St. Charles, MO
Marc
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging Development Engineer position in allowing me
to apply my technical knowledge in automotive TPO and PVC formulations
development utilizing extrusion sheet compounding process equipment.
EDUCATION BA Chemistry
Saint Louis University, St. Louis Missouri 1995
EXPERIENCE Development Chemist - Contract
Zoltek Composites St. Peters, MO January 2014- present - Successfully implement new compounding lab for the evaluations of chop
carbon fibers utilizing new twin screw extrusion and injection molding equipment.
- Provide applications development for carbon fiber reinforce thermoplastic
compounding utilizing PEEK, PA6, PEI, PP and PC resin systems.
- Formulate and test non halogenated flame retardant epoxy, phenolic, urethanes,
and vinyl esters thermosets for aerospace composites.
- Develop Mechanical and thermal ASTM test methods for carbon fiber thermoplastic
compounds utilizing: ILSS, IZOD, Tension, 4 pt flex and compression Modules. - Extensive experience in: TA Rheology, DSC, TGA and FTIR analysis.
Electro plating Process Chemist (contract)
Electrometals Technologies LLC. St. Louis, MO April 2013 - Present
- Develop analytical and process methods for electro-plating EMEW cells, polishing, scrubbing and digestions metal recovery by utilizing: flame-AA, ICP, metal and acid concentrations, pH, titrations within a acid process manufacturing environment.
- Responsible for bath analysis, waste water testing and process optimizations for metal recovery from mining and refining industries.
Development Engineer
Spartech - Color and Specialty Compounds. St. Louis, MO Jan 2011 to Mar 2013.
-Support sales and marketing groups by formulating new automotive TPO and
sheet compounds by utilizing: banbury, FCM, injection molding, blow-molding,
and twin-screw, co extrusion equipment according to customers specifications .
-Very strong mechanical skills with the ability to resolve extrusion processing
issues for filled and unfilled TPO, PVC and thermoformed compounds.
-Experience in formulations design of experiments with JMP and Minitab software.
-successfully launch new sustainable TPO automotive compounds from pilot plant to large scale manufacturing processing through the Stage Gate integrations programs.
-Supervise and train process operators with the focus on equipment safety training.
-Evaluate and test new engineered compounds by following ASTM and ISO test
Standards followed by TGA, DSC, FTIR and XRF analysis.
Quality Control chemist
CCL Label Industries Inc. St. Louis, MO June 2009 to Jan 2011.
- Provide laboratory physical testing for pharmaceutical labeling and packaging
products within a manufacturing environment by following cGMP standards.
- Supervise the production sign-in on 10 color Flexo presses, Off-set printing and applicator equipment. Responsibilities include: color matching and proof reading.
- Inspect labels according to customers specifications and resolve customer complaints.
- Write standard operating procedures and validate process equipment.
Sr. Applications Chemist – Team Lead
Crosslink USA. St. Louis, MO February 2002 to November 2008
-Formulate conductive polyurethane aerospace topcoats and 2K epoxy primers for
commercial markets that meet MIL and BMS specifications with the focus on quality.
-Successfully formulate anti-static concentrates for dissipative TPO, PC, PVC and PS packaging compounds by utilizing twin-screw extrusion and co extrusion.
-Experience in injection molding operat...
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