Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Lubricants, Metalworking Lubricants

ID: 723147 Pennsylvania, USA

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In expert’s tenure as a consultant, he has undertaken the analysis of competitors to ensure that his client has a better understanding of how to succeed in a specific market segment. He has also not hesitated to recommend to a client thinking about entering a new market that the competitors have very strong positions and the chances for success are minimal. Much of his work has been done by addressing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).

Undertaking competitive intelligence is very important for many of expert’s clients to enable them to gain a better understanding of their image in the marketplace and provide them with opportunities to further grow their business. Much of his effort centers around contacting potential or current customers to assess how well clients are doing and what they need to do to provide better service. As part of this approach, he also will ask about the competition to see how effective they are in providing products and services. All of this work is done without revealing the identity of his client.

He has spent 33 years in the industrial chemical industry dealing with specialty chemicals, surfactants, coatings, cosmetics, cleaners and lubricants. He has a good understanding of how the industrial chemical industry operates from both a business and technical standpoint. He links these two areas when working with his clients.

Metalworking is an area where he has a high level of expertise particularly regarding the types of fluids used in these processes. He is a Certified Metalworking Fluid Specialist and has spent over 30 years in the field. Expert’s time is spent helping clients develop, evaluate and operate metalworking fluids. Much of this effort involves troubleshooting metalworking fluid problems. He is also an instructor who helps to teach a course on metalworking fluids for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE).

Expert is an organic chemist by training and is well versed in many of the processes used to manufacture organic chemicals for surfactant and lubricant applications. This would include amidation, esterification, ethoxylation, manufacture of phosphate esters, sulfurization and sulfonation.



He has been consulting for a leading supplier of metalworking fluids for the past 20 years. Included has been identification and evaluation of new raw materials, formulation support, product testing, regulatory assistance and product troubleshooting. He has conducted market intelligence reports for leading multinational chemical companies for the past 20 years. Studies have been conducted in lubrication, coatings, inks, pigments and rubber chemicals.He has edited and written Safety Data Sheets for at least four clients over the past 20 years.He has conducted lab work to evaluate one client's corrosion inhibitor versus competitive materials in lubricant formulations. He has developed a biobased metalworking fluid for a client involved in marketing these products. The project led to the preparation of 2 patents.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1983 Degree: PhD Subject: Organic Chemistry Institution: University of Michigan
Year: 1979 Degree: MS Subject: Chemistry Institution: University of Michigan
Year: 1978 Degree: BS Subject: Chemistry Institution: Brown University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1995 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department:
Responsibilities:
Consulting business established to provide the following services to the lubricant industry: product development and evaluation, commercial development, marketing, production support, regulatory assistance and Total Quality Management.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1995 Employer: Mayco Oil & Chemical Co Title: Technical Manager Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
Directed active R&D and technical service programs to develop new products and support business efforts in the metalworking fluid market. Conducted commercial development to generate new business in the automotive and other related lubricant markets. Lead effort to use Total Quality Management to improve manufacturing productivity. Responsible for generation and maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheets.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1988 Employer: Stepan Company Title: Supervisor, Industrial Specialties Department: Product Development
Responsibilities:
Charged with responsibility to strengthen current Stepan technology in metalworking fluid, lubricant, plastic and textile markets.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1983 to 1985 Employer: Stepan Company Title: Research Chemist Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
Conducted independent applied research directed to long-term development of new products.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers American Chemical Society
Society of Automotive Engineers Sigma Xi
Licenses / Certifications
Certified Metalworking Fluids Specialist by Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Professional Appointments
Contributing Editor to Tribology & Lubrication Technology published by The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Writes monthly column highlighting new technologies and innovations of interest to the lubricant industry
Awards / Recognition
Samuel H Baer Fellowship, University of Michigan: 1978 - 1982
Horace H Rackham Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1978 - 1979
Publications and Patents Summary
He has at least 20 publications, 4 book reviews, 2 patents and has written a white paper on the metalworking fluid industry.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has been selected as an expert witness in at least 3 cases related to metalworking fluids and lubrication. He has also been deposed twice as part of these cases.
Training / Seminars
He has developed and actively participates in the Metalworking Fluids Education Course sponsored by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Vendor Selection
He has extensive experience in sourcing vendors and suppliers for his clients for a number of different chemical technologies.
Marketing Experience
He has developed product names and designed product literature to support the efforts of his past companies and clients to bring products to the marketplace.

Fields of Expertise

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