Experience

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  Vinidex

  • Australia

  • Product Development Engineer

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • Australia

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  DefendTex

  • Greater Melbourne Area

  • Chemical Engineer

    • Aug 2020 - Nov 2022
    • Greater Melbourne Area

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  Nexans Olex

  • France
  • Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Expert - Polymers

    • Jan 2015 - Mar 2020

    - Champion – New Product Development & Introduction Completed design, trial production, type-testing and prepared for launch the New Flexible Halogen-free range (Market segment > $10M p.a.); Co-ordinated design, trial production and defined test protocols for the new range of marine / ship-building cables.- New Materials Development and Qualification Developed range of new formulations for improved performance;- Re-design to Cost Delivered 10% cost savings on sheathing materials for high-volume production;- Extrusion - Process improvement and troubleshooting Improved HFFR extrusion speed by 40%, reducing the production cost and eliminating bottlenecks.

  • Senior Researcher - Polymers and Sensing

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2014

    Senior Researcher - Polymers and Sensing.Project Manager for a corporate R&D project worth $150K p.a.; New product development and industrialisation; Liaising with corporate and external patent attornies; Responding to polymer processing issues and new development needs within the company.Completed a major R&D Project ($300K p.a. over three years), resulting in novel IP (three patent applications) and a new range of fire resistant products, now being implemented into production:1. AU2014253577 (A1), Fire resistant compositions (Nexans, France). Also published as: EP2879135 (A1) US2015147571 (A1) 2. AU2014253576 (A1), Fire resistant materials (Nexans, France). Also published as: EP2878618 (A1) US2015170789 (A1)3. AU2012200028, A fire resistant cable, (Nexans, France). Also published as EP2528067 (A1), US2012298399 (A1), BR102012012540 (A2)

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  RMIT University

  • Rheology and Materials Processing Centre

  • Research Fellow

    • Apr 2004 - Dec 2009
    • Rheology and Materials Processing Centre

    Conducted research and managed projects in the area of polymer nanocomposites;Supervised 2 PhD and 1 MEng students to completion;Managed R&D Project with Nanotechnology Victoria ($200K p.a. over 2+ years) to completion, resulting in novel IP and commercialisation:WO2010054441 (A1), Nanopigments, (Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd)Managed "Cool Paints" project with AutoCRC and Holden ($100K):Supported academic staff in teaching, undergraduate projects and organising seminars, workshops and conferences:https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-locations-and-facilities/facilities/research-facilities/rheology-and-materials-characterisation-laboratory

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  CRC for Polymers

  • Greater Melbourne Area

  • Development Engineer

    • May 2003 - Apr 2004
    • Greater Melbourne Area

    R&D of fire-performance cable insulation.Major contribution to novel fire resistance technology:1. WO2004088676, Cable and article design for fire performance, (Polymers Australia Pty Ltd, AU). Also published as US2008124544 (A1), KR20060002913 (A), JP2006524412 (A), EP1609158 (A1), CA2520458 (A1), CA2520458 (C)2. WO2004035711, Fire-resistant polymeric compositions, (Polymers Australia Pty Ltd, AU). Also published as US2006068201 (A1), TWI322176 (B), KR20050084860 (A), JP2006504859 (A), EP1558700 (A1), EP1558700 (A4), CA2502739 (A1), CA2502739 (C)

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  Monash University

  • School of Physics and Materials Engineering

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    • Nov 2001 - May 2003
    • School of Physics and Materials Engineering

    Development of novel materials for 1) Ophthalmic lenses (Sola Optical) and 2) Fire-performance cables (CRC for Polymers/Olex Cables)

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  RMIT University

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Doctoral Researcher

    • Feb 1998 - Jul 2001
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    - Postgraduate degree by research;- Industrial scholarship (by UCB Films, now Innovia) and University Postgraduate Award (RPA);- Post-graduate Student Representative (1998-2000).

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  University of Niš

  • Dept. of Chemistry

  • Assistant Lecturer

    • Feb 1991 - Nov 1997
    • Dept. of Chemistry

    Teaching lab classes:- Biochemistry; - Chemistry of natural products; - Macromolecules.Organised and marked assignments (50% of final mark) and assisted professor in preparing and conducted lectures and exams.