JAY SONG, Ph D

Home address: * **** *****, ******** *****, NY 10930

E-mail: abmh7b@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 845-***-**** (home); 513-***-**** (cell)

U.S. Citizen

Summary: Experienced coating chemist; Proven track record of product

innovation

. Technical Expertise: New materials, formulation of waterborne, solvent

based, & UV/EB coatings; Emulsions, water-soluble polymers; Thermoplastic

& thermosetting resins; Coating pigments, dyes and dispersions;

Surfactants, lubricants & defoamers; Anti-static agents & conductive

inks; Coating and lamination: Rod, Blade, Gravure, Slot Die, Spray and

Extrusion. Photochemistry of non-conventional imaging systems.

. Project Management: Years of project management experience. R&D Stage-

Gate and Product delivery processes. Strong inter-personal and

situational leadership skills. Has can-do attitude and works well both

independently and in a team environment. Practical statistical process

control and Design-of-Experiments skills.

. Business Acumen: Strategic thinker with strong ability to articulate

short and long term R&D goals linking with marketing and business

visions. Voice of Technology (VOT) and Voice of Customer (VOC)

experience. Extensive knowledge and working relationships with raw

materials suppliers. Experiences in certifying key raw material suppliers

and specification development. Experiences in cost reduction programs

for raw materials.

. Languages: English and Chinese.

Experience:

R and D Department, International Specialty Products (ISP) Corporation

Coatings Chemist 2009-

. Developed coating formulations for x-ray imaging and medical device

applications.

. Designed and formulated new pigment dispersions for improved color

density and uniformity.

. Applied Design-of-Experiments tools to improve product performance and

reduced cost.

. Improved film lamination with superior quality and light fade

resistance.

Corporate Technology Center, International Paper Company

Principal Scientist 2000-2009

. Developed paper coating and sizing formulations for printing and

packaging applications. Drive product developments from inception to

commercialization; Develop project plans to insure quality, cost, and on

time delivery of new products. Successfully transferred new coating

technologies from pilot plant to commercialization and resulted in multi-

million dollar annual sales. Served as a technical liaison to business

groups, OEM customers, manufacturing, suppliers, and external research

universities.

. Developed coated paper grades for inkjet printing for fast dry time

and higher print density.

. Invented hybrid nano-coating for improved performance and reduced

cost.

. Developed conductive inks and antistatic coatings for electronic

packaging.

. Developed new pigmented coatings with improved MVTR and SO2 barrier.

. Developed coated PET film for 3-D display graphics.

. Initiated several platform projects for enhanced performance & cost

reduction.

R & D Department, Arkwright Inc.

Product Development Chemist 1994-2000

. Led development programs of coating formulations and process technologies

for films.

. Develop project plans to insure quality, cost, and on time delivery of

new products. Led several successful projects which resulted in key

technical patents and/or new products with multi-million dollar annual

sales. Served as a technical liaison to business groups, OEM customers,

manufacturing and suppliers.

. Invented novel polyester resin coating for electrophotographic printing.

. Invented in-line UV barrier coating and hydrophilic coatings for inkjet

printing.

. Invented multi-layer extrusion coating for inkjet photographic printing.

. Developed thermosetting resin coating for durability and scratch

resistance.

. Invented anti-fog coated film for medical applications.

Center for Photochemical Science, Bowling Green St. Univ. 1993-1994

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Dr. D. C. Neckers)

. Formulated UV curable resins for stereolithography applications.

. Studied curing process of epoxy resins for glass fiber mat products.

Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut 1987-1993

Research Assistant (Advisor: Dr. C. S. P. Sung)

.Thermal curing kinetics of thermosetting resins including epoxy resins,

polyimides, polyurethane, and fiber reinforced epoxy composites.

Education:

Ph. D. Polymer Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs,

CT

M. S. Materials Science, Shandong University, Jinan,

China

B. S. Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China

Selected Publications and Patents:

"Effects of Paper Properties on Xerographic Print Quality", Progress in

Paper Physics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2010.

"Paper Properties and Fuser Oil Uptake in High-Speed Digital Xerographic

Printing Fuser",

J. Imaging Science & Technology, 2007, 51 (5) 424.

"Development of Coated Digital Printing Paper", Proceedings of

International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Beijing, 2005

"Performance Enhancement in Printing Media", Proc. Digital Production

Printing Conference, 2003

"Effects of Coating Designs on Color Laser Media", Proc. 14th Non-Impact

Printing Conference, 1998

"Color Electrophotographic Media", Proc.13th Non-Impact Printing

Conference, 1997, 403

"Degree of Cure and Coating Thickness of Photo-curable Resins ",

Multidimentional Spectroscopy of Polymers, ACS Symposium Series # 582,

1995, P472

"Monitoring Polymerization Processes", Polym. Engr. Sci. 1996, Vol. 34,

325

"Characterization of Photocurable Coatings", Polymer Engr. Sci. 1996, Vol

36, 394

"Epoxy Resins Cured with Diaminodiphenyl Sulfone", Macromolecules 1995,

Vol. 28, 5581

"Intramolecular Charge Transfer Complexes as Fluorescence Probes for

Acrylate Polymerization", RadTech Conference Proceedings 1994, Vol. 1, 338

"Diaminodiphenyl Sulfone Curing Agent for Epoxy Cure", Macromolecules 1993,

26, 4818

"Cure Characterization of Epoxy Composites", Polym. Mater. Sci. Engr.

1992, Vol. 67, 497

"Aromatic Diamines for Epoxy Cure Studies", ACS Polymer Preprints 1991,

Vol. 64, No. 3, 362

"Epoxide-Aromatic Diamine Network", Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 1991, Vol. 36,

No. 3, 740

Growth and Defects of Non-Linear Optical LixNa(1-x)HCO2 Crystals", J. of

Chinese Silicate Society 1988, Vol.16, 351-356.

"Growth and Pyroelectric Properties of TGS Crystals Doped With Aniline-

Family Dipolar Molecules", J. of Crystal Growth, 1987, Vol. 82, 639-642

"Growth and Nonlinear Optical Properties of LixNa(1-x)HCO2 Crystals",

Proceedings of International Conference on Lasers, Optical and NLO

Materials, Shanghai, China. 1986, P28

"Crystal Growth and Pyroelectric Properties of Modified TGS Crystals" J. of

Synthetic Crystals 1985, Vol.14, 120

US 7,682,438 "Paper Substrate Having Enhanced Print Density"

US 7,608,338 "High Brightness Coating and Related Products"

US 7,361,399 "Coating Formulation for Multifunctional Printing"

US 7,018,018 "Gloss-Coating Formulation"

US 6,793,860 "Ink-Jet Media Formulations"

US 6,465,080 "Electrophotographic Coating Compositions"

US 5,989,686 "Color Electrophotographic Film"

US 5,804,612 "Anti-Fog Coating Compositions for plastic films"

US 5,606,171 "UV Curable Coating Composion"

US 200******** "Paper with Improved Stiffness and Bulk"

US 200******** "Fast Dry Coated Inkjet Paper"

US 200******** "Gloss Coated Multifunctional Paper"

US 200******** "Paper Substrate with a Functional Layer"

US 200******** "Enhanced Print Density for Inkjet Printing"

EP 0950537 "Anti-Static Coatings"

WO 2005/115763 "Coating Compositions"

WO 2004/025026 "Composition with Improved Stiffness and Bulk"

WO 2004/018769 "High Brightness Composition"

WO 2008/073426 "Paper Sizing Composition"

Professional Affiliations:

American Chemical Society;

Imaging Science and Technology;

TAPPI

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