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Expert in Polymer Additives, Agrochemicals, Flame Retardants of Polymers and Textiles, Phosphorus Chemistry
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Summary of Expertise:
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FLAME RETARDANCY OF POLYMERS AND TEXTILES; FABRIC FLAMMABILITY. Expert has over 30 years of experience in the design, synthesis, and formulation of flame-retardant additives, reactives, monomers, and textile finishes. He invented several successful commercial products used in the field, and won an IR-100 award for an invention. As author of various reviews and encyclopedia articles, and as a research professor currently doing basic and applied work in this field, he is an internationally-recognized authority. He is the inventor or co-inventor on over 70 patents in this field. PHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHONATES. Expert has conducted successful commercial research and development in phosphates, thiophosphates, phosphonates, phosphites, and phosphine chemicals. He has numerous patents in this field, and has consulted on design, synthesis, and manufacture. He also initiated a major family of phosphate plasticizers and functional fluids. ORGANOSULFUR CHEMISTRY. Expert has completed successful commercial research and development in thiols, sulfides, sulfones, polysulfides, dithiocarbanates, and sulfur-containing rubber chemicals and agrochemicals. He also was an invited speaker on current progress in applied organosulfur chemistry at an international conference. ORGANOHALOGEN CHEMISTRY; ORGANOCHLORINE CHEMISTRY. Expert developed processes for chlorination (and bromination to a lesser degree) of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. He is well-versed in purification and stabilization of halogen compounds, photochemical chlorination, and catalytic liquid and vapor-phase chlorination. He holds many patents, and has written numerous publications in the area of organochlorine chemistry, including a chapter in a leading monograph. He is well-informed on current environmental issues involving halogens. AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; HERBICIDE. Expert holds about 100 U.S. patents in herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, soil fumigants, industrial biocides, and plant-growth regulators. In recent years, he assisted a "Fortune 500" company in developing an agrochemical screening and followup program by designed synthesis. PATENTS. Expert is a registered patent agent who is qualified to prepare and prosecute patent applications before the U.S. Patent Office (he prefers work with a patent attorney). He is also very knowledgeable regarding patent strategy. SPECIALTY CHEMICALS; POLYMER ADDITIVE; POLYMER STABILIZER; WATER-TREATMENT CHEMICAL. Expert has extensive knowledge of polymer additives, specialty monomers, surfactants, stabilizers, water-treatment chemicals, metal extractants and functional polymers. RESEARCH PLANNING AND STRATEGY. As senior scientist with a leading U.S. chemical company, Expert became proficient in "market-pull" and "technology-push" project generation and planning. He performed research program and personnel evaluation and upgrading, and orientation of research to match corporate goals and capabilities (he wrote and published an authoritative article in "Research Management" on this topic). He is experienced with technical database searching and is skilled at tracking down sources of information. He also has "brainstorming" expertise. RESEARCH STRATEGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. Expert has experience relating research to company needs and opportunities. He held research strategy responsibilities both as a senior scientist for a large chemical company and as a consultant.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Columbus, Ohio;
Cleveland, Ohio;
Akron, Ohio;
Youngstown, Ohio;
Canton, Ohio;
Lorain, Ohio;
Lakewood, Ohio;
Elyria, Ohio;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
and Erie, Pennsylvania.
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1982
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MBA
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Management
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Pace University
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1953
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PhD
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Organic (Polymer) Chemistry
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University of Illinois
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1951
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MS
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Organic (Polymer) Chemistry
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University of Illinois
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1950
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BS
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Chemistry
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University of Pennsylvania
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1986 to
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(Undisclosed University)
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Research professor, limited teaching; Consultant to chemical industry.
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1986 to 1987
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Adelphi University
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Exploratory Research
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Director
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Composed project proposals for submittal to agencies such as D.O.E.
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1965 to 1986
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Stauffer Chemical Company
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Senior Scientist
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Managed projects on flame retardancy, ag chemicals, process development. New program directions, research planning, scientific liaison, technology monitoring.
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1953 to 1965
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Hooker Chemical
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Research Chemist and Supervisor
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Supervised ag chemicals group, including synthesis,process, formulation and test farm/greenhouse; flame retardant chemistry; PVC
chemistry.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is an active member of the American Chemical Society (Divisions of Polymers, Polymeric Materials and Engineering, and Agrochemicals). He is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers, and Sigma Xi.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a Patent Agent (currently
not practicing as such).
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Professional Appointments
He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Fire Sciences.
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Awards/Recognition
He has won the IR-100 Prize for FYROL 76 textile fire retardant finish.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He is the inventor or co-inventor on over 220 issued US patents (others pending), in flame retardants, other plastics additives, organic processes, textile finishes, agrochemicals, catalysts, and various other topics. He has authored about 50 publications, three encyclopedia chapters (sulfur, phosphorus flame retardants, phosphorus polymers), and several book chapters as well as a book dealing with flame retardants currently being written. He has about 20 commercialized products or processes.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- A. Grand and C. Wilkie, Eds., M. Dekker, Inc.
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- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Wiley-Interscience
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- Research Management.
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- Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials
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- Handbook of Organophosphorus Chemistry, ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc.
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1995 to 1997
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NASA
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Senior investigator
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Expert conducted a project on new corrosion inhibitors
for steel structures. This project generated two issued US patents which are currently the subject of commercialization attempts.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Expert has had numerous consulting visits with a wide range of large and small companies (domestic and overseas in Europe, Asia, and Australia). These visits were regarding flame retardancy, sulfur chemistry, phosphorus chemistry, agrochemicals, and textile finishes.
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He was instrumental in providing the solution to a problem of armyordinance (Aberdeen Proving Grounds).
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His consulting contract was repeatedly renewed for 20 years by one of his chemical industry clients.
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Expert was brought in for "brainstorming" sessions several times by one client, evidencing good success in generating creative and useful ideas.
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He has invented patentable new products for several of his clients.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in Intumescent Coatings for consulting on Water Based Thin Film Intumescent Coating.
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Expert in wash resistant flameproofing for consulting on wash resistant flameproofing for fabrics.
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Expert in the sulfur chemistry for consulting of waste-free, eco-sustainable economic process for aliphatic compounds.
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Polymer extrusion expert for consulting on improvement of existing polyethylene-based compound.
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Expert for consulting on testing of our plastic folding pallet boxes to gain FM approval.
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Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has some experience in depositions in fire-related cases.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Rubber oxidation expert witness for consulting on rubber deterioration of roller skate rubber toe stops.
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Textile expert for consulting on textile flammability issues.
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Textiles expert witness for consulting on flammability of double-stitch heavy canvas outdoor tarpaulins.
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Clothing material expert for consulting on coveralls caught on fire.
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1996 to 2000
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Netherlands
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Expert has had consulting visits to three multinational companies in the Netherlands and an ongoing consulting contract with one of them.
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1998 to 2000
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Former Soviet Union
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He set up sponsored chemical laboratory research projects in Belarus and Ukraine and his current activities are in regards to new projects in Russia.
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1996 to 1997
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Japan
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Expert had a consulting relationship with a large Japanese chemical company.
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China
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Expert has made 4 business/scientific trips to mainland and one to Taiwan. Visited universities and plants.
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German
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Expert has done commercial translating/rewriting (as US applications) of German and Austrian patents for a patent firm.
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French
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He can easily read technical French.
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Russian
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He has an adequate reading knowledge for chemical articles.
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Spanish
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Expert has an adequate reading knowledge for technical articles.
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Expert has extensive experience working with marketing people, doing technically oriented market research, writing product bulletins, and trouble-shooting customer problems. He is a strong proponent of the "account development" concept using concurrent marketing and technical team efforts. He is experienced in long range planning by in-depth probing of present and future customer needs. As a patent agent, and a prolific inventor, he is skilled at patent strategy.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
He has taught seminars
on flame retardancy.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of: scarce chemicals, plastics, and plastics additives. He has literature and internet searching expertise and access to large technical libraries in the NYC and Akron area. He has over 30 years of industrial contacts and is a good chemical "sleuth."
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Other Skills and Services
As Senior Scientist at a multinational multi-division chemical company, he determined suitable directions for new research programs, and did program proposal assessments for technical and commercial feasibility.
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