Engineering Sales

Cheng "Peter" Zhang

*** ******* ***, *** ***, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 TEL: 206-***-****

EMAIL: abmv81@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

NATIONAL AWARD WINNING PHD CHEMIST LOOKING FOR A POSITION IN THE FIELD OF

PATENT PRACTICE.

< USPTO registered patent agent.

< Diverse knowledge in chemistry gained through more than 10 years of

research experience.

< Excellent communication skills developed through cross-function new

product development and commercialization activities in a Fortune 500

company and in a high-tech, fast-growing small business.

< Technical writing skills demonstrated by a track record of patent

applications, publications and technical reports.

< Capability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

< Bilingual in English and Chinese.

SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS

< PRESIDENTIAL GREEN CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE AWARD, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT OF U.S. & U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 2007

< Huntsman Polyurethanes Fellow, Oregon State University, 2001-2004

< Weyerhaeuser Research Fellow, Oregon State University, 2004

< The Honor Society of Agriculture ( Gamma Sigma Delta

< Distinguished Graduate of Zhejiang University (summa cum laude), 1997

Professional Experience

LEADING SCIENTIST EXPERIENCE IN A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY AND IN A HIGH-TECH,

FAST-GROWING SMALL BUSINESS.

Responsibilities including planning and implementing research program,

hands-on lab work, coordinating external support and assuring timely

delivery of results, creating and protecting intellectual properties,

keeping updated in technological trends and learning new concepts and

skills, supervising supporting scientists and technicians, present

technical data and make recommendations to business managers, and

providing technical counseling service to marketing, purchasing,

environmental, safety and legal departments.

< Senior Chemist, RedXDefense LLC, Maryland, 2010-present

Develop trace explosive and drug detection technologies based on

fluorescence chemistry. Design and optimize explosive detection systems,

integrating chemistry and engineering requirements. Seek extramural

funding (mainly from government) to support new product development

efforts. One current project is funded by Defense Advanced Research

Projects Agency (DARPA) of Department of Defense.

< Research Scientist, Weyerhaeuser Company, Washington, 2005 - 2010

Developed and commercialized 10+ adhesive and coating formulations based

on polyurethane, epoxy, phenolic and hot-melt systems and filed multiple

patent applications. Developed novel techniques to incorporate cellulose

fiber and nanocrystal cellulose into sheet molding compounding (SMC),

laminating, extrusion and pultrusion processes. Established research

partnership with Ford Motor Company and Ashland Chemical Company.

Developed technologies to replace petroleum based phenolic chemicals with

lignin (a natural polyphenolic chemical derived from bio-mass) and filed

multiple patent applications. Managed research projects using a "Phase-

Gate" process and scaled up the technology to full plant scale. Projects

contributed millions of dollars to the bottom line of the business.

Hands-on lab experience during PhD and ME degree study.

< Oregon State University, Oregon, 2001-2005

Designed and conducted multiple-step organic synthesis to make amino acid-

based adhesives. Synthesized terminally functionalized polyethylene.

Synthesized amide modified polypropylene using free radical graft co-

copolymerization.

< Zhejiang University, China, 1997-2000

Extracted bio-macromolecules (glucosan, chitosan and chitin) from fungal

cell wall. Modified bio-macromolecules through graft copolymerization

with vinyl monomers. Utilized modified bio-macromolecules as flocculant

in waste water treatment.

Sales experience in one of the largest exporting companies in China.

< Zhejiang Medicines & Health Products Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., China, 2000-

2001

Exported fine chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates. Provided

technical support and drove customer satisfaction. Evaluated new business

opportunities and developed new customer relationships.

EDUCATION

< PHD, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY/WOOD SCIENCE, 2005, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

< ME, Chemical Engineering, 2000, Zhejiang University, China

< BE, Chemical Engineering, 1997, Zhejiang University, China

PATENT APPLICATIONS

< US PATENT PUB. APP. NO. 200********, "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING

RAW MATERIALS FOR WOOD PRODUCT FORMATION".

< US Patent Pub. App. No. 200********, "An adhesive having aromatic

diisocyanates and aromatic petroleum distillates with low volatility for

use in engineered wood products".

< Three unpublished patent applications.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

< ZHANG, C., LI, K., AND SIMONSEN, J., "TERMINALLY FUNCTIONALIZED

POLYETHYLENES AS COMPATIBILIZERS FOR WOOD-POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES",

POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (2006), 46(1), 108-113.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "Improvement of interfacial adhesion

between wood and polypropylene in wood-polypropylene composites", Journal

of Adhesion Science and Technology (2004), 18(14), 1603-1612.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "A Novel Wood-Binding Domain of a

Wood-Plastic Coupling Agent: Development and Characterization", Journal

of Applied Polymer Science (2003), 89(4), 1078-1084.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "Poly(N-acryloyl dopamine), a New

Wood-Binding Compound: Characterization and Adhesive Properties", The 6th

Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Portland, Oregon, November 10-

13, 2002.

< Zhang, C., Meng, Q., and Lu, D., "Graft Copolymerization of Acrylic Acid

onto Fungal Cell Wall Structural Polysaccharide", Chinese Journal of

Chemical Engineering (2001), 9(1), 97-99.

< Zhang, C., Meng, Q., and Lu, D., "Study on Graft Copolymerization of

Acrylic Acid onto Fungal Cell Wall", Acta Polymerica Sinica (2001), (2),

241-244.

< Zhang, C., Rogers, J., and Simonsen, J., "The Relationship of Interfacial

Shear Strength to Composite Properties", 8th International Conference on

Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (and other natural fibers), Madison,

Wisconsin, May 23-25, 2005.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "Terminally Functionalized

Polyethylenes as Compatibilizers for Wood-Polyethylene Composites", Wood-

Based Composites Center Spring 2005 Industry Advisory Board Meeting,

Corvallis, Oregon, May 10-11, 2005.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "A New Compatibilizer System for

Wood-Polypropylene Composites", Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites

2004, Toronto, Canada, May 10-11, 2004, Honorable-mentioned poster

(poster).

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "A Novel Wood-Binding Domain of a

Wood-Plastic Coupling Agent", Forestry Products Society 2003 Annual

Meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 22-25, 2003.

< Li, K., Zhang, C., and Simonsen, J., "Synthesis of Di-block Copolymers as

Wood-Plastic Compatibilizers", The International Conference on Wood-

Plastic Composites, Madison, Wisconsin, May 19-20, 2003.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "Poly(N-acryloyl dopamine), a New

Wood-Binding Compound: Characterization, and Adhesive Properties", The

6th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Portland, Oregon,

November 10-13, 2002.

< Zhang, C., Li, K., and Simonsen, J., "A Novel Wood-Binding Domain of a

Wood-Plastic Coupling Agent: Development and Characterization", Wood-

Based Composites Center Spring 2002 Industry Advisory Board Meeting,

Corvallis, Oregon, May 14-15, 2002.

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