Career Highlights Development Chemist/Research * Led research, formulation, testing, and approval Scientist offering more than 19 process of first passive fire resistant coating for years of experience in product polyurethane insulation foam industry, development across multiple allowing new product applications and industry applications including extended market reach. coatings, paints, lubricants, and cleaning solutions. Proven ability * Developed non-toxic solution for removal of to develop new products, refine melted plastic on metal for private label use existing products to improve and sales nationally by Harley Davidson. performance or cost, and research * Created water-based elastomeric roof coating potential applications for product to meet stringent US Gulf Coast building code use. Recognized for identifying requirements for inner strength and hurricane the correlations between resistance using exacting test standards all analytical data and the while maintaining established production costs. performance/durability of the finished product. Strong project * Researched and formulated bio-based parts washing solution able to withstand 150 degrees management and team leadership (F) and remain physically stable for 12 weeks successes. while meeting requirements for bacterial PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT growth, effectiveness, evaporation, and oil emulsification for automotive parts cleaning PRODUCT TESTING purposes. CHANGE ADAPTATION * Developed and tested new bio-based, non-toxic MECHANICAL TESTING & ANALYSIS cleaning products key to expanding existing product line. PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT * Achieved outstanding safety record-1 million TEST EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION hours with zero lost time injuries. CHEMICAL FORMULATION Research and Development PROJECT MANAGEMENT Career Experience DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS RESEARCH/FORMULATION CHEMIST RSC Chemical DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING Solutions * Indian Trail, NC * 2009 to Present CALORIMETRY Chemical products manufacturer with more than 600 products for automotive, heavy duty, hardware, and export markets. DYNAMIC SHEAR RHEOMETRY Supervise 3 mix room technicians and 1 laboratory technician in research, development, and testing for new products and existing products across a variety of applications. Conduct raw material validation to determine compliance with manufacturing standards prior to acceptance. Build strong relationships across multiple departments and coordinate on new product development, existing product refinements/improvements, and product testing. Respond to marketing requests for new products and testing for new applications. RAW MATERIAL VALIDATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ACCEPTANCE TESTING PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT Continued 2 of 2 Ken Wheless * 803.448.1394

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• Troubleshooting
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• Assessments
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• Acceptance Testing
• Applications
• Manufacturing
• Troubleshooting
• Test
• Roofing
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• Research
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