Polymer Perpsectives LLC
I can help you solve polymer materials-related problems, create strategic partnerships, help defend your IP as an expert witness, and develop new products!
My consulting work has focused on helping client companies with new product development processes and technical expertise for these projects. The specific technical projects have included:
developing formulation, process, and supply chains for triggered release coatings used for animal feed applications in the agricultural market;
strategic consulting for start-up companies in the materials processing market;
optimizing material choices to improve the chemical resistance of SLA 3D printed products for use in the personal care market;
defining specifications and sourcing microporous films for analytical applications in the first responder market;
and serving as a key expert witness for a successful patent infringment defense for therapeutic tape products.
I bring technical and business experience from 33 years at 3M Company, starting at the bench as an R&D polymer chemist and later working in senior management in areas ranging from microporous/filtration materials, bio-separations, controlled delivery systems, industrial tapes, and adhesives as well as a range of other materials science problems. In my consulting business, I bring my multidisciplinary technical approach and business acumen to clients in a wide range of industries.