Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in chemical engineering, materials and process engineering, specialty radome and reflector projects, research and development, project/ program management, business development, inventing, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Program Manager, Principal Materials & Process Engineer, radome and antenna design and manufacturing firm
Was Program Manager responsible for leading project groups (Structural, Electro-Magnetic, Materials, Operations and Contract Resources) from program conception through 1st Article customer approval for specialty radome and reflector projects targeting ground-based, mobile, naval and aerospace structures. Led business development activities for specialty radome and reflector programs meeting with customers in support of overall Sales & Marketing efforts in the USA and internationally. Was Principal Materials & Process Engineer for the investigation and qualification of new materials and processes for composite applications manufacturing facilities in the USA and Ireland. Cleared to DOD Secret Level. Process Technology - composites processing and applications.
Program Manager, Principal Materials & Process Engineer, ARC Technologies, Amesbury, MA
Was Program Manager responsible for the process & product development efforts involved in the design, installation and start-up of a twin-screw compounding line thermoplastic and single-screw extrusion process line involving highly-filled thermoplastic resins. Supported business development activities for specialty radome and reflector programs meeting with customers in support of overall Sales & Marketing efforts in the USA and internationally. Provided design, material & production support for composite radome, frequency selective surface (FSS) and low observable structures in ground-based, mobile, naval and aerospace applications. Developed novel highly-filled flight qualified thermoplastic and thermoset polymeric coating & gap-filler products based upon RAM technology. Cleared to DOD Secret Level, Special Access Program Clearance. Process Technology - mixing & formulation, calendaring, highly-filled twin-screw extruder compounding, single-screw extruder for sheet and profile, composites processing and applications, press operation, slitting, shearing.
Program Manager, Vitex Systems, San Jose, CA
Was On-site Program Manager for the design, installation and start-up of Vitex System's novel, large-scale continuous film vacuum coater at their manufacturing partner -Techni-Met, Windsor, CT. Led manufacturing start-up process & product development efforts for a novel multi-layer polymeric/ ceramic (Al2O3) thin film coated optical grade film product targeted at provided moisture and oxygen barrier protection for flexible OLED-style visual displays. Process Technology - High vacuum coating, sputter deposition, polymer deposition, UV curing.
Consultant / Principal, Chemical Engineering Services, Raymond, NH
Cuno, Meriden, CT; Proteome Systems, Woburn, MA; Orbital BioSciences, Topsfield, MA; Vectron International, Hudson, NH; Hemasure Corporation, Marlborough, MA; Lewcott Corporation, Millbury, MA.
Production Manager, Membrane Manufacturing Group, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA
Was Production Manager in the Bedford, MA - Membrane Manufacturing Facility with management and budgetary responsibility for a 24/ 7 operation including shift supervisory and direct labor staff reports. Developed production plans & budgets to meet quarterly production, inventory and department expense targets.
Engineering Manager, Membrane Manufacturing Group, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA
Was Engineering Manager in the Bedford, MA - Membrane Manufacturing Facility with management and budgetary responsibility for the process engineering, project engineering and maintenance groups. Developed capital plans & department budgets in support of facility objectives and plans. Led engineering efforts in the Bedford, MA - Membrane Manufacturing Facility to achieve ISO9000 certification.
Sr. Process Engineer, Membrane Manufacturing Group, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA
Was Process/ Development engineer for Millipore's Microporous and RO/UF membranes. Led product & process development and implementation at Millipore's Manufacturing Facilities in the USA, Puerto Rico and Ireland. Process Technology - mixing & formulation, solvent extraction, membrane processing by solvent casting, air casting & extrusion technology, thermal & UV polymer processing, slitting, shearing.
Sr. Development Engineer, Polyfibron Division, Battery Separator Group R&D, W.R. Grace & Co., Cambridge, MA
Was R&D Engineer for battery separator technology including both highly-filled extruded UHMWPE and resin impregnated paper/ glass fiber. Led product & process development and implementation at W.R. Grace's Manufacturing Facilities in the USA. Managed and provided technical direction for W.R. Grace's Tech Center pilot coater facility & technicians. Process Technology - highly loaded materials compounding, twin-screw extrusion, coating, solvent extraction, slitting, shearing, paper/ fiber forming and impregnation.
Development Engineer, Films Division R&D, Mobil Chemical Co., Macedon, NY
Was R&D Engineer for BOPP extruded film and coated film product lines. Led product & process development and implementation at Mobil's Manufacturing Facilities in the USA, Canada and Europe. Managed and provided technical direction for Mobil's Tech Center pilot coater facility & technicians. Program manager for the design, installation and start-up of a multi-station BOPP film coating line located at Mobil's Belleville, Ontario Facility. Process Technology - compounding, extrusion, co-extrusion, extrusion coating, film orientation, surface treatment, laminating, coating & formulation, printing, slitting.