Experience

Flamemaster Corp.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• D&D Project Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Manage multiple new sealant development projects with global impact to meet customers' current and anticipated needs, with an emphasis on regulatory concerns, while solidifying relationships with strategic partners and customers. Coordinate management of change activities for diverse product lines, including formulation changes and equipment/production upgrades. Leverage extensive experience with quality management systems and Lean manufacturing principles to enhance and streamline business and production processes. Participate in the development of new products and technologies to support global business objectives, interfacing with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety functions.



3M

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advanced Research Specialist

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2021

  • Managed new technology projects to advance basic understanding of various polymer/curing agent systems and develop new materials and technologies for a variety of products and markets. • Synthesized new polymers for use in aerospace and industrial sealants and adhesives; created prototype materials to demonstrate utility. • Formulated new silane-based adhesion promoter, allowing shorter time to adhesion to bare metal and coated surfaces. • Employed design of experiments (DOE) and other statistical analysis tools to invent new sealants, targeting fuel- and solvent-resistance, electrical conductivity, and/or fire resistance. • Developed cure-on-demand aerospace sealant, based on thiol/ene chemistry, allowing for significant reduction in processing time. • Created and optimized test methods for new materials and applications, such as depth of cure and tooling time for dual cure sealants. • Interfaced with customer engineers and qualifying bodies to drive growth of new and existing product sales. • Identified solutions for technical and product problems (PPU), such as reducing variation in production and optimization of process parameters. • Twelve US patents issued at 3M



Advanced Chemistry and Technology Inc./3M

• Garden Grove, California, United States

• Director Of Quality Assurance

  • May 2001 - Jun 2011

  • Developed, implemented and maintained multi-site AS9100 / ISO9001 quality management systems and Nadcap accreditations for individual sites. • Managed document control system, including revising and updating policies, procedures, work instructions, and other documentation. • Coordinated internal and external audits at all company sites; trained additional internal auditors. • Administered corrective and preventive action (CAPA) program for all sites, including customer complaint resolution and supplier management; performed in-depth root cause analyses (RCA). • Managed continual improvement program for increased efficiency and productivity. • Served as Management Representative and customer liaison for all quality-related matters.



PPG

• United States
• Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist

  • Jan 1995 - May 2001

  (Formerly PRC-DeSoto, Courtaulds Aerospace, and Products Research and Chemical Corporation) Technical Supervisor, Polymers 1999 – 2001 • Responsible for daily management of the research and development of new polymers for adhesives, sealants, and coatings, as well as the development of non-chromate corrosion inhibitive sealants and primers. • Interfaced with internal formulations groups, Operations, Marketing and customers to expedite product development. • Worked with documentation and health/safety groups to ensure all commercial and experimental polymer systems were properly documented and in compliance with all regulatory requirements, both in the United States and in Europe. • Provided technical support to Operations to optimize manufacture of polymers, both in terms of production efficiency and product quality. Scientist 1996 – 1999 Senior Chemist 1995 – 1996 • Responsible for the research and development of new polymers for a variety of aerospace sealants and coating, from bench scale through pilot plant and full-scale manufacturing. • Optimized reaction parameters for a number of polymer systems, resulting in significant savings in production costs. • Formulated prototype sealants and coatings to prove utility of new systems. • Work resulted in eight U.S. Patents and multiple commercial formulations.



Courtaulds Aerospace

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing

• Senior Chemist

  • 1989 - 1990

  Applications and development chemist at a facility manufacturing insulating glass sealant products. Interfaced with customers, Operations, Marketing, and Research and Development. Applications and development chemist at a facility manufacturing insulating glass sealant products. Interfaced with customers, Operations, Marketing, and Research and Development.



Vestar Inc

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Research Associate

  • 1987 - 1989

  Formulated and characterized a wide range of liposome preparations as drug delivery systems (anti-cancer, anti-fungal, and imaging agents). Used various techniques to investigate structure and chemistry of liposome preparations and colloidal systems. Formulated and characterized a wide range of liposome preparations as drug delivery systems (anti-cancer, anti-fungal, and imaging agents). Used various techniques to investigate structure and chemistry of liposome preparations and colloidal systems.



Products Research and Chemical Corporation

• Burbank, California, United States

• Chemist

  • 1984 - 1987

  Developed a new family of proprietary polysulfide polymers. Modeled the kinetics for the thermal degradation of these polymers and supervised scale-up from laboratory to pilot plant to manufacturing. Optimized reaction parameters for the manufacture of a proprietary polyureide polymer. Developed a new family of proprietary polysulfide polymers. Modeled the kinetics for the thermal degradation of these polymers and supervised scale-up from laboratory to pilot plant to manufacturing. Optimized reaction parameters for the manufacture of a proprietary polyureide polymer.