Manager Development
Resume:
BENJAMIN BARTMAN
Akron, Ohio 44313
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OBJECTIVE
Obtain a laboratory position developing new products
SKILLS
Product Development
Discovered novel ambient crosslinking technologies
4,408,018 Acetoacetate functionalized polymers and monomers
4,230,772 Amine crosslinked methacrolein copolymers for coatings
Developed repulpable adhesives for use in the worldwide paper label market
Developed and commercialized first binder for polypropylene nonwoven using
a proprietary tackifier technology
Identified and development technologies for foamed cements applications
such as landfill passivation and cementitious roof coatings
Application Development
Developed novel pigment dispersion technology that significantly improves
hiding in waterbased coatings
Invented a thermally reversible crosslink for acrylic hot melt pressure
sensitive adhesives
4,360,638 Pressure sensitive hot melt adhesives
4,423,182 Pressure sensitive hot melt adhesives
Increased light diffuser illumination from 45% to 85% using new plastic
additive
Developed a foamed cement application for roofing applications
Commercialized waterbased, high performance adhesives
Technical and Plant Support
Reduced technical service turn-around-time from 59 to 13 days
Reduced microbe contamination in emulsion storage by 90%
Modeled polymerization from fundamental kinetics to enhance plastics
manufacture
Used Total Quality Management tools to reduce off-grade by 50%
BENJAMIN BARTMAN
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EXPERIENCE
Technical Director, STANCHEM, INC. East Berlin, CT
12/2009-3/2010
Led research and development for waterbased coatings
Program Manager, NINESIGMA, Cleveland, OH 2007-2009
Provide Open Innovation services worldwide
Lead Program Manager for NINESIGMA's largest client
Vice President, MAD SCIENCE OF CLEVELAND
2002-2008
Provided fun science programs for children per-kindergarten through
the sixth grade
Consultant, Ohio Polymer Enterprise Development, Akron, OH
2001-2002
Commercialize polymer technology in Ohio Universities and government labs
Director of Technology, BFGOODRICH Performance Materials, Cleveland, OH
1998-2001
Penetrated new markets commercializing three new technology platforms
leading to greater than 20% growth, and sales of over $5
million
Initiated licensing of controlled free radical polymerization technologies
Improved scrub resistance in architectural coatings to
150% of benchmark through novel emulsion polymer process
further penetrating $100 million specialty coatings market
Scientist, Sections Manager, Research Department Manager
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA
1975-1997
Developed, implemented, and managed worldwide research programs
in North American, Asia and Europe for adhesives and
plastics
Grew adhesive business by over 200 million pounds through development of
waterbased adhesives with improved convertibility and
performance for
tape, label and packaging markets.
Reduced off-grade, improved product performance, and introduced
new molding resin products that grew more than 10MM pounds in
two years.
EDUCATION
St. Mary's University, Texas, BS, Chemistry (summa cum laude)
University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Chemistry
Harvard University, Post Doctoral research
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (Certificate)
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