New Business Management, Commercial and Product Development

Expertise

• Diverse experience in fluoropolymers and plastics industries.
• New business development, sales and marketing, research and development management.
• Product development and international coordination with direct responsibility for multi-million dollar operating budgets and capital programs.
• Sales and marketing of fluoropolymer products PTFE, PFA, MFA, FEP, ECTFE, ETFE, CTFE, PVDF, PTFE and fluoroelastomers into the fiber and yarn, wire & cable, tubing and film, coatings and micropowder industries.
• Polymerization technology.
• Consolidated and managed the PTFE micropowder businesses for DuPont's sole distributor in the U.S.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Managing Member, 2009 - Present

• Consulting for the sole national distributor for DuPont Fluoropolymer products.
• Consolidated and managed sales and marketing of DuPont's PTFE Micropowder Business for Delaware Specialty Distribution.

Shamrock Technologies, Inc. Newark, NJ, Senior Leader Technology, 2008 - 2009

• Led any group necessary to develop profitable products with Shamrock's core competencies in recycling PTFE; grinding and micronizing powders; processing polymers by E-Beam.

Xtreme Fibers,Inc.,Newtown Square, PA, President, 1997 - 2008

• Responsible for all business operations of a specialty fluoropolymer fibers and multi filament yarns manufacturer.

Nocopi Technologies, Inc., Wayne, PA, Vice President Technology and Operations, 1995 - 1997

• Responsible for all research, development and manufacturing operations of an international anti-diversion and anti- counterfeiting company.

Pantek USA, Inc., Newtown Square, PA, President, 1991 - 1995

• Responsible for worldwide business including, technological and strategic consulting for fluoropolymers as well as, new business development for products available as a result of our consulting efforts.

Solvay Solexis, Inc.,(Ausimont USA), Morristown, NJ, Director of Technology, 1986-1991

• Responsible for all research, development and engineering in the United States. Managed the technical centers of Ausimont, U.S.A. and coordinated worldwide programs with Montefluos, Italy and Montedison Nippon, Japan.
• Duties included: recruitment, management and development of high caliber technical managers and scientists; initiation of technical strategies in support of AUSIMONT worldwide business strategies; overall direction of four (4) departments (Research, New Product Development, Process Engineering and Capital Project Engineering); general administrative functions , budgeting, employee salary action and performance review system.

FEP Product Manager, 1984 - 1986

• Responsible for commercial development of a fluorinated Ethylene Propylene Copolymer (FEP).
• Duties included: Business and market development for FEP manufactured by new process technology.
• Customer contact and technical sales. Process development and manufacturing scale-up.

Arco Chemical Company, Newtown Square, PA, Senior Research Chemist, 1980 - 1984

• Various and progressive supervisory responsibilities including:
• Polyolefin Ziegler-Natta type catalysts.
• Impact modified styrenics and engineering thermoplastics.
• Expandable polystyrenic foams.