D blend plant and product testing facilities to improve efficiency in product development projects and align project value with capital and laboratory expenses• Led employee career development initiative to facilitate mentorship between seasoned and early career employees

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

• Determined the effect of surface curvature on the adsorption behavior of plasma proteins by measuring an adsorption isotherm of human serum albumin and immunoglobulin G to polystyrene and silica nanoparticles using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence and UV detection• Measured the bound water content of adsorbed protein films by developing adsorption isotherms for human serum albumin to thin polystyrene films using quartz crystal microgravimetry and dual polarization interferometry• Investigated the effect of surface coverage on protein aggregation using front-face fluorescence and TIRF spectroscopy by measuring the formation of intermolecular β-sheet between protein molecules with thioflavin T fluorescence assay • Developed an understanding of the role of protein adsorption on protein and particle aggregation by measuring hydrodynamic size of the protein-particle complex using dynamic light scattering

New York, Ny, Us

Research mentor for projects:- Asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones using chiral poly-amino acids

New York, Ny, Us

Research mentor for chemistry projects:- Development of a library of Raman spectra of organic and inorganic substances to further the development of a computer-aided pattern recognition algorithm.- Analysis of biological molecules with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.- A kinetic study of the dimerization of cyclopentadiene using gas chromatography.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing; Business Analytics; Strategic Management

Master'S Degree (M.S.), Colloids, Polymers, And Surfaces

Bachelor'S Degree (B.E.), Chemical Engineering

High School