Dr. Casmir Ilenda
36 Sima Road
Holland, PA 18966
Phone:
(215) 586-1893; (215) 953-9161
E-mail: casmir.ilenda@gmail.com
Specialties:
- Polymers
- Product Development
- Research and Development
Services:
Ph.D. Chemist with broad experience in the research and development of plastics, plastics additives, and coatings for the automotive, packaging, electronic, consumer durables, construction, industrial, lighting and recycling industries. Developed products through all stages of the polymer value chain - from polymerization, formulation, and melt processing, to part fabrication and application development, to scale-up and production. Experienced in technology transfer, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and project management. 16 US granted patents and 16 publications.
Process driven leader of a diverse technology organization in multigenerational product development that focuses on using an understanding of the underlying science to develop the key technologies and on driving commercialization of products based on those technologies.
This includes:
- Developing a product / technology roadmap based on short term and long term market needs
- Identifying key technology drivers for step-out growth
- Developing and implementing plans that enable commercialization of products of increasing value as stepwise development of key technologies occurs
- Coordinating R&D with marketing, scale-up, and commercialization efforts through a stage-gate process
- Working with industry groups to develop standards and promote the technology
- Developing an understanding of the underlying science and the relationships between application performance, process conditions, material properties, and formulation/composition
