Project Manager Engineer

Timothy M Burns

*E Heights Road, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 * 603-***-**** *

*******.******@*****.***

Summary

Highly motivated chemical engineer with over 5 years of progressive

experience. A track record of significant company contributions with a

broad range of management and technical skills. Interacted with customers,

sales force, management team, technical staff and outside vendors

throughout the world to develop and execute leading edge technology inkjet

products. Founding employee of a successful chemical development company,

Ink Mill Corporation.

Professional Experience

Senior Development Engineer, Ink Mill Corp., Plymouth, NH, July 2008 -

Present

Project Manager: Responsible for the planning, execution and

implementation of development projects. Managing a project includes

managing the risk within the project. Risks occur when things are unknown.

In order to mitigate this risk and have improved success, open

communication with all team members is essential.

. Create clear and attainable project objective, set the project

requirements and manage cost, time and quality

. Coordinate with internal and external resources to ensure

customer satisfaction with the projects progress and completion

Lead Development: Formulate leading edge technology inkjet inks in solvent

and bio solvent based systems. Develop, test and commercialize inks for a

wide customer base.

. Screen raw materials for cost, compatibility and performance

using laboratory equipment

. Perform and analyze test results such as viscosity

characteristics, product stability, light fastness, surface

tension, transparency, optical density, evaporation rate and

chemical resistance of the dried film

. Work with customers to ensure final products meet or exceeds

their expectation

Sales/Marketing: Technical advisor for new and existing customers.

Educated sales staff on product applications and reasonable performance

expectations. Worked directly with customers on technical matters to

complete a product and begin generating revenue.

. Exhibitor and technical sales at SGIA trade show

. Generate new sales through existing customer relationships

Quality Assurance: Ensure strict internal quality standards are met, while

understanding the quality of our products is ultimately determined by our

customers. More than just our internal test requirement, the product must

conform to customer specific requirements and comply with established plans

based on the customer's expectation.

R&D Chemical Engineer, EFI/Inkware, Meredith, NH, November 2006 - July 2008

Chemical Formulation: Lead formulation engineer for leading edge Bio based

ink technology. Responsible for screening raw material compatibility,

applied laboratory techniques to analyze required specifications, used

statistical analysis techniques to optimize final product quality.

. Developed a leading edge Bio based solvent inkjet ink for the

wide format printing industry. Annual sales of this product

produced $3M in revenue in its first year.

. Screened raw materials based on cost analysis and final product

price point to ensure final formulation is a viable commercial

product

. Traveled oversees to test ink formulations at customer's

facility to aid in product optimization

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Field Service: Traveled throughout the world including Japan, China,

Korea, Europe and the US to OEMs and third party customers.

. Combined understanding of the chemistry of the product being

applied with the desired application to optimize product

performance

. Studied the impact of process parameters on product performance,

often outside of the normal operating window, to ensure a robust

system the end user can be comfortable using

. Integrated new products within a specific application, including

modification of application parameters, studying product

performance based on these modifications, and occasionally

making application design recommendations

Process Engineer: Transitioned new products from lab scale to pilot scale

and to manufacturing. Studied process variations between lab scale and

manufacturing and their effect on product quality.

. Worked with production group to develop procedure for quality

control checks to ensure the final product matches lab scale

samples

. Developed and implemented manufacturing processes to optimize

output while maintaining a high quality robust product.

Application Engineer/Project Manager, GL&V, Nashua, NH October 2005 -

November 2006

. Analyzed process flow parameters and sized inline pulp & paper

equipment per customer specifications

. Calculated costs for equipment raw materials and manufacturing

cost paying close attention to the volatile cost of stainless

steel

. Prepare formal proposals and submit directly to the customer

including technical discussion on equipment, pricing and legal

documentation

. Manage project from initial proposal through price negotiations,

manufacturing of the equipment and the final installation and

startup

R&D Intern, Inkware, Meredith, NH June 2005 - September 2005

. Assisted lead development engineer with ink formulations and

scale up for customer trials

. Performed cross contamination testing of inks to reduce cleaning

time and increase production output

. Aided in reducing the amount of air pollution generated in ink

manufacturing

Education & Certification

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering: University of New Hampshire,

Durham NH, 2005

Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (FE/EIT), Durham, NH, 2006

MBA with Certificate in Project Management: Southern New Hampshire

University, Manchester NH, (expected 2012)

Other Skills

Computer: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Engineering Equation

Solver, ColorBurst, Onyx

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