Experience

COBURN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Research Chemist

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  Test and development of back spin coating for ophthalmic lens, Research and find possible materials for new coating formulation (free radical and cationic compounds), Work on problem/custom issues and provide quick solutions, Visit customer/vendor for problem discussion and possible project development



Gerber Scientific Products

• United States
• Software Development

• Senior Marterial Scientist

  • Mar 2007 - Apr 2011

  Development and commercialization of Gerber Ion/CAT UV printer. Work on problem/custom issues and provide quick solutions. Supervised several technicians and other research chemists during on internal and external projects.



MARKEM Corporation

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Senior Chemist (R&D Dept)

  • Oct 2004 - Dec 2006

  Developed commercial UV-ink-jet formulations for customer applications on demands. Filed 3 Patents over Cationic UV curable Ink and authored numerous invention disclosures. Brought new concepts and ideas in chemistry, especially noble UV curable monomers and photo initiators, also thermal stabilizer for UV ink formulation, to MARKEM and modified them for new commercial products



Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Dr. Crivello, Chemistry Dept.)

  • Jan 2002 - Sep 2004

  Synthesized several new silane- and siloxane monomers with epoxy functional groups for photoinitiated cationic polymerization. Design and development of new laser (355nm, also UV-light) Optical Pyrometry for polymerization kinetic. Published more than 10 publications in various international journals and several presentations of international reference.