Experience

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  LyondellBasell Industries

  • research scientist at Gulf PP-CTY plant sites

    • Sep 2006 - Present

    Currently commercialize all new design recipies for Spheripol and Catalloy(CTY). Write commercialization plans and execute them at the plants with follow up and reports.Involved with the transfer of knowledge from pilot plants to commercial plants.

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  Basell Polyolefins

  • Research Scientist

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

    Delivered successful commercialization of Catalloy products to the American plants-involving 37 polymer types and 72 resin variants influencing the profitability of LBI APO business.Directed pilot plant trials in U.S. and Italy based on personal development recipes in response to customer request...

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  Hivalloy

  • Compounding Manager

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

    Managed technology transfer and qualification of proprietary reactive extrusion process to multiple outside toll compounders.Tracked quality and physical properties of these products in order to approve inventory/sale.Interfaced between technology and asset management functions to manage product ...

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  Catalloy

  • Senior Polymer Chemist

    • Jan 1991 - Jan 1999

    Key team member that successfully started 1 NA and 2 EU state-of-the-art Advanced Polyolefins (APO) polymerization facilities based on Montell's (HIMONT) Catalloy technology.Defined quality system for all NA gas phase polypropylene- based copolymers and polyethylenes including HDPE and LLDPE....

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  SpheripolHIMONT, Canada

  • Process Specialist

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1991

    Varennes Spheripol Start-up Team: Key member of the team that successfully started the state-of-the-art 2 Loop + 2 GPR polymerization facility in Varennes, based on Montell's (HIMONT) Spheripol technology.Wrote the Recipes for the Varennes Spheripol plant,homo/raco/heco..Plant interface resp...