Experience

The AZEK Company

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Responsible for Research & Development at The Azek Company Scranton facilities. Scope includes New Product Development, Technical Feasibility, Materials Science and management of Technical Professionals. Businesses supported include Azek Building Products, Vycom Plastics and Scranton Products. Technology focus is on predicting, validating, then meeting channel and end use customer needs by applying state of the art Materials Science to the conversion of new and recycled plastics into high value, industry leading, sustainable products. Show less



Consultant - Polymers, UV/EB Coating Technology, Bio-based Materials & Intellectual Property

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Principal

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Broad industry, management & technical experience, supported by 30 granted/pending US patents, in a diverse innovation space. Offers ability to develop and execute strategy in multiple technology areas, including: bio-based raw materials and polymers used to develop sustainable products; product stewardship - chemicals and materials risk management and mitigation; coatings, adhesives, polymers and materials raw materials supply chain, formulation and converting; process technology that includes vacuum processing, physical vapor and ion-assisted deposition, plasma treatments and sputtering; plastics compounding using batch and continuous mixing, as well as extrusion and calendering; coatings and adhesives synthesis, blending and processing; coatings development focused on transferring water and solvent based technology to UV/EB cured and low/no VOC systems; adhesive formulation and application technology for OEM plywood and PVC manufacturing, and for professional field application of water based latex, epoxy, urethane, acrylic, SBR and cementitious materials. Show less



Armstrong Flooring™

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

  Held technical project management responsibility for complex manufacturing footprint, product stewardship, and coatings development projects. Mentored post-spin technical staff regarding capital and expense budgeting and complex analytical chemistry issues. Held technical project management responsibility for complex manufacturing footprint, product stewardship, and coatings development projects. Mentored post-spin technical staff regarding capital and expense budgeting and complex analytical chemistry issues.



Armstrong World Industries

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP - Worldwide R&D, Floor Products

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

  Oversaw direct reports in U.S., Germany, Australia, and China (global staff of 91). Opened laboratory facilities and hired Chinese team. Responsible for alignment and integration of R&D functions across regions and internal business units, measured by increased EBITDA and ROIC. Managed Global Intellectual Property portfolio and setting as well as adherence to annual capital and expense budgets of over $12,000,000. Accountable for safety performance of global staff, as well as worldwide product quality metrics. Show less

• General Manager – AFP Quality, Innovation, and New Product Development

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2011

  Reported to flooring CEO. Led eight-person AFP quality management staff including three managers (U.S. and China). Aligned quality management by segment and geography. Oversaw innovation and product testing. Managed 19-person staff including five Ph.D. scientists. Accountable for innovation project execution and product performance testing, including alignment of global test protocols and testing of produce sourced from Asia and Europe.

• Manager – AFP Quality and Innovation

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2007

  Reported to operations VP. Oversaw coatings, adhesives, structures, and materials R&D for vinyl and wood flooring for two U.S. sites and 12 direct reports. Led AFP quality management (vinyl/wood/sourced products).

• Innovation Manager – Coatings, Adhesives, and Materials

  • Apr 2003 - Mar 2005

  Reported to operations VP. Led R&D with 15 direct reports in two locations. Responsible for restructuring of global coatings R&D and plant technical support.

• Program Manager – Coatings

  • Apr 2001 - Mar 2003

  Led coatings R&D for global sheet, tile, linoleum, and wood operations. Managed 12 direct reports in two U.S. locations. Integrated U.S. and European subsidiary coatings-related R&D efforts. Coatings systems included UV 100 % solids, UV water-based, water-based acrylic, melamine, polyester and polyurethane, solvent based polyurethane and sol-gel. Application technology included roll coating, spray coating, curtain coating, spin coating, air knife coating, knife over roll, rod coating, single and multi-layer extrusion slot die coating and hot melt calendering. Related technology included thermal curing, UV/EB curing (including arc lamp, microwave lamp, LED lamp), synthesis, blending including bench (automated reactors) and pilot plant (10 gal, 20 gal, 100 gal) scale-up of polyester and polyurethane systems, and computational fluid dynamics calculations (Fluent). Show less



Chiyoda America

• Technical Director

  • Oct 2000 - Mar 2001



U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Trainee (ORAU)

  • Jun 1986 - Jun 1987

  Postdoct at Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), Morgantown, WV Postdoct at Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), Morgantown, WV