RICHARD SIDDIQUI

**** ******* ***, **** ***** NC 27260

336-***-****, acyjku@r.postjobfree.com

R&D SENIOR CHEMIST, TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE LEADERSHIP

More than 25 years chemical experience including R&D, Process Engineering, and Quality Assurance, as well as Business Development. Increased sales, decreased cost, and improved quality.

Specific areas of expertise include:

-Paint formulation -Project Management

-Entire Life Cycle Product Development -Process Development/Optimization

-Technical Service -Small batch Micro Blend Technology

-Quality Assurance -Scale up

-ISO 9000 -Marketing, Sales, Business Development

-Roller coat and spray -Managing Budgets & Employees

Product experience includes:

-Interior and exterior coatings -Low VOC coatings, below 50 g/l

-Waterborne and solvent borne wood coating -Sealers, primers, top coats, fillers

-Furniture, kitchen cabinets -Direct to metal coatings

-Nitrocellulose lacquer coatings -Pigments, glazes, stains

-Architectural coatings -Epoxies, urethanes, acrylics

-Traffic coatings -Plastic coatings

-Liquid and powder coatings -Pharmaceutical products

EXPERIENCE

Mother Murphy’s food and flavors (About 4 Months contract) 06/12/2015 11/12/2015

2826 s, Elm, Greensboro, NC 27406

Tasting production batches for conform quantity and blended materials.

QC Lab Coordinator food and drinks quality testing specialist

R.I, SG, Sensory Test, Vanilla micro count Test, Moisture and Solid Test, Food drink color testing and color dispersion for quality.

ENNIS-FLINT Thomasville, NC 6/4/2011-12/8/2014

Traffic safety Solutions Company; largest manufacturing site, Ennis Flint; producing > 20MM gallons/yr with ~ 150 employees; waterborne and solvent borne road marking systems

Regional Product Development, Customer Support and Quality Leadership

Managed 17 employees, $1.7MM budget, reported to Site Manager for MTQ and MTO Canada.

Directed design and development of new products

By working with Canadian marketing Group, increased regional product sales from $1.7MM to $2.9MM.

Developed resins, pigmented paint, catalysts

Saved 60% through development of new formulation for resins in 2 years

Supported customers in application

Formulated 1st products with Ennis Flint to be certified by MPI for use in Canada.

Managed the ISO 9001 recertification

Received approval for QPL (Quality Product Listing for the United States), CGSB (Canadian General Standard Board Product Listing) and Eco Logo in Canada by developing and implementing new programs to improve both product quality and quality systems.

Improved quality by > 50% through utilizing SPC, Six sigma, Lean Manufacturing, team work, preventive/corrective action, supplier/vendor participation as well as improvements of standard operating procedures.

Developed new formulations, color paint, for MMA and epoxy based for road marking systems.

BANNER PHARMA-CAP. High Point, NC 3/6/2006 9/15/2009

Manufacture of non-prescription pills

Chemist/Formulator

Reduced cost of formulas through identification of alternative raw materials and raw material suppliers for improving the formula.

Identified alternative materials to be used both in the lab as well as during full production.

Resolved plant related production issues and customer complaints by participating in the development and implementation of SPS programs and projects.

Tested and managed batch flow process for plant,

Collection and analysis of batch trends through inspection of manufacturing area.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS Greensboro, NC 10/6/2005 --2/5/2006 Quality Lab Technician

Testing viscosity & hardness of solvent based colors paint.

Produced samples according to the customer’s requirement.

LILLY INDUSTRIES High Point, NC 4/18/1998 – 1/7/2005

UV wood flooring, furniture finishing, kitchen cabinet coating; metal coatings

Managed quality system (ISO 9001), 5 employees, $250K budget, a UV project in Asia, reported to Regional Technical Director; technical support included USA, China, and other Asian locations

Quality Assurance Sales coordinator and R&D Manager Far East

Trained ~ 30 R&D Research Lab Technicians in Asia; and internal Quality Audit team.

Quality and colors stylist for wood furniture.

Achieved and maintained ISO certification beginning in 1998 by developing and implementing new programs to both improve product quality and quality systems

Developed the Regional R&D testing protocol with input from vendors and customers,

Focused on testing to failure and field validation from marketing to the final paint contractors.

Resolved plant related production issues and customer complaints by participating in development and implementation of SPS programs and reports

Established a world-class business and service in industrial metal coating, wood coating and UV wood flooring, UV Papers coating through development of new formulations and support of Marketing, as well as technical support to customers

Educated buyers in coating, specifications and regulations.

Provided initial color/stains and dyes samples.

AKZO NOBEL High Point, NC 1992 1998

Senior Chemist-Quality Assurance

Managed 2 laboratory technicians

Formulated coatings and colors for wood and metal furniture, finishing; dyes, glazes, base coats, inks, sealers, topcoats, fillers

Formulated UV coatings, Paper coatings

Managed quality projects with AKZO NOBLE manufacturing sites in the United States,

Supported Industrial Maintenance

Improved > 150 formulas.

Trouble-shot customer applications, productions, and technical service problems.

Manufacture metal coating, wood coating, wood furniture finishing. Stains, glazes, base coats, sealers and topcoats

EDUCATION

Evaluated by International Education Evaluations, Inc. 2/23/1998 Charlotte, NC 28209

University of Karachi Pakistan

Master degree, Pharmacy and Organic Chemistry 1983

Bachelor degree, Organic and Polymer Chemistry. 1980

Proficient in Microsoft office power point, Excel.

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

International: Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, India, Thailand, UAE, China, and Saudi Arabia; Product Registration in Asia

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