Senior Chemist R&D Industrial Paints and Coatings

Juan Ramón Martínez

**** ** **** **. - ***********, FL - 32608

Land line: 352-***-**** e-mail: *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

I have more than 27 years of solid professional experience in the industrial paints and coatings sector. I have in-depth skills

formulating and industrializing successful, sustainable and profitable products, such as primers, basecoats, clearcoats, enamels, and

other specialty coatings for many sectors, highlighting the following:

Waterborne Coatings for mechanical engineering, white goods, rail vehicles, protection of structures, wood/furniture industry, glass

industry, aviation industry, electrical and lighting sector, motorcycle sector and automotive OEM and automotive supply industry:

Two-component polyurethanes Acrylic-Melanine emulsion

Two-component epoxy Polyolefine-acrylic emulsion

Acrylic emulsion Silicone emulsion

Alkyd emulsion Polyester-Melanine emulsion

Water reducible alkyd air-dry Phenoxy emulsion

Vinyl-acrylic latex Self cross-linking acrylic emulsion

High Solids for mechanical engineering, rail vehicles, protection of structures, wood/furniture industry, aviation/aerospace industry,

shipbuilding, motorcycle sector and automotive OEM:

Two-component polyurethanes High Solids Alkyd air-dry High Solids

Two-component epoxy High Solids Alkyd- Melamine High Solids

Acrylic- Melamine High Solids Vinyl low VOC's

UV Cured Coatings for automotive supply industry, wood/furniture industry, wood flooring industry, glass industry, communication

equipment, and motorcycle sector:

Polyester acrylate Dual Cure UV

Aliphatic urethane acrylate Epoxi acrylate

Water urethane acrylate Acrylic acrylate

Solvenborne Coatings Low VOC's for commercial vehicles, white goods, protection of structures, wood/furniture industry,

aviation/aerospace industry, motorcycle sector and automotive supply industry:

Two-component polyurethanes Acrylic-Melanine

Two-component epoxy Epoxy-ester

Acrylic Polyester-Melanine

Alkyd air-dry Nitrocellulose laquers

Moisture cured urethanes Oil modified urethanes

Specialty Coatings with Nanotechnology Based Addititves for the automotive, motorcycle, aviation industry, wood/furniture/flooring

industry, “soft coatings” for automotive supply industry, communication equipment, wood/furniture/flooring industry, “cool tech

coatings” for electrical and lighting sector industrial, “heat resistant paints” for rail vehicles, motorcycle sector and automotive OEM

and automotive supply industry, “UV dual cure coatings” for mechanical engineering, glass industry, aviation/aerospace industry,

motorcycle sector and automotive supply industry, and wood/furniture/flooring industry.

Similarly, I have expertise in the field of color and colorimetry, with trained skills to visually match metallic colors, RAL colors,

Pantone colors, and wood stain colors. I can also duplicate colors mathematically with color measurement equipment, more

specifically the X-Rite Multiangle Spectrophotometer, Minolta 2600 Spectrophotometer and Datacolor Spectrophotometer.

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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY CONTD.

I am familiar working with large multinational corporations, as well as SMEs and family businesses, understanding the intricacies of

doing business with different size customers at different levels in the manufacturing chain, and I have a very broad range of contacts

whom I have developed coatings for over my professional career, some of which I highlight:

Automotive sector

OEM: Mercedes, Ford, Honda. Opel, Volvo, Fiat, Nissan, Volkswagen, Citroen, seat, Suzuki, etc.

TIER 1: TRW Automotive, Zanini Auto Grup, Ficosa, Visteon, Faurecia, Doga, Antolin, Showa, Hella, etc.

Motorcycle sector:

Yamaha, Honda, BMW, Piaggio, Suzuki, MBK Yamaha

Rail vehicles, Aviation industry, Industrial vehicles and Mechanical engineering:

Airbus, Inudstrias Casas, Faiveley, Nissan Forklift, Ausa, Iveco, Comesa FPT, etc.

Consumer electronics, communication equipment, white goods:

Sony, Toshiba,Philips, Samsung, Panasonic,Nokia, Pioneer, etc.

Glass decoration sector:

Modern Glass, Jafe, Yankee Candle, Quest, Serigrafica Venezolana

I also have hands-on experience and knowledge about a wide range of painting processes and systems. Over the years, having

leadered turn-key-paints with client installations, I have developed the ability to use electrostatic spray, airless, aerographic and HVLP

guns in automated systems and robots. Amongst the equipment I know how to use are by Graco, Iwata, DeVilbiss, Ransburg, Binks

and Kremlin. I am also knowledgable on flow coat, roll coat, and vacuum coat, and drying/curing methods.

In addition to formulating, industrializing, adjusting and applying industrial paint products, I have proven supply chain management

experience, whereby I continuously sample, test and incorporate new raw materials to ensure better margins and product effectiveness,

and negotiate costs, volumes and delivery timing and terms for on-demand production and zero production stock, especially

minimizing impact on cash flow. I am familiar with material from the following suppliers:

Basf, Bayer, Byk Chemie, Air Products, Cray Valley, Reichhold, Merck, Nuplex, Lubrizol, Eastman, Degussa, Troy,

Clariant, Johnson Polymer, Silberline, Dow Chemical, Rhodia, Hexion, Halox, Heubach, Sun Chemical, Rohm & Haas,

DSM, Suncolor corporation, Rockwood, Evonik, Ciba, RAHN

etc.

I have good management and communication skills and sound business judgement, having formed part of senior management

teams and directly worked with sales, production, warehousing and logistics, being involved in the decision making process for product

prices, sales margins, quality requirements, batch order and sizes, production runs, product recovery-reprocessing or destruction,

warehousing terms and conditions, delivery timing, and perhaps most importantly motivating and leadering people to do their best job

and getting the best out of every person to optimize corporate profitability and business effectiveness.

Having worked in companies of very different sizes, with people with different levels of knowledge and skills, I have learned to meet

the needs of diversity. Similarly, I can be a team player or an individual contributor, again adapting in order to respond to

different changing organizational needs, in order to solve problems and move the business forward.

I speak, read and write fluent Spanish, as it is my mother tongue, having been born in Barcelona, Spain. My English reading skills are

excellent, and my comprehension skills are very good, though my speaking and writing skills are just good. Notwithstanding,

throughout my professional career, communicating with international clients, I have always managed very well.

I am a lawful Permanent Resident of the US, I have a US driver's license and SS card.

Additionally, I have experience with forklifts (up to 10 tons).

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Juan Ramón Martínez

9515 SW 50th Rd. - Gainesville, FL - 32608

Land line: 352-***-**** e-mail: *********@*****.***

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Higher technical education

1996-1997 Master in Chemistry Technology in Industrial Paints and Formulation

University of Barcelona

1992-1994 Chemical Technician in Coating Technology

University of Barcelona

1979-1984 Industrial Teacher

University Polytechnic of Urgel

Technical courses

2008 Course in nanotechnology for coatings

ASEFAPI- Fundacio Bosch I Gimpera,University of Barcelona

2007 Higher education program in ecological paint

ASEFAPI- Fundacio Bosch I Gimpera,University of Barcelona

2005 Course UV cured coatings for the automotive industry

ASEFAPI

2003 Course on formulation of High Solids coatings

ASEFAPI

1999 Course Quality Management

Generalitat of Catalonia

1995 Course of colorimetry and mathematical duplication of color

ASEFAPI- Fundacio Bosch I Gimpera,University of Barcelona

1990 Course Protection of Structures

ASEFAPI

1985 Course Technology coating for plastics

CEP

Business courses

2006 Program R&D Management

Leaders Factory Business School

1994 Diploma in Industrial Marketing & Business

COACB – Business School

1994 Jornadas de iniciativas Empresariales

Universidad de Navarra

Work Experience

2010-present Delta Laboratories, Inc.

Paint manufacturer based in Ocala, FL, with domestic US and export sales to South America, in the glass decoration, wood and

plastic furniture, drums and container sectors, structural protection, building supplies, concrete and wood flooring, and others.

3 years Senior Chemist R&D. Ocala (Florida, USA).

Responsible for planning, organization and coordination of key accounts.

Formulation development.

Production trials and scale ups.

On line trouble shooting on short notice.

Raw material evaluations.

Quality control procedures and set up.

Training of skilled manpower and lab personnel.

Delegation of duties and timely completion of company objectives.

Technical support to customers and company salesmen.

1999-2010 Cromaresme Okitsumo

National and international paint manufacturer, with diversified income mainly from the automotive, motorcycle and industrial

and rail vehicles sectors. Est. gross annual income 120 million dollars.

7+ years Industrial Director for the Automotive Division. Dosrius (Barcelona, Spain).

Responsible for growing the business from 7 million dollars to 14 million dollars.

Responsible for all company research and development, with maximum authority and power.

Responsible for finished product, with maximum authority and power.

Responsible for homologation of new raw material (additives, pigments, resins, emulsions, etc.).

Responsible for the quality control department.

Responsible for 18 people who report to me, including department managers and laboratory personnel.

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Work Experience Contd.

4 years Laboratory Manager. Dosrius (Barcelona, Spain).

Managed research and development of waterborne coatings, high solids coatings, and UV cured coatings for mechanical

engineering, white goods, rail vehicles, protection of structures, wood/furniture industry, aviation/aerospace industry,

electrical and lighting sector, motorcycle sector and automotive OEM and automotive supply industry.

Managed color and texture development.

Managed a team of 10 people.

Managed the organization and planning work schedules and processes.

Managed technical analysis proposed by the sales department.

Managed testing mechanical properties, adhesion, elasticity, hardness, abrasive and scratch resistance, chemical

resistance, corrosion resistance, and weather resistance, as well as durability.

1997-1999 Pinturas Lobo – Grupo Euroquimica

National and international paint manufacturer, with diversified income mainly from the ship building, steel furniture, white

goods, civil works, and automotive sectors. Est. gross annual income 24 million dollars.

Laboratory Manager for Automotive Division. Dosrius (Barcelona, Spain).

Managed research and development of waterborne coatings and high solids coatings, automotive and automotive supply

industry.

Managed metallic and solid color development.

Managed 2 technical people.

Managed the organization and planning work schedules and processes.

Managed testing mechanical properties, adhesion, elasticity, hardness, abrasive and scratch resistance, chemical

resistance, corrosion resistance, and weather resistance, as well as durability.

1996-1997 Pinturas Lobo – Valentine Grupo CIM

National and international paint manufacturer, with diversified income mainly from the decorative, industrial and automotive

sectors. Est. gross annual income 50 million dollars.

Laboratory Manager for the Industrial Division. Montcada y Reixac (Barcelona, Spain).

Managed research and development of solventborne coatings for rail vehicles and the aviation/aerospace industry.

Managed 4 laboratory technicians.

Managed the organization and planning work schedules and processes.

Managed testing mechanical properties, adhesion, elasticity, hardness, abrasive and scratch resistance, chemical

resistance, corrosion resistance, and weather resistance, as well as durability.

Acted as the assigned technical manager for a joint venture with the Grebe Group. Furtherto various technology training

courses in Germany, managed all technical aspects of Grebe product destined to the automotive sector manufactured in-

house.

1985-1996 Pinturas Lobo – Cros Pinturas

National paint manufacturer, with diversified income mainly from the ship building, steel furniture, civil works, automotive

and wood/furniture/flooring sectors. Est. gross annual income 15 million dollars.

6 years Research and Development Technician. Sant Adrian del Besos (Barcelona, Spain).

Developed universal water based and solvenborn tinters for the automotive sector and other industrial sectors, with

organic and inorganic pigments, such as perylene, anthraquinone, dioxazine, bismuth vanadate, iron oxide, azo pigments,

as well as others.

Studied the following characteristics of developed tinters:

1. Tasks of pigments: optical effects by oriented reflection or interference, selective absorption, UV- protection,

and corrosion protection.

2. Requirement of pigments: dispersibility, unsoluble, lightfast and weather resistant, heat resistant, chemical

resistant, and physiological compatibility.

Developed solvenborn coatings for steel, alumininum, and galvanized steel, including wash primers, baking enamels, and

2-component systems

Developed solvenborn coatings for plastics, including polyuretahane 2-component systems for policarbonate, for glass

fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester, for ABS, for PPO, and for PP-EPDM.

Developed waterborne acrylic systems for wood (walnut, oak, elm, cedar, pine, mahogany and tropical woods) for the

furniture sector.

Developed UV systems urethane acrylate for wood/furniture sectors.

Developed silkscreen inks for plastics through a joint venture with the UK based company Sericol together with

technicians from this company.

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Work Experience Contd.

5 years Colorimetry Technician. Sant Adrian del Besos (Barcelona, Spain).

Responsible for visual color duplication of colors for the automotive industry (metallic and solid colors), wood/furniture

industry (solid colors and colorants), steel furniture (solid and metallic colors) and white goods industries (solid and

metallic colors).

Responsible for formulating metallic and solid colors and colorants with or without the aid of a microscope to match

particle types (effect pigment, metallic pigments, interference pigment).

Responsible for visual color duplication of RAL and Pantone colors.

Responsible for calibration and usage of spectrophotometer equipment and corresponding database, as well as their

maintennance.

1979-1985 Pinturas Lobo

Local and national paint manufacturer, with diversified income from the steel furniture, commercial vehicles, mechanical

engineering and wood/furniture sectors.

4 years Laboratory Colorist. Sant Adrian del Besos (Barcelona, Spain).

Responsible for visual color duplication of colors for the automotive industry (metallic and solid colors), wood/furniture

industry (solid colors and colorants), steel furniture (solid and metallic colors) and white goods industries (solid and

metallic colors).

Responsible for formulating metallic and solid colors and colorants without the aid of a microscope to match particle

types (effect pigment, metallic pigments, interference pigment).

Responsible for visual color duplication of RAL and Pantone colors.

2 years Lab Assistant. Sant Adrian del Besos (Barcelona, Spain).

Laboratory tasks including painting samples, testing, measuring gloss, dryfilm, and hardness.

Participate in formulating and adjusting solid colors.

Others

Member of the Spanish Association of Mountain Climbers.

Certified Mountain Climbing Guide for the Blind.

Capable of walking 60 miles non-stop in less than 16 hours in the mountains and capable of lifting heavy weights.

Accustomed to working long hours and travelling.

Fluent spoken and written Spanish.

Basic Spoken and Written English.

Geographic mobility and cultural adaptability.

US driver's license.

Experience with forklifts (up to 10 tons).

Permanent Resident VISA.

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