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Education: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B.Sc. Chemistry, Karnatak University, India, 1974 M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bombay, 1977 Ph.D. Organometallics/Polymers, University of Akron, 1982 Postdoctoral: University of Michigan, 1984 M.BA. Fontgonne College, St. Louis, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scope of Consulting Service: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plastics, paints, resins, oils, waxes and surfactants. Expert witness - chemical analysis to support legal cases. Materials identification, deformulation and competitive product analysis. Plastics analysis and testing, polymer synthesis, plastics additives, polymer alloys and blends and polymer formulations. Spectroscopic characterization, GC/MS, NMR, SEM and FT-IR. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Specialization: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemical analysis, polymer synthesis, manufacturing problem solving. Access to a well equipped laboratory with GC, GC/MS, FT-IR, NMR, GPC, DSC, HPLC, TGA TMA, DMA, AA, ICP, EDXA, SEM and plastics testing equipment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Experience: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990-Present, Technical Director, Chemir Analytical Services, Inc. Materials identification and chemical analysis. 1984-1990, Project Leader, Petrolite Corporation. Polymer synthesis. 1982-1984, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Michigan, Polysiloxanes and organometallics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publications & Patents: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ten publications/patents in polymer synthesis and chemical analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Listed In: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Midwest. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technical Affiliations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member, American Chemical Society Member, Society of Plastics Engineers Member, Small Chemical Business Division, ACS Member, Polymer Material Sciences and Engineering Div., ACS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recent Assignments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patent infringement case involving Teflon coated blades. Expert Analyst, chemical spills at a large company. Paint failure on school buses, product liability case. Prepared MSDS for sixty (60) products. Investigated cause of failure of cable coatings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laboratory Locations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Heights, MO (company headquarters) Williamsport, PA Miramar, FL Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Staff: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 including 20 Ph.D. chemists. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
