Resume

• 2003

  Samuel

  D'Arcangelis

  AGC Chemicals Americas

  Inc.

  CRITERION CHEMICAL LLC

  AGC Chemicals Americas

  Inc.

  Bayonne

  NJ 07002\n\nAGC'S BAYONNE FACILITY HAS RECENTLY PERMANENTLY STOPPED PRODUCTION & LAID OFF THE ENTIRE BODY OF PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES\n\nR&D Chemist / Interim QC Manager -- Fluoropolymer synthesis & characterization.\n\n* Extensively characterized fluoropolymers as granular resin and aqueous dispersions / latex.\n* Developed kinetic and thermodynamic expressions specific to plant PTFE polymerizations. \n* Minimized or removed fluorosurfactants (APFO) from PTFE polymerizations and dispersions.\n* Reformulated PTFE latex grades after the removal of fluorosurfactants  One Patent Pending.\n* Personally synthesized and processed 30 kg PTFE research batches on the AGC pilot plant autoclave.

  AGC Chemicals Americas

  Inc.

  CRITERION CHEMICAL TEXAS LLC

  Granbury

  TX 76049

  Remote site (I still live in NJ) for the production of commerically significant quantities of Phoenician Purple

  a pigment and dye with special properties.

  President

  Criterion Chemical LLC\nRandolph

  NJ 07869\n\nSmall-scale specialty chemicals and research business.\n\n* Chemical consulting and discovery

  analysis services

  chemical method development

  process optimization

  and kilogram-scale specialty synthesis for any chemical or manufacturing sector.

  CRITERION CHEMICAL LLC

• 2000

  ISP

  New Jersey Institute of Technology

  CRITERION CHEMICAL TEXAS LLC

  International Specialty Products Corp.

  Wayne

  NJ 07470\n\nResearch Chemist

  Skin Care / R&D -- New-molecule synthesis for ISP products.\n\n* Improved pilot plant scale process for a series of commercial emollient esters.\n* Developed novel bromination reaction

  for new antifungal compounds.  One Patent.\n* Synthesized and characterized lipid and ceramide analogs

  for skin and hair care products.\n* Synthesized phenethyl esters for solubilizing sunscreen compounds.  One Patent.

  ISP

• 1996

  E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.

  E.I. DuPont de Nemours Co.

  Wilmington

  DE\nContract Scientist

  DuPont Central R&D -- Organic

  organometallic and catalyst synthesis.\n\n* Designed

  synthesized and characterized carbohydrate analogs and complex phenols as polymer additives

  used to improve polyester CO2 barrier technology.  One Patent.\n* Designed

  synthesized

  and screened novel ligands and their complexes for Nylon catalysis.\n* Purified front-running candidates for a combinatorial database for the DuPont Nylon Gen IV effort.\n* Developed new hydroformylation

  hydrocyanation

  and polymerization catalysts

  E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.

  New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Newark NJ

  Adjunct Professor

• 1989

  Ph.D.

  1994-1995\nPost Doctoral -- The Johns Hopkins University

  Baltimore

  MD\n* Synthesized new Ruthenium(II) tris(bipyridyl) complexes as photosensitizers for titanium dioxide photocells.\n\n1989-1994\nDoctoral\nPh.D.

  Chemistry -- The Johns Hopkins University

  Baltimore

  MD\nThesis: \"The Design

  Synthesis and Study of Oxafulvalenes as Components in Organic Superconductors\"

  Chemistry

• 1984

  B.S.

  Chemistry

  Physics

• 1980

  Granbury High School

• Phoenician Purple - Ancient Treasure in the Modern World

  A short video supporting crowd funding for the scale manufacture of Phoenician Purple - the most luxurious pigment in the world.

  Phoenician Purple - Ancient Treasure in the Modern World

  Mathematical Modeling

  Polymers

  Research Design

  Fine Chemicals

  Inorganic Synthesis

  Organic Chemistry

  Chemistry

  Analytical Chemistry

  Instrumental Analysis

  Chemical Synthesis

  UV/Vis

  FTIR

  Polymer Chemistry

  Experimental Design

  Precious Metals

  Differential Scanning Calorimetry

  Spectroscopy

  Mathematics

  Organic Synthesis

  Glassblowing

  D'Arcangelis