Engineer Engineering

RESUME

Richard D. Varjian, Ph.D

**** *** ***** *****, **, Gig Harbor, WA 98332

E mail: *****@***.***

Phone: 253-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Process/product development engineering leadership position, building on my demonstrated strengths

in developing commercially successful chemical/electrochemical technologies, and as a resourceful R &

D leader who interfaces effectively with business & manufacturing leaders.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Green Chemical Processing

Energy Storage

Battery Technology – Lead Acid; Lithium, Nickel, Ultracapacitor, Supercapacitor

Process Development Engineering – scale up to pilot plant/commercial unit

Materials Development

Electroplating/Electropolishing & Wet Etching

Process Economics Evaluations

Corrosion Technology

Chlor Alkali Technology

Cell Modeling & Current Distribution Phenomena

Development & Licensing of Electrochemical Systems

Grant Writing (Proposals), Business Plans, Technical Writing

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

July 1, 2012 – May, 2015

Novinium, Inc., Auburn, WA – a utility service co., specializing in rejuvenation of underground cables;

protecting cables with proprietary chemical additives

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & ENGINEERING

Responsibilities:

Developed new generations of fluids to extend the life of medium voltage power cables;

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Developed a new generation of fluids to extend the life of low voltage power cables;

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Developed equipment and procedures to deliver fluids in a cost effective way;

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Ensured that all equipment and procedures provided maximum safety to operating personnel,

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owner personnel, and the public against all hazards including electrical shock, fire, and

explosions;

Assured that Novinium’s fluids and equipment met the highest standards of reliability;

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Led efforts to discover new technologies and potential new products, within markets currently

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served and in potential new markets;

Partnered with Product Development, Marketing and other teams to bring new products to

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market;

Established procedures and policies to protect Novinium intellectual property;

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Managed intellectual property clearance, patent preparation and filing in coordination with IP

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Manager;

Demonstrated Novinium technology to prospective global customers.

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LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLITIES:

Hired, trained, coached and managed a multi disciplinary research team engaged in the

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development of Novinium intellectual property;

Set team and individual goals and objectives that aligned with Novinium’s overall business

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strategy;

Prepared and managed departmental budgets;

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Supervised outside laboratory and vendor activity;

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Led technical support for all global field operations and sales;

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Managed corporate process engineering group;

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Led development of new product and process technologies including:

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a new anti oxidant compound for rejuvenation fluids;

a new offering solving manhole mitigation events;

an automated/electronically controlled rejuvenation process with potential savings of over

one million dollars per year.

• Additionally:

improved current product offerings;

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expanded global business opportunities;

reduced operational costs;

secured patents for new product and process improvements;

three patent applications are pending.

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2012

EnerG2, Seattle, WA venture funded, DoE supported, energy storage start up

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

June, 2010 – June, 2012

Responsibilities:

• Developed complex scale up process from R & D model; implementing EnerG2’s activated

carbon manufacturing process for energy storage application;

• Created technical specifications of process equipment for vendors, engineering and construction

contractors;

• Qualified equipment for commercial use and full plant startup. Supervised all technical

production staff to assure product quality & consistency.

June 2009 – June 30, 2010

EnerG2 Seattle, WA – venture funded, DoE supported energy storage start up

SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II

Responsibilities:

• Developed electrochemical testing and coin cell assembly capabilities for qualifying EnerG2’s

carbon performance;

• Aligned product preparation and testing methods with business needs for customer sampling and

qualification;

• Established company protocols for carbon purity; particle size distribution and jetmill processing.

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September, 2007 – July, 1, 2009

AIC Labs, Inc., Alameda, CA

Investor funded electrochemical technology development lab.

VICE PRESIDENT of RESEARCH (AIC Labs)

CTO of REDox Biofuels (a subsidiary of AIC Labs)

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualized and developed electrochemical technology for commercial usage including:

biofuels;

lithium ion batteries;

alternative energy resources;

energy storage;

mining extraction procedures;

waste water treatment.

• Initiated all technical projects;

• Developed new fundamentals for project planning;

• Mentored technical staff;

• Addressed: IP issues, budget controls, intellectual property investigations, job performance

evaluations, proposal developments and wrote all proposals, external collaborations and

contributed major elements to business strategies.

June 12, 2006 June 6, 2007

Hutchinson Technology (HTI) Supplier of head/armature parts for PC disk drives

SR. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Introduced new chemical and electrochemical metal finishing technologies, including

electropolishing and etching, for use in HTI’s precision manufacturing processes.

• These processes are being used today at their Asian manufacturing site.

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1989 May 31, 2006

The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan

SENIOR TECHNICAL LEADER

2003 06 Dow’s Corporate New Business Ventures Unit:

Reported to a global vice president.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed for Dow executives new technologies including: emissions, fuel cells, lithium & nickel

batteries, biofuel processing, energy storage, polymers, corrosion, photovoltaics, agriproducts,

coatings used for external collaboration and/or internal development;

• Researched and reviewed data on use of Dow hydrogen in GM fuel cell driven vehicles, and

technically contributed to the Dow/GM fuel cell venture.

TECHNICAL LEADER

2000 03 Dow’s Corporate Technology Transfer Office:

Responsibilities:

• Estimated value potential by evaluating process economic costs of Dow technologies, compared

to best practice potentially available;

• Developed patent protection strategies and studied patent language;

Established Intellectual Property Maps comparing Dow technology to nearest IP portfolio;

• Analyzed Dow products for their market potential within Dow portfolios;

• Licensed Dow technologies to external interests.

TECHNICAL LEADER

1989–2000 Dow’s Corporate Central Research:

Responsibilities:

• Led modeling effort on inorganic thin film battery establishing technical basis for improved

performance;

• Demonstrated simulated moving bed chromatography unit operation in pilot plant for purification

of an organic acid product stream;

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• Established process economic framework for Dow’s first venture into industrial

biotechnology, using green raw materials to create Dow products;

• Delivered 500 pounds of Dow’s 1st product sample from industrial biotechnology effort;

• Led Dow’s cooperative project with Los Alamos National Lab to demonstrate world’s first ultra

high current density oxygen cathode for chlor alkali cells;

• Received a Dow award for developing the electrolytic process technology protocol for a new

agricultural chemical production plant;

• Received a Dow award for re vamped Dow spreadsheet as a process economics tool;

• Developed prototype of one square foot electrochromic window, establishing intellectual property

position for Dow;

• Developed economic models of 250 kW stationary fuel cell systems, identifying critical balance

of plant issues;

• Led a process design effort of my “green” process for producing a Dow basic chemical.

Received Dow recognition award and, this “green” process was selected for

commercial deployment at Dow’s commercial facility in China. In 2012, this process

received an American Chemical Society (ACS) award for affordable green chemistry.

Basic Industry Research Laboratory (BIRL)

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Responsibilities:

• Developed new concepts for upgrading waste treatment processes and electrochemical

procedures for commercial electroplating;

Rebuilt electrolytic metal recovery unit; returning equipment to its original operating condition in a

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Chicago commercial plating shop. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE highlighted the success of this

academic commercial joint venture with a series of articles on this project.

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The Dow Chemical Company, Central Research, Midland, Michigan

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

• Developed process for drilling holes leading to over $5 million in new business for a ceramics

subsidiary of Dow Chemical;

• Scaled up electrochemical process for recycling viscosified oil field drilling fluids. Successfully

demonstrated technology for oil companies in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska;

• Initiated and wrote proposal leading to multi year, $3 million research contract on stable anodes

for magnesium cells;

• Conducted techno economic analyses of external ventures related to materials, renewable

energy, electrochemical technology; made recommendations to Dow executive management

teams.

The Dow Chemical Company, Louisiana Division, Plaquemine, Louisiana

RESEARCH LEADER

Responsibilities:

• Scaled up air cathode for chlor alkali cell to 4 square feet, demonstrating a new workable

concept;

• Led troubleshooting effort on electrolytic titanium pilot plant process, resulting in significant

performance improvement for Dow’s Texas manufacturing location.

The Dow Chemical Company, Central Research, Midland, Michigan

RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Responsibilities:

• Developed math model of diaphragm chlor alkali cell, strengthening the design basis;

• Managed electrochemistry group of 18 engineers/chemists and 18 technicians.

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AWARDS:

Dow Inventor of the Year the highest award presented to a Dow research engineer

Dow Technology Center Implementation Award for Most Outstanding Achievement

9 Dow Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Research

Dow Safety Awards over 20 recognition awards

16 U.S. & International Patents

3 Patent Applications are pending

CREDENTIALS:

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society Honorary Member

Pi Lambda Upsilon National Chemistry Honorary Member

Exxon Research and Engineering Fellowship

Electrochemical Society Division Officer and Chair;

Electrochemical Society Chair of Midland, Michigan Section

U.S. Department of Energy Chair, Guidance and Evaluation Board for Advanced

Industrial Materials Program in the Office of Industrial Technologies, 1990 2000

AIChE, ACS, Electrochemical Society IEEE member

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (with emphasis on electrochemical processes)

M.S. Chemical Engineering

4.6/5.0 GPA

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey

B.S. Chemical Engineering

4.3/5.0 GPA

PUBLICATIONS:

Mesoporous carbon materials comprising bifunctional catalysts. Feaver; Aaron M., Cosantino; Henry R.,

Varjian; Richard D., US Patent 8,916,296, December 23, 2014.

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Aqueous dispersions for use as toners. Klier; John, Varjian; Richard Dicran, Hill; Alastair Stewart, US Patent

8,673,533, December 11, 2014.

Implementing P1816: Training and Templates Reduce Shielded Cable Installation Failures . Varjian,

Richard D., Presented at IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee Meeting, October, 2014.

C34D Manhole Event Survey. Varjian, Richard D., Presented at IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee

Meeting, May, 2014.

Accelerated Aging Testing Related to Underground Electrical Cables. Varjian, Richard D., Presented at

IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee Meeting, April, 2013.

Flow Ultracapacitor. Feaver; Aaron ; Varjian; Richard; Goodwin; Chad; US Patent Application 201********,

October 18, 2012.

Aqueous dispersions for use as toners. Klier; John, Varjian; Richard Dicran, Hill; Alastair Stewart, US Patent

8,329,812, March 18, 2012.

Process for the conversion of a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multicomponent

aliphatic hydrocarbons, or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin. Hook; Bruce D., Briggs; John, Campbell;

Robert M., Kruper; William J., Schreck; David J., Varjian; Richard D., Hippler; Jeffrey G., US Patent 8,236,975,

August 7, 2012.

Conversion of a multihydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, or ester thereof to a chlorohydrin. Kruper, Jr.;

William J., Schreck; David J., Kearns; Kenneth L., Varjian; Richard D., Jones; Mark E., Campbell; Robert M.,

Hook; Bruce D., Briggs; John R., Hippler; Jeffrey G., US Patent 8,088,957, January 3, 2012.

Aqueous dispersions as toners. Klier; John, Varjian; Richard Dicran, Hill; Alastair Stewart, US Patent

8,007,978, August 30, 2011.

Process for the conversion of a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated

aliphatic hydrocarbons or

esters thereof to a chlorohydrin. Hook; Bruce D., Briggs; John, Campbell; Robert M., Kruper, Jr.; William J.,

Schreck; David J., Varjian; Richard D., Hippler; Jeffrey G., US Patent 7,910,781, March 22, 2011.

Integrated chemical processes for industrial utilization of seed oils. Lysenko; Zenon, Maughon; Bob R.,

Bicerano; Jozef, Burdett; Kenneth A., Christenson; Christopher P., Cummins; Clark H., Dettloff; Marvin L.,

Schrock; Alan K., Thomas; P. J., Varjian; Richard D., White; Jerry E., Maher; John Michael, US Patent 7,745,652,

June 29, 2010.

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Morphological instabilities in solid state lithium batteries: an experimental and theoretical

investigation. Somasi, Madan; West, David H; Varjian, Richard D.; Babinec, Susan J.; Dudney Nancy; and Villa,

Carlos M., presented at AIChE National Meeting, Austin, TX.

Integrated chemical processes for industrial utilization of seed oils. Lysenko, Zenon; Maughon, Bob R.;

Bicerano, Jozef; Burdett, Kenneth A.; Christenson, Christopher P.; Cummins, Clark H.; Detloff, Marvin L.; Maher,

John Michael; Schrock, Alan K.; Thomas, P.J.; Varjian, Richard D.; White, Jerry E. PCT Int. Appl. 200-***-**** A1

20031113 (2003).

Salt, chlor alkali, and related heavy chemicals. Varjian, Richard D. in Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial

Chemistry, 10th ed. Kent, James A., editor, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 429 462 (2003).

Oxygen cathode for membrane chlor alkali cells. Varjian, R. D.. Corporate Research and Development,

The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA. Book of Abstracts, 218th ACS National Meeting, New

Orleans, Aug. 22 26 (1999).

Electrolysis of alkali metal halide brines using oxygen cathode system. Varjian, Richard D.; Mussell,

Robert D.; Gubanich, Paul J. (Dow Chemical Company, USA). PCT Int. Appl. (1998), 39 pp. CODEN: PIXXD2

WO 9845503 A1 19981015 Designated States W: AU, CA, CN, ID, KR, US. Designated States RW: AT, BE, CH,

CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE. Patent written in English. Application: WO 98

US6769 19980403.

Ruthenium oxide counter electrode for electrochromic devices. Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J.;

Varjian, Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Company, USA). U.S. (1997), 5 pp., Cont. in part of U.S. Ser. No. 338,915,

abandoned. CODEN: USXXAM US 5684619 A 19971104 Patent written in English. Application: US 96 693427

19960807.

Iridium oxide counter electrode for electrochromic devices. Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J.; Varjian,

Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1997), 5 pp., Cont. in part of U.S. Ser. No. 146,768, abandoned.

CODEN: USXXAM US 5644421 A 19970701 Patent written in English. Application: US 95 377***-********.

Pragmatic electrolytic plant design. Varjian, Richard D. Dow Chemical Company, Central Research and

Development, Midland, MI, USA. Int. Forum Electrolysis Chem. Ind., 9th (1995), 32 63. Publisher:

Electrosynthesis, Lancaster, N. Y.

Determination of water content and resistivity of perfluorosulfonic acid fuel cell membranes. Sen,

Ashish; Leach, Kevin, E.; Varjian, Richard D.. Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA. Mater. Res. Soc.

Symp. Proc. (1995), 393 (Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Batteries, Capacitors

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and Fuel Cells), 157 62.

Important considerations in electrochemical plant design. Varjian, Richard D.. Cent. Res. Development,

Dow Chem. Co., Midland, MI, USA. Proc. Electrochemical Society (1995), 95 11 (Fundamentals of

Electrochemical Process Design: A Tutorial and Anodic Processes: Fundamental and Applied Aspects), 3 18.

Electrolytic processing. Varjian, Richard D.. USA. The Electrochemical Society Interface (1994), 3(3), 24 8.

CODEN: ELSIE3 ISSN: 1064 8208.

Application of a solid polymer electrolyte in one square foot electrochromic devices. Varjian, Richard D.;

Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J. Dow Chem. Co., Cent. Res. and Dev., Midland, MI, USA. Proc. – The

Electrochemical Society (1994), 94 2 278 89.

Process for absorption of sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide from flue gas. Tsai, Susan S.; Bedell, Stephen A.;

Kirby, Larry H.; Rhymes, Aubrey J., Jr.; Varjian, Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1994), 10 pp.

CODEN: USXXAM US 5320816 A 19940614 Patent written in English. Application: US 92 964***-********.

Electrochemical Engineering and Small Scale Electrolytic Processing. [In: Proc. Electrochemical Society,

1990; 90 10]. Walton, Clifford W.; Van Zee, John W.; Varjian, Richard D.; Editors. USA. (1990), 315 pp. Publisher:

(The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, N. Jer.)

An electrochemical process for deviscosifying brine fluids thickened with polysaccharide polymers.

Varjian, Richard D.; McIntyre, James A. Cent. Res. Catal. Lab., Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, USA. Proc.

Electrochemical Society (1990), 90 10 (Proc. Sump.) Electrochemical Eng. Small Scale Electrolytic Process.),

287 98.

Novel breaker/filtration process reduces the cost of recycling viscosified brine completion fluids.

McIntyre, James A.; Kalnins, John M.; Varjian, Richard D.; Powell, John. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). SPE Prod.

Eng. (1990), 5(4), 469 74.

Electrochemical cell operating near the critical point of water. Chao, Mou S.; Varjian, Richard D.; Hoyer,

Gale G.; Paulaitis, Michael E. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1986), 6 pp. CODEN: USXXAM US 4581105 A

19860408

Proceedings of the Symposium on Electrochemical Process and Plant Design, Vol. 83 6. Alkire, Richard

C.; Beck, Theodore R.; Varjian, Richard D.; Editors. USA. (1983), 282 pp. Publisher: (The Electrochemical

Society, Inc., Pennington, N. J.)

Energy analysis of the diaphragm chlor alkali cell. Varjian, Richard D.. Cent. Res. Inorg. Lab., Dow

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Chemical Co., Midland, MI, USA. AIChE Symp. Ser. (1981), 77(204), 219 26.

Moving resistive wire electrodes. Alkire, Richard; Varjian, Richard. Dep. Chem. Eng., Univ. Illinois, Urbana, Ill.,

USA. J. Electrochemical Society (1977), 124(3), 388 95.

Resistive wire electrodes. Alkire, Richard; Varjian, Richard. Dep. Chem. Eng., Univ. Illinois, Urbana, Ill., USA.

J. Electrochemical Society (1974), 121, 622.

Report of the electrolytic industries – 1982. Woo, M.Y.C.; Varjian, Richard. Dow Chemical, Plaquemine, La.,

USA J. Electrochemical Society (1983), 369C.

Report of the electrolytic industries – 1983. Varjian, Richard; Hall, Dale. Dow Chemical, Plaquemine, La.,

USA J. Electrochemical Society (1984), 374C.

109 Internal Dow Chemical Research Reports

16 US & International Patents; 3 Patent Applications are pending.

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