CONFIDENTIAL

DARIN Y. FURGESON, Ph.D.

**** *

*965

S

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

84109-

2133

Mobile:

801-***-****

acd455@r.postjobfree.com

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND POLYMER CHEMISTRY PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY:

TECHNICAL

COMPETENCIES

CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING

and

POLYMER

SCIENCE

expert

with

16+

years

• ASTM,

ASME,

FDA,

&

ISO

Competency

experience

-

impeccable

professional

qualifications

and

academic

credentials

• Colloid

and

S urface

Chemistry

applying

broad,

interdisciplinary

background

for

a

rigorous

scientific

research

• Molecular

Characterization

foundation.

Leader

in

building

and

directing

highly

effective

muti-

disciplinary

• Material

Science

teams

and

diverse

discovery

programs.

Rigorous

data

analysis

skills

(statistical

and

• Mass

Transfer

/

Transport

Phenomena

empirical).

Developed

SOPs

and

trained

personnel

in

AFM,

CD,

CE,

DSC,

FFF,

FTIR,

• Analytical

and

Polymer

Chemistry

HPLC,

LC-

MS,

Neutron

Activation,

NMR,

SEM,

TEM,

and

several

other

analytical

• Risk

Assessment

and

F MEAs

and

polymer

chemistry.

• Scientific

Publication

• Statistical

Analysis

SUMMARY

OF

SKILLS:

Directed

scientifically

diverse

teams

across

chemical/bioengineering

and

polymer

chemistry.

Industrial

R&D

experience

at

the

physical

chemistry

interface

of

chemical

engineering

and

polymers.

Trained

expert

in

several

ASTM,

FDA

(21

CFR),

ASME,

and

ISO

standards

for

regulatory

compliance.

Proven

track

record

in

chemical

activation,

material

science,

polymer

synthesis,

and

bioorganic

scale-

up.

Well-

versed

in

analytical

techniques

for

molecular

characterization

including

NMR,

LC-

MS,

CD,

DSC,

HPLC,

and

EM.

Effectively

managed

difficult

clients

and

employees

through

conflict

resolution

and

problem

solving

skills.

Developed

and

implemented

lab

training

procedures

including

SOPs

and

safety

guidelines.

CAREER

HIGHLIGHTS:

Assigned

and

directly

managed

$2.7M

in

projects

for

thermodynamic

and

kinetic

optimization

of

macromolecules.

Second

overall

recipient

of

the

prestigious

Tech

Transfer

Star

Award

at

the

University

of

Utah.

Facilitated

over

40

presentations

and

seminars

as

an

invited

speaker

at

domestic

and

international

meetings.

Consulted

on

IP

licensing

and

legal

filings

for

6

patents

(3

approved,

3

pending).

Recruited

and

managed

38

direct

reports.

Published

over

16

peer-

reviewed

research

papers

in

top

scientific

journals.

PHYSICAL

CHEMISTRY-

RELATED

PROJECTS

COMPLETED:

Personally

trained

and

oversaw

lab

personnel

in

multiple

analytical

techniques

to

assess

molecular

structures.

Constructed

and

validated

large-

scale

multi-

functional

macromolecules

for

delivery

of

large

and

small

molecules.

Optimized

formulation

for

local

and

systemic

drug

delivery

of

bioorganic

macromolecular

conjugates.

Determined

the

effect

of

surface

charge,

particle

size,

and

morphology

on

excipient

interactions

and

formulations.

With

computer

modeling,

designed

and

developed

novel

microwave

antenna

prototype

for

trans-

osseo

heat

transfer.

Introduced

surface

roughness

spec

and

supervised

machining

to

reduce

metallic

debris

and

increase

client

compliance.

WORK

HISTORY:

Nexus

CMF,

Senior

Manager

of

R&D;

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

Jun

2013

–

Apr

2014

University

of

Utah,

Chemical

Engineer

and

Physical

Scientist

faculty;

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

Jan

2009

–

Jun

2013

University

of

Wisconsin-

Madison,

Chemical

Engineer

and

Physical

Scientist

faculty;

Madison,

WI

Jun

2005

–

Dec

2008

Duke

University,

Research

Fellow;

Durham,

NC

Jun

2003

–

Jun

2005

EDUCATION:

BSc

in

Chemical

Engineering,

University

of

Utah,

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

(minor

in

mathematics

and

piano

performance)

ME

in

Chemical

Engineering,

University

of

Utah,

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

PhD

in

Pharmaceutical

Chemistry/Bioengineering,

University

of

Utah,

Salt

Lake

City,

UT

COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT:

Youth

Football

Coach

Community

pianist

and

organist

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