Materials Process and Product Development Expert Consultant

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Summary

This Materials Process and Product Development Expert has 30+ years of experience developing product concepts and associated business development for materials and mining companies. He is adept at helping clients identifying, evaluating, and advancing opportunities. Industries where he has launched an assortment of new products involving bench to commercial scale-up include Pulp and Paper, Forest Products, Fine Chemicals, Agriculture / Biomass, Ag Chemicals, Mineral Beneficiation, Iron Making, Preservatives, Animal Science, Insecticides / Anti-Feedants, Renewable Fuels, Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics, Artificial Skin Tissue, and Pilot Plant Operations. In addition, he was personally responsible for designing, constructing and starting up two pilot plants with pre-pilot to semi-commercial capacity. His extensive problem solving and project experience, along with proven people skills and creativity, enables him to lead in solving difficult challenges. David is very hands-on professional with start-up through Fortune 500 company experience in a variety of capital-intensive technology-oriented industries including energy, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical.

Highlights

  • 30+ years of industrial experience
  • Product and process development
  • Production planning / maintenance / quality
  • Technology scale-up
  • Complex capital project management

Relevant Accomplishments

  • Led team that developed new products and process technology in 8 years to launch new, cGMP pharmaceutical grade products into the market place.
  • Focused product launch options from over 15 possibilities to those with highest potential for revenue and commercial potential to ultimately sell API into an anti-HIV application and a high-value ag disease application.
  • Extensive participation and experience coordinating bench to commercial-scale tests.
  • Developed superior process technology: 1) for producing metallic materials from low-value fines and 2) segregating inner from outer birch bark.
  • Led numerous capital projects, including direct responsibilities for the process engineering for $35 million project and review engineer in FEL1 and FEL2 designs for $200+ million ethanol plant.
  • Published author and taught senior college-level capstone class on strategic management.

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