Robert Berardino

Experience

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  General Motors

  Feb 1984 - Mar 1993

  Senior Materials Engineer

  Senior Materials Engineer - lead materials engineer for advanced wire & cable radiation process. Participated in Targets for Excellence business, technical, and quality assessment program for suppliersMaterials Engineer - Interfaced with suppliers and Purchasing to develop new materials for automotive applications. Approved new suppliers, wrote technical specifications, and conducted plant trials.

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  Rohm and Haas

  Apr 1993 - Mar 1997

  Technical Service Engineer and Group Leader

  Group Leader Plastics Additives - Directed one engineer and two technicians to perform technical service of plastic additives to support the business unit's commercial objectives. Participated in Stage-Gate cross-functional teams for new product development. Main technical service liaison for major engineering resins customer.Technical Service Engineer - Worked with sales and marketing teams to help solve customer problems in the application of plastic additives for engineering resins. Key industries supported were Building & Construction, Automotive, Appliance, and Packaging. Show less

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  Americhem Inc.

  Mar 1997 - Dec 2017

  Research And Development Scientist

  Research Scientist - Applied knowledge of materials, such as pigments, additives, TiO2, carbon black, and polymers, with processing techniques and statistical methods for advanced core competency projects related to fine particle dispersion.Participated in a Technology Scouting role, identifying novel materials and technologies for future development, and establishing relationships with outside labs and government agencies.Research Project Leader - Developed formulations for new products, conducted customer plant trials and interfaced with sales group. Directed technicians on sample preparation and testing, while providing project information to business team. Show less

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  PolyOne

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2020

  Develop masterbatch formulations and technology for the high-density polyethylene pressure pipe market. Interface with pipe customers and polyethylene resin manufacturers for the design of new carbon black and color masterbatches. Participate in technical meetings at the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) with other industry professionals to lead new industry directives. DIrected a Senior R&D Engineer to develop masterbatch formulations and technology for the high-density polyethylene pressure pipe market. Interface with pipe customers and polyethylene resin manufacturers for the design of new carbon black and color masterbatches. Participate in technical meetings at the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) with other industry professionals to lead new industry directives.

  • Senior Technology Manager, Masterbatch, Color Additives, and Inks North America

    Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Senior Technology Manager, Masterbatch, Producer Services

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2019
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  Avient Corporation

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

  Senior Technology Manager, Masterbatch, Color Additives and Inks North America

  Develop masterbatch formulations and technology for the high-density polyethylene pressure pipe market. Interface with pipe customers and polyethylene resin manufacturers for the design of new carbon black and color masterbatches. Participate in technical meetings at the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) with other industry professionals to lead new industry directives.

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  Center Street Technologies

  Jun 2021 - now

  Principal Engineer - Thermoplastics Processing, Additive Manufacturing

  Materials leadership through all phases of design, development, delivery and sustainment of integrated Large Area Additive Manufacturing solutions.