Polyurethane formulation and production expert witness for polyurethanes in electronics, automotive, space, medical, construction, agricultural applicationsFormulation development of polyurethane products for automotive, space, medical, agricultural, construction, and other applications.Scale-up of polyurethane formulations and products.Synthesis of NCO-prepolymers and quasi-prepolymers for elastomers, binders, sealants.Polyurethane elastomers: Cast elastomers, one-shot elastomers, spray elastomers, clear elastomers.Evaluation of new and novel polyurethane raw material in polyurethane applications.Synthesis of polyether polyols for rigi...

Expert witness on the subjects of rubber and plastic technology, adhesives, coating and failure analysis. Development of plastics and elastomers. Technical translations for books, articles, patents and manuals.Fluoropolymer science and technology (polymerization: surfactant systems, C-8 replacement; coatings, processing).Polymer film extrusion and orientation.Rubber science and technology.Thermoplastic elastomers.Tire manufacture and testing.Radiation technology as related to polymers, coatings and adhesives.Coatings and adhesives.Rubber latex chemistry, technology and use.Environmental aspects of polymer manufacture and processing.Technic...

Chemical engineering expert in vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride technology and licensingVinyl chloride monomer (VCM) processing technology.Polyvinyl chloride polymer (PVC) processing technology.Ethylene dichloride (EDC) proecssing technology.VCM, PVC, EDC waste treatment technologies.VCM, PVC, EDC process design and engineering.VCM, PVC, EDC technology licensing and evaluation.Oxyvinyls products and production.OxyVinyls, L.P., Manager, Monomers EngineeringResponsible for engineering sup...

Biological Active Compounds Synthesis and Characterization Expert for Anticancer AgentsDrug discovery research; organic and medicinal chemistry research and research planning.Design, multi-step synthesis and characterization of novel compounds for biological evaluation that lead to drug candidates.Lead optimization, structure-based drug design and structure activity relationships (SARs).Solid and solution phase combinatorial library and parallel synthesis.Library of multi-functional peptide molecules as protein capture compounds towards proteomics research.Enzymatic resolution/separation of various chiral compounds and asymmetric synthesis...

Catalilst consultant for Fischer Tropsch, dehydrogenations, aminations, alkylations, reductions including heterogeneous catalysis, carbon catalyst and metal oxide catalyst, p-phenylenediamine and reduction reactions.Applied catalyst consultant: Catalyst technology, catalysis products and catalytic process applications.Manufacture and commercialization of amines, alcohols and esters by catalytic processes.Heterogeneous catalyst synthesis on carbon and metal oxide supports, Fischer Tropsch chemistry, dehydrogenations, silica zeolites and alcohol amination.Reductive amination, alkylation, azo reductions, ring, nitrile, carbonyl, olefinic an...

Expert in emulsions, polymerization technology and the manufacture of vinyl, acetate, ethylene vinyl acetate and polyvinyl alcohol polymers.Vinyl acetate and vinyl acetate/ethylene emulsion polymers.Intellectual property management and technology licensing; "Certified Licensing Professional" status from Licensing Executive Society.Emulsion polymerization and emulsion plant scale-up.Epoxy hardeners and chemistry.Development of wetting agents and defoamers.Urethane chemistry, urethane/acrylic emulsions and urethane catalysts.Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer development and polyvinyl alcohol use for barrier packaging films.Stage Gate process f...

Chemical and expert witness in effect pigments, pearlescent pigments and organic pigments including development manufacturing and intellectual property.Expert in effect pigments, pearlescent pigments and organic pigments.Testified as an expert witness on pearlescent pigments. Holds 6 U.S. patents and numerous international patents.Invented a new class of effect pigments.Experience in leading global research and development organizations related to pigment materials, analytical services, technical service, product scale up and manufacturing support.Skilled at aligning product development with market needs and manufacturing capabilities,...

Pharmaceutical Consultant for Process Research and Development Including Production of Controlled Substances, API, Platinum and Terpene Chemistry and Asymmetric Synthesis.Pharmaceutical process research and development.Development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).Organic synthesis, including platinum chemistry, synthesis of controlled substances, cannabinoid, opioid and heterocyclic chemistry.Terpene chemistry, amino acid, carbohydrate chemistry, organometallic chemistry and asymmetric synthesis.Good manufacturing practice (GMP) for pharmaceuticals.Seventeen years of pharmaceutical process research and development.Research experi...

Cancer drug discovery and evaluation; drug pathway and drug mechanismsCancer drug discovery researcher with pharmaceutical industry and academic research experience in the field of cancer and autoimmune diseases.Research experience in various in vitro/in vivo cancer biology and molecular biological techniques such as; ELISA, siRNA, qPCR, Western Blot, Apoptosis, Cell-Cycle Analysis, microscopic techniques and in vitro angiogenesis.Pathway and drug mechanism analysis using PCR- arrays and si-RNA arrays.Inventor with 15 patent applications in the field of cancer drug discovery and novel p38 inhibitors as anti-autoimmune diseases agents, an...

Drug Portfolio Discovery, Development and Management ConsultantDrug discovery and innovation management with global pharmaceutical companies.Create and implement pharmaceutical research and development strategies and processes to deliver superior value.Develop and implement worldwide pharmaceutical portfolio management for GlaxoSmithKline discovery and genetics research businesses.Negotiations and implementation of processes for selection and prioritization of drug research programs.Enabled the increased productivity of drug leads in GSK by 50% in 2 years and reduced cycle times by 50%.