Expert Details
Chemistry, Polymers, Plastics, Adhesives, Sealants, Coatings, and Materials
ID: 735695
South Carolina, USA
Expert was the technical lead working with attorneys to secure dozens of patents and to reach favorable resolutions in multi-million dollar litigations. He also has experience in scale-up, manufacturing, and marketing. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Adhesives and Sealants Council and served as judge for the ASC Innovation Awards and for the World Adhesive Council Innovation Awards.
Expert has led programs for the development and commercialization of numerous new products with cumulative sales exceeding two-billion dollars. These products are used today in automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, packaging, display, and optical applications.
Expert is an expert in research leadership and management, new business development, business and commercialization strategy, litigation research, and innovations in chemistry focusing on polymers, plastics, materials, and adhesives. After graduating in 3 years Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Chemistry from the University of Scranton, Expert earned his Expert from Cornell University with the Tunis Wentink graduate student of the year award and received the distinguished Rohm and Haas Fellowship. Expert also has a certificate in technology management from Cal Tech.
Expert currently works as president for a firm providing consulting and expert witness services in polymers, plastics, materials, and adhesives. He has extensive experience in acrylics, PMMA, polycarbonate, polyester, polyurethane, composites, aerosols, thermoplastics, polymer degradation, product liability, and product failure.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1985 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Cornell University |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Cornell University |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Scranton |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: Expert / Consulting |
Responsibilities:Provide chemistry expertise, leadership, and strategic problem solving to businesses and legal cases with a focus on polymers, plastics, materials, coatings, and adhesives. Served as expert witness for over 17 intellectual property cases and over 20 other cases in areas such as polymers, plastics, chemicals, materials, and adhesives and provided reports and testimony in ITC patent infringement casesProvide product liability and failure analysis reports in cases involving polymers, plastics, and chemicals Define research and commercialization strategy for multiple chemical industry start-ups Provide business, market, and competitive analysis Conduct safety and regulatory reviews for workplace and environmental exposure |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: Bostik | Title: Chief Technology Officer and Global Director of Research | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Led the Bostik Adhesives Research and Development group in Wauwatosa, WI and the global Bostik Industrial Adhesives research group. Oversaw all research activities, project portfolios, project management systems, and served on the executive team. Served on the board of directors for the Adhesives and Sealants Council. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 2016 | Employer: Arkema | Title: Global Director of Research | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:After starting as a scientist in the group working on individual polymers, plastics, and materials projects, this expert increased responsibilities to include oversight of the project portfolio and intellectual property management for the global business including research and development sites in America, Europe, and Asia. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to 2018 | Country / Region: Global | Summary: From 2006 to 2018, he was the Global Director of Research for Plastics and Adhesive companies with laboratories and employees in the US, France, China, Korea, and other countries. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Chemical Society (member) Society of Plastics Engineers (member) Adhesive and Sealant Council |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certificate of Technology Management from Cal Tech (approx 2008) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Adhesive and Sealant Council Board of Directors |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has 9 US patents, and multiple non-reviewed publications and 4 peer-reviewed publications, in his name. The team under his supervision has an additional 25+ patents and numerous publications and presentations. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has served as expert witness on 8+ inter partes reviews (IPRs) related to chemicals, materials, polymer patents and 3+ non-IP litigations. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert holds a Certificate of Technology Management from Cal Tech and participated in the SEAK training, "How to excel in your expert deposition". He has delivered many seminars and training sessions in the fields of chemistry, polymers, recruiting, project management, portfolio management, chemical safety, and related topics. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Worked in Marketing for 2 years for a large international chemical company. During that period, he identified a new market opportunity for the business, defined the technical solution, the marketing plan, the new trademark, and launched the product. The product was highly successful and is now a profitable multi-million dollar product line for the company. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Served as the Manufacturing Director for two years. During this period he was responsible for the manufacturing operations, safety, quality, and budgets for four manufacturing facilities in the Americas. These plants employed >300 people to produce several hundred million pounds of plastic annually. |
Fields of Expertise
organic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, polymers, adhesives, plastics business development, plastics durability, plastics patent, plastics research and development, patent infringement, adhesive failure analysis, composite material failure, plastic failure, automotive plastic, biodegradable plastic, engineering plastic, engineering plastic formulation, engineering plastic property, construction plastic material, composite recycled plastic, engineering thermoplastic, extruded plastic, fiber-reinforced plastic, fluorocarbon plastic material, gamma radiation effect on plastic, gamma-stable plastic material, high index plastic, injection molded plastic, laminated plastic, light-stable thermoplastic material, molded plastic part, particulate-filled plastic, plastic adhesion, plastic component failure, plastic discoloration, plastic failure analysis, plastic intellectual property, plastic lumber, plastic manufacturing, plastic product development, plastic resin, plastic stress corrosion cracking, plastic weathering, rubber-toughened plastic