Experienced research & development director with over twenty years managing the efforts of new product development, product cost savings, product maintenance, technical service, technology sourcing, process engineering, quality assurance, hazardous waste, product safety & packaging engineering. Strong communicator of chemical & technical language into commercial or marketing or lay language. Experience in industrial coatings, trade sale & consumer paints, adhesives, chemical specialty products, resins & polymers, & in their development, testing & production.

• Increased membership from 23 to 26
• Instituted professional project management system
• Instituted formal system for a pay-for-performance approach, through position descriptions. performance standards, salary administration system & performance appraisal system.

• Developed & introduced into production 16 new industrial maintenance & consumer type do-it-yourself products over the five year period 1990-94, resulting in revenues that were 20% of total sales.
  
• Designed & directed strategic program to assure that coatings products were compliant with VOC air quality regulations, resulting in product availability at all times.
  
• Increased sales of industrial maintenance coatings business by $8 million from 1987-1993 through the development of water-based new products & high solids new products, using state-of-the-art technology.
  
• Designed & built new R&D center, which houses 30-40 professional chemists/technicians.
  
• Reduced cost of products sold by $3 million during the five year period from 1990 to 1994, through reformulation & process changes.
  
• Designed product testing protocol for all new product introductions, resulting in 30% reduction of complaints & recalls over period from 1990 through 1994.
  
• Reorganized multiple technical laboratories into single technical department, with 40-50 professional & technical associates, thereby reducing costs by $500,000 annually.

• Loyala University, Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 1970
• University of Minnesota, MS Organic Chemistry, 1967
• University of Illinois, BS Chemistry, 1965

• Executive Effectiveness Training
• Focused Interviewing Techniques
• Management by Objectives
• Problem-Solving
• Finance for the Non-Financial Executive

• National Paint & Coatings Association
• Federation of Societies of Coatings Technology
• American Chemical Society
• American Society of Quality Control
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• Steel Structures Painting Council
• International Aerosol Congress
• Spray Paint Committee of NPCA
• Adhesives & Sealants Council
• Wallpaper Association

• Loyola University, Instructor of Organic Chemistry - 1978 to 79
• Roosevelt University, Assistant Professor of Chemistry - 1976 to 78
• Elmhurst College, Lecturer of Organic Chemistry - 1974 to 76

• Household Chemicals
• Industrial Chemicals
• Heavy Metals
• Lead-Based Paints
• Toxic Substances
• Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Wastes
• Aerosols
• Paints/Coatings
• Inks
• Adhesives/Sealants
• Resins, Polymers & Plastics
• Airborne Contaminants
• Inhalation of Chemicals (`Huffing')
• Contact Dermatological Problems
• Sick Building Syndrome
• Chemical Specialty Products
• General Chemistry
• Product Liability Involving Chemicals

• Industrial Chemicals
• Household Chemicals
• Hazardous Chemicals
• Flammable Chemicals
• Chemical Specialty Products
• Defective Paint, Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Linings, Removers & Stains
• Material Safety Data Sheet Review
• Testifying about MSDSs & Warnings/Labels
• Acrylate Monomers
• Field Inspection of Paint & Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Linings, Stains & Ink Defects
• Architectural Paint & Residential Paint
• Slip & Fall on Painted Surfaces
• Product Liability involving Chemicals
• Oils & Spontaneous Combustion
• Industrial Coatings, Can Coatings, Automotive Coatings
• Roof & Floor Coatings & Sealers; Waterproofing, Sealants
• Safety Practices for the Use & Handling of Hazardous Chemicals
• Commercial & Industrial Paint & Coatings, Sealants, Linings, Fillers & Adhesives
• Evaluation of Application of Paint & Coatings, Removers, Sealants, Linings & Stains
• Patents & Trade Secrets
• Hazardous Gases & Vapors
• Explosives & Fire Producers
• Cleaning Products
• Adhesives, Sealants & Caulks
• Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs), Solvents, & Propellants
• Raw Materials & Formulations for Paints & Coatings
• Performance Testing of Paint, Roof Coatings, Floor Coatings, Linings, Deck Sealants, etc.
• Colorants, Pigments & Dyes
• Failure Analysis of Paint & Coatings, Inks, Adhesives, Sealants, Linings & Stains
• Laboratory Testing of Paint, Coatings, Inks, Stains, Sealants, Linings, Resins & Adhesives
• Aerosol & Spray Chemical Specialty Products & their Components & Hardware
• Chemical Analysis
• Polymers & Resins
• Mold & Mildew Issues
• Hair care & other cosmetic products
• Laboratory Testing & Analysis Interpretation
• Labels & Warnings & Instructions
• Aerosols & Spray Applied Paints
• Drain Cleaners, Cleaning Products, Bleach & Degreasers
• Aerosol Dusting Products
• Huffing of propellants
• Polyurethanes, Epoxies, Latex, Alkyds, Lacquers, Polyureas, Silicones, Etc.
• Consumer Products Safety Commission Regulations of Household Chemical Products
• Oils, Polymers, Polymers, Acids, Resins
• Benzene, Toluene, Xylene exposure
• Chemical Exposure
• Chemical Accidents
• Chemicals & Flammable Materials
• Premises Liability

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