Chemist/Applications Engineer Resume Example
Talented Research Chemist with 32 years in concept initiation, product innovative design and process engineering. Vast experience in urethanes & reactive hot-melt formulations generating intellectual properties and providing technical solutions.
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Established Statistical Process Control in the Quality Control Lab
Created Stable One-part Epoxy for Hem-Flange for Automotive Industry
Catalyst work that led to a flexible, high temp resistant isocyanurate (patent)
Designed special high molecular weight backbone with specific EO capping for enhance Urethane properties
Introduced Auxetic research in Urethanes for Thermal Break market
Create process to use Flame and Plasma treatment on Aluminum for enhanced adhesion to urethanes for Thermal Break Market (Patent)
Formulate clear, reactive hotmelt for bonding Insulated glass to various frames (Patent), 100% trials, 100% sales, only product to do so.
Reformulate a new reactive non-fogging Polyisobutylene for gas retention and moisture resistance
Covered Sales territories, landed national accounts, excellent relationships with customers
Customer trials and start ups
Project lead in multi-million dollar projects - all brought to success
Worldwide travel to access markets and customer trials
Excellent at product innovation crossover to new ventures
Equipment Design and Implementation
Applications Engineering, lean manufacturing design for customers
Design new test methods and equipment to prove out new concepts in chemistry and process
Designed new test method and procedure to discover problem with a major product and solved
- Started in the Plant making Hotmelt sealants, mastics and adhesives Quality Control lab - Established Statistical Process, quality assurance of products to release for shipment Main Research Lab - Automotive - One-part epoxy adhesives for Hem-Flange Joint compounds - Nissan Catalyst work to formulate the first flexible Isocyanurate (Patent)
- Designed Special backbone material for the Thermal Break Urethane for the prevention of Dry Creep Manage the Thermal Break Project
- Product formulation and maintenance, customer trials, sales and equipment design and installation
- Plant start-ups, write customer and sales manuals, leading authority on thermal break formulations & performance, solve customer issues, established lean manufacturing
- Traveled to China for market analysis & potential
- Managed Thermal Break Sales South & Southeast territories
- National Accounts Kawneer, & Silverline
- New Novel approaches such as Auxetic formulations for thermal barrier & RO filters
- Patents on Flame and Plasma treatment Window and Door business
- Formulate and maintenance of Hotmelt, Reactive hotmelts, 2-part urethane sealants, urethane foams, Polyisobutylene and reactive polyisobutylene products
- Customer trials & start-ups with all products
- Innovate novel approaches for various sealant applications for company and customers.
- Edgesealing, designed and built nozzles for the application
- Crossover teams, using window sealants in the electrical & woodworking industries
- Manage Multi-million dollar projects, Thermal Break, New Spacer System, Backbedding, Sashlite program
- Prove out product functionality crossover to other technologies
- Designed new clear backbedding product (Backbedding Patent), for edgesealing, laminating and Backsealing.
- 100% trials to 100% Sales since inception
- Designed test methodology to prove out sealant wet-out to verify sealant application process
- Designed a reactive hotmelt with properties rivaling that of a silicone, but better moisture and gas retention.
- Traveled to the United Kingdom for customer trials and solving customer issues
- Thermal Break products and Equipment sales of $10M annually Urethane Foam sales over $5M annually
- Clear backbedding sales of over $5M annually within 3 years since inception
- Manage Crew & See that the work is done efficiently and on a timely basis
- Construction, woodworking and finishing & window installations
- Painting and design recommendations
- Electrical work
- Cement work and sealing
- Staff schedules, training of new staff, cash register receipts.
- Coordinating Parties
- Bartending
- Cook
- Train dishwashers
- Caretaker of stockroom
- Broiler & Sautee' Chef.
- Prep Food Items
- Cutting Steaks, Clean Lobster and Shrimp
- Serve Banquets
- Set up and Serve special events and holidays
- Customer Interaction
Initially studied Several Years of Physics and Engineering
Electronics
Chemistry - Physical Chemistry & Inorganic Chemistry
General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Calculus
VIRGINIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Classes held at H.B. Fuller - Adhesion Science, Adhesive Joints Fracture Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Durability Predictions and Surface Chemistry with Dr. James P. Wightman, Dr. Dave Dillard & Dr. John Dilliard
- Automotive Mechanic
- Urethane, Epoxy and Hotmelt Chemist
- Electrical work, equipment design, build and installation
- Leadership
- Lean manufacturing Analysis and recommendation
- Market analysis, marketing
- Mechanical design
- Formulation optimization
- Process design & process engineering, project management
- Quality assurance & Control
- Research & Development Sales
- Supervisor
- Artist - Acrylic painting
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School Attended
- University of Minnesota
- LAKEWOOD cOMMUNTY COLLEGE
Job Titles Held:
- Chemist/Applications Engineer
- Foreman
- Head Waiter
- Cook and Bartender
Degrees
- BS Equivalent : Physics and Chemistry 2004
Transferred to University of Minnesota : Chemistry and Mathematics
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