Expert Details
Battery Separators, High Temperature Polymers, and Plastic Films
ID: 729300
North Carolina, USA
Expert helped a company develop and define a new program in the area of energy storage and batteries. In that consulting role, he developed contacts with both academic and industrial partners to effectively put the company on a fast learning curve in a new technological area for them. Expert acted as a consultant for a company in the food packaging area that was interested in expanding into new areas. As a result of that consulting assignment, the company is presently defining a program in the area of battery separators. Expert traveled to a company in Asia to assess their battery separator technology for possible purchase by a client. After the trip was complete, he provided feedback and recommendations to top management as to additional information that needed to be gathered prior to the acquisition. Expert served as an Expert in the field of High Temperature Polymers for a client who was interested in developing new applications for their polymers. As the Expert for the project, he conducted phone interviews with potential customers and gathered background information which was presented to the client for their new product development efforts. Expert worked with a company in the flexible circuit business defining a new process to use microwave energy in the part production. That interaction lead to a reduction in the processing time of a factor of about 10 and, thus, reduced the company's production costs.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Carroll College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2002 to 2009 | Employer: Celgard | Title: Staff Scientist/Group Leader | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Led group of people in development of new battery separators for use in lithium ion batteries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 2002 | Employer: Applied Extrusion Technologies Films | Title: Research Scientist | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Was responsible for scouting activities in new areas for biaxially oriented films. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1994 | Employer: EniChem America | Title: Senior Scientist | Department: Research & Development |
Responsibilities:Developed and lead project company-wide project in microwave processing of polymers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1989 | Employer: Celanese | Title: Senior Research Chemist | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Developed polymer characterization laboratory which was focused on high temperature polymers and blends and alloys of those materials. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1984 to 1989 | Agency: DoD | Role: Technical Investigator | Description: Expert was one of the principal investigators for a project focused on developing high temperature materials to be used in aerospace applications. |
| Years: 1992 to 1994 | Agency: NIST | Role: Principal Investigator | Description: He worked with NIST personnel developing experimental techniques for monitoring chemical reactions. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1989 to 1994 | Country / Region: Italy | Summary: He was the Project Leader for a company-wide project in Microwave Processing and one of the company locations involved in the project was in Milan. Travel to Italy several times a year for at least one week at a time was involved with this project. |
| Years: 2009 to Present | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Expert presently has a consulting client in Germany in the area of oriented films and travels to Germany several times a year for that collaboration. |
| Years: 2010 to Present | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: One of Expert's present clients has an interest in battery separators has an interest in developing business in Korea and trips have been taken several times to establish collaborations. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of American Chemical Society |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editorial Adviser to Woodhead Publishing in the area of polymer technology Book reviewer for Polymer News |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert had held appointments as an Adjunct Professor in Dept. of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University as well as an Industrial Visiting Scientist at NIST. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He has held a joint Post-Doctoral appointment with University of Massachusetts/Amherst and Celanese. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has published approximately 50 papers, holds 35 patents, of which 17 are US patents and has recently authored two books, one on biaxial stretching of films and one on high temperature polymer blends. He has also contributed several book chapters on different topics. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Has worked before on a litigation case as a "behind the scene" expert. The case involved lithium ion battery separators and it was Expert's job to read through several patents and provide an opinion on the technical details and content of those patents. Once he provided the information to the attorneys, his involvement with the case was complete. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Provided several online courses as well as tutorial videos on various polymer topics. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| In the area of microporous membranes for use in lithium ion batteries, summary reports have been written and provided to clients which described current technology, key players and general trends in the industry. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| French | He has taken advanced level colleage courses in French. The knowledge of the language has been used in the past to translate French patents and publications. |