Fluoropolymer Coatings Expert for Industrial and Medical Devices

Technical Consultant #2035

High performance fluoropolymer based coatings related generally to tribology, permeation, antifouling, electrostatic dissipation, coating application and process technologies.
Coatings for medical devices.
Coatings for oil and bitumen production and processing.
Cookware coatings.
Coating performance testing and evaluation.
Polymers, elastomers and plastics.

Independent Consultant, Present

Service clients in high performance fluoropolymer based coatings industries.
Oil industry clients, antifouling coatings (wax, asphaltene, bitumen, and scale), particularly for production tubing and heat exchangers, application and formulation.
Medical device coatings.
Coatings used in office automation machines, particularly the fuser rolls of copiers and laser printers.
Commercial food production, cooking and baking coatings.
Chemically harsh environments protective coatings.
Coatings for automotive applications.
Surface treatment coatings of extensions.

DuPont, Wilmington, DE, Senior Research Associate, 1978 - 2013

Product, processing and applications development with specific focus on coatings.
Developed customized high performance coating products for specific customer end uses that provided the performance expected.
Applications of coatings and development of the coating formulation in the The Teflon® Finishes Business.
Antifouling coatings; (wax, asphaltene, bitumen, scale etc.) in the oil industry, particularly for production tubing and heat exchangers, application and formulation.
This start-up business was known as StreaMax™ and this experience also applied to other industries.
Coatings used in medical devices such as Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI), catheter guide wires for the purpose for lubrication and antideposition properties.
Coatings used in office automation machines, particularly the fuser rolls of copiers and laser printers - dozens of specialized coating for all the major manufacturers in U.S.A., and Japan.
Coatings used in commercial food production, cooking and baking, particularly bread and buns.
Coatings used in chemically harsh environments such as chemical reactors.
Coatings for automotive applications such as fuel pumps, brake dampers, weld nuts and studs.
The extension of coatings technology to similar uses such as surface treatments.
Patents, writing claims, patent strategy, infringement, freedom to operate.
Organizing and leading large internal worldwide technical meetings.
Training and development of colleagues.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Member, American Chemical Society
Member, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Member of the thesis committee and advisor of a chemical engineering graduate student at the University of Massachusetts- Lowell

Awards

DuPont Marketing Excellence Recognition Award - Commercialization of Teflon Coating for GlaxoWellcome.

Publications and Patents