Senior R&D Engineer and IP manager
Resume:
Address
Peachtree Corners, GA *****
Phone
**********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/hamedkayello/
Skills Summary
• Self-motivated and collaborative
with strong interpersonal skills
• Project management until
commercialization, excellent track
record delivering solutions and
products
• Strong understanding of
intellectual property, patent
prosecution, and IP portfolio
management
• Polymer and small molecules
design
• Analytical characterization of
polymers and chemicals
• Six Sigma certified, statistical
analysis and modeling (R, Pearl)
Address
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
Phone
**********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/hamedkayello/
Experience
Senior Research Engineer 2019 - Present
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta GA
Research and Development:
• Leading projects and R&D personnel to develop and optimize chemistries of dispersants, coatings, adhesives, and others for building products
• Developing and scaling-up novel building product systems to meet new building code regulations, approvals, and customer needs
• Collaborating with the Senior Leadership and different business capabilities to provide insights on new product development opportunities and technical solutions
• Working closely with Product Management, Operations, and Sales to effectively commercialize products
Intellectual Property:
• Developing and managing an intellectual property management system for the building products and chemicals businesses
• Working directly with in-house and external counsel regarding patent prosecution; responses to office actions; IP strategy; patent oppositions; patentability; claims value; licensing opportunities; and validity analysis and opinions
• Providing weekly updates on competitive intellectual property for the business along with recommendations on next steps
Part-time Professor 2018 – Present
Cleveland State University – Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Cleveland, OH
Developing and teaching graduate level special topics course (ESC 704: Stochastic Models) R&D Scientist II 2015 - 2019
BASF – Beachwood, OH
Lead projects developing novel chemical admixtures for concrete (dispersants, surfactants, defoamers, specialty polymers, etc.)
Product formulation optimization – developed an innovative modeling approach/algorithm to design and optimize cost and performance of products by leveraging chemical synergies
Lead multiple global teams (USA, Germany, Japan, UAE, Italy) to roll out a newly developed algorithm/approach to design and optimize product formulations (68 products) with savings of $15+ Million (globally)
Supported scientists in formula stabilization through various techniques
Lead scaling-up work for new products and worked closely with different functions to commercialize in the marketplace
Developed and lead competitive intelligence programs to benchmark BASF products against competition
Postdoctoral Fellow 2014 – 2015
The University of Akron – Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Akron, OH
Designed novel polymers and chemicals for different applications (concrete, biosensors, etc.) using state-of-the-art computer-aided molecular design (CAMD) with Signature molecular descriptors
Mentored two graduate and three undergraduate students Career Objective
Interested in a career in technical
leadership where I would leverage
my background and knowledge in
additives chemistry, chemical
engineering, modeling and statistical
approaches, intellectual property,
and managing others to provide
value to my employer and customers.
Hamed Kayello, Ph.D., MBA
**********@*****.*** 234-***-****
Experience (Cont’d)
Research Assistant 2010 – 2014
The University of Akron - Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Akron, OH
Developed techniques and algorithms implementing state-of-the-art CAMD with Signature molecular descriptors and quantitative-structure property relationship (QSPR) models
Designed small molecules for different applications: new Alzheimer’s disease drug with 100% Amyloid-β aggregation inhibition and 4 times lag, and multiple novel chemical admixtures for concrete
Entrepreneurial Lead - lead customer discovery activities for a newly developed product for a startup – NSF Innovation- Corps Customer Discovery for Startups Program
R&D Internship 2010
W.R. Grace & Co., Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant 2009 – 2010
Tennessee Tech University – Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Cookeville, TN
Researched properties of different surfactant chemistries in aqueous solutions and developed quantitative-structure property relationship (QSPR) models for CAMD algorithms MBA 2016 – 2018
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY – Cleveland, OH
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Chemical Engineering 2010 – 2014 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – Akron, OH
Dissertation: “Computer-Aided Molecular Design Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor: An Application to Design Novel Chemical Admixtures for Concrete” Supervisor: Dr. Donald P. Visco Jr. Bachelor of Science (BS) – Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (ACS Approved) – Double Major 2006 – 2009 TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY – Cookeville, TN
Awards/Honors
The Stephen Brunauer Award (American Ceramic Society) – Best paper published in 2015
Grant awarded ($55,000) to support customer discovery - NSF Innovation-Corps Proposal (2014)
NSF Innovation-Corps (I-Corps Program) Entrepreneurial Lead – Customer Discovery for Startups (2014)
International Graduate Students Representative, Tennessee Tech University (2010)
Certified American Chemical Society Chemistry Graduate (2009) Published Patent Applications (2 of 14)
Inventor on eight filed patents.
WO2020247722 A1 ”Building panels, assemblies, and associated methods” WO 201-***-**** A1 ”Systems and methods for formulating or evaluating a construction composition” Publications (2 of 7)
Kayello, H. M. et al., An Application of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (CAMD) Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor—Part 1. Identification of Surface Tension Reducing Agents and the Search for Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. (2013)
Kayello, H. M. et al., A Novel Computer-Aided Molecular Approach Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor to Design Potentially New Non-Intuitive Amyloid-B Aggregation Inhibitors. AIChE (2013) Professional Organizations
American Chemical Society
IP Owners Association
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Ceramic Society
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