SHANE E. HARTON

Curriculum Vitae, November *, *016

Work Address

Pall Corporation

Materials Science Department

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Port Washington, NY 11050

Home Address

96B Firwood Road

Port Washington, NY 11050

Phone (Home): 814-***-****

Phone (Cell): 814-***-****

Email:acxd1t@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Exploring new leadership opportunities.

Education

Postdoctoral Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, August 2006 – July 2008.

Advisor: Prof. Sanat K. Kumar

Research: Basic research of crystallization and glass transition changes in polymers thin films, coatings, and highly-filled nanocomposites. Development of strategies for fabricating well-dispersed highly-filled polymer nanocomposites

Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, May 2006.

Committee Chair: Prof. Harald Ade

Committee Co-Chair: Prof. Phillip E. Russell

Thesis: Investigation of Polymer Phase Behavior at Heterogeneous Polymer-Polymer Interfaces using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

B. S., Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, May 2001.

Professional Experience

Senior R&D Manager, Media Research and Development, Pall Corporation, Port Washington, New York September 2012-Current.

Duties: Leader of 5 direct reports while maintaining hands-on laboratory/technical roles in projects with applications ranging from Biopharmaceuticals to Microelectronics. Managerial role involves coaching and mentoring team members, setting performance goals, monitoring performance, and coordinating with human resources, legal, purchasing, and other R&D teams. Technical roles include project management of several platform projects, scale-up and coordinating toll manufacturing of materials, vendor qualification, and QC method validation. Other duties have included purchasing of new equipment and supervising laboratory safety.

Supervisor: Xiaosong Wu

Research Associate, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee May 2011-May 2012.

Duties: Research of biomacromolecules and macromolecular biofibers, including carbon fiber production from lignin. Development of approaches to improve carbon fiber strength from lignin-based feedstocks through chemical modifications and rigorous analysis. Working with engineering teams to develop low-cost commercialization strategies for structural and non-structural lignin-based carbon fibers for automotive applications.

Supervisor: Frederick Baker

Research Associate, World Premier International-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Sendai, Japan, March 2010-April 2011.

Duties: Research of block copolymer assembly for nanolithography and information storage applications while located in Japan.

Supervisor: Prof. Thomas P. Russell

Staff Researcher, Materials Research Department, Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 2008-February 2010.

Duties: Advanced development of low-maintenance automotive coatings, including superhydrophobic coatings, benchmarking existing technologies, investigation of current state-of-the-art technologies through literature and patent searches, organizing various activities through committee involvement, and supervising college interns.

Supervisor: Kazuaki Sato

Professional Training

Risk Management, ESI International (January 2016)

Preparing for Leadership: What it Takes to Take the Lead, American Management Association (June 2015)

Leadership Development for Frontline Leaders: Communicating for Leadership Success, Coaching for Peak Performance, Addressing Poor Performance, Delegating with Purpose, and Engaging and Retaining Talent, Development Dimensions International (October 2014)

Minitab Essentials, Minitab Inc. (April 2013)

Technical Skills

Analytical Skills: Secondary Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy (Specular Reflectivty and Total Reflectance).

Chemistry Skills: Synthesis of Polymers using Thermally-Initiated Free-Radical Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Synthesis of Nanoparticles using Sol-Gel Methods, and Modification of Polymers and Nanoparticles for Improved Functionality.

Processing Skills: Membrane and Film Casting, Compound Extrusion (micro and pilot scale), Melt-Spinning Fibers (micro and pilot scale), and Pyrolysis (micro and pilot scale)

Computational Skills: Microsoft Office, FORTRAN 90, Minitab

Patent Awards

1.“Rapidly Dissolvable Nanoparticles” US 201********

2.“Charged Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

Patent Applications

1. “Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

2. “Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

3. “Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

4. “Charged Hollow Fiber Membrane having Hexagonal Voids” US 201********

5. “Hollow Fiber Membrane Having Hexagonal Voids” US 201********

6. “Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

7. “Composite Porous Polymeric Membrane with High Void Volume” US 201********

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