Orgchem LLC Team
About US
Our clients and collaborators include large multinational corporations, the US Government, private and Governmental research institutions, small and medium-size printers and converters, packaging and printing, food packaging - consulting and formulation services, including analysis and development of low extractable and low odor chemistry, industrial packaging - durable chemistry design for high-speed fabrication, chemistry design for durable outdoor decorative products having extended life cycle, innovative printing and curing methods, and printing process analysis and optimization solutions.
Orgchem LLC Experts
Brijesh Nigam
President - Founder
- Provide overall directions for .
- Develop a strategy for platform business deployment in various markets related to chemicals, chemical applications, consulting, and ink-jet technology.
- Work with customers on various projects.
Ideon
Partner & Co-Founder
- Overall Business strategy for the company.
- Lead technical sales and marketing efforts in supply, consulting, and academic business relationships.
- Develop new markets for various chemistry-related product development activities.
- Develop Consulting business model and market for chemical application market.
- Successfully conclude the sale of the company and closing of operations.
Huber
Director - N. America
- Director of North America Liquid Inks and Packaging for USA, Canada and Mexico.
- Responsible for Total P&L for the business unit and integration into global businesses and Corporate Munich, Germany.
- Directed sales, operations, and market activities for label, packaging, and industrial markets related to water and solvent technology.
Sun Chemical
Marketing Manager & Other Roles
- Business market manager for all coatings for North America at Northlake IL.
- Market manager for UV and EB Flexo, Screen, and letterpress products.
- Franklin, Ohio Manufacturing - Part of the start-up team for a new manufacturing facility for UV/EB inks to produce over 10 million pounds of product at Carlstadt, NJ Chemist- R&D– Polymer synthesis, UV/EB product development, and other special projects.
- Chicago, Clearing – Lab Projects and Branch & Customer Technical Service for UV/EB products.
- Northlake, IL - Product development for solvent printing inks and water inks. Formulations, customer testing, and evaluating & product development on Mark Andy 830.
Dave Hrycyk
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Technical Director
Water & Solvent
- Manage all technical aspects of water-base and solvent-base projects for .
- Identify technical approaches and guide lab tech on specific lab work.
- Manage customer-related reports and other discussions.
Custom Color Ink & Coating
Technical Director
- Site manager for the facility with formulation, QC, manufacturing, purchasing, shipping & receiving functions.
- Coordinated the formulating efforts for wide web corrugated inks, specialty coatings, and adhesives.
- Technical sales responsibilities for the specialty inks and coatings accounts.
Midwest Graphic Sales
Technical Director
- Technical director for water-based functional coatings for the Flexo, Gravure, and Sheetfed-offset markets.
- Developed functional overprints, specialty ink blend vehicles, and end-use specific primers and adhesives.
- Technical sales responsibilities for specialty inks and coatings accounts.
Sun Chemical
Laboratory Manager - Technical Director
- Responsible for formulation, color matching, and technical serviced Flexo and Gravure, water, and solvent-based, inks and coatings.
- Coordinated the Midwest Packaging Technical Development Laboratory with 23 technicians as reports.
Sun Chemical
Director of Research and Development
- Responsible for water and solvent-based functional inks and coatings.
- Barrier, heat-seal, heat resistance, grease resistance, and all functional products.
Margaret Dvorak
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Director of Product Development
- Marketing activity involving website design and customer interactions.
- Raw material acquisitions activities.
- Product development and specialty chemistry projects.
Axalta
Light Vehicle Global Business Team
- Managed conventional waterborne systems in Axalta production and customer plants.
- Managed technicians for DOE, Quals, and other projects.
- Problem-solving issues in production.
Chromaflo
R&D Manager/Chemist
- Lead mid to long-term projects for all applications of pigment dispersions.
- Applications include architectural, automotive refinish and OEM, UV wood coatings, water, and solvent industrial.
Agrana Fruit
Innovation Center Director
- Formation of an internal site to share technology between the affiliates globally.
- Formulation of fruit preparations used in dairy applications.
- Regulatory compliance for North and South America, EU, Africa, and Asia.
Formulations, Technical Service Experience
- Sherwin Williams - R&D Chemist: Formulated Automotive Refinish clearcoats and UV coating.
- Sun Chemical - R&D Chemist: National Lab in Northlake, IL - Formulation of UV/EB inks and coatings.
- Cleveland, Ohio Branch - All inks and coatings lab and technical service.
Apurva Desai
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Ink-Jet Technical Manager
- Responsible for all ink-jet machines and ink-jet printing ink supply-related activities.
Polymeric Inc.
- Ink-jet ink testing of inks (UV, Textiles, Eco sol) and ink conversion for Gen5, Kyocera, Epson, and Spectra Head machines.
- Trained on CET Digital printers (UV & Textiles).
- Reporting to the R&D department for ink-related issues & to make changes accordingly for better print quality.
- Support for CET printers sold and serviced by Polymeric Inc.
Kronos Tech
- Services for internet monitoring, MSP, and hardware support to hospitality, dental, medical & commercial industries.
- Coordinate with call center and customer for equipment requirement and upgradation of networking and security systems.
Glory Chemicals Ltd. A Dist. For Rextone Ind. Ltd (NC, USA)
Technical Support Manager
- Troubleshooting for ink-related issues faced by customers giving support online/phone.
- Work with the dealer’s technical team and train them for better performance on the printer for solvent.
- Eco-Sol & UV inks to maintain the relationship between customer and company.
- Give technical support to dealers’ customers for mechanical, electrical & electronics-related problems faced by them.
Rextone Industries Ltd., Mfg. of "ATINKS"(Gujarat, India)
Technical Service Support Manager
- Training imparted to Dealer’s Engineers for best performance of the inks.
- Troubleshooting for various wide formats (Solvent, Eco-Sol, and UV) Digital Printers Worldwide.
- Updating the factory regarding problems faced by customers in inks.
Apsom Ifotex LTD. (Mumbai, India)
Head of Service Department
- Installation and maintenance of Colorjet, Roland, Nur, Digital Printers & Camtech Routers.
- Trained team of engineers.
- Coordinate between engineers for customer support.
- Got training for installation and maintenance for Roland & Colorjet Digital Printers & Roland Vinyl cutters.
Skyliner Ltd., A Div. of Chitralekha Printers & Publishers Ltd (Mumbai, India)
Maintenance Manager/Operation Manager
- Maintenance of salsa, power jet, Roland printer and seaming, and lamination machines, at Mumbai & Delhi.
- Subsequently promoted to operation manager looking after the day-to-day working of units in Mumbai & New Delhi, production, coordination with clients, material planning, spares, etc.
M/s. Aryan Resources (Mumbai, India)
Service Engineer
- Installation & maintenance of salsa & power jet printer in India.
- Trained by Signtech USA for installation and maintenance of digital printers manufactured by them.
M/s. Avision Organics (Mumbai, India)
Head of Production Department
- Production and Research Chemist M/s. Desco Chemicals Industries, Mumbai, India.
Mark Mitry
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Business Development
- Assist and advise with technology portfolio and technical projects.
- Assist with chemistry-related research.
- Formulations-related activities.
Craig Adhesive
Technical Director
- Negotiated raw material pricing and qualified suppliers. Direct research and development activities for all areas of product development and Technical Service in UV curing solvent-borne and waterborne product areas. Restructuring and improving the product development group and laboratory. Implement new procedures for record keeping of formulations.
- Counsel young chemists in professional, educational, and personal matters, demonstrate effective leadership and encourage team concepts, Identify problems, diagnose causes, determine corrective actions, and contribute to profitability by introducing new products.
RadCure Corporation
Director of Research & Development
- Direct research and development activities for all areas of product development, restructuring and improving the product development group and laboratory, and implementing new procedures for record keeping of formulations.
- Counsel subordinates in professional, educational, and personal matters.
- Demonstrate effective leadership and encourage team concepts, Identify problems, diagnose causes, and determine corrective actions, Contribute to profitability by introducing new products.
EKA Chemicals, AKZO NOBEL
Leader of Application
- Provided personalized service to major customers in Europe and the USA, delivered oral and written presentations on Snowtack Dispersion and formulation in water-born pressure sensitive adhesive, managed a staff of three professional chemists of the applications group, trained the applications group and product development group on rheological measurements, directed, installed, operated and maintained dynamic mechanical analyzer to measure rheological properties of emulsions and solid adhesives.
H.B. Fuller Company
Senior Section Leader
- Responsible for the radiation curing product development program, establishing a new product line and directing the development efforts of the group, equipping the development group with new and necessary tools to develop new products and improve existing products, making presentations to existing and potential customers, commercialization of new and existing products, define objectives and goals for each member in the development group, select and define projects based on potential sales and strategic benefits to the company.
Fusion UV Systems
Director, Chemistry and Process Development
- Conducted investigative research to develop new processes for ultraviolet curing, prepared and presented papers to customers, professional societies, and trade associations, supervised chemists and technicians at Applications Laboratories in North American locations, established and maintained communications with formulators and raw material suppliers, provided liaison and coordination of Application Lab tests reporting at Fusion Europe and Japan, interacted with customers, formulators, and end-users, acquired, tested and reported on the performance of competitive UV equipment worldwide.
Permabond
Senior Development Associate
- Established Permabond as a supplier of radiation-curable products.
- Generated over $500,000 in sales of radiation curing products and built a new product line of UV-curable adhesives and sealants.
- Contributed significantly to the top-line growth and profit of the division, handled customer questions at major trade shows, developed new cyanoacrylate adhesive formulations, made presentations to the sales force and customers on new products, improved existing products to gain greater market share, purchased the first photo DSC, and demonstrated its value in problem-solving.
National Starch and Chemical Corp
Senior Development Associate
- Development of Pressure Sensitive adhesives both waterborne and solvent-borne products.
- Viscoelastic measurements of PSA properties.
Francisco Ruiz
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Sales Manager
- Develop and manage sales for the Western Region and Mexico.
Pro Colorflex Ink
Corporation Sales Manager
- Direct and oversee an organization's sales policies, objectives, and initiatives. Set short- and long-term sales strategies and evaluate the effectiveness of current sales programs. Recommend product or service enhancements to improve customer satisfaction and sales potential. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The successful candidate will understand what motivates customers to buy and know how to tap into those needs and desires in an effective way.
Huber Group USA
Flexographics Technical Sales Rep.
- Most recent, on assignment in Dallas, TX. Spearheading opening of Flexographic business in narrow/wide web, packaging, tag, and label. Responsible for all aspects of the Flexo division. New business development, customer relationship management, lab, tech support, and product management/inventory.
- Spearheading opening of Flexographic business in narrow/wide web, packaging, tag, and label on the West Coast/Mexico. Responsible for all aspects of the Flexo division. New business development, customer relationship management, lab, tech support, and product management/inventory.
Sun Chemical
Lead Inplant
- Lead inplant at Fleetwood Fibre, Smurfit Kappa, and Menasha. All southern California locations.
- Manage ink room duties at multiple locations. Work closely with production supervisors, press operators, and schedulers to ensure timely deliveries of products from pre-press to press print.
- Provide expert advice in support of customer service reps in fulfilling color-matching project requests.
- Control supply management by maintaining the appropriate amount of products, utilizing rework, and implementing the work-off program of slow-moving and obsolete materials.
- Involved in quality control procedures utilizing visual/spectrophotometer analysis, pH readings, viscosities, and filing of results.
- Facilitate training of operators, supervisors, CSRs, and the technical department. Monitor time and performance standards and reduce waste and spoilage during run mode.
Siegwerk/EIC
Technician II
- Lead technician, primarily servicing Best Label Co., Cerritos, California, and Performed Ink room duties at Best Label Inc. and WS Packaging (Fullerton, CA) plants.
- Collaborated with technicians to diagnose equipment breakdowns and address quality issues.
- Operated Acuity verification and automatic registration systems.
- Examined printed copy for correct ink density, position on paper, and registration.
- Managed project schedules to guarantee client and in-house creative and design needs were met on time and within budget.
Akzo Nobel
Technical Sales Representative
- Conducted investigative research to develop new processes for ultraviolet curing, Prepared and presented papers to customers, professional societies, and trade associations.
- Supervised chemists and technicians at Applications Laboratories in North American locations. Established and maintained communications with formulators and raw material.
- suppliers. Provided liaison and coordination of Application Lab tests reporting at Fusion Europe and Japan. Interacted with customers, formulators, and end-users. Acquired, tested, and reported on the responsibility for sales in Southern California and international sales in Mexico.
- Responsible for growing regional sales by 20% and bringing a manufacturing facility to Southern California.
- Established several customer In-house Ink Labs.
- Provided training and product knowledge to customers on various topics, including how to manage ink centers, operation of computerized weigh ink systems, color theory, basic ink applications, new technologies, and utilization/care of lab equipment.
- Implemented a structured procedure on how to move the sales process forward and negotiate successfully.
- Member of monthly sales review team to establish sales and customer retention goals.
- Mentored other sales representatives to reach sales and customer retention goals.
- Maintained friendly and professional internal/external customer interactions to build brand loyalty.
- Acted as Interim Southwest Sales Manager from April-August 2001. As such, was responsible for directing and overseeing all sales activities in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and accounts in Mexico. Managed sales and technical staff in direct support of customer’s needs, supporting a region with $3.5 million in sales.
- Performance of competitive UV equipment worldwide.
Ajay Gupta
Orgchem LLC
Business Development
- Responsible for all business-related activities, including negotiations, proposals, and business development.
- Assisting with raw material supplier relationships and acquisition-related activities.
Nokia
SR Product Manager Hardware/Software Product Manager for Global Markets
- Led product management activities and subsequent provisions for the development of Data Radio Network Controller (RNC) NextGen hardware – achieved 5-9s reliability and increased profit margins by way of decreasing product-related costs.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams and successfully led the international rollout of ATCA to help customers reduce their footprint and operating costs.
- Streamlined forecasted product demand with production output by interfacing directly with regionally-based factories – France, China, and Mexico.
- Managed RNC Hardware Configuration: Product Planning, Pricing, Factory Planning Equipment Ordering and Delivery, First Office Application (FOA) Support, and General Availability (GA).
- Introduced new ‘StandAlone’ hardware and managed data-only (DO) services by overseeing FOA activities and declaring product GA.
- Owned 3rd party hardware and software vendor relationships – negotiated an additional $8MM of discounts.
Lucent Technologies
5ESS Switching System Product Manager
- Led 5ESS product-marketing activities for the North American region to gain market share by developing a communication framework, and value propositions, and implementing product and field trial strategies.
- Developed deployment strategies and partnered with customer teams to introduce new hardware and software features on 5ESS – generated new revenue for the firm by bringing over 200+ customers.
- Negotiated and facilitated the deployment of OIU (Optical Interface Unit) for lab trials with all major customers (AT&T, SBC, BellSouth, and Verizon) and obtained customer approval to deploy OIU into the customer’s network.
- Led the product marketing activities of the next-generation transport product for the 5ESS switch.
- Developed and presented Optical Interface Unit (OIU) material in Gate 3 review to senior management and obtained approval for the development of the OIU.
- Developed a DA (Discontinued Availability) plan and turned over the OSPS to Services Org. via a Memorandum of Understanding; This plan to generate over $1.5M/Yr. to provide extended support to OSPS customers.
AT&T Bell Labs
Product Manager
- Led team activities of the front-end team by implementing 5ESS Software Development Environment (SDE) strategies of Software Testing Tools to achieve the team’s common goals.
- Improved SDE (Software Development Environment) revenues by 20% by developing pricing strategies and understanding customer needs for testing tools.
- Introduced Bell Labs innovations and breakthrough technologies at Malaysia Telecom 21 show; Lucent’s goal was to become an approved vendor for Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC); through an outstanding team effort, Lucent was granted MSC (Mobility Services Center) status.
- Co-Chaired CEME (Computing Environment Management and Evolution) team; this team was responsible for developing and deploying standards and policies to be followed by all 5ESS Switch development organizations.
Robert Haupt, Ph.D., M.S.
Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech University: Ph.D., Forest Products
Orgchem LLC
VP of Tech. Wood Composite/Aerosol and IP Expert
- Assists and advises with technology portfolio and technical projects related to forest products.
Sylvanova Inc.
Founder and President
- Developing intellectual property based on own inventions of breakthrough technology in the field of rapid curing polymers for lignocellulosic composites.
- Prepared patent specifications filed under the patent cooperation treaty, with issued patents in the United States and Canada.
- Established a research agreement with a major European wood adhesives supplier resulting in funding of innovation research at Virginia Tech University.
Dynea Group
Global Intellectual Property Coordinator
- Managed global co-ordination of intellectual property development with special emphasis on scientists and outside counsel.
- Created and implemented a corporation-wide system for finding, distributing and tracking relevant third-party patent applications.
- Supported patent applications and opposition efforts with filing strategies and prior art searches.
- Conducted intellectual property training seminars for technical employees in Europe and North America.
Dyno Industries A.S and Polymers Inc.
Senior Research and Development Chemist
- Led R&D studies of phenol formaldehyde resin chemistry with emphasis in the areas of OSB, plywood and impregnated paper technologies and chemistry of PF resins.
- Assisted local units with the transfer of technology within Dyno worldwide.
- Supervised one technician and one undergraduate level senior thesis student.
- Led PF product development for OSB, hardboard, and impregnated paper applications.
- Supervised employees in quality control, development, and wood laboratories.
- Coordinated product development and troubleshooting with production and sales departments, assisting with technical customer service.
RA Haupt & Associates
Founder and President
- Created a functioning international consulting group.
- Work has varied among patent analysis, technical authorship, technical advice, idea generation, patent prosecution, and acting as a technical trustee for merger/acquisition due diligence.
Rust-Oleum Corporation
Aerosols Technology Manager
- Managed core technology and new product development for the leading North America manufacturer of aerosol spray paints.
- Annualized cost saving margin improvements.
- Grew the aerosols R&D team.
- Introduced new aerosol elastomeric products, peelable products, and superhydrophobic coatings.
Dynea Paper Overlays
Global Technology Manager & Technical Director
- Facilitated effective transfer of phenolic and amino impregnation technologies through global networking co-ordination of communication.
- Advocated strategic integration of the technology objectives for the business line.
- Business line ambassador at International Conferences and as a member of the TAPPI Decorative and Industrial Laminates Committee.
- Fostered development of intellectual property for innovative new technologies.
- Led development of phenolic overlay products for engineered wood products, industrial, and furniture components business units.
- Supervised employees in research and development, technical service, and quality assurance.
- Coordinated product development with sales and production departments.
- Implemented a product design system compliant with ISO 9001 quality standards.
- Introduced new products, and improvements for product design, quality, and/or margin.
- Developed and improved a suite of products for the furniture industry.
Makayla Gosma
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Project Specialist and Assistant
- Translates complex technical information into a graphical format that communicates effective solutions for customer pain points.
- Organizes reports of active projects in presentational formats while they progress, records events.
- Communicates and collaborates with team and clients.
- Manages company website, performing editing and adding new content to it regularly, tracking traffic and overall performance.
- Trains in lab procedures and customs to understand the printing and processing side of graphic design.
- Assists in proper function of the office and lab, including but not limited to inventory control and handling deliveries.
Freelance
Graphic Designer
- Creates custom logo designs for clients.
- Assists in the creation of digital forms and applications.
- Experienced in arranging digital graphics to become merchandise in real life.
- Comfortable with web design, digital illustration, posters, brochures, menus, type, formatting, banners, etc.
- Knowledgeable of programs such as all those under The Adobe Suite and The Microsoft Suite.