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Materials, Formulations, Coatings & Process Research & Development
Expert has 36 years experience in coating, material, formulation, and process research & development. He has commercialized formulations for the first large capacity optical recording media, the Kodak 68100 LWR media. His novel and patented organic molecular glasses have seen…
RESORCINOL AND RESINS
Expert is a highly motivated, innovative and thoroughly knowledgeable Organic Polymer Scientist. He has accumulated twenty eight years of Industrial and Scientific R&D experience, with a demonstrated track record of success in the commercialization of new products. He possesses the…
New Product Development, Project Portfolio Analysis, DOE, SPC, MVA, Process Optimization
Expert has more than 20 years of industrial experience in new product development working for some of the largest corporations in the world. He led the technical initiative and coordinated mill production, marketing, and technical team resources in launching an…
Physical Characterization of Biopolymers, especially Shape Memory and Porosity
Expert's dissertation details his innovative work summarized below: • Created a method of solvent selection to make a porous xerogel (solution gelation chemistry). Demonstrated the method on two different sol-gel polymer formulations. • Created a shape-memory characterization method for porous…
Composite, Polymer, Environment, Durability, Adhesive, Urethane, Thermal Analysis, Failure Analysis
Currently working on development and testing of biodegradable polymer blends (some nanocomposite in structure) for commercial applications, although development is from fundamental materials science viewpoint this includes oversight of scale up and production trials. The work is heavily reliant on…
Coatings, Finishing and Applications
In finishing one must first understand that there are an infinite number of variables involved to obtain a successful result. The first set of variables come with the substrate (product being finished: i.e. wood, metal, plastic or glass). When an…
Photopolymers, Flexography, UV Cure Coatings, 3D Additive Manufacturing
Expert has over 20 years of experience in the area of photopolymers and radiation cure systems especially Flexography. He has 20 U.S. and 40+ PCT patents dealing with photocuring and photopolymerization in the area of Flexography. His experience in this…
Polymer Chemistry
Expert has a PhD is Polymer Chemistry from the University of Akron where he worked on the anionic polymerization of block copolymers. During his industrial career, he developed considerable expertise with thermoset resins. In polyurethanes, he has worked on coatings,…
Product Development, Failure Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing
Expert is currently the operations manager of American Engineering Group (AEG). His expertise involves failure analysis of tire, roofing assembly, air springs, fabric reinforced diaphragms. Expert acted as Chairman of Service Life Prediction and Elastomer FEA International symposiums. Expert has…
Specialty Chemicals Markets of Polymers, Resins, Plastics, Paint, Coatings, Adhesives and Composites
Expert is a management consultant specializing in the specialty chemicals markets of polymers, resins, plastics, paints, coatings, adhesives and composites. Expert has a deep knowledge of the value chains in which these products are produced, sold and used. Commercially he…