Fred Allen

About Fred Allen

Innovative R&D scientist, project leader, and manager skilled in solving customers\' technical problems, assessing new technology, commercializing products, evaluating investment opportunities, and growing business. Dr. Allen’s professional objective is to use his strategic planning, technical background, and rapid application development expertise to lead a scientific organization or technology venture to profitability and international prominence. He has 25 years of experience working at the nanometer scale as a scientist with a business perspective. Motivated by an early passion to study mineral structures and crystal growth, Dr. Allen obtained his B.S. degree in Earth & Planetary Sciences from SUNY Stony Brook in 1979 graduating with highest honors. He went on to Harvard University as a National Science Foundation Fellow to study mineralogy and crystallography and obtained M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Geological Sciences in 1981 and 1985, respectively. He then worked at the National Center for Electron Microscopy at Arizona State University for two years. In 1987, Dr. Allen joined Engelhard Corporation (now BASF) in New Jersey. Over the next 18 years, he conducted research, commercialized products, and managed the Technology Assessment group. His materials characterization and methods development expertise focused on relating material properties to product performance. More recently, he led Engelhard’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery materials program and their nanotechnology growth initiative that involved pursuing internal R&D leads and external business opportunities in this emerging space. In 2005, Dr. Allen founded his own technology assessment and business development consulting company, RADii Solutions, LLC. He most recently served as Global Technology Director of Powder Coatings for Axalta Coating Systems, LLC (formerly DuPont Performance Coatings). Dr. Allen has over 50 publications and presentations and 17 patents.Specialties: Expert in materials science, surface chemistry, and crystallography applied to catalysis, energy storage, and corrosion.Commercialized products and optimized processes relating to petrochemical and environmental catalysts, corrosion coatings and inhibitors, sealants and adhesives, polymer composites, oilfield chemicals, optical materials, electronic components, batteries, and sensors. Stage-Gate, SWOT, Value Chain, Real Options AnalysisDMAIC Methodology

Experience

1. Technical Director

   Estron Chemical

   Apr 2016 — Present · Calvert City, KY, US

   Estron is a polymer design and manufacturing company serving the paint, coatings, inks, cosmetics and adhesives industries. We develop customized additives and resins and provide specialized chemical synthesis and material processing capabilities with an emphasis on innovative, safe and eco-friendly technologies. Our expertise is in controlling flow properties of polymeric systems which involves understanding, measuring, and manipulating surface tension at the microscopic scale and rheology at a macroscopic scale- Leads research and development efforts- Oversees lab functions: chemical synthesis, materials analysis, liquid and powder application testing, QA/QC- Approves acquisition of chemicals and equipment for laboratory and pilot plant- Determines internal specifications for chemical raw materials- Supervises preparation of product technical data and safety data sheets- Establishes new product procedures, specifications, and testing requirements.

Education

• Harvard University

  MA and PhD, Geology

  1979 — 1985

• Stony Brook University

  BS, Earth & Planetary Sciences

Skills

• Rapid Application Development
• Materials
• Plastics
• Innovation Management
• Technology Assessment
• Patents
• Regulatory Compliance
• Project Portfolio Management
• Catalysis
• Characterization
• Sales Support
• Chemical Engineering
• Coatings
• Market Analysis
• Budgets
• International Business
• Batteries
• Intellectual Property Licensing
• Product Management
• Budgeting
• Materials Science
• Commercialization
• R&D
• Technology Evaluation
• Market Development
• Proposal Preparation
• Product Commercialization
• Technical Marketing
• Manufacturing Scale-Up
• Nanotechnology
• Six Sigma
• Chemistry
• Start-Ups
• Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Surface Chemistry
• Business Development
• Intellectual Property