1. MONOMER AND POLYMER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY New Product,
Manufacturing Process, and Market Development in:
Olefinic,
vinylic, styrenic, acrylic and methacrylic copolymer systems.
Thermoplastics
and polymer blends – products and processing.
Elastomers,
thermosets and composites.
Reactive
and functional polymers.
Polymer
modification and reactive extrusion.
Biobased,
biodegradable and compostable polymers and plastics.
Water-soluble
polymers, particularly polyvinyl alcohol, and superabsorbants.
Adhesives,
sealants, pottants, inks and coatings.
Styrene
monomer.
2. MARKET AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Materials
selection.
Strategic
R&D and technology portfolio analysis.
R&D/business/market
analysis, planning and management.
Technology
due diligence.
3. ENVIRONMENTAL
Materials
separation, recycling and reclamation. Waste minimization.
UK
and EC Environmental Monitoring and Emissions Control Legislation.
EC
Packaging and Landfill Directive legislation.
4. CHEMICAL AND POLYMER PROCESS EQUIPMENT BROKERING
Chemical
and Polymer Process Equipment Procurement.
Investment
Recovery.
Assessing
the technology base, helping raise investment funding, planning and setting
up R&D and market development programs and facilities and hiring personnel,
and serving as R&D Director and Business Development Director for a UK-based
start-up company specializing in biodegradable and water-soluble plastics.
Serving
on the advisory board and R&D management team and helping raise investment
funding for a US-based start-up company developing new processes for
materials recycling, particularly municipal solid waste, fly ash and tires,
and products made from the recyclates.
Developing
team methodology for identifying market needs and quickly matching them with
new technology development to minimize time-to-market;
Consulting
on and planning R&D strategy and programs in conjunction with business
management and marketing functions.
Managing
R&D, technical service and manufacturing support worldwide for a 20 million
lb/year functional oligomer product.
Setting
up and managing a worldwide quality/technical service support function for
styrene manufacturing and marketing for a US manufacturer.
Reorganizing
R&D, technical service, and QC functions, integrating them with sales and
manufacturing, and R&D program planning for a US UV-curable printing ink
manufacturer.
Serving
on the management team for a US-Japanese joint venture in Japan.
Setting
up and managing R&D facilities, programs and product development, helping
raise investment funds and acting as Chief Technology Officer for a
Japanese-based start-up company specializing in high-performance optical
polymer products and display systems.
Developing
US market data, contacts and market development plan for a Japanese epoxy
resin producer.
Evaluating
test data for a US marketer of automotive oil additives.
Evaluating
the technology base for a US producer of dipped latex elastomeric products.
Performing
product development and materials selection consulting for a UK research
company specializing in development of advanced building construction
technology.
Developing
improved curable fluxing adhesives for printed circuit boards for a US
electronics materials company.
Developing
improved optical coatings for a US medical diagnostic nanoprobe start-up
company.
Evaluating
present manufacturing processes and composite products and designing
improved epoxy-composites and adhesives for acoustic applications for a US
ultrasonics company.
Selecting
and designing adhesives, pottants and engineering polymer systems and
developing and expanding applications and markets into the area of
polymerization process control for a UK producer of high-performance gas
analyzers.
Developing
novel surfactant systems for storage stabilization of polymerase chain
reaction systems for DNA cloning with a US biotechnology company.
Consulting
on coatings technology, developments and markets for a US Merger and
Acquisitions specialist.
Materials
selection, systems development and R&D planning for new alkaline fuel cell
designs for a UK start-up company.
Advising
on new developments in materials for a UK-based packaging design company.
Organizing
and chairing a series of seminars to promote, and identify plastics
converters to operate in, a new Saudi Arabian petrochemical complex
conversion industrial park.
Serving
on the Environmental Forum Common Interest Group of the UK Institute of
Packaging.
