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Expert in Chemistry: Emulsion & Solution Polymers, Water Repellants, Wax Emulsions, Thermosetting Resins
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has worked as an industrial researcher for over 25 years developing products for textiles , paper and non-wovens markets. He has worked with various types of chemistries such as wax emulsions, silicone emulsions, glyoxal resins, melamine resins, starch-based products, polyvinyl alcohol-based products. He is currently engaged in the areas of emulsion polymers, UV curable coatings and fluorochemicals. Expert has taken products from the lab bench throuogh the pilot plant and into full-scale production. He has a small facility with a research lab and simple pilot plant.
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"Creativity" is a strong descriptor of Expert's talents. More often than not, he develops a new technology, as opposed to just a new product. He can blend several areas of chemistry, and combine them to bring out desirable traits in novel materials. He has a good grasp of structure/function relationships. For example, in studying the relationship between starch, latex binders and starch crosslinking resins in paper coatings, an unexpected turn lead to a series of patents and products based on starch graft latices containing latent crosslinking systems. These were commercialized as binders for fiberglass and polyester non-wovens.
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Expert has a graduate degree in organic synthesis, and uses it as a tool to bring about desired transformations in other areas such as polymer chemistry, novel monomers, and surface active agents. He considers organic chemistry like a language, and is quite fluent in it.
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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: Charlotte, North Carolina;
Asheville, North Carolina;
Gastonia, North Carolina;
Concord, North Carolina;
Columbia, South Carolina;
Greenville, South Carolina;
and Augusta, Georgia.
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1979
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MS
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Chemistry
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University of Pittsburgh
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1976
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BS
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Chemistry
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University of South Carolina
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2001 to 2010
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AQUES Chemical Consulting Group, LLC
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Research & product development
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Proprietor/ Dir of Research & Product Development
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He offers consulting services & product development to select chemical companies in emulsion/solution polymers, water repellants, coating additives, non-woven binders.
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1998 to 2001
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Omnova Solutions/Gencorp
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R&D
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scientist
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He developed coating additives for paper, binders for non-wovens, water repellants and non-formaldehyde resins.
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1987 to 1998
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Sequa chemicals
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R&D
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Scientist
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Develop additives for paper coatings, water repellants, resins, latex binders. He wrote 2 TAPPI monograph chapters on starch insolubilizers for paper coatings.
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1979 to 1987
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Sun Chemical Corp
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R&D
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Sr. Chemist
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He worked in the analytical lab reverse-engineering competitive products, then transferred to Paper chemicals to develop paper coating additives.
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Associations/Societies
American Chemical Society, Chemical Consultant's Network, SOCMA Chemical Consultants
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Professional Appointments
Former Member; Industrial Advisory Board, Univ. of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry.
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Awards/Recognition
Received Gencorp Technology Award, 1999.
Nominated for Omnova Technology Award, 2001.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has 27 US patents as of Feb 2007. He has written 2 TAPPI Monograph chapters, and has 6 publications, 3 of which were presented at international technical conferences.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI)
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- INDA TEC
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He has consulted for a leading manufacturer of emulsion polymers in product development for roofing mat binders. These binders are used for polyester and glass roofing mat. He has also developed what a world-wide roofing mat supplier called, "The best non-formaldehyde binder we ever tested." He developed a latex utilizing nanotechnology that performed so well the customer filed a patent covering its use in their formulation. He has introduced "next generation" technology to the roofing binder industry incorporating renewable resources..
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He has developed water repellents for a small start-up company which are now sold in tank truck quantities.
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He has retro-engineered a formulation and matched the synthetic polymer portion so that it may be produced locally instead of imported, resulting in significant cost savings.
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He showed a client how to match a product which recently came off-patent. Client had been trying for a year unsuccessfully to match it. In 3 days he went from discussions to pilot plant batch which got the business for the client.
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He developed a successful argument in a patent litigation which invalidated an issued patent.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Emulsion expert for consulting on Breaking emulsions in waste water sludge to release oil and fat.
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Expert in wax emulation products for consulting on wax emulsion product development and product identification.
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Expert in coating for consulting on refurbishing or replacing with a newer rod coater.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He served as an expert witness in patent litigation involving emulsion polymers in latex paint formulations. His argument proved convincing enough for the suit to be dropped.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Wax analysis "expert witness" montan carnauba for consulting on Wax.
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2002 to 2003
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France
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He consulted for Clariant in France with development of new business and products for the Business Unit Glyoxal. He speaks enough French to get around over there.
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1995 to 1998
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France
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He was part of a joint research team with Hoechst/Clariant and Sequa Chemicals. Research was focused on mutually beneficial technology involving non-formaldehyde resins.
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2009 to
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Egypt
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He is introducing new technology for a manufacturer of a non-woven mat incorporating renewable resources into the binder system. This will result in a better , more efficient binder and lower raw material costs.
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French
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He taught himself some basic French and can get around Paris, converse with store /hotel clerks, and order from the menu for his group
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German
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He studied German 3 semesters in college and can read and speak some.
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Russian
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He can read some Russian with the aid of his dictionary.
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Spanish
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He is trying to learn a little Spanish
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His area of strength is R&D, but he has sought out partners with complimentary skills in sales & marketing in order to bring a more effective, synergystic presence to the market than either partner could otherwise bring.
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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.
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Training/Seminars
He served on the Industrial Advisory Board for the U. of South Carolina Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and helped design an Industrial Chemistry course. He has since been a guest lecturer in that course 4 times speaking on "Thermosetting Resins & Emulsion Polymerization". He also lectured several times on "Emulsion Polymerization" in a polymer chemistry course at The SC Governor's School for Science & Mathematics.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He has approved raw materials as satisfactory for industrial purposes, and also found vendors of certain raw materials.
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Other Skills and Services
As of Feb 2007 he has 27 issued US patents, wrote 2 TAPPI monograph chapters on paper coating additives, and has delivered several technical presentations on his research at international conferences.
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