Energy Curable Coatings and Adhesives Expert Specializing in UV/EB Product Development and CommercializationIndustrial experience of 25 years in energy curable (ultraviolet / electron beam) coatings and laminating adhesives for graphic arts and food packaging industries.Knowledgeable of photochemistry, monomers, polymers, inks, coatings, adhesives, and interfaces.Design, synthesis of acrylic reactive monomers and polymers.Formulating energy curable and conventional coatings and adhesives.Using vehicles such as acrylics, polyesters, epoxies, polyurethanes as building blocks.Planning, testing and data analysis.Feasibility and application stu...

Polymer chemist expert specializing in plastics properties; plastic testing: chemical and solvent resistances: plastic permeability, plastic weatherbility, stabilization, degradation, flammability, food packaging, polystyrenes, free-radical polymerization, foams, environmentally degradable, and discoloration. Expert witness in plastic failure mechanisms.Polymer consultant specializing in:Plastic additives (anti stats, antioxidants, fire retardants, mold release agents, etc.)Organic peroxides (use, storage and handling, loss prevention and manufacture)Analysis/testing of plasticChemical and solvent resistance of plasticsPlastic fi...

Coatings Consultant specializing in high performance fluorocoatings, formulations and applications for industrial applications and medical devices.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, PresentService 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 - 2013Product, 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 colleague...

Ph.D. Physical Chemist with Expertise in Reactive Chemicals and Calorimetric Testing, Reactive Chemicals Emergency Response, and CHETAH SoftwareSummaryReactive chemicals and calorimetric testing, testing and interpretation.Reaction heat estimation and the use of the CHETAH (Chemical Thermodynamics and Energy Release Evaluation) program.Highly knowledgeable in monomer stability, reactive chemicals emergency response, and chemical compatibility (co-author and developer of ASTM E2012).Technical AreasReactive chemicals emergency response and post-event calorimetric testing.Reactive chemicals hazard evaluations.ASTM E27 methods in hazard assess...

Electrical Engineer: Operations, Maintenance, Technical Support, Design, Construction, Commissioning; (Petrochem, Oil & Gas Facilities Elect. Utilities, Pipelines) Instrumentation, Automation & SafetySummary  Seasoned Electrical Engineer with over 20 years of extensive in operations, maintenance, technical support, design, construction, and commissioning activities for petrochemical facilities, oil and gas facilities, electrical utilities and pipelines in the electrical, instrumentation, automation and functional safety disciplines as an owner’s engineer.   Leadership: Build and sustain an effective team of electrical/in...

Polymer film extrusion expert and expert and vacuum metalization of filmPlastic expert for extrusion, resin selections, specialized coatings and polymer-based products and plastic composites.Vacuum sputtered metallic coatings on thin film plastics for residential and architectural glazing products.Plastics and composites for building materials, including polymer systems based on PVC, CPVC, Surlyn® , acrylics, styrenics and polyurethane foams.Weathering of plastics.Metal treating and corrosion prevention.Surfactant use and design.Strategic planning and tactical implementation.Extensive international experience - manufacturing, marketi...

Analytical Chemistry Consultant Specializing in Lean cGMP Laboratories Operations, Methods Validation and Transfer, Quality Control Testing, OOS and Nonconformance Investigations for Regulatory and Manufacturing in Pharmaceutical and BiotechnologyAnalytical, biochemical, microbiological, and raw material cGMP testing laboratories.Implementation of robust quality systems including, test method validation and transfer, Out Of Specification (OOS) investigations, product stability program, LIMS, training program, document control, specifications, equipment qualification, raw material qualification, risk assessment, Corrective And Preventive Ac...

Consultant has over 30 years of experience in the formulation of color cosmetics and other makeup and emulsion-type products. He spent all of those 30 years at The Estee Lauder Companies where he had held various technical and managerial positions in Research and Development. His state of the art formulation laboratory can accomodate any type of cosmetic product. Whether it be lipsticks, eyeshadow, foundations, or lip glosses, we can meet all your requirements. All of our equipment is new, so you can be assured we have the latest technology available. All of our formulations go through strict stability testing to ensure a quality product. We test the product at 3 different temperature levels for 3-4 weeks. We use the finest raw materials and deal directly with the manufacturers. Once your formulation is complete, we supply all documentation to you.

Synthetic rubber optimization consultant: DOE, ANOVA using Minitab, Design Expert and JMP. Specializing in ethylene, PP, PU.Synthesis of organic intermediates for monomers, ligands and intermediates.Synthesis of air and moisture sensitive organometallic catalysts.Polymerization: Water-borne urethanes, solvent based homogeneous olefin copolymerization (metallocenes, Ziegler), and emulsion polymerization.Vulcanization: Synthetic rubber - bulk and foams.Polyurethane coatings: water-based, foamed over textiles and polyolefin non-woven composites.Process optimization: DOE, ANOVA, response surface, use of Minitab, Design Expert and JMP.Project...

Expert in testing of silicone and fluorosilicone elastomers including mechanical, transient mechanical, reheological, electrical, spectroscopic, chromatographic, molecular weight, morphologcal, and inverse gas chromatographicSilicone Pump TubingFlurosilicone BiopharmaceuticalElastomer FDARTV Silicone Mechanical TestingPatent Strategy FDA Material Master PlanLiquid Injection Molding (LIM)Mechanical Testing (Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, monitoring cure via DMA in real time)Transient Mechanical Testing (Stress-strain analysis, fracture,toughness testing, fatigue testing)Rheological Characterization (Cone on plate, parallel plate, and...