Expert Details
Screen Printing, Flexographic, Gravure and Heat Transfer Industries
ID: 736261
North Carolina, USA
Areas of Expertise:
• Ink and coating formulation
• Color Specialist, Color Theory, Color Matching
• SAP
• Training - Lean Management, Diversity, DISC, Leadership
• Xrite and Datacolor Instrumentation
• Product Development
• Laboratory testing - ink, coatings, plastics
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1987 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Salem College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2014 to 2020 | Employer: Kurz Transfer Products | Title: Chemist | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities included research and development from concept to launch. International collaboration for improvements and innovations. Management of the Color Match Department. Maintain and improve existing raw materials and chemistries.• Successfully developed new ink only packages for the cosmetic industries - $3 million plus new Sales. • Established alternate formulations to reduce cost/improve performance by 30%. • Created a new waterbased adhesion chemistry for two leading athletic equipment companies ($1.2M). • Introduced new raw materials that reduced color adjustment times by 75%. • Achieved adhesion in a single product for glassed filled nylon, carbon fiber, and aluminum substrates -new business. Initial sales projected $300,000. • Originated new techniques for matching and producing custom colors for Magnetic and Gravure Printing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2014 | Employer: Actega-WIT | Title: Chemist | Department: Lab |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities include color matching, adjusting and correcting batches, developing new products, and coordinating quality testing between facilities.• Developed new analytical methods and improve existing test processes for both R&D and QC. • Established new color match equipment and train employees correct color matching procedures. • Coordinated and trained laboratory employees on SAP for Lincolnton facility. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1997 | Employer: Wilflex Inks | Title: Chemist | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:R&D Chemist/Pigment Concentrate Chemist/Division QA Director/Technical Service Representative |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1992 | Employer: Porex Technologies | Title: Analytical Chemist | Department: Analytical Services Lab |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Flexographic Technician Certification, Taguchi, TQM, Lean Management, SAP, Datacolor, Xrite, Leadership, Diversity Training, DISC Training, Color specialist, Color Theory Instructor, ISO9000/9001, Thermal analysis -DSC, TA, TGA, Spectroscopy. |