Engineer Chemical Engineering

TONY JOU, Ph.D.

714-***-**** ********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/tony-jou

Process Improvement Engineer

Demonstrated success in the application of diverse and advanced engineering principles, excellent project management and hands-on technical leadership. Proven experience in designing and synthesizing polymers, product/process development and optimization and establishment of inspection methods and quality parameters. Ability to assimilate and apply new knowledge and technologies in a changing multidisciplinary environment. Patents/publications. Key competencies include:

Polymer Analysis / Characterization

Polymer Reaction / Chemical Separation

Process Optimization / Technology Transfer

Product / Process Development

Cost Reduction

Quality / Six Sigma Methodologies

Waste Management / Hazardous Material

Leadership / Team Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRINTRONIX, LLC Irvine, CA 1999-Present

Senior Staff Engineer (2009-Present)

Served as Technical Lead on Nogales 100-person consumable plant moving to Malaysia and provided proposal for no inventory increase.

Designed new textile welding process and fixtures for consumables and solved a 5-year customer complaint welding issue.

Trained and certified by Environmental Source Center for waste management and hazardous material transportation.

Invented four-season constant density polymeric ink for industrial printer by controlling blending parameters and polymer termination reaction to maintain constant density throughout seasons.

Invented anti-aging hydrophilic oil-based ink to maintain quality products and extend shelf life (oil surface tension reduction and Nylon 66 absorption enhancement).

Developed ultrasonic washing process and chose chemicals for machining part cleaning after grinding.

Provided technical information to assist purchasing department for price analysis and negotiation.

Staff Engineer (2000-2009)

Designed and enhanced performance of polymeric ink and Nylon 66 fabric weaving structure/yarn size selection for cost reductions of $500K.

-Modeled ink diffusion and impact mechanisms for Printing System

-Found oil-polymeric ink-Nylon 66 absorption mechanism

-Formulated high density and long lasting polymerized ink for industrial printer

Set up quality systems for three China suppliers based on design requirements.

-Set up non-qualified China suppliers to make qualified raw material for cost reduction

-Reduced raw material cost by 20%

-Experienced SEM/EDX for metal and Nylon 66 surface analysis (failure analysis, troubleshooting, and product development)

PRINTRONIX, LLC (cont.)

Successfully started company consumable business and re-located China plant to Mexico for greater manufacturing/cost efficiency.

-Set up both China and Mexico consumable plants

-Technical leader for technology transfer

-Developed and optimized manufacturing processes

Senior Engineer (1999-2000)

Successfully Initiated company consumable business by defined quality criteria and specifications for raw materials and printing consumables using six sigma mythologies.

Designed inspection methods and procedures for incoming materials (polymeric inks and textile carrier) and outgoing printing consumables using for company consumable manufacturing.

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1993-1999

Student – Ph.D.

PRO-TECH ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Taiwan 1991-1993

Process Design Engineer

Led design of the following installations:

-Waste water treatment facilities for an oil storage station at the Chinese Petroleum Company

-Waste water treatment facilities for a Municipal Incinerator at Taipei City

-Utilities system for Yieh United Steel Corporation, Taiwan

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles

ME, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

BS, Chemical Engineering, Tunghai University, Taiwan

PATENTS / PUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH / LECTURER

See ADDENDUM.

TONY JOU, Ph.D.

714-***-**** ********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/tony-jou

ADDENDUM

PATENTS

1.Ultra High Capacity Line-Matrix Printer Ribbon, Jou; Jeng-dung and Chang; Grant, Prior to U.S. Provisional Application Series Number: 60/692, 195, June 17 (2005), Pending

2.Constant Density Printer System, White; Dennis R., Jou; Jeng-dung, Barrus; Gordon B, Chang; Grant, Gemmell; John W., Kinley; John S., Chiu; Lihu, and Moore; Kevin P., U.S. Patent 6,896,429, Dec. 18 (2003)

3.Constant Density Printer System, Dennis R. White, Jeng-dung Jou, Lihu Chiu, Gordon B Barrus, Grant Chang, John W. Gemmell, John S. Kinley, Lihu Chiu, and Kevin P. Moore, U.S. Patent 6,695,495, March 12 (2003)

4.Multi-viscosity Printer Ink, Jou; Jeng-dung, White; Dennis R. and Barrus; Gordon B, U.S. Patent Number: 7,320,727, Jan. 22 (2008)

5.Line Printer Variable Print Ribbon System, Jou; Jeng-dung and Chang; Grant, U.S. Patent 6,478,487, Nov. 12 (2002)

PUBLICATIONS

1.Scanning Image System for Print Quality Measurements, J-D Jou, L. Chiu and G Chang, IS&T's NIP18: International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, San Diego, California, Volume 18, ISBN / ISSN: 0-89208-240-2, Sep. 29, (2002)

2.Kinetics of Free-Radical Graft Polymerization of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone onto Silica, V. Nguyen, W. Yoshida, J-D. Jou and Y. Cohen, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Volume 40, Number 1, 26-42 (2002).

3.Surface Modification of Oxide Surfaces by Graft Polymerization in Oxide Surfaces, Y. Cohen, W. Yoshida, V. Nguyen, N. Bei and J-D Jou, J. A. Wingrave (editor), Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY (2001).

4.Multilayer Alkoxysilane Silylation of Oxide Surfaces, W. Yoshida, R. P. Castro, J-D Jou and Y. Cohen, Langmuir, 17, 5882-5888 (2001).

5.Pervaporation with Ceramic-Supported Polymer Membranes, J-D Jou, Y. Cohen, and W. Yoshida, W., Journal of Membrane Science, 162, 269-284 (1999).

6.Graft Polymerized Poly (Vinylacetate) and Poly(Vinylpyrrolidone) Layers on Inorganic Substrates for Membrane Separations, W. Yoshida, J-D Jou, Y. Liang, and Y. Cohen, AICHE 1999 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 31 – November 05, 1999.

7.Ceramic-supported Polymer (CSP) Membranes for Pervaporation Separation of Organic/aqueous and Organic/organic Mixtures, Y. Cohen, W. Yoshida, J-D Jou, H. Ohya, N-J Bei, International Conference on Membranes (ICOM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 12-18 (1999).

8.Accomplishments of their Research on CSP membranes, J-D Jou and Wayne Yoshida, presented at the DOE First Annual Environmental Management Science Program Scientific Workshop, Rosemont, IL, July 27-30, (1998).

9.Graft Polymerization and Application to Ceramic-Supported Polymer Pervaporation Membranes for VOC Removal, J. D. Jou, Y. Cohen, and W. Yoshida, AICHE 1998 Annual Meeting, Paper, Miami Beach, FL, November 15-20, (1998).

10.Ceramic-Supported Polymer Pervaporation Membranes for VOC Removal, Y. Cohen, and J. D. Jou, North American Membrane Society 1998 Annual Meeting, Paper, Cleveland, Ohio, May 19-20, (1998). (The Best Paper at the NAMS Annual Meeting)

Tony Jou - 714-***-**** – Addendum Page Two

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graft Polymerization and Application to Membrane Pervaporation (Transfer of matter from

vapor to liquid phase)

-Designed/Conducted experiments and installed equipment for polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyvinylacetate (PVAc) onto silica membrane surface via free-radical polymerization; permeability and pervaporation experiments.

-Modeled kinetics for evaluating graft yield of PVP and PVAc for optimal pervaporation performance.

-Developed and applied composite polymeric-ceramic membranes for trichloroethylene (TCE) and chloroform removal from water by Pervaporation.

-Experienced UV, FTIR, BET, GC and TGA for polymer characterization.

Transport of Water Vapor in Polymer Foams

-Invented and implemented new methods and instrumentation for measuring permeability, solubility, and diffusion coefficients of industrial polymeric foams (Armstrong World, Inc.)

LECTURER

University of California, Los Angeles:

-Taught lectures and led classes in the course of Unit Operation Experiments.

-Designed experiments and installed/repaired/maintained instruments.

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