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Expertise to make technology
profitable
InnoCentrix consultants have extensive experience working with
non-commodity polymers used to formulate technically sophisticated
polymer products. Our primary expertise is in advanced polymer-based
products such as:
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Adhesives
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Laminates, prepregs, composites
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Coatings and encapsulants
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Engineered materials (filled
polymers).
Our consultants have over 100 years of
cumulative experience solving complex technical problems and
developing polymers and composites used in electronic applications
such as:
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Die attach paste and film adhesives
(both conductive and non-conductive)
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Underfills and encapsulants for
semiconductor and board-level packages
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Multilayer circuit board laminates,
prepregs, and composites
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Disk drive coatings and polymers for
storage technology applications
The InnoCentrix team has a solid track
record in new business development, new product development, and
manufacturing process optimization.
See our
list of
capabilities and how we can help your organization grow.
Leadership
Jeff Gotro, Ph.D., President and
Polymer Science Expert
Jeff has over twenty-six years experience in polymers for electronic
applications and composites having held scientific and leadership
positions at IBM, AlliedSignal, Honeywell International, and most
recently as Vice President of Technology for Ablestik Laboratories.
He is an accomplished technology professional with demonstrated
success directing new product development, leading to multi-million
dollar revenues. Jeff brings to his clients a solid proficiency in
managing the research, development and commercialization of new
products. He has global experience developing new products having
established a full function R&D and Applications Engineering lab in
Shanghai, China for Ablestik Laboratories. Jeff has experience with companies ranging from early start-ups to
Fortune 50 companies.
Jeff is a nationally recognized
authority in thermosetting polymers and he has received invitations
to speak at prestigious Gordon Research Conferences (Thermosetting
Polymers and Composites). He has presented numerous lectures and
short courses at national technical conferences. Jeff was an Adjunct
Professor at Syracuse University in the Dept. of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science from 1986-1993. He taught Six
Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt at California State University at
Fullerton from 2001-2006, and teaches courses on Innovation and
Product Development in the MBA program at Concordia University in
Irvine, CA.
Jeff is a member of the Product
Development and Management Association (PDMA), American Chemical
Society (ACS), the Institute for Management Consultants (IMC), the
Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), and Sigma Xi, The
Scientific Research Society.
Jeff has published 60
technical papers (including 4 book chapters)
in the field of polymeric materials for advanced electronic
packaging applications, holds 13
issued US patents, and has 7
patents pending.
Jeff has a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Northwestern University
with a specialty in polymer science and a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering/Materials Science from Marquette University.
For additional bio information, please
see Dr. Gotro's professional profile at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgotro.
Team Members
Gretchen Mavrovouniotis,
Ph.D, Design
for Six Sigma Specialist
Gretchen Mavrovouniotis is a specialist in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
She provides high quality training and consulting in Six Sigma
process improvement in addition to DFSS. She is a certified Master
Black Belt and has over fifteen years experience at reducing defects
and variation in complex manufacturing processes and product
development projects. Gretchen received her Ph.D. and M.S. in
Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and her B.S in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University.
Larry Crane, Ph.D.,Open Innovation and
Product Development Process Expert
Larry Crane has more than 25 years leading R&D teams in the area of
adhesives, coatings and electronic materials as well as synthesis of
new organic molecules. He is expert in using portfolio management to
maximize return on R&D investment and integrates technologies from
both internal and external technologies (Open Innovation) into new
products. He has global product development experience leading teams
around the world. Larry received his Ph.D in Chemistry from the
University of California at Berkeley and holds B.S. in
Biochemistry/Chemistry from the University of California at
Riverside.
R. Bruce Prime, Ph.D, Thermosetting
Polymers Specialist
Bruce Prime has over 30 years experience developing polymeric
materials and their processes for a variety of high technology
products. He is an expert in crosslinked polymer systems such as
coatings, adhesives and electronic materials. Bruce is a fellow of
SPE and NATAS and was the 1989 recipient of the International
Mettler Award in Thermal Analysis. Bruce has a Ph.D. in chemistry
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.S. in chemistry from
Loyola Marymount University. He is a co-editor of the book Thermal
Analysis of Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Joseph D.
Menczel and R. Bruce Prime, editors, John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
Delbert Friesen,
Ph.D., Polymer
Characterization Specialist
Del Friesen has more than 25 years experience and leadership in
materials property testing, electronic materials failure analysis
and formulating. His expertise is in the characterization of
electronic assembly materials. Del’s experience includes the
development of specialty glass compositions, formulating conductive
die attach adhesives, and managing an analytical testing laboratory.
Del received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Indiana
University, Bloomington and holds a B.A. degree in chemistry from
Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana.
Zoltan Mester, Ph.D., Environmental and
Statistical Design Expert
Zoltan Mester is an expert in environmental issues in new product
development (air permitting, waste treatment, hazardous waste
disposal, chemical registration, etc.) Additionally, Zoltan is an
expert using advanced statistical design of experiments (DOE) Zoltan
holds a Ph.D. in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and an M.S. in chemical engineering from the Technical
University of Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan is currently an Adjunct
Professor at Concordia University in Irvine and teaches
Environmental Sustainability classes in the MBA program.
Contact us
today to find out how we help you leverage state-of-the-art polymer technology
that improves
your business performance.
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