Polymer Chemist Expert in Photopolymers, UV Curing & 3D Additive Manufacturing

Technical Consultant #1454

Independent Consultant, 2005 to Present

Expert Witness/Expert Consultant

Expert Concultant in all aspects of Polymer Chemistry dealing in Utility Patent Application Projects.
Expert Consultant/Expert Witness in Patent Litigation matter in Flexographic Printing.
Working knowledge of Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post Grant Review (PGR) as it pertains to challending the validity of issued patents.

Printing

3D Printing (3D Additive Manufacturing)
All aspects of digital (DTP) technologies for flexography.
Photopolymers for flexographic printing.
Micropreplication in graphic arts, IR ablative coatings, radiation cure technologies, screen printing, protective coatings and adhesives.
ITR (In-the-Round) technologies for flexography printing.
Elastomer technologies for direct laser engraving for flexography.
Screen Printing
Offset Lithographic Printing
Gravure Printing

Micropreplication Applications In Graphic Arts

IR Ablative Coatings

IR ablative masks based on carbon black for flexographic, lithographic and gravure applications.
Transparent IR ablative coatings for laser marking.

Radiation Cure Technologies

UV cure technologies for photopolymer printing plates.
100% solids UV and EB curable inks and over print varnishes.
UV cure coatings and inks for Low energy difficult to adhere substrates (e.g. polyolefins).
100% solids UV curable anti-microbial coatings for various substrates and fabrics.

Coatings

Water-borne specialty coatings for various substrates.
Water-borne UV curable coatings for wood.
Weather-proof water-oil repellent coatings for the architectural and anti-graffiti market.
Water and oil repellent coatings / treatments for various fabrics and textiles.

Nanotechnology

Metal oxide nanomaterial antimicrobial treatments for fabrics.
Metal oxide nanomaterials for scratch and abrasion resistant coatings for glass, metal, wood, plastic and other substrates.
Metal oxide nanomaterials for UV attenuation and protection of various substrates.
Nanocomposite applications in printing.

Adhesives

Water-borne polyurethane and acrylic dispersion adhesives for wood, film lamination, fabric-film composites for the graphic arts.
UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) for both temporary bond and permanent bond applications.

Macdermid Printing Solutions, Research Project Manager, Plates Division, 1995 - 2005

Headed a number of critical research initiatives in digital and in-the-round (ITR) flexography, identifying several key technologies for continued growth of the flexographic market.
Developed new patented technology leading to 5 commercial printing products for wood, plastic and other substrates.
Metal oxide nanomaterials for UV attenuation and protection of various substrates.
Nanocomposite applications in printing.
Served as liaison for the corporation's patent attorneys for intellectual property protection and development.

W. R. Grace & Company, Research Chemist, Designed Polymers Research, 1990 - 1995

Designed and developed several novel water-dispersible elastomer photopolymers using anionic polymerization, resulting in several patents.
AT&T Bell Laboratories, post-doctoral member of the technical staff.
Trained in microlithography, which laid the foundation for subsequent work in photopolymer chemistry. Initial work helped pave commercialization of AT&T Bell Laboratories' CAMP-6 photoresist.

Patents

Expert Witness

Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry, University of Florida
M.B.A., (Executive Program), Georgia State University
B.Sc., Chemical Technology, Bombay University, Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT)