Ink Jet Printer and Ink Jet Ink Consultant and Expert

Technical Consultant #1475

Consultant on digital printing technology and markets with particular emphasis on ink jet printing, ink jet printers, ink jet inks and ink jet receptive media.
Distribution and sourcing of ink jet printing, ink jet printers, ink jet ink and substrates and film receptive to ink jet printers and inks.
Broker of digital imaging products and systems produced in China.
Wide format digital printing for industrial and textile printing.

Independent Consultant, 2000 - Present

Typical Consulting Projects

Technical and business direction to manufacturers, distributors and end users of digital printing materials and systems.
Consulted to lead a digital solutions provider grow in sales from $12 million to $50 million.
Assisted in the formation of a distribution company to sell digital materials produced in China to global original equipment manufacturers and large private label distributors.
Enabled the importation of a UV curable ink jet printing system to a direct distribution company in the US.
Assisted in the initial funding and supported the growth of a novel pollution free digital and analog printing technology for textiles.
Broker of digital imaging products and systems produced in China.

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE, Rochester, NY, and Brevard, NC 1972 - 2001

New Business Development Manager, Du Pont Color Proofing, 2000 - 2001

Helped this business develop plans for new applications of ink jet printing outside of color proofing.

New Business Development Manager, Business Manager, 1987 - 2000

New business development in digital materials related business (including ink jet media, electrostatic media, ink jet printhead fabrication materials and ink jet inks).
Initiated and managed the ink jet ink business for DuPont which today exceeds $100 million in sales.
Managed the start up of this business, negotiated contracts, directed research, planning for manufacturing.
Managed or directed up to 35 people in an interdisciplinary team between multiple Du Pont organizations with our first customer Hewlett Packard.
Developed new markets for ink jet ink in textile, wide format and industrial printing.

Research Chemist, Sr. Research Chemist, Research Supervisor, Photo Products, 1972 - 1987

Research in areas of Silver Halide film development and PET film photographic substrate technologies.
Managed up to 25 scientists, engineers and technicians.

Other Du Pont Positions and Recognitions

Legal: As manager enabled the process of writing and filing over 25 ink jet patents.
Negotiated over a 3 year period a comprehensive development and supply contract with Hewlett Packard.
Received two Du Pont Marketing Excellence Recognition Awards: One for developing the inkjet printhead fabrications business for Du Pont and another, as a member of the team who developed the ink jet ink business for Du Pont.
Received the coveted BIS Strategic Decisions Founders Award for the development of the first commercial black pigmented ink jet ink in an office printer.

Patents and Publications

Inventor or co inventor of 7 US patents.
Author of over 50 articles, presentations and technical papers.
Technical presentations given at conferences in Japan, China, Netherlands, Germany, Greece, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Canada and the US.
Writes a column for a digital graphics magazine.
Member of the editorial board of Digital Graphics Magazine

Affiliations

Ph.D. Physical Inorganic Chemistry, University of New Orleans

B. S. Chemistry, Auburn University