Expert Details
Executive Management, Finance, Nanotechnology, Polymers, Thin films, Display Devices, RFID
ID: 723454
Texas, USA
Expert has been involved in Nanotechnology for over 20 years. He has pioneered some of the first commercial products in this area with the production of energy-saving this films deposited onto polymer rolls for packaging and aerospace, and most recently in the photonics and biotechnology fields in high-speed optical modulators and protein microarrays.
Expert has been involved in new product development for 25 years and has over 10 successful commercial products that were developed and marketed on a national and international basis.
Expert was instrumental in identifying and managing high-performance technical teams to develop products in advanced materials and medical informatics software services on time and under budget in multiple markets and industries.
Expert has a Ph.D. degree in polymer science and many of the successful products developed in the past 20 years have been polymer composite materials or multi-layer structures for a variety of industries. Expert also has been an expert witness in one of the largest class-action polymer lawsuits in the history of the United States and all his clients had settlements in their favor.
Expert Witness in one of the largest class action cases in the United States regarding the failure of polybutylene pipe in-home water systems. His client won all cases. Hired by Agway corporation to develop technology and sell post-harvest food preservation division. Successfully completed transaction to BASF corporation. Hired by Ryer Industries to be temporary CTO for metal injection molding business.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Polymer Science | Institution: Penn State University |
| Year: 1977 | Degree: MS | Subject: Solid State Science | Institution: Penn State University |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Penn State |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Vice President & GM | Department: |
Responsibilities:Vice president and GM Opcuity films. Responsibilities included new product development of nanotechnology and microtechnology-based roll-to-roll production processes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 2002 | Employer: Planet Polymer Technologies | Title: Chairman CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:P&L responsibility for the company that designed and developed environmentally friendly polymer-based products for agriculture and personal hygiene. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2001 | Employer: Alife Medical Inc | Title: Chairman and CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:P&L responsibility for the company. The company designed and developed a novel automated medical record billing platform based on an artificial intelligence concept known as natural language processing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1995 | Employer: Alpha Scribe Express Inc | Title: President CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:P&L responsibility for the company. The company developed a novel automated transcription process to create electronic medical records. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1988 | Employer: Material Sciences Corporation | Title: Vice President New Product Development | Department: Thin Films DIvision |
Responsibilities:New product development and research for the thin films division of Material Sciences Corp a $60 million dollar division. Areas of expertise were food packaging, solar control, energy efficiency, and aerospace. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1988 | Employer: Deposition Technologies Inc | Title: Vice President Marketing | Department: |
Responsibilities:Market and Sales development for thin film-based nanomaterials for the energy control, aerospace, and food packaging markets. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Distinguished Alumni Fellow College of Earth And Mineral Sciences and the College of Science, Penn State University |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 24 issued patents in fields such as LCD displays, MEMS, animal neutraceuticals, electronic packaging, energy conservation, and 10 publications in polymer physics and protein microarrays. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness eight times in polymer product failure cases. All clients had judgments in their favor. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has been involved in rolling out over 10 successful products in multiple industries. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has led leams that executed two successful Initial Public Offerings. |
Fields of Expertise
innovation, nanotechnology, new product development, new product development management, polymer, executive management, transcription, nanotechnology regulation, health care claims substantiation research, commercialization, nanopowder, stage gate process, nanoparticle, snack food product development, nanostructure, medical informatics, amorphous polymer, Generally Recognized As Safe, joint venture, food research and development, health care management, thermoplastics compounding, medical record, product management, polyethylene extrusion, fiber-optic component product development, rapid product development, product manufacturing, new product design, thermoplastic extrusion, micro electrical-mechanical system, advanced material, device product development, material product development, nanostructured material, new technology business value measurement, new product assessment, legal patenting, polymer blending, polymer blend, polymer extrusion, polymer compounding, microfabrication, information science