Project Engineer/Manager

Zhongzhe (Kevin) Yuan, PhD

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Boiling Springs, SC, 29316 ************@*******.***

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OBJECTIVE:

Seek a challenging position that can leverage my exceptional technical and product development subject matter expertise.

SUMMARY:

Highly self-motivated, creative, results-oriented team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Solid technical background and broad knowledge in polymer resins and polymer processing.

Track record of strong and effective project leadership in new packaging material development.

Experience:

06/10 – present, Engineer, Inovative Fibers LLC., SC, USA

Develop inovative fibers from recycled PET

12/09– 06/10, General Manager, M.D. Oriental Market, FL, USA

Managed an oriental supermarket

11/07 – 3/09, Barrier Technology Research Chemist, Invista, SC, USA

Lead active oxygen scavenging barrier platform for food/beverage packaging.

Investigated the yellowing effect of Catalysts/Antioxidants on recycling of polyether ester copolymer for food/beverage package.

Developed Colorless all-in-one PET resin for food/beverage package using Zn/Sb with CoSt.

9/06 – 11/07, Post - Doctoral Research, University of Connecticut, USA

Surface modified of nanoparticles for high-K dielectric constant and high energy storage capacitors (Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites Preparation (SiO2, BaTiO3, PMN-PT)), Free Radical Polymerization, Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Multi-Step Organic Synthesis, Scale-up and Evaluation of new dielectric materials).

Prepared high dielectric constant and high breakdown ferroelectric polymer films (Polyimide and PVDF-CTFE, synthesis of PVDF-CTFE-g-PS graft polymers; unaxial and biaxial stretching films).

9/04 – 8/06, Post - Doctoral Research, Furman University, USA

Designed and synthesized polymeric materials with pores of controlled size and shape by crystallizing hydrogen bonded and halogen-bonded complexes of diacetylenes.

Designed and synthesized biosensors using diacetylene and fluorescent dyes.

PhD work at Ajou University, Korea (BK 21)

Developed Color and Fluorescent Photolithographic Patterning of t-BOC-protected Polymers. (Organic Dyes, Polymer Coating, UV photopolymerization)

Synthesized and enhanced conductivity by using molecular composites of layer-structured metallo-polymers and Polyaniline (Condensation Polymerization for Synthesis of Polyesters and Polyamides).

Developed a novel class of reversible thermochromic and ionochromic similar supramolecular polymers containing Diacetylene moieties in the side chains (Multi-Step Organic Monomer Synthesis and Characterization, Photolithographic Patterning)

Education:

9/00 – 8/04, PhD Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea

9/92 – 8/95, MS Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Yanji, China

Selected Publications (published 10 papers):

“Oxygen Scavenging Resin with Short Induction Period”, Joseph Drbohlav III and Zhongzhe Yuan, filed patent on February 20, 2009. Case number: PR1023USPRV

“High Energy Density and Low Loss Polymer Capacitors for Pulsed Power”, Fangxiao Guan, Zhongzhe Yuan, Essay W. Shu, and Lei Zhu. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 94, 05297-1-05297-3.

“Synthesis and Optical Properties of Chiral Polydiacetylenes”, Prasant Deb, Zhongzhe Yuan, Lee Ramsey, Timothy W. Hanks. Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 3533-3537.

“Reversible Thermochromism in Hydrogen-Bonded Polymers Containing Polydiacetylenes”, Zhongzhe Yuan, Chan-Woo Lee, Suck-Hyun Lee, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 4197-4200.

“Enhanced Electrical Conductivity of Self-Assembled, Layered Molecular Composites of Metallo-Backbone Polymer and Polyaniline”, Suck-Hyun Lee, Zhongzhe Yuan, Chan-Woo Lee, Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 251-254.

Languages:

Speak Chinese, Korean and English fluently.

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