Expert Details
electrochemistry, chemical process dev., corrosion,chlorine, alternative energy, cable rejuvenation
ID: 730697
Washington, USA
Expert has a fundamental understanding of electrochemical corrosion and has applied it to plant corrosion issues and materials specification.
He is experienced at estimating capital and operating costs and choosing the optimum operating current density.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Patent Applications – Writing, Analyses & Examination
Green Chemical Processing
Renewable Energy Technologies & Energy Storage
Battery Technology – Lead Acid; Lithium, Nickel, Ultracapacitor, Supercapacitor
Process Development Engineering – scale up to pilot plant/commercial unit
Materials Development
Electroplating/Electropolishing & Wet Etching
Process Economics Evaluations
Corrosion Technology
Chlor-Alkali Technology
Electrochromics Technology
Cell Modeling & Current Distribution Phenomena
Development & Licensing of Electrochemical Systems
Technical Writing (Proposals), Business Plans, Grants, Patents
Expert has a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering. He has 20 years of experience in chemical process design and development, pilot plant operation and process economics. He has lead the development of processes involving green chemistry using seed oils as raw materials. He has laid out commercial plants and seen one through design, construction and start-up.
He is particularly adept at taking laboratory syntheses into pilot plant demonstration and beyond. He can layout P&ID's, specify unit operations and materials of construction all driving towards a fair economic cost estimate prior to commercial investment.
A large chemical company was having difficulty starting up an electrochemical process to make an agricultural chemical. After reviewing the current operation and history of the development, I concluded that the cell productivity was limited by mass transport, not electrode activity as had been assumed. Increasing the mass flow rate through the cells increased the productivity to the desired levels and was critical to successful plant start-up.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Rutgers University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2012 to 2015 | Employer: Novinium, Inc. | Title: Director of Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was the Director of Engineering responsible for supporting Novinium's business of underground cable rejuvenation, developing new rejuvenation tooling and treatments and products to diversify the company's offerings.• Developed new generations of fluids to extend the life of medium voltage power cables; • Developed a new generation of fluids to extend the life of low voltage power cables; • Developed equipment and procedures to deliver fluids in a cost effective way; • Ensured that all equipment and procedures provided maximum safety to operating personnel, owner personnel, and the public against all hazards including electrical shock, fire, and explosions; • Led efforts to discover new technologies and potential new products, within markets currently served and in potential new markets; • Partnered with Product Development, Marketing and other teams to bring new products to market; • Established procedures and policies to protect Novinium intellectual property; • Managed intellectual property clearance, patent preparation and filing in coordination with IP Manager; • Demonstrated Novinium technology to prospective global customers. LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: • Hired, trained and managed a multi-disciplinary research and process engineering teams; • Set team and individual goals and objectives that aligned with Novinium’s overall business strategy; • Prepared and managed departmental budgets; • Supervised outside laboratory and vendor activity; • Led technical support for all global field operations and sales; • Led development of new product and process technologies including: 1. a new anti-oxidant compound for rejuvenation fluids; 2. a new offering solving manhole mitigation events; 3. an automated/electronically-controlled rejuvenation process with savings of over one million dollars per year. • Improved current product offerings; • Expanded global business opportunities; • Reduced operating costs; • Secured patents for new product & process improvements with 3 patent applications still pending. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2012 | Employer: EnerG2 | Title: SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II | Department: |
Responsibilities:He established electrochemical tests to qualify EnerG2's nanostructured activated carbons for use in electrochemical double layer capacitors. He also developed the company's unique activation process, designed and specified all high temperature equipment for the company's first manufacturing plant. He saw the plant through design, construction, qualification and successful start-up.Responsibilities: • Developed complex scale-up process from R & D model; implementing EnerG2’s activated carbon manufacturing process for energy storage application; • Created technical specifications of process equipment for vendors, engineering and construction contractors; • Qualified equipment for commercial use and full plant startup. Supervised all technical production staff to assure product quality & consistency. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: AIC Labs | Title: VICE PRESIDENT of RESEARCH | Department: |
Responsibilities:He lead projects including electrochemical treatment of biomass for production of liquid fuels and chemicals.Responsibilities: • Conceptualized and developed electrochemical technology for commercial usage including: • biofuels; • lithium-ion batteries; • alternative energy resources; • energy storage; • mining extraction procedures; • waste-water treatment. • Initiated all technical projects; • Developed new fundamentals for project planning; • Mentored technical staff; • Addressed: IP issues, budget controls, intellectual property investigations, job performance evaluations, proposal developments and wrote all proposals, external collaborations and contributed major elements to business strategies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Hutchinson Technology | Title: SR. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | Department: |
Responsibilities:He lead new process development activities for wet chemical etching of disc-drive parts.Responsibilities: • Introduced new chemical and electrochemical metal finishing technologies, including electropolishing and etching, for use in HTI’s precision manufacturing processes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 2006 | Employer: Dow Chemical | Title: TECHNICAL LEADER/ SENIOR TECHNICAL LEADER | Department: |
Responsibilities:Working in Corporate R&D he lead projects in electrochemical technology and chemical process development.Reported to a global vice president. Responsibilities: • Reviewed for Dow executives, new technologies including: emissions, fuel cells, lithium & nickel batteries, biofuel processing, energy storage, polymers, corrosion, photovoltaics, agriproducts, coatings - used for external collaboration and/or internal development; • Researched and reviewed data on use of Dow hydrogen in GM fuel cell-driven vehicles, and technically contributed to the Dow/GM fuel cell venture. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1988 | Employer: Northwestern University | Title: RESEARCH SCIENTIST | Department: |
Responsibilities:He demonstrated electrowinning cells for the recovery of metal values from electroplating bath waste streams. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1998 | Employer: Dow Chemical | Title: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE | Department: |
Responsibilities:Working in Corporate R&D and Gulf Coast manufacturing plants he developed mathematical models and did measurements of the current distribution in chlor-alkali cells, developed and oxygen cathode for the chlor-alkali cell, and developed a brine electrolysis cell for recycling oil-field drilling fluids. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Chemical Society and the IEEE. CREDENTIALS: Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Society - Honorary Member Pi Lambda Upsilon - National Chemistry Honorary Member Exxon Research and Engineering Fellowship Electrochemical Society Electrochemical Society |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| AWARDS: Dow Inventor of the Year - the highest award presented to a Dow research engineer Dow Technology Center Implementation Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Technology Development 9 Dow Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Research Dow Safety Awards - over 20 recognition awards 2013 – American Chemical Society Award for Most Affordable Green Chemistry Industrial Application of R & D Platform 13 U.S. & International Patents 3 Patent Applications are pending |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 25 external publications, 95 internal company reports and 12 US patents. More information available upon request. |
Fields of Expertise
electrochemical corrosion, electrochemical engineering, electrochemical equivalent mass, electrochemical process, electrochemical processing, electrochemistry, electrolysis, fuel cell, chemical engineering, chemical plant layout, chemical process, chemical process analysis, chemical process design, chemical process development, chemical process economics, chemical process equipment corrosion failure, electrocyclic reaction, chemical industry, galvanic protection, galvanic cell, corrosion-resistant metal, metal dissolution, electrochemical system, electrolytic etching, electrolytic separation, chemical plant start-up, new chemical process development, chemical processing plant start-up, electrode overvoltage, chemical process equipment evaluation, chemical process equipment selection, half-cell, new chemical process, Faraday's law of electrolysis, chemical process equipment, endothermic chemical reaction, electrochemical series, electrolytic gas, direct current, new chemical process research and development, chemical process troubleshooting, chemical technology innovation, chemical technology, chemical processing plant, electrowinning, chemical research and development, chemical pilot plant development, metallic element, nonaqueous electrochemistry, molten carbonate fuel cell, chemical plant troubleshooting, cost analysis, chemical production, chemical plant, aqueous corrosion, supercapacitor, chemical process safety analysis, electric energy generation, chemical-process flow chart, chemical processing plant design, chemical plant cost estimation, anion, chemical process safety, electric power, chemical plant design, chemical processing, metal refining, anode, energy storage, battery separator, metal recovery, electrolytic cell, ion, physical chemistry, P & ID, organoelectrochemistry, electrosynthesis, electromotive force, electrolytic capacitor, electrolyte, electrodeposition, electrocatalysis, economic analysis, chemical process control