Polymer Twin-Screw Extrusion and Compounding Consultant

Expertise

• Twin-screw extrusion technology in plastics, food, and chemical industries.
• Scale-up of hot-melt extrusion processes.
• Process simulation utilizing simulation software, and on site consulting.
• Scale-up and transfer behavior.
• Twin screw extruders-continuous mixing.
• Co-rotating intermeshing twin-screw extruders.
• Multiscrew design.
• Reactive processing twin-screw extruders.
• Internal mixers (single and twin screws).
• Quality control - improved compounding.
• Pharmaceutical melt extrusions.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Director of Process Technology, 2014 - Present

• Providing technical expertise in twin-screw extrusion technology for the plastics, food and pharmaceutical industries to global customers: technical presentations, training, applications development, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Technology support for sister company in China.

Extrusioneering International, Inc., Randolph, NJ, President, 1994 - 2014

• On-site consulting, training and simulation software for twin-screw extrusion technology.
• Recognized as industry expert with over 25 years practical experience.
• Authored papers, articles, presentations at U.S. and International venues.

Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, NJ, 1990 - 1994

Director of Manufacturing Technology

• Provided process engineering support to state-of-the-art 100 million PPY extrusion facility for biodegradable resin manufacturer.
• Optimized extrusion technology, implemented continuous improvement programs, trained manufacturing organization.
• Developed extrusion process and scale-up strategy to support new product research and development.
• Started-up and managed first production facility for product introduction, developed Compounding Technology Organization.

Novon Products, Morris Plains, NJ, Director of Compounding Technology, 1990 - 1994

• Managed compounding technology organization for development and production of starch-based biodegradable plastics.
• Technical support to manufacturing plant.

Werner & Pfleiderer Corporation, Ramsey, NJ, 1982 - 1990

Manager of Applications Development

• Identified new marketing opportunities for twin-screw extrusion equipment in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
• Evaluated technical feasibility planned and managed internal research programs.

Honors & Publications

Publications and Patents

Author and Co-Author of numerous publications (in peer reviewed journals and educational text) in the following areas:

• Technological Considerations Related To Scale-Up of Hot-Melt Extrusion Processes
• Process Definition and Troubleshooting
• Installation, Commissioning and Qualification of Extruders
• Intermeshing Corotating Twin-Screw Extruders
• Twin-Screw Extruders Feed Variance Limitations (Co-rotating)
• Screw Design, Multiscrew
• Twin-Screw Extruders Reactive Processing and Applications
• Internal Mixers, Single and Twin-Screw Extruders
• On-Line Quality Control for Improved Compounding
• Accuracy Criteria in Reactive Compounding
• Two patents, biodegradable compositions

Education

• M.S. Applied Science, New York University, New York, NY
• B.S. Meteorology and Oceanography, (SUNY) Maritime College, New York, NY