Experience

AMFINE CHEMICAL CORPORATION

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. • Established new R&D Lab in KY to expand and accelerate Development & Technical Service activities in collaboration with central ADEKA R&D in Japan. • Successfully installed new R&D lab equipment to support Development & Technical Service Projects: Twin-screw Extruder, High-speed Mixer, Injection Molding Machine, DSC, Melt Flow Indexer, Haze & Gloss Meters, Spectrophotometer, HDT Tester, FM/Tensile Tester, Impact Testers, Heat-aging Oven, and… Show more • Established new R&D Lab in KY to expand and accelerate Development & Technical Service activities in collaboration with central ADEKA R&D in Japan. • Successfully installed new R&D lab equipment to support Development & Technical Service Projects: Twin-screw Extruder, High-speed Mixer, Injection Molding Machine, DSC, Melt Flow Indexer, Haze & Gloss Meters, Spectrophotometer, HDT Tester, FM/Tensile Tester, Impact Testers, Heat-aging Oven, and Humidity Chamber. • Planned and led new Product Development and product improvement projects in cooperation with ADEKA R&D. • Provided technical support to Sales to enable Amfine to expand our existing additive businesses (nucleating & clarifying agents, non-halogenated flame retardants, antioxidants, light stabilizers and permanent type antistats) and launch new businesses. • Provided technical assistance to existing and new customers to support them in solving their technical issues. • Provided technical presentations and training to Amfine’s customers, internal staff, and ADEKA/Amfine affiliates.

• Technical & Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Apr 2023

  Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604



SONGWON Industrial Group

• South Korea
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Global Technical Service Manager

  • 2011 - May 2016

  Manage global Technical Service activities to support Songwon customers for full range of stabilizer products.



Songwon

• Technical Sales & Commercialization Manager - Songwon International Americas

  • Aug 2007 - 2010

  Coordinated the introduction of new stabilizer products and solutions within the Americas in order to achieve targeted revenues and margins as set by Songwon’s Steering Committee.



Excel Polymers

• Senior Technologist

  • 2006 - 2007

  Led the Stage-Gate development of a novel process for exfoliating nanomaterials into rubber matrices leading to the creation of new value-added platform technologies for Oil & Gas and Print Roll applications.



BASF

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Technical Advisor - Performance Chemicals

  • 2005 - 2006

  Developed, coordinated and drove key technical development projects in LLDPE rotomolding, PP-based TPO automotive (interior & exterior), PP molding and CR-PP fiber applications.



Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

• Commercialization Manager - Polymer Stabilizers

  • 2000 - 2005

  Executed, technically and commercially, the introduction of new stabilization products and additive solutions, and product approvals for the Polymer Stabilizers Business Unit for all the Americas.



Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Scientist/Polymer Science Group Leader

  • 1992 - 1998

  Planned, developed, and contributed to the Polymer Science Program which was established to increase understanding and use of fundamental structure-property relationships.



W.R. Grace

• Senior Research Scientist

  • 1984 - 1986

  Predicted sealing performance and application characteristics based on developed correlations using “master curves” generated from time-temperature superposition data (efforts substantially reduced compound development time by minimizing need to line and can test developmental compounds).