OBJECTIVE:
Process or product development engineering leadership position, building on my demonstrated strength in developing chemical/electrochemical technologies, and as a resourceful R & D leader who can interface successfully with business development leaders
OBJECTIVE:
Process or product development engineering leadership position, building on my demonstrated strength in developing chemical/electrochemical technologies, and as a resourceful R & D leader who can interface successfully with business development leaders.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Fuel Cell Technology
Hydrogen Storage
Battery Technology
Biofuels Processing
Electrolytic Technology
Chemical Process/Product Development
Electrochemical Modeling
Electroplating/Electropolishing & Wet Etching
Process Economics Evaluations
Corrosion Technology
Chlor-Alkali Technology
Technical Leadership & Management
Cell Modeling & Current Distribution Phenomena
Licensing of New Electrochemical Systems R & D
Grant Writing (Proposals), Business Plans, Technical Writing
Environmental/Health/Safety OSHA Regulations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
July 1, 2009 – Present
EnerG2, Seattle, WA
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST II
Research and develop ways to use Energ2’s carbon in ultracapacitors and batteries.
Responsibilities: Product and process development of Energ2’s carbon. Additionally, develop technical information and test methods to support marketing strategies; supervise R & D staff in production of capacitors/protocols/data analysis and assure final product quality & consistency.
September, 2007 – July, 1, 2009
AIC Labs, Inc., Alameda, CA
VICE PRESIDENT of RESEARCH (AIC Labs) CTO of REDox Biofuels (a subsidiary of AIC Labs)
Conceptualized and developed electrochemical technology for commercial usage. Technologies included: biofuels; batteries; alternative energy resources; energy storage; mining extraction procedures, and waste water treatment.
Responsibilities: Initiated and developed electrochemical technology. Duties included: project planning, staff guidance and mentoring, IP issues, budget controls, intellectual property investigations, job performance evaluations, proposal development and writing, external collaborations and major contributions to business strategies.
June 12, 2006 - June 6, 2007
Hutchinson Technology (HTI), Hutchinson, Minnesota
SR. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Introduced new chemical and electrochemical metal finishing technologies, including electropolishing and etching, for use in HTI’s precision manufacturing processes.
1989 - May 31, 2006
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan
SENIOR TECHNICAL LEADER
2003-06 Sr. Technical Leader - Dow New Business Ventures:
Reported to a global vice president and reviewed new technology for Dow Executives – including: emissions, fuel cells, lithium & nickel batteries, biofuel processing, energy storage, polymers, corrosion, photovoltaics, agriproducts, coatings - for external collaboration and/or internal development;
Researched and reviewed data on use of Dow hydrogen in GM fuel cell-driven vehicles, and technically guided the 2004 Dow - GM fuel cell venture.
2000-03 Technical Leader - Dow Technology Transfer Office:
Estimated value-potential by evaluating process economic costs of Dow technology, compared to best-practice potentially available.
Developed patent protection strategies and studied patent language;
Established Intellectual Property Maps comparing Dow technology to nearest IP portfolio.
Analyzed Dow products for their market potential within Dow portfolio.
Licensed Dow technologies to external interests.
1989 – 2000 Technical Leader - Dow Corporate Research:
Led modeling effort on inorganic thin film battery establishing technical basis for improved performance.
Demonstrated simulated moving bed chromatography unit operation in pilot plant for purification of an organic acid product stream.
Established process economic framework for Dow’s first venture into industrial biotechnology, using green raw materials to make Dow products.
Delivered 500 pounds of Dow’s first product sample from industrial biotechnology effort.
Led Dow cooperative project with Los Alamos National Lab to demonstrate world’s first ultra-high-current-density oxygen cathode for chlor-alkali cells.
Received a Dow award for developing the electrolytic process technology protocol for a new agricultural chemical production plant.
Received a Dow award for re-vamped Dow spreadsheet economics tool.
Developed prototype of one square foot electrochromic window, establishing intellectual property position for Dow.
Developed economic models of 250 kW stationary fuel cell systems, identifying critical balance of plant issues.
Led a process design effort of my “green†process for producing a Dow basic chemical. Received Dow recognition award for this achievement, and, more importantly, this “green†process was chosen for commercial deployment in 2008 at Dow’s new commercial facility in China.
1988 - 1989
Basic Industry Research Laboratory (BIRL)
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Initiated development of new concepts for upgrading waste treatment processes and electrochemical procedures for commercial electroplating;
Rebuilt electrolytic metal recovery unit returning it to original operating condition in a commercial plating shop. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE highlighted the success of this academic-commercial joint venture.
1985-1988
Dow Chemical Central Research, Midland, Michigan
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Developed process for drilling holes leading to over $5 million in new business for a Dow ceramics subsidiary.
Scaled up electrochemical process for recycling viscosified oil field drilling fluids. Successfully demonstrated technology for oil companies in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Initiated and wrote proposal leading to multi-year, $3 million research contract on stable anodes for magnesium cells.
Conducted techno-economic analyses of several outside ventures related to materials, renewable energy, electrochemical technology; recommended uses to Dow’s executive management teams.
1981-1985
Dow Chemical Louisiana Division, Plaquemine, Louisiana
RESEARCH LEADER
Scaled up air cathode for chlor-alkali cell to 4 square feet, demonstrating workable concept.
Led troubleshooting effort on electrolytic titanium pilot plant process, resulting in significant performance improvement.
1976-1981
Dow Chemical Central Research, Midland, Michigan
RESEARCH SPECIALIST
Developed math model of diaphragm chlor-alkali cell, strengthening the design basis.
Managed electrochemistry group of 18 engineers/chemists and 18 technicians.
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois
Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering
(with emphasis on electrochemical processes)
M.S. - Chemical Engineering
4.6/5.0 GPA
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.S. - Chemical Engineering
4.3/5.0 GPA
CREDENTIALS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honorary member
Pi Lambda Upsilon - National Chemistry Honorary member
Exxon Research and Engineering Fellowship
Electrochemical Society - Division Officer and Chair 1988 – 1994;
Electrochemical Society - Chair of Midland, Michigan Section 1980 - 1989
U.S Department of Energy 1990 - 2000 Chair, Guidance and Evaluation Board for Advanced Industrial Materials Program in the Office of Industrial Technologies
AIChE and ACS member, 1980 - 2009
Dow Technology Center Implementation Award – 1998
Dow Special Recognition Awards - 1987, 1993, 2001 (2 awards), 2002 (1 award), 2005 (3 awards)
Dow Safety Awards - over 20 awards during 30 years at Dow
Dow Inventor of the Year - 1986
13 U.S. & International Patents
REFERENCES: Upon request
PUBLICATIONS: Over 100 publications. These are examples of subject matter.
Morphological instabilities in solid state lithium batteries: an experimental and theoretical investigation. Somasi, Madan; West, David H; Varjian, Richard D.; Babinec, Susan J.; Dudney Nancy; and Villa, Carlos M., presented at AIChE National Meeting, November, 2004, Austin, TX.
Integrated chemical processes for industrial utilization of seed oils. Lysenko, Zenon; Maughon, Bob R.; Bicerano, Jozef; Burdett, Kenneth A.; Christenson, Christopher P.; Cummins, Clark H.; Detloff, Marvin L.; Maher, John Michael; Schrock, Alan K.; Thomas, P.J.; Varjian, Richard D.; White, Jerry E. PCT Int. Appl. 2003093215 A1 20031113 (2003).
Salt, chlor-alkali, and related heavy chemicals. Varjian, Richard D. in Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry, 10th ed. Kent, James A., editor, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 429-462 (2003).
Oxygen cathode for membrane chlor-alkali cells. Varjian, R. D.. Corporate Research and Development, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA. Book of Abstracts, 218th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Aug. 22-26 (1999).
Electrolysis of alkali metal halide brines using oxygen cathode system. Varjian, Richard D.; Mussell, Robert D.; Gubanich, Paul J. (Dow Chemical Company, USA). PCT Int. Appl. (1998), 39 pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 9845503 A1 19981015 Designated States W: AU, CA, CN, ID, KR, US. Designated States RW: AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE. Patent written in English. Application: WO 98-US6769 19980403.
Ruthenium oxide counter electrode for electrochromic devices. Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J.; Varjian, Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Company, USA). U.S. (1997), 5 pp., Cont.-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 338,915, abandoned. CODEN: USXXAM US 5684619 A 19971104 Patent written in English. Application: US 96-693427 19960807.
Iridium oxide counter electrode for electrochromic devices. Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J.; Varjian, Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1997), 5 pp., Cont.-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 146,768, abandoned. CODEN: USXXAM US 5644421 A 19970701 Patent written in English. Application: US 95-377558 19950124.
Pragmatic electrolytic plant design. Varjian, Richard D. Dow Chemical Company, Central Research and Development, Midland, MI, USA. Int. Forum Electrolysis Chem. Ind., 9th (1995), 32-63. Publisher: Electrosynthesis, Lancaster, N. Y.
Determination of water content and resistivity of perfluorosulfonic acid fuel cell membranes. Sen, Ashish; Leach, Kevin, E.; Varjian, Richard D.. Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. (1995), 393(Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion-Batteries, Capacitors and Fuel Cells), 157-62.
Important considerations in electrochemical plant design. Varjian, Richard D.. Cent. Res. Development, Dow Chem. Co., Midland, MI, USA. Proc. - Electrochem. Soc. (1995), 95-11(Fundamentals of Electrochemical Process Design: A Tutorial and Anodic Processes: Fundamental and Applied Aspects), 3-18.
Electrolytic processing. Varjian, Richard D.. USA. Electrochem. Soc. Interface (1994), 3(3), 24-8. CODEN: ELSIE3 ISSN: 1064-8208.
Application of a solid polymer electrolyte in one square foot electrochromic devices. Varjian, Richard D.; Shabrang, Mani; Babinec, Susan J. Dow Chem. Co., Cent. Res. and Dev., Midland, MI, USA. Proc. - Electrochem. Soc. (1994), 94-2 278-89.
Process for absorption of sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide from flue gas. Tsai, Susan S.; Bedell, Stephen A.; Kirby, Larry H.; Rhymes, Aubrey J., Jr.; Varjian, Richard D.. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1994), 10 pp. CODEN: USXXAM US 5320816 A 19940614 Patent written in English. Application: US 92-964323 19921021.
Electrochemical Engineering and Small Scale Electrolytic Processing. [In: Proc. Electrochem. Soc., 1990; 90-10]. Walton, Clifford W.; Van Zee, John W.; Varjian, Richard D.; Editors. USA. (1990), 315 pp. Publisher: (The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, N. Jer.)
An electrochemical process for deviscosifying brine fluids thickened with polysaccharide polymers. Varjian, Richard D.; McIntyre, James A. Cent. Res. Catal. Lab., Dow Chem. Co., Midland, MI, USA. Proc. - Electrochem. Soc. (1990), 90-10(Proc. Symp. Electrochem. Eng. Small Scale Electrolytic Process.), 287-98.
Novel breaker/filtration process reduces the cost of recycling viscosified brine completion fluids. McIntyre, James A.; Kalnins, John M.; Varjian, Richard D.; Powell, John. Dow Chem. Co., USA. SPE Prod. Eng. (1990), 5(4), 469-74.
Electrochemical cell operating near the critical point of water. Chao, Mou S.; Varjian, Richard D.; Hoyer, Gale G.; Paulaitis, Michael E. (Dow Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1986), 6 pp. CODEN: USXXAM US 4581105 A 19860408
Proceedings of the Symposium on Electrochemical Process and Plant Design, Vol. 83-6. Alkire, Richard C.; Beck, Theodore R.; Varjian, Richard D.; Editors. USA. (1983), 282 pp. Publisher: (The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, N. J.)
Energy analysis of the diaphragm chlor-alkali cell. Varjian, Richard D.. Cent. Res. Inorg. Lab., Dow Chem. Co., Midland, MI, USA. AIChE Symp. Ser. (1981), 77(204), 219-26.
Moving resistive wire electrodes. Alkire, Richard; Varjian, Richard. Dep. Chem. Eng., Univ. Illinois, Urbana, Ill., USA. J. Electrochem. Soc. (1977), 124(3), 388-95.
Report of the electrolytic industries – 1982. Woo, M.Y.C.; Varjian, Richard. Dow Chemical, Plaquemine, La., USA J. Electrochem. Soc. (1983), 369C.
Report of the electrolytic industries – 1983. Varjian, Richard; Hall, Dale. Dow Chemical, Plaquemine, La., USA J. Electrochem. Soc. (1984), 374C.
109 Internal Dow Chemical Reports
13 U.S. & International Patents
RICHARD D. VARJIAN’S RESUME
2010
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