About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1930990
SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | POLYMERS, COMPOSITES & PROCESS SCALE-UP
Core Expertise
- Polymer and composite formulation for thermoplastics and thermosets.
- Extrusion, pultrusion and injection molding process development and scale-up.
- Root cause analysis and corrective action implementation in manufacturing environments.
- Design of Experiments, statistical analysis, and process control for robust production.
- Cross-functional leadership partnering R&D, operations, quality, and commercial teams.
Project Background
- Led thermoplastic compound development for automotive, appliance, electrical, and industrial markets.
- Scaled extrusion and pultrusion processes from laboratory trials to commercial production lines.
- Improved long glass fiber thermoplastic processing to enhance throughput and product consistency.
- Managed manufacturing scale-up, injection molding support, and on-site technical troubleshooting.
- Conducted failure investigations, implemented corrective actions, and supported customer technical requests.
Key Skills
- Thermoplastics & thermosets | Extrusion, pultrusion, injection, compression molding
- Formulation development | Coatings, primers, adhesives | Composite compounding
- DOE | Minitab | JMP | Statistical process control | FMEA
- Materials characterization: SEM, FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMA, rheology, GPC, NMR
- Process optimization | Root cause analysis | Lean Six Sigma | Process control
- SAP | JDE | MATLAB | R | Origin | Technical reporting and data analysis
Education
- Ph.D., Materials Science — Iowa State University
- M.S., Materials Science — Iowa State University
- B.S., Materials Engineering — Shandong University
Awards & Recognition
- Multiple peer-reviewed publications in materials science and composite materials
Why Interview this Candidate?
Ph.D.-trained materials scientist and senior product development engineer with 10+ years developing polymer and composite products. Combines hands-on extrusion and pultrusion manufacturing experience, DOE/statistical tools, and strong root cause analysis to drive reliable scale-up and commercialization. Delivers cross-functional leadership and practical solutions that improve quality, throughput, and manufacturability.
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