Thomas V. Doherty

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Latham, NY 12110

Summary Seasoned project leader with 9 years of experience leading

cross function product development teams in the medical

device industry and 5 years of experience in green

technology seeking a position as a technical leader in the

green economy. I have recently completed a Ph.D. in

Materials Science and Engineering, conducting research on

the conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and strategies to

mitigate corrosion and degradation in fuel cells.

2005 – Present Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Experience

Troy, NY

Conducted research on the pretreatment of lignocellulose

for conversion to biofuels and

the degradation of polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

Research Assistant / Post-Doctoral Scholar

• Researched the use of Room Temperature Ionic

Liquids (RTILs) as media in the pretreatment of

lignocellulosic biomass. This research

demonstrated a set of RTIL that selectively

extracted lignin from hardwood while reducing

cellulose crystallinity, resulting in superior sugar

yields.

• Identified a physicochemical property of RTILs,

the Kamlet-Taft β parameter, that correlates with

pretreatment efficacy. This relationship may

enable better rational design of RTIL solvents for

lignocellulose pretreatment.

• Conducted a feasibility test on the use of

biocatalysts to break down electrochemically

generated hydrogen peroxide

• Recipient of Integrative Graduate Education and

Research Traineeship (IGERT)

2007 Plug Power

Latham, NY

Electrochemical Engineering Intern (4 months)

• Worked to devise carbon corrosion mitigation

strategies as part of the GenCore Stack

Development Team. Developed a model which

accurately predicts long term stack performance

based on single cycle measurements.

• Leveraged the experience in the GenCore Stack

Development Team to the design of the Honda

Home Energy Station development team, resulting

in the filing of a patent application.

• Conducted proof of conduct experiments to

demonstrate the feasibility of an electrochemical

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method of carbon monoxide mitigation.

1999 – 2005 Depuy Spine, a Johnson & Johnson

Company Raynham, MA

Responsible for development of new products for the

Posterior Cervical pathology group and product line

maintenance, leading projects of varying complexity from

concept to product launch in cross-functional teams

consisting of Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality,

Manufacturing and Purchasing members.

Senior Product Development Engineer – 2003 – 2005

• Activated the product development for a

“capstone” posterior occipito-cervico-thoracic spinal

fixation system. This involved coordinating resource

allocations, marketing financials, patent landscape and the

product development timeline.

• Served as project leader for the “capstone”

posterior occipito-cervico-thoracic spinal fixation system.

Project core team includes six design and product

development engineers.

• Project launched on schedule in February of 2005,

with a portion of components released five months ahead of

schedule.

Product Development Engineer II – 2001 – 2003

• Served as project leader and lead engineer to

upgrade our flagship posterior cervical product line. The

aggressive project schedule was completed on time and

sales of the product line increased by 50% within 3 months

of completion.

• Created the criteria for a weekly patent search

whose results are distributed company-wide.

Product Development Engineer – 1999-2001

• Developed a multi-phase, next-generation cervical

system with international partner. Served both as

project team leader and project contributor on

various phases of the project.

• Assumed product maintenance duties as sole

member of Cervical engineering team after Depuy

Spine relocation. This involved rapidly learning

existing product lines and being able to field

questions from sales representatives and surgeons.

1996 – 1999 Johnson & Johnson Professional Inc. Raynham, MA

Engineer, Custom Implants & Instruments – Johnson & Johnson Professional, 1996-1999

Generate design proposals for patient specific orthopedic implants and instruments, prepare the

detailed design and oversee product manufacture, maintaining project management until shipment.

Also responsible for design of low volume catalog products.

• Advised sales representatives and orthopedic surgeons on custom implant design features and

compatibility with base business products, accelerating surgeon design approval time.

• Developed a new size total knee replacement resulting in new business from a key surgeon

who had been turned down by two competitive companies with the same request.

• Reverse-engineered existing base business instruments and instrument systems and

redesigned them to particular customer specifications, resulting in targeted surgeon

conversions from competitive products.

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May 2010 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

Education

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering; Alpha Sigma Mu.

May 1996 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

BS Biomedical Engineering; Cum Laude, Tau Beta Pi.

US 7,717,939 – Rod attachment for head to head cross connector

Issued US

US 7,621,916 – Cervical bone preparation tool and implant guide systems

Patents

US 7,087,057 – Polyaxial Bone Screw

US 7,048,739 – Bone Plate and Resilient Screw system allowing bi-directional assembly

US 6,524,315 – Orthopaedic Rod/Plate locking mechanism

US 5,997,545 – Knee Incision Tensile Gauge

Five additional issued and fifteen pending US patents in the fields of Medical Devices and Fuel Cells.

ProEngineer, Unigraphics, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, FMEA, Microsoft Office,

Skills

Design Excellence Training, HPLC, DSC, X-Ray Diffraction, TGA, SEM.

Doherty, T. V., Mora-Pale, M., et al. (2010). “Ionic Liquid Solvent Properties as Predictors of

Publications

Lignocellulose Pretreatment Efficacy.” Green Chemistry, Submitted

Lee, S. H., Doherty, T.V., et al. (2009). "Ionic liquid-mediated selective extraction of lignin from wood

leading to enhanced enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis." Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 102(5):1368-

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• Bellingham MA Community Partnership for Children (2004-2005)

Service

• Latham Pack 66 Cub Scouting Committee (2006-2009), Fundraising Chair (2007-2009),

Cubmaster (2008-2009)

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