Experience

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  Daniel Hand

  • Teacher

    • Sep 1999 - Present

    Teacher of Chemistry, and Honors Chemistry in a highly ranked public high school, for 18 years. Strong reputation of collaboration with guidance, support services, and parents to the insure highest achievement for all of my students.

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  SSEA / (A Sound Summer Exploring Aquaculture) T...

  • New Haven, Connecticut

  • Teacher / Assistant to the Principal

    • Jul 1999 - Aug 2010
    • New Haven, Connecticut

    Coordinated curriculum, event schedule and field trip transportation for an on the water / field trip focused environmental science summer program for students in grades 6-8

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  CYRO Industries

  • Technical Service Engineer

    • Jan 1991 - Aug 1999

    Plastic design and application support for customers of major manufacturer of acrylic and polycarbonate sheet. Plastic fabrication support, in aerospace industry. Development and maintenance of specifications governing transparencies (cabin windows, cockpit windscreens, and fighter canopies).

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  GE Plastics

  • Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

  • Test Development Engineer

    • Jun 1989 - Jan 1991
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

    Mechanical test development in support of new product development and existing product characterization for all GE Plastics engineered resins.

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  GE Plastics

  • Processing Engineer

    • Jun 1984 - Jan 1989

    Developed multilayer coextrusion blow molding technology, and applied for patent for five layer rigid container, such as the current squeeze able food container. Developed testing procedures to evaluate integrity of tie layers, barrier layers, and optimum layer thicknesses, optimum layer materia...

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  General Electric

  • Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

  • Engineer

    • Jul 1978 - Jul 1984
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

    Development and subsequent patent application of a counter current liquid extraction column to remove PCBs from transformer oil. Work included design and operation of a pilot plant, which was ultimately realized as a full scale plant, in Alabama.