Six Sigma Engineer

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I am an experienced polymer chemist, engineer, material scientist, big data analyst, mathematician, microscopist, physical chemist, electrochemist, inventor, intellectual genius and analytical chemist with Six Sigma Lean Master Black Belt certification. I have exceptional Engineering and Science skills -- I am trained as a Chemist, Material Scientist, Chemical Engineer and a Process Engineer. I also have computer scientist, metrology, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering training and skills. I am also certified in DOE – design of experiments, and certified as a polymer chemist by Viscotek. I have solved many project issues and developed many analytical methods for new products, instrumentation,deformulation and client problems. I have developed instruments and sensor technologies.

I have developed products from the beginning research stage to laboratory development to pilot development to production batch to implementing colorant processes/toners/color database to final product for external customers. I created process controls for each production step involved, repaired production equipment to restore product production and worked with sales, QA, Upper Management, CEOs and external customers. I have extensive experience with synthesis of epoxy adhesives for bonding metals, polymer laminates, carbon fiber prepregs, plastics, honeycomb laminates and wood products. I have implemented analytical methods, formulations, new products and production process using DOE, Six Sigma,Develop & Design methodologies and techniques. I have managed floor production processes and personnel as well. I have specified, designed, built and installed new production equipment such as curtain coaters, knife coaters. Reverse roll coaters, spray dried coaters, ovens, laminators, lithography equipment, screen printers, plywood presses, mixing equipment and ball mills and chemical instrumentation. I have designed production systems controlled by programmed PLC controllers for industrial production. I have budgeted for appropriation, depreciation. manufacturing costs, performed cost analysis and performed Big Data Analytics on coating parameters, web trends, customer interactions, customer trends and customer businesses.

I have database admin and programming skills for Oracle, SAP, Sybase, SAS,BigQuery, Clojure, MapReduce, Storm, MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL. I also have extensive experience with Waters, HP, Agilent, Varian, Thermo, Perkin Elmer, Nicolet, Viscotek instrumentation and software. I have trained and managed chemists,engineers, QA technicians and production personnel, presented to senior management and developed new products, protocols and technologies. I have designed,developed and implemented new equipment, new methods, new products, new technologies and worked in Six Sigma, ISO, GLP and GMP environments. I have budgeted for new equipment and construction for annual projects. I can formulate coatings,paints, resins,composites and inks, have excellent synthesis skills, improve current products, develop sensor technology, develop robotics technology, research and develop new products, work well with others and improve a corporations bottom line.

I have excellent computer skills and am very experienced with Linux, Unix, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OSX and Windows. I am experienced with computer modeling of processes and computer simulations of fluid dynamics, electrochemical deposition and coating processes. I am well versed in Hadoop, Finite Element Analysis, Simplex Methods, PCL Programming, MES,DCS,ERP, Arduino development, Netduino development, Arm development, Labview, Catia, Solidworks, MasterCAM, Autocad, Mathcad, Matlab, Minitab, Maple, Mathematica, Origin, Sigmaplot, Adobe Creative Suite, SAP, Oracle,Postgresql, MySQL, Mariadb, Visual Studio, Eclipse, IOS and Android Development, Excel,Word,Powerpoint,Access and Visio. I can also program software applications, write PLC code and write software for embedded devices . I am an asset that can improve your corporation in this global economy.

Thank You,

Dewayne Bowlin

Dewayne Bowlin

2144 Ohio Street Eugene, Oregon 97402

541-***-****

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Summary: An extremely talented, published Polymer Chemist with supervisory experience developing sensors,electrodes, chemical methods, polymer products, resins, process engineering, coatings, oil field chemicals, inks and electrochemical instrumentation. I am also an organic chemist, analytical chemist, material scientist, physical chemist, Big Data Analyst, mathematician, computer scientist, metallurgist, electrical engineer, chemical process engineer, electrochemist, spectroscopist, formulator and a separations scientist . I am a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and trained in Design of Experiments. I have worked in IS09000,Six Sigma, GLP and GMP environments. I can help develop and produce superior technology, and make your company more competitive and innovative. My skill level is extraordinary and I can design products, methods and technology that make current technology obsolete and outdated. Commonly Used Equipment, Duties and Techniques

• FTIR, Raman, NIR (KBr, pyrolysis, ATR, specular reflectance, cast/polymer films, PF/MF/UF resin Characterization)

• UV-Vis, XRF, Fluorescence, ICP-MS, CZE, HPLC, UPLC, Laser Development and Instrumentation

• GPC/SEC- Molecular Size Analysis Millenium, Chemstation, Viscotek

• NMR - Varian, Bruker

• Scanning Densitometer,Metrology and Viscometer

• Electrochemistry (ACV, LSV, CV,Impedance, RDEs)

• GC, GC/MS - Chemstation, TotalChrom

• HPLC, LC/MS – Chemstation

• Designing, Specifying, Building, Installing and Repairing Production Equipment like Screenprinter Electronics,Coaters, Ovens, Presses, Laminators and Lab Equipment

• Coatings, Ink, Paint, Elastomers, Composites, Injection Molding and Extrusion of polymers

• Datacolor 600 Color Computer Spectrophotometer Implementation and Process

• Press Lamination and Continuous Lamination, photolithography

• Process Engineer and manager of chemists, engineers and production personnel

• DMTA and DSC

• TEM, SEM, Optical Microscopy

• Skilled with Windows, Mac,Unix, Solaris, BSD and Linux EXPERIENCE:

PNW Science Consultants June 1, 2014 to Present - Scientific Consultant I have an extensive background and experience as a polymer scientist, analytical chemist, formulator, inventor and engineer. I help companies on the development of products, devices, semiconductors, cpus, software and chemical knowledge. I also troubleshoot products, solve major issues during production and provide expertise on green chemistry. I create new Chemical, Polymer and Electrical Technologies, new formulations of coatings, inks and paints for customers. I design and develop electronic technology, devices and sensors for new applications such as chemical detection and particulates. Utilized Finite Element Analysis and Simplex Methodologies to tune electronic device development, improve sensitivity and have more robust sensor detection of analytes. Used Six Sigma and Design of Experiments techniques to optimize formulations, process engineering and problem solving. Designing production processes and equipment for smartphone speakers, packaging, paper and plastic film production

Isovolta (Aerospace, Aircraft and Railway Industries) - March 15, 2011 to May 31, 2014 – Chemical Process Engineer

Formulation of environmentally friendly with green chemistry resins and ink coatings, formulation of heat activated and pressure activated adhesives, implementation of Six Sigma methodology to manufacturing processes such as coating, screen printing and lamination. Ink, resin and other coatings formulated to be compatible with knife and reverse roll coaters and to be heat stable under lamination and pressing processes. Design of Experiment methodologies and Six Sigma used to speed up development and implementation processes of complete series (masstone, base color, clear base and 12-14 different toner colors) of resins, inks, coatings, paints and adhesives. All formulations used Six Sigma,DOE and Design and Develop techniques to maximize cost benefit, product reliability and performance. Implemented the color photo-spectrometer and color database for all toners, resins, clears, resins, coatings, inks and adhesives. Incorporated the new color database and color photo-spectrometer into the colorist/color matching processes. Improved the colormatching process using Six Sigma and DOE. Formulation of flame resistant and flame retardant coatings for the aerospace and transportation industries .Worked with polyurethanes, acrylics, epoxies, PVC, PVC-PVAc, teflon, Tedlar, mylar, paper, phenolics, latex, flame retardants, polyesters, polyols, nano materials, inorganic pigment, organic pigment as well as metallics and pearlescents. Developed PVDF Emboss Resins, easy release coatings used for metallic and pearlescent pigments, crosslinked ink jet printable coatings resistant to solvents and VOC Exempt solvent systems for emboss resins with substantial cost savings(over $9 million dollars) over conventional solvent based resins/coatings, ink jet printable coatings, polyurethane heat activated adhesives, PVDF emboss resins and other adhesives. Managing, training and supervising chemists, engineers and production personnel, problem solving production issues, color, and color instrumentation technology. Chemical Process Engineer improving coating process with improvements on process control, scale up of lab formulations to production scale, coater technology and improved coating technology. Designed and implemented new formulations process, new mixing process, and new coating processes for new decorative coatings formulations, composites, laminates and new printable ink media formulations. Designed and developed new composites, laminates, flooring products, roller shades and fireproof curtains. Implemented coating process parameters for formulated emboss resins and implemented new mixing processes for emboss resins to extend horizontal bead mill reliability and increase production throughput. Eliminated color instability issues during lamination and eliminated dry in during lithography by sophisticated formulation techniques and extensive chemical knowledge/insight. I am familiar with PFD and PI&D documents and developing new processes for different products and production processes. Specified new equipment/instruments for color spectrophotometer, surface tension, chromatography, lamination and screen printing, submitted budget requests, and specified new processes with extensive documentation. Designed, Specified, Built and Installed production equipment like knife coaters, roll coaters, laminators, presses and chemical instrumentation. PNW Science Consultants -Electrical Sensor Project- Scientific Consultant 2010-2011 - Inventing new sensor technologies for detecting carcinogens, particulates, organic chemicals and microbes for monitoring homes, industry, businesses and public buildings. The intent is produce non intrusive technologies that protect the public from unnecessary exposure to health risks.Utilized Finite Element Analysis and Simplex Methodolgies to tune sensors, improve sensitivity and have more robust detection of analytes. Six Sigma Certification Process - Villanova 2009-2011 I worked on being certified as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at this time. I am currently a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Arclin (Wood Products, Oil and Gas Chemicals) -Polymer Chemist March 15,1999- Oct 31,2008 - Polymer Formulation, Synthesis, Materials Analysis, Method and Equipment Development Formulated Phenolic resins (phenol-formaldehyde, phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde, phenol-urea formaldehyde, emulsified phenolic resins) Amino resins (melamine-urea-formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, melamine

-phenol-urea-formaldehyde), sugar resins (levan-glycol-aldehyde) polyurethanes, and polyesters. Synthesized polymers such sugar resins, polyesters, polyurethanes, phenolics, PVOH, PVC and amino resins. All formulations used Six Sigma,DOE and Design and Develop techniques to maximize cost benefit, product reliability and performance. These resins were used in wood products, such as plywood, OSB, fiberboard, paper overlays, fingerjointing, aerospace fabrication, laminated beams, water filters and particleboard. Formulated and developed paraffin wax coatings, polymer coatings, wood preservatives, flame retardants, emulsified surfactant waxes for coatings, and developed lignosulfonate waxes. Performed organic synthesis and Arclin (Wood Products, Oil and Gas Chemicals) -Polymer Chemist March 15,1999- Oct 31,2008 - Polymer Formulation, Synthesis, Materials Analysis, Method and Equipment Development formulation of blendoff resins/polymers and chemicals. Performed viscosity, pH, molecular weight determinations, NMR, DSC, DMTA, VOC and HPLC tests on resins that I had formulated and synthesized. Worked with clients to develop coatings, waxes, resins and technological solutions for future and current product processes. Found ways to increase product stability by additives, synthesis modification and raw material characterization.

Created many FTIR, HPLC, GPC, GC, NIR, DMTA,DSC and NMR methods related to the wax and resin content of wood products which allowed clients to better control wax application, saving clients thousands of dollars per month. Routinely developed new methods for HPLC and GC related to the analysis of VOCs, Glyoxal, Organic acids in wood products, samples and competitor products. This allowed mills to produce greener, more environmentally friendly products. Developed NIR and FTIR methods for pMDI (polymeric methyl disocyanate) content, wax content, resin content in wood products. All of the GC and FTIR methods developed monitored solvent emissions, solvent application, resins, wax and pMDI usage. Identified resins in adhesives by HPLC, FTIR,NIR, DMTA, DSC as well as GPC to characterize polymers present in sample and to make sure that proprietary product technology had not been infringed upon. All method development used Six Sigma,DOE and Design and Develop techniques to maximize cost benefit, product reliability and performance. Trace metals analysis of samples using Flame AA to monitor pollution and product contamination. Developed electrochemical methods for moisture content and coulometric titration. These methods saved clients thousands of dollars per year by maximizing raw material efficiency. Managed, supervised and trained chemists, QC technicians on the developed methods and instrumentation.

Fitzsimmons and Associates -Analytical Chemist- August 1989 to August 1991 Analysis of chemical residues for determination of cause of failure in industrial products, extrusions, injection molding, polymers, electrical equipment, metal alloys, airplane crashes, food waste streams and general product failure. Polymer characterization, surface coatings deformulation and analysis, pharmaceutical compound analysis, cleanser formulation/ analysis, acrylic formulation /synthesis/analysis, plasticizer analysis, elastomer, filler and coating analysis of polyethylene, rubber, latexes, PVC, PVOH, EPDM, SBR, polycarbonates, polyesters, nylons, paints, surfactants,emulsions,oils, inks and nitriles. Trace metals analysis of samples using Flame AA to monitor pollution and product contamination. Development of methods for characterizing and identifying resins in inks by FTIR and using distillation methods as well as GC to identify the solvents present in inks to see if proprietary product technology had been infringed upon. Trace metals analysis of samples using Flame AA to monitor pollution and product contamination. Bionetics - Inorganic Chemist- August 1988 to August 1989 Developed particle sizing techniques for the EPA using a Microtrac particle size analyzer andTrace metals analysis of samples using ICP, Zeeman AA, graphite furnace AA and Flame AA to monitor pollution and product contamination. Wet chemical analyses of Great Lakes water samples for inorganic salt contamination and characterization of samples. Assigned to work on a ship for sample collection of Great Lakes water samples and microbiota.

Computer Skills

Administrative and programming experience with Windows, Macs, Linux (Redhat, Mageia, Suse, Oracle, Arch, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, Mandriva and a multitude of other distributions), Unix (AIX, Solaris, HPUX and Irix), FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD . I also have extensive network and system administration experience. I have written software programs for Unix, Linux, Macs and Windows using MFC, Xcode, Linux API, C#,C,C+ +, BASIC, Pascal, Python, Java, PHP and Fortran. Wrote numerical analysis, modeling and data collection programs to translate data formats, collect data and produced detailed analyses and modeling of wood products and polymers. Completely versed in the use of Hadoop, Clojure, BigQuery,SAS, SQL, MapReduce, Big Data Analytics, R, Python, Finite Element Analysis and Simplex Search Methodlogies. Completely familiar and well versed with AutoCAD, Grams, Mathematica, Matlab, Mathcad, Minitab, SAP, Oracle, Octave, Maple, ChemDraw, Nuts,Word, Wordperfect, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Excel, Access and Powerpoint.Very skilled at repairing instruments and maximizing the life and utility of older instrumentation. Saved my employer hundreds Computer Skills

of thousands of dollars on instrumental repair and saved clients even more money by developing methods that improved their processes and products. Able to learn and write any software package even if I have to learn new programming languages. I Taught, trained and supervised hundreds of students on lab instrumentation, lab techniques and lab methods.

EDUCATION:

• Six Sigma Lean Master Black Belt Certification, Villanova 2011

• PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998 Studied non linear dynamics of aluminum oxide growth by using electrochemistry, XRF, microscopy, and SEM to examine the growth of oxide films on metal surfaces. Designed and built rotating disk electrodes (RDEs), electrochemical instrumentation, counter electrodes. Developed model for oxide growth and wrote software for model. Controlled oxide growth for building conductive, protective coatings and possible nano technology applications. Studied non linear dynamics as way to control oxide growth in terms of adhesive, conductivity, capacitance and insulation properties. Also considered the application of fine oxide surfaces as a suitable medium for extremely sensitive nano sensor, biosensor and general sensor technologies and development. Taught biochemistry and SDS-PAGE to students.

• M.S., Analytical Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1994 Studied chromatographic separations and the effect of peak overlap onquantitation of complex sample mixtures frequently found in natural products. Worked on the Statistical Model of Overlap (SMO) as it relates to GC separations. Developed a separation method for complex mixtures of Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using Over Pressure Layer Chromatography (OPLC). Extensive use of fluorescence detection and instrumentation for CZE,OPLC and HPLC

• B.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1988 REFERENCES: Available on Request

PUBLICATIONS: Bibliography Available on Request

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