Kenneth H. Brown, Ph.D. - KHB Consulting Services

Kenneth H. Brown, Ph.D.
KHB Consulting Services
1889 Maple, Suite N-3
Evanston, IL 60201
847-475-2755 Fax: 847-475-3545
Email: drbrown@khbconsulting.com
Web Site: www.khbconsulting.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced research & development director with sixteen years managing the efforts of new product development, product cost savings, product maintenance, technical service, technology sourcing, process engineering & quality assurance. Strengths in organization, planning & project control. Strong communicator of coatings technical language into commercial or marketing language. Experience in industrial coatings, trade sale & consumer paints & chemical specialty products.

EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT & EXPERT WITNESS - 1994 to Present

ROMAN ADHESIVES - Calumet City, IL - 1997 to 1999
Vice President of Research & Development
Chief technical officer, responsible for new product development, product improvements, quality assurance, technical services, process engineering.

PRA LABORATORIES - Eastern Michigan University - 1995 to 1997
Executive Director
Full profit & loss responsibility & operational management of a consortium of 26 paint/coatings & supplier companies. Provide group & individual product R&D & testing in the areas of industrial coatings, trade sales paints, emulsion polymers, solvent-based resins & analytical services. Staff member at EMU.

Increased membership from 23 to 26
Instituted professional project management system
Instituted formal system for a pay-for-performance approach, through position descriptions. performance standards, salary administration system and performance appraisal system.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - Evanston, IL - 1994 to 1995
Consultant Private contractor for Northwestern's Basic Industrial Research Laboratory, for PRA Laboratories, & for several small coatings and chemical specialty companies. Consulting & product development services.

RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION - Vernon Hills, IL - 1976 to 1994
Technical Director 1985-1994
Provide for new product development needs as well as product maintenance and manufacturing support; provide strategic R&D planning for corporate goals. Direct a team of 20-40 professional chemists & technicians toward the goals established by the consumer business group & the industrial maintenance business group. Provide for corporate quality assurance & process engineering services & managed technical service & package engineering functions.

Developed & introduced into production 16 new industrial maintenance and consumer type do-it-yourself products over the five year period 1990-94, resulting in revenues that were 20% of total sales.
Designed & directed strategic program to assure that coatings products were compliant with VOC air quality regulations, resulting in product availability at all times.
Increased sales of industrial maintenance coatings business by $8 million from 1987-1993 through the development of water-based new products and high solids new products, using state-of-the-art technology.
Designed & built new R&D center, which houses 30-40 professional chemists/technicians.
Reduced cost of products sold by $3 million during the five year period from 1990 to 1994, through reformulation & process changes.
Designed product testing protocol for all new product introductions, resulting in 30% reduction of complaints & recalls over period from 1990 through 1994.
Reorganized multiple technical laboratories into single technical department, with 40-50 professional & technical associates, thereby reducing costs by $500,000 annually.

Manager, Manufacturing Technical Support - 1982 to 1985
Provided for the management of quality assurance, process engineering, facility engineering & standard product maintenance for over 700 skus of industrial & consumer paint products. Managed a staff of 20 chemists and technicians & engineers.

Manager, Coatings R&D - 1978 to 1982
Managed specific new product development projects as requested by industrial or consumer business groups. Supervised a staff of five formulation chemists.

Group Leader, Resin Development - 1976 to 1978
Supervised staff of three resin chemists in synthesis of new & improved resins for in-house use. Designed & built new resin manufacturing facility.

CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY - Chicago, IL - 1971 to 1976 Senior Research Scientist
Developed & manufactured new polymers which are used for ultraviolet curable inks & coatings. Developed processing techniques for UV-curable coatings in the metal decorating field. Synthesized additives & polymers for use in formulating interior & exterior can coatings.

EDUCATION

Loyala University, Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 1970
University of Minnesota, MS Organic Chemistry, 1967
University of Illinois, BS Chemistry, 1965

SPECIALIZED TRAINING & COURSES

Completed courses in Crosby Quality training & a variety of management training courses including:

Executive Effectiveness Training
Focused Interviewing Techniques
Management by Objectives
Problem-Solving
Finance for the Non-Financial Executive

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Paint & Coatings Association
Federation of Societies of Coatings Technology
American Chemical Society
American Society of Quality Control
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Steel Structures Painting Council
International Aerosol Congress
Spray Paint Committee of NPCA
Adhesives & Sealants Council
Wallpaper Association

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Loyola University, Instructor of Organic Chemistry - 1978 to 79
Roosevelt University, Assistant Professor of Chemistry - 1976 to 78
Elmhurst College, Lecturer of Organic Chemistry - 1974 to 76

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Household Chemicals
Industrial Chemicals
Heavy Metals
Lead-Based Paints
Toxic Substances
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Wastes
Aerosols
Paints/Coatings
Inks
Adhesives/Sealants
Resins, Polymers & Plastics
Airborne Contaminants
Inhalation of Chemicals (`Huffing')
Contact Dermatological Problems
Sick Building Syndrome
Chemical Specialty Products
General Chemistry
Product Liability Involving Chemicals

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