Organometallic Chemistry Consultant: Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation Fluids

Technical Consultant #2056

Expert Witness Experience

Provided expert witness testimony on organosilicon chemistry: Deposition in a patent infringement case.

Undisclosed Company, President, Present

Assignments include managing the global technical service and intellectual property for a catalysts company.

Dorf Ketal Speciality Catalysts, LLC, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2014

Director of Applied Research and Development

Led and managed the research, development and technical service for the organometallic catalysts, cross-linkers and diamine chain extenders for growth in the oil, gas, ink, additives, polyester, polyol, and sealant markets.
Managed a group of four scientists at the corporate laboratories near Mumbai, India.
Developed new products using Stage & Gate, resulting in $955,000 in revenue.
Worked closely with manufacturing to improve existing products.
Inventor on three U.S. and India patent applications.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE, 1988 - 2010

Improvement Leader and Sourcing - Various Sites

Led corporate project teams in sourcing, resulting in $1.65 million cost savings in cost savings.

Senior Research Chemist - Fluoroproducts

Developed and commercialized easy clean, non-stick glass bakeware coatings, resulting in $2.5 million revenue.
Explored new technology for durable, environmentally-friendly cookware coating.
Conducted testing on residual surfactant levels in commercial cookware and published results to ensure their safety.
Led team to troubleshoot production line problems for a large international coatings customer leading to 75% less rejected parts.

Senior Chemist, Chemical Solutions Enterprise

Invented, developed and commercialized patented technology to protect stone and tile from staining, resulting in $3.5 million revenue, and which led to an acquisition that generated $50 million for the business.
Awarded the DuPont Marketing Excellence award for developing the stone and tile technology.
Developed technology to eliminate the yellow color that develops in polycarbonate automobile headlamps, generating $2 million of revenue.
Invented additives for fluorinated, easy-clean automotive coatings that allow repainting the vehicle if damaged.

Research Scientist, Central Research and Development

Invented and patented technology for "star gel" organosilanes that formed flexible inorganic/organic hybrid materials.
Invented and patented technology to make fluoropolymer nanocomposite coatings.
Developed new polycarbosilanes as binders for silicon carbide composites.
Invited speaker at three international and five U.S. conferences and workshops.

Developmental Chemist, Chemicals and Pigments

Worked in a team to develop a grade of titanium dioxide pigment for use in masterbatches.

Credentials

Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
Postdoctoral Inorganic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Postdoctoral Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK,

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Awards

Publications and Patents