About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1918185
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | POLYMERS, PSA FILMS & MANUFACTURING SCALE-UP
Core Expertise
- Product development and commercialization of pressure-sensitive adhesives, films, liners, and coatings.
- Manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer, and full-scale production commercialization.
- Process engineering for continuous roll-to-roll operations, slitting, coating, and extrusion.
- Stage-Gate project leadership from concept through validation, launch, and post-launch support.
- Cross-functional collaboration with operations, quality, supply chain, procurement, and customers.
Project Background
- Led global development and rapid commercialization of an automotive paint-protection film in an 18-month timeline.
- Coordinated international technical teams, suppliers, and manufacturing to establish scalable product designs.
- Executed production-line trials, customer validation, and transfer to high-volume manufacturing.
- Implemented raw-material substitutions, sustainability initiatives, and cost-optimization strategies.
- Managed capital projects, pilot plant scale-up, and commissioning of reactors and drying systems.
Key Skills
- Adhesive formulation | PSA | Film & liner materials
- Roll-to-roll manufacturing | Coating | Slitting | Extrusion
- Stage-Gate product development | Technology transfer | Commercialization
- DOE | Minitab | MATLAB | QIS data acquisition
- Control systems: Allen-Bradley | DeltaV
- Process safety management (PSM) | cGMP compliance | Root-cause analysis
- Project execution: capital projects, commissioning, and cross-functional leadership
Education
- MBA, Operations & Supply Chain — Cleveland State University
- M.S., Chemical Engineering — Cleveland State University
- B.S., Chemical Engineering — Cleveland State University
Why Interview this Candidate?
A seasoned chemical engineer with 18+ years delivering polymer and adhesive products through laboratory development to high-volume manufacturing. Demonstrated ability to accelerate complex product launches, lead cross-functional and international teams, and translate customer requirements into scalable production. Ready to drive technology development and continuous improvement in a product-innovation role.
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