Expert Details
Adhesives and Sealants
ID: 107814
Ohio, USA
Expert is an international authority on the synthesis and application of "instant adhesives" ("super glues"). He has designed and developed new products for industrial, consumer, and automobile markets. He also has extensive experience in troubleshooting applications for medical device and industrial customers.
Expert is a world expert on the formulation and application of anaerobic and tough acrylic adhesives that cure rapidly when confined between metal or plastic parts and are used widely in industrial and automotive markets for bonding, gasketing, and sealing.
Expert has extensive experience in the formulation and curing of both acrylic systems utilizing free-radical initiators and epoxy/vinyl ether systems using cationic photoinitiators. He has also developed products for the bonding and sealing of medical and electric parts.
Expert is proficient in the development and testing of hard thermoplastic systems and pressure-sensitive adhesives. He has worked on systems for bonding polyethylene and polypropylene, plus adhesives designed for withstanding both high and low temperatures.
Expert has extensive experience in the development of silicone and anaerobic materials for the formulation of "formed-in-place" gaskets for the sealing of automotive and industrial components.
Expert has developed and troubleshot applications involving the potting and coating of electronic components with epoxy or UV-cured acrylic systems.
Expert has spent nearly 20 years working with metal sealants. These are impregnated into metals to prevent the permeation of gases and liquids through the porous structure of the metals.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: N/A | Subject: Post Doctoral Associate | Institution: Rensselaer, New York |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Polymer Chemistry | Institution: University of Keele, England |
| Year: 1970 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Polymer Science | Institution: University of Bradford, England |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Applied Chemistry | Institution: Huddersfield College of Technology, England |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1989 to 2000 | Employer: F.L.D. Enterprises Inc | Title: President | Department: Chemical Assembly and Coating Consultants |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1988 | Employer: Loctite Corp. | Title: Vice President and Director | Department: New Business Development |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1985 | Employer: Loctite, Ohio | Title: Vice President | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: Loctite, Ohio | Title: Product Development Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1979 | Employer: Loctite, Dublin | Title: Product Technology Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1977 | Employer: Loctite, Dublin, Ireland | Title: Senior Chemist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1975 | Employer: Trinity College, Dublin | Title: Research Fellow, Chemistry | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: Expert is an English national and has worked and consulted in several European countries |
Additional Experience
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has experience locating vendors of adhesives, sealants, acrylic monomers, packaging components, glass, plastic bottles, and containers. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has additional business experience as the co-founder of a company in Ireland which distributes laboratory instrumentation and supplies. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French |
Fields of Expertise
adhesive material, adhesive formulation, adhesive compounding, adhesive curing, adhesive formulation technology, adhesive selection, elastomeric sealant, glass adhesion, glue, metal adhesion, metal adhesive, metal to plastic adhesion, plastic adhesion, polyethylene adhesion, stainless steel adhesion, thermosetting adhesive, thermosetting adhesive formulation, windshield sealant, automotive adhesive, cyanoacrylate adhesive, acrylic adhesive material, acrylic monomer, acrylic polymerization, acrylic resin, anaerobic adhesive, ultraviolet-curable adhesive, hot-melt adhesive, pressure-sensitive adhesive, gasketing, electronic encapsulation, material impregnation, pore sealing, thread sealant, consumer adhesive, adhesion technology, adhesive manufacturing, ceramic adhesive, ethylene-vinyl acetate hot-melt adhesive, sealant selection, casting porosity, polyurethane reactive hot-melt adhesive, ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive, adhesion science, pressure-sensitive tape, metal bonding, metal cementation, adhesive material film, adhesive application, metal to ceramic adhesion, troubleshooting, pressure-sensitive label, adhesion, surgical adhesive, epoxy adhesive, adhesive cement, adhesion theory