Pulp and Paper Industry Expert: Consultant on Paper, Paperboard, Laminates, Paper Coatings and Printing

Consultant #1180

Pulp and paper industry problem solving.
Production and use of olefin (polypropylene and polyethylene) nonwoven materials.
Production knowledge of specific and specialty paper chemicals.
Paper and paper board pigment retention systems
Production of decorative laminates
Printing processes for paper, paperboard and nonwoven sheets.
Paper and paperboard coatings for whiteness, gloss, and functional properties.
Water and waste treatment problem solving in the pulp and paper industry.
Registered Professional Chemical Engineer in Delaware and Ontario, Canada

Paper Industry Consultant and Marketing Representative

Consultant for several specialty paper chemical, paper making and packaging companies.
Knowledgeable of specialty chemicals such as Chitosan, PASS (poly-aluminum-silicate-sulfate), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), water soluble polyester resins for surface treatment, sizing, wax (curtain coating) replacement, strength improvement and various grades of SMA surface sizing agents.
Marketed specialty paper chemicals throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada and set up warehouses and terminal sites for the region.
Marketed rosin derivatives to the adhesives and other allied industries.

Chandler Associates, Inc., Amelia Island, Florida, Account Manager, Specialty Chemicals

Provided consulting services, technology transfer, sourced strategic chemical raw materials, and conducted searches for acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances for specialty chemical companies on a worldwide basis specializing in paper and textile chemicals.

PDM, INC., Wilmington, Delaware, Vice President, Market Development

Marketed gum rosin from seven different countries, rosin derivatives and citrus by-products to manufacturers of adhesives, ink, paint, coatings and industrial cleaners.
Developed markets for by-products produced from crude sulfate turpentine.

Hercules, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware

As Market Manager, responsible for the market development of synthetic pulps (polyethylene and polypropylene) in the paper, composite structure, non-wovens, and asbestos industries.
For naval stores, responsible for the procurement of crude tall oil, sulfate turpentine, rosin, fatty acids, and citrus by-products.
As sales manager, paper chemicals, responsible for sales to the Canadian pulp and paper industry; included production and product development.
As Manager, Environmental Services Division, responsible for the organization and start-up of the Eastern United States District for sales, service, and production of water and waste treatment chemicals.
As Product Manager, Pine and Paper Chemicals Department, responsible for all aspects of alkaline sizing agents, wet strength resins, and other paper process chemicals.
Coordinated with R&D, field sales, and production product issues for Hercules sizing agents and wet strength resins chemicals used under alkaline pH papermaking conditions.
As Senior Chemical Engineer, responsible for production of specialty paper chemicals and fractionated tall oil derivatives. Also, responsible for the design and start-up of crude sulfate turpentine, soap and tall oil recovery systems. Started up multi-CTO distillation columns in Portland, Oregon, for the manufacture of rosin, fatty acids, pitch, and light ends.

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Mt. Allison University & University of Alberta
Diploma, Business Administration, Alexander Hamilton Institute, New York University, NY
Graduate (MBA) Courses in Business, University of Delaware, Newark, DE