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Process
Engineer / Polymer Chemist
16110
Resides in Michigan
Objective:
I am seeking a position in the polymer composite industry to expand and
build upon my supervisory skills experience and my knowledge and experience
with polymeric materials, product and process development and pilot and
production plant operations.
Qualifications:
Experienced with twin-screw extruder and pelletizer operations.
Experienced with single screw extruder and co-extruder operations.
Have determined raw material and final product quality specifications.
Experienced with QA/QC testing and test data recording and maintenance
for Quality Compliance. Have developed and implemented QA/QC forms
and record keeping systems for Quality Compliance. Have written
and updated Quality Control and Inspection Procedure Manual, Product Specification
Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets.
Employment History:
(Wood/Plastics Composites Company), MI
2003 - Present Quality Manager
2000 - 2003 Process Engineer
Work with plant personnel on a daily basis.
Supervise and train product quality inspectors.
Maintain raw material and final product QA/QC specifications and standards.
Develop and maintain product quality inspection boards for QA/QC for final
products.
Adapting and updating Quality Control Manual and Inspection Procedures
for raw materials, final products, production processes and product packaging.
Maintaining ICC-ES certification and audit requirements.
Developed wood fiber-plastic composite formulations using various thermoplastics
- PE, ABS, ABS/PVC alloys - and wood flours - pine, oak, maple - for exterior
decking and railing applications.
Compounded wood fiber-plastic formulations on a twin screw extruder using
various thermoplastics and wood flours.
Supervised and trained employees on a 140 mm twin screw compounding extruder.
Wrote and maintained training manual for operation of a 140 mm twin screw
extruder.
Authored preliminary Material Safety Data Sheets for company products.
Authored Chemical Safety sections of company Hazardous Materials Policy.
(Company) Bristol, PA
1998 - 2000 Technical Director
1995 - 1998 Laboratory Manager
1993 - 1995 Senior Chemist
Work with plant personnel on a daily basis. Responsible for Technical
and Customer Service, managing QA/QC Laboratory for raw material and final
product testing, new product development and current product redefinement
due to new raw material sources, and maintaining Product Specification
Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets. Coordinated 'Right-To-Know' safety
program for employees with Plant Manager.
Developed petroleum wax based bottle sealant formulations for food and
cosmetic packaging including scale-up to full production.
Developed petroleum wax based coating and encapsulating compounds for
specific applications.
Uni-Star Industries, Ltd. , Canton, IL 61520
1992 - 1993 Polymer Chemist
Responsible for product development, process development, production and
QA/QC in a start-up company commercializing USDA awarded starch-plastic
composite patents.
Scaled-up free radical, surfactant free graft polymerization system, semi-continuous
and batch, for unique starch graft copolymer maintaining product specifications
and high grafting efficiency by optimizing key reaction and process parameters.
Developed a method for manufacturing low percentage starch graft copolymer
with different monomers for foamed product applications.
Developed new starch grafted copolymers with unique starch feedstocks
resulting in different physical and performance properties depending on
the base starch.
Elf Atochem N.A., Buffalo, NY 14240
1990 - 1992 Senior Polymer Chemist - Applications
Responsible for applied research in product and process development for
a manufacturer of specialty organic peroxides used in the rubber and plastics
industry.
Developed isolation method for a polymer compatibilizer prepared from
peroxy-polymers. Analyzed thermoplastic blends prepared with this compatibilizer.
Developed the methodology for aging and testing programs for thermoplastic
materials modified with specialized organic peroxides.
IGI Baychem, Inc., Baytown, TX
1988 - 1990 Technical Associate
Work with plant personnel on a daily basis. Responsible for applied
research, product development, and product and raw material QA/QC for
a hot melt adhesive manufacturer.
Developed hot melt adhesive systems, based on amorphous polypropylene
or amorphous poly(alpha-olefins), for bonding substrates together under
varied environmental conditions.
Determined the influence of crystalline polymer additives on laminating
adhesive properties.
Determined the cross-contamination effects of different feedstock streams
in laminating adhesive manufacturing.
Education:
Doctorate, Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 1987
Dissertation Title: "Preparation and Properties of Model Rubber Toughened
Epoxy Resins"
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 1978
Activities:
Member of the American Chemical Society.
Member of ACS Rubber, ACS Polymer, ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and
Engineering and ACS Cellulose and Renewable Materials Divisions.
Member of the Saint Joseph River Valley Local ACS Section.
Member Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Club.
Member Berrien Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Board of Trustees, 2002-4.
References:
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