Milad Mesgar ***** Amhearst Cir., #*** Beachwood, OH 44122

Senior Scientist Cell phone: 480-***-****)

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ad4s6i@r.postjobfree.com BACKGROUND

I am a Lean/Six Sigma/Green Belt trained process chemist with organic synthetic methodology, polymer, and material/inorganic chemistry background. Expert in process and product development in lab, pilot, and commercial scale supporting the Acrylic Resins, PUDs, Specialty Fluid, Urethane Additive, Silanes, Personal/Beauty/Home care, Tire, Coating, Sealant, and adhesive business units. My activities are development and execution of New Product Introduction (NPI), product translations, and process improvements focused on growth and productivity. Additionally, I am a trained Conscious Business coach with + 250 hours of leadership practice and training (Fred Kofman, Conscious Business Center). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dec 2023 – Now: Senior Scientist, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, OH. Oct 2022 – Dec 2023: Senior Scientist, Axalta Coating Systems, Mount Clemens, MI. Aug 2022 – Oct 2022: Lead Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials, Sistersville, WV. Jan 2021 – Aug 2022: Research Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials, Sistersville, WV. Jul 2018 – Jan 2021: Advanced Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials, Sistersville, WV. Oct 2017- Jul 2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston, TX. Ultra-high molecular weight ethylene polymerization catalytic mechanism study and ligand synthesis (Advisor: Maurice Brookhart). HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION

• Leading and supervising a group of scientists at Momentive and Axalta to perform the projects.

• Mentored new PhD hired at Momentive and share insights in their projects.

• Ability to solve problems in SiH Fluids equilibration, Silylated Polyurethane Resin, Coatings, Personal/Beauty/Home care, Sealants, Tire, Acrylic Resins, PUDs, Urethane Additives, and Silanes program by efficient design of experiments.

• Ability to develop and use non-trivial analytical characterization methods such as 29SiNMR, GC/MS, UV, IR, and titration for challenging problems in Sistersville, WV.

• Competent with Schlenk and air-free techniques for sensitive compounds.

• Able to come up with intellectual and innovative solutions for chemical problems.

• Highly motivated and creative. Strongly driven to solve challenging problems.

• Excellent writing skills, a quick learner and hard worker.

• Comprehensive experience with analytical methods and techniques including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H, 13C, 19F, 31P, 2-D, solid state NMR), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) and attenuated total reflectance

(ATR-IR), BET surface area measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma

(ICP), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and UV-Vis. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS at MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

• New additive for SBR modification (Tire BU - NPI): Successfully scaled up an additive. It is an important growth project supporting a new customer and segment within the Tire and Rubber Silanes business. The growth capacity is multi MT with a high margin of profitability.

• SilForce SLP Series, Release liners for the tape and label industry (Release Coat BU - NPI): Successfully developed and scaled up. The growth capacity is multi MT and $MM benefits. Considering the Platinum market, this is a game changer product. Patent is pending. Milad Mesgar 26525 Amhearst Cir., #104 Beachwood, OH 44122 Senior Scientist Cell phone: 480-***-****)

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• CoatOSil MP-200 (Coating BU - NPI): Successfully translated CoatOSil MP-200 from Termoli, Italy to Sistersville, WV through three production scale up of 10MT. The cycle time was reduced. The project will have a benefit of $MM for Sistersville plant with multi MT volume production.

• SAG Endure (Agricultural BU - NPI): Successfully scaled up in Sistersville WV. The total market estimate is multi thousand MT/Year.

• SiH Fluid Lites Ends recovery (Industrial BU - RTS): Led technical evaluations and execution of SiH Fluid lites recovery in Waterford, NY. Saving $MM for MPM.

• Raw Material Qualification: Conducted lab works to check the quality and compatibility of the new raw material sources and make sure the downstream product’s quality is intact and report all the findings and differences. Working with the procurement team also for identifying new supplier.

• New personal care additive (PC BU - NPI): Scaled up the additive with the estimated multi MT.

• EHS Activities: Led Sistersville Process Technology safety team (2019 and 2020). Team drove completion of >20 actions during 2019 and 2020. Representative of Process Technology at Sistersville Plant “Central Steering Team” meetings. Participated in multiple 5Ss and exposure reductions events. Representative of Process Technology on 2 DPHAs and 3 RPHAs activities. EDUCATION

2017 - 2018 • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston, Advisor: Maurice Brookhart. 2012 - 2017 • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Houston, Advisor: Olafs Daugulis. 2010 - 2012 • M.Sc. in Chemistry, Arizona State University. 2008 - 2010 • M.Sc. in Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology. 2004 - 2008 • B.Sc. in Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology. PATENTS

1- “Treatment of Geopolymer Resin and Materials Produced Thereby”, PCT Patent, Dong-Kyun Seo, Dinesh Medpelli, Danielle Ladd, Milad Mesgar, WO 201-***-**** A3, US9296654B2. PUBLICATIONS

1- Authored +10 technical reports and Process Transfer Memorandums at MPM and Axalta. 2- "1,2-Bis(arylthio)arene synthesis via aryne intermediates" Mesgar, M.; Nguyen-Le, J.; Daugulis, O. Chem. Comm. 2019, 55, 9467.

3- “New Hindered Amide Base Involves in Aryne Insertion into Different Sigma Bonds”, Mesgar, M.; Nguyen-Le, J.; Daugulis, O. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13703. 4- “Synthesis of 1,2-bis- (trifluoromethylthio)arenes via benzyne intermediates”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 4247.

5- “Silylaryl Halides Can Replace Triflates as Aryne Precursors”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3910.

6- “Synthesis of Branched Ultrahigh-Molecular- Weight Polyethylene Using Highly Active Neutral, Single-Component Ni (II) Catalysts”, Chen, Z.; Mesgar, M.; White, P. S.; Daugulis, O.; Brookhart, M. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 631.

7- “Hydrogenous Zintl Phase Ba3Si4Hx (x = 1–2): Transforming Si4 “Butterfly” Anions into Tetrahedral Moieties”, Kranak, V. F.; Benson, D. E.: Wollmann, L.; Mesgar, M.; Shafeie, S.; Grins, J.; Häussermann, U. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 756.

8- “General Method for Functionalized Polyaryl Synthesis via Aryne Intermediates”, Truong, T.; Mesgar, M.; Le, K. K. A.; Daugulis, O. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8568. Milad Mesgar 26525 Amhearst Cir., #104 Beachwood, OH 44122 Senior Scientist Cell phone: 480-***-****)

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ad4s6i@r.postjobfree.com CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• “New Hindered Amide Base Involves in Aryne Insertion into Different Sigma Bonds”, Mesgar, M.; Nguyen-Le, J.; Daugulis, O., ACS 255th Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.

• “A general Method for 1, 2-Bis(arylthio)arene Synthesis via Aryne Intermediates”, Mesgar, M.; Nguyen-Le, J.; Daugulis, O., ACS 255th Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018.

• “Synthesis of 1, 2-bis-(trifluoromethylthio)arenes via benzyne intermediates”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O., 45th National Organic Symposium (NOS), UC Davis, Davis, CA, 2017.

• “Insertion of Aryne into Bis(trifluoromethyl)disulfide”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O., TexSyn III Conference, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2017.

• “One-step synthesis of aryne precursors”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O., ACS 252nd National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.

• “Functionalized Polyaryl Synthesis via Aryne Intermediates”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O., 44th National Organic Symposium (NOS), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2015.

• “Synthesis of Substituted Anthracenes via Aryne Intermediates”, Mesgar, M.; Daugulis, O., TexSyn II Conference, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, 2015. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Project Management, Momentive Internal Course, Sistersville WV, 2020.

• “Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Momentive Internal Course, Waterford NY, 2019.

• “Art of Influencing Others”, Sistersville WV, 2019.

• “Business Presentation Training”, Sistersville WV, 2019.

• "Managing Multiple Projects", Akron OH, 2018.

• "The Leadership and Teambuilding Conference", Parkersburg WV, 2018. ACHIEVEMENTS

• HAO/NSM Alumni Association Award. University of Houston (2014, 15, 16, and 17).

• Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG) scholarship. University of Houston (2013).

• Ranked 19th in M.Sc. National Entrance Exam among 12,000 students. Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology.

• "Momentive 2020 Inspire Award (Strategic Focus & Direction)" for Excellent GAPT program Review. "Momentive 2020 Inspire Award (Achieve Business Results)" IT Phishing Campaign.

"Momentive 2019 Inspire Award (Achieve Business Results)" for CoatOSil MP-200 Translation from Termoli to Sistersville. "Momentive 2019 Inspire Award (Achieve Business Results)" for Y-19334 commercialization. "Momentive 2019 Inspire Award (Personal Leadership)" for 5S of Glove box lab.

"Momentive 2018 Inspire Award (Trust and Teamwork)" for Supporting Momentive Talent Acquisition on social media.

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