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Forest Products, Coated Paper, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance
Expert has been involved in the coated papers industry for over eight years in a broad range of functions. He began his career in finance and information technology roles at MeadWestvaco before moving to the corporate strategy group. Expert spent…
Sustainability Advisory Services, Sustainability Strategic Planning, Sustainability Programs
She provided strategic direction and planning for design and delivery of stakeholder engagement workshop, Collaborating on Standards Solutions: Sustainable Buildings in Canada, for a broad cross-section of the building and related industry sectors and organizations to support market transformation for…
Paper Mill Operation and Management, Pulping of Non-Wood Resources, Specialty and Fine Papers.
Expert started his career training with Wiggins Teape in the making of banks and bonds, greaseproof and glassine papers. He then moved to Clyde Paper Company as a production assistant making on- and off-machine wood-free coated grades. For 12 years…
Pulp and Paper
Expert has worked for over 50 years in the pulp and paper industry. All phases of mill operations (20 years) plus 30 years of consulting on mill operations, feasibility studies, capital cost project development, audits, due diligence, expert witness, bank's…
Printing Inks, Printing Technology, Coatings, Adhesive Chemistry and Adhesive Applications, Radiation curing – UV, Electron Beam, LED
MS in Printing Technology from Printing University, Moscow (with honor). 39 years of involvement in practically every existing printing process - Lithography, Flexography, Screen, Gravure and digital (non-impact). An author of multiple patents, claiming novel and improved printing processes. PhD…
Polymer, Chemical and Physical Sciences
Expert has considerable experience in a wide range of areas related to polymer science. Examples include condensation polymerization and the synthesis of condensation polymers, emulsion polymers, metathesis polymerization, reaction injection molding, transport processes such as diffusion in polymers, dyeing of…
Metallurgical & Welding Engineering
Background in metallurgical, welding, and quality engineering in steel manufacturing, fabrication, construction, heat treat, aerospace flight hardware, upstream / downstream oil and gas production & transmission (sour and sweet), and refining. Familiar with all welding and brazing processes, “hands-on” experience…
Extrusion Coating and Laminating; Barrier Packaging
Expert was the previous owner of his eponymous independent converter of polyethylene coated and film laminated paperboard. Processes included high barrier co-extrusions. Expert was responsible for overseeing construction of two Greenfield plant start-ups (including machinery purchases and upgrades) with a…
Biobased Materials, Silica and Sol-Gel Chemistry, Green and Sustainable Chemistry
He is an expert in all aspects of silica and sol-gel chemistry. His expertise includes silica films and coatings, silica insulators, fumed silica, spherical silica, silica supports, silica coatings for ceramics, silica in polymer composites and also hybrid silica organic…
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes, Release Coating, Laminations (Total Business)
While being a Technical Marketing Manager at Borden, Mystik tape division, and Scapa tape he visited many end use customers to discuss their applications and gained vast knowledge of applications of all different tapes. Having more than 45 years experience…