A highly accomplished technical leader with extensive experience driving product development and industrial scale-up within the chemical and advanced materials sectors. Seeking a role in R&D Leadership (Manager, Director, CSO, CTO).
Currently they are Applications Manager at a leading global innovation centre, they oversee multidisciplinary teams of scientists delivering high-impact projects across the coatings, construction, and membranes industries.
Their leadership has been instrumental in transitioning complex nanotechnology from laboratory research to commercial application, such as pilot-scale bio based membranes and award winning enhanced concrete solutions.
They have a career spanning senior roles at international speciality chemical and FMCG organisations, this includes expertise in formulation science, polymerisation, and process technology.
They have a proven track record of managing technology transfers from bench to global production, inc. cost analysis and supply chain establishment. They have a strong commitment to industrial viability, ensuring that novel material innovations such as those in the aerospace, automotive, and water treatment sectors at the bench, meet the demands of manufacturing and international safety standards and this way keep their research viable.
They hold a PhD in Nanotechnology and wider educational background in Surface Science. They lead a management team and are a frequent speaker at international conferences and an author of numerous patents and publications. Their ability to mentor emerging researchers while managing complex business development and funding applications makes them a candidate for CTO or executive R&D leadership roles focused on new technologies in multiple areas of chemistry. To enquire please email admin@licasci.com quoting reference 2275