Adrian Merrington

About Adrian Merrington

2023-24] Business Quality Leader: Polymer Solutions, Engineered Compounds, Engineered Surfaces and Engineered Solutions, Trinseo, Knoxville TN[2023-24] Business Quality Leader: Plastic Solutions and Engineered Materials, Trinseo, Knoxville TN[2021-23] Business Quality Leader: Engineered Materials, Compounds and Blends, Trinseo, Midland MI[2020] Business Quality Leader: Compounds and Blends, Trinseo, Midland MI[2017-19] Quality and Analytical Specialist, Trinseo, Midland MI[2017] Adjunct Professor, Mid Michigan Community College, Mt. Pleasant, MI[2015-16] Technical Lead, Midland Compounding & Consulting, Inc, Midland, MI[2011-15] Chief Technical Officer, Eco Bio Plastics Midland, Midland, MI[2003] Research Director and PI, American Commodities, Flint, MI[2002] Research Director and PI, Resource Recovery Corporation, Coopersville, MI[2001-02] Expert, Plastics, Senior Associate Scientist, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, Assistant Professor, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, Adjunct Professor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI [1995-99] Research Associate, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI[1992-94] Visiting Scientist, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI[1989-91] Teaching Assistant, University of Bradford, Bradford, England[1988-92] QUOTA Ph.D. Student, University of Bradford, Bradford, England[1986-87] Research and Production Assistant, CLM, Redhill, EnglandSpecialties: plastics, plastics recycling, polymers, rheology, additives, colloids and particulates, inorganic fillers, composites, blends, quality, and analytical chemistry.+ https://speautomotive.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/service-through-science-adrian-merrington-explains-why-he-became-a-chemist/+

Experience

1. Business Quality Leader - Polymer Solutions, Engineered Compounds, Surfaces and Solutions

   Trinseo

   Sep 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Bradford

  Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• University of Greenwich

  B.Sc., Applied Chemistry

  1983 — 1988

Skills

• Product Development
• Engineering
• Injection Molding
• Extrusion
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Colloids
• Nanocomposites
• Microsoft Office
• Characterization
• Problem Solving
• Chemistry
• Nanomaterials
• Polymer Chemistry
• Sustainability
• Materials
• Plastics
• R&D
• Polymer Science
• Materials Science
• Additives
• Process Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Negotiation
• Nanotechnology
• Surface Chemistry
• Recycling
• Polymer Characterization
• Composites
• Chemical Engineering
• Coatings
• Rheology
• Research
• Polymers