Chemical Engineer, 04041

Resides in Indiana

Salary: US $Open

Relocate: Yes

On the Market: Looking

Industry: Plastics - Rubber - Composites

Capabilities Qualify materials vendors; customer technical representative; thermoforming; SMC/BMC; extrusion/injection molding; materials specifications for foam, thermoplastic, thermoset and composites; composites processing; formulations

Education
1991 M.S. in Chemistry - University of Wyoming
1984 - B.S. in Chemical Engineering - M.I.T.

Experience:

5/00 - 10/01 - Sr. Engineering Staff Specialist - (Blank) Automotive Inc. (manufacturer of automotive driveshafts), MI
· Resolve product pre-launch issues: Vendor support, incoming/receiving of materials for injection molded boots and gaskets · Select analytical test requirements to analyze warranty return issues: DSC, DMA, FTIR, ICP · Material selections for boots and gaskets: Rubber, TPE, cork · Lead interdepartmental team on various product testing and design optimizations

1997 - 2000 - Sr. Materials Engineer/Program Manager - (Company) (manufacturer of automotive lighting), IN
· Setup testing requirements and coordinate interdepartmental needs (local and international commercial objectives, manufacturing process advantages, and quality tracking) to approve/disapprove perspective material suppliers (thermosets) · Development and QA of Injection moldable automotive components (polypropylene housing, BMC reflectors, and polycarbonate lenses) using analytical tools: TMA, DSC, DMA, TMA, TGA, FTIR, NMR, melt flow, instron tests, residue analyses) · Impact: $900,000 cost saving for one program. Being first in the market with a new technology in another program.

1995 - 1997 - Materials and Process Engineer - (Company) (manufacturer of raw SMC and truck bodies), IN
· Interact with vendors on day-to-day manufacturing needs · Substituted production shift superintendent - SMC and compression moldable parts · Lead quick turn-around formulation work (adjust levels of additives such as lubricant, mold release, UV protection, heat protection) to adjust for Manufacturing needs · Overall: Day-to-day "fire fighting" to keep the manufacturing line in operation

1993 - 1995 - Senior Product Development Engineer/Program Manager - (Blank) Composites (a manufacturer of aeronautic and aerospace plastic/ceramic composite products), VA

· Customer technical representative · In charge of all thick-gauge thermoforming activities: Materials and process development, product manufacturing and budgeting for polyimide foam · Set terms and conditions for contractual agreements with customers (bill of materials, labor costs, overhead, process tolerances, deliveries and deadlines) · Supervise the Polymer Laboratory (HPLC, GPC, FTIR, DSC, DMA) · Impact: Win & produce products for Boeing. Gain patent for thermoforming work

1991 - 1993 - Senior Product Engineer - (Blank) Corp. (a manufacturer of specialty industrial filters containing various ceramic and plastic components), GA
· Supervision responsibilities · Review and approve developmental projects (material testing, product design, field testing, specifications, and gaining customer approval) for gaskets & desiccant cores · Qualify materials suppliers. · In the desiccant area (holding 40% of the division profit), I work closely with the vice president to supervise the entire business. I am the: Chemist (formulations and chemical pathways, supervise personnel) Development Engineer (tailor formulations to customer's needs) Product Design Engineer (dimensions, cost, installation, specifications, Q.C.) Manufacturing Engineer (extrusion equipment, supervise personnel) Technical Service Representative (liaison between customer and Kaydon) Backup Sales Engineer (cost, forecast, presentations) · Impact: Effectively dissolve lateness concern (previous to my employment) from our major customer by almost daily communication, and presentation of progress. Able to wear more hats than the typical, in order to drive the program with momentum

1984 - 1987 - Product Development Chemist - (Company) Inc., Waltham, MA

1987 - 1988 - Instructor - University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
· Day to day working with industrial plastics processing: Compounding, milling, thermoforming, injection molding, compression molding, blow molding, die casting, and extrusion · Synthesis and evaluation of various segmented polyurethane: Distillation, bench organic synthesis, FTIR, NMR, DSC, UV-VIS · Working knowledge of various plastics including Valox, Lexan, Fortiflex, Bakelite, Noryl, Fina, Geon, Zytel Tefzel, Polysar, Novolac phenolics, and Cycolac

Background:
U.S. Citizen.
Member of SPE.

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