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Client Summary

People who have worked with him both as a coating formulation expert and consultant solicit him for problem-solving help and new ideas. They have learned to respect his success rate and trust his intuition. Julian is a hands-on materials guy who listens first and then leads by example. An authentic technical leader with the proven ability to advance new coating ideas from concept through lab development and processing stages to successful commercialization. He knows how product performance pleases both sales staff and their customers. When the product always works, it’s easier to sell.

When you have a coatings problem that your lab staff just can’t figure out, you give it to the guy who doesn’t recognize the impossible. His favorite projects are the complex ones he can get excited about, chew on for a while, ask a bunch of questions and then run with it. With a lifetime of coatings experience, he knows what’s needed whether it’s in the lab, the meeting room, the plant or in the field.

Areas of Coating Formulation Expertise

Architectural Coatings Formulation – Acrylics and Vinyls from wall paint to waterproofing
Industrial Coatings Formulation – Lacquers, Alkyds, Polyesters, Urethanes, Epoxies
Reformulations – for VOC reduction, Cost reduction, Cure time and Performance Enhancement
Troubleshooting Coating Problems – Included Testing, Diagnosis and Work-off planning
Field/Site Inspections and Failure Analysis – Usually with Trip Reports, sometimes a trial witness

Accomplishments as a Coating Formulation Expert

Created a line of low VOC water-reducible high-performance furniture lacquers from novel water-reducible acrylic polymers.
Developed seed-coating polymers and formulations for thermally controlled germination.
Invented patented cationic polymer for skin care (Polyquaternium 101) for Air Products (now Evonik)
Invented patented low-cost thermochromic indicator coatings now licensed to Temptime Corp.
Created a line of high-margin elastomeric coatings and sealants to outperform the private label source.
Invented a patented coating system to remove and renew finishes from vinyl flooring without the need for toxic chemical handling and disposal

Teaching/Mentoring Roles in Coating Formulation

Mentored at least 6 separate summer interns and trained them after hiring in coatings formulation and emulsion polymer R&D techniques at lab scale.
Reformulated a 2-part urethane liquid molding composition to shorten cure time from an hour to 10 minutes, sourced new raw materials, prepared new mixing and packaging protocols and followed up with training for the owner/client on how to implement the changes at his facility.
Provided training in polymer processing and safety protocols to union plant workers and reactor operators working on the new polymer manufacturing equipment installed under his supervision.
Prepared technology transfer protocol and trained a staff chemist from a small company who licensed new photochromic polymer and coating technology so that he could acquire the equipment, set up the lab and operate the processes independently at his location and scale.
Met regularly with a lab team of 6 chemist formulators, engineers and their supervisor from a large chemical company to develop a family of custom new skin care polymers under contract to meet their market requirements. After project completion, jointly authored and filed patents, prepared technology transfer documents and trained 2 lab chemists how to reproduce the polymer process at their facility.
Provided free consultation and formulation advice to laboratory staff at the polymer toll production site being used for planning, scale-up, supervision and testing of emulsion polymers he designed. Remained the main contact for manufacture of new polymers at their facility over 15 years after finding and creating this beneficial tolling relationship needed for commercialization.
Did troubleshooting of a vinyl-acrylic polymer processing at a private plant in Mexico, found equipment flaws, directed the repair, designed reactor upgrades and taught a plant crew of 3 how to operate them.

Past Positions

Technical Lead for Waterproof Coatings Manufacturer
Group Leader and Technical Director for Architectural Coatings Manufacturer
Technical Lead for Emulsion Polymer R&D Group
Design Engineer for Captive Emulsion Polymer Production Facility
Group Leader for Thermally Responsive Polymer Development
Technology Lead in Contract Custom Product Development
Independent Consultant, Emulsion Polymers and Coatings

Education / Certifications

BS Organic Chemistry
MBA Organizational Behavior
Professional training in coatings design, polymer design and manufacture

Company Consultant / Coating Industry Experience

(2 yrs) Independent Consultant on various coating formulation projects at small companies
(7 yrs) Vice President R&D
(17 yrs) Group Leader
(20 yrs) Director of Emulsion Polymers
(4 yrs) Lead Consultant, Coating Formulations

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