Affiliate Consultant
Dr. John D. Connolly, Jr.

Dr. John D. Connolly, Jr. - polymeric and TiO2 product expert

Dr. Connolly boasts in-depth knowledge about market and new product development.  He fully understands what it takes to bring a revolutionary product to success with his expertise in the marketing field.  Dr. Connolly holds an impressive 12 patents in the industry.  He is a fast and voracious learner that can take processes and improve them.  He has gathered an impressive 24 years in the TiO2 and polymeric market.  He is ready to help achieve goals and get your product out there. 

• Able to quickly understand value chains, market trends, new business opportunities.
  
• Successfully developed and launched new products that have dominated global markets. 
• Substantial operations experience. 
• Effective networking, customer relationship, and market intelligence skills.
• Articulate written and verbal communicator. 
• Experienced supervisor; motivates others through excellent interpersonal and team skills
• Expert in TiO2 utilization in polymeric and coatings markets, including specifics of processing, correlation of TiO2 properties to market needs, and end product defect analysis and causal determinations.
• Effective customer educational interface regarding TiO2 properties, intermediate processing, and end product design.

Experience
Private Practice
Wilmington, Delaware
2016 – Present
Principal Consultant and Managing Member    

• Formation of New Castle Consultancy LLC to provide outsourced technical expertise to the Plastics, Coating, and Paper industries.
• Provides On-Demand technical consultation in TiO2 and filler usage, and incorporation into Polymers, Coatings, and Paper markets.  Works with customers to provide root cause analysis of defects, recommendations regarding processing inconsistencies, as well as dry bulk powder flow issues.
• Offers on-site training for in-house technical and or production personnel regarding the use and specification of TiO2, as well as technical issues that may result from the incorporation of TiO2 into products.

DuPont Titanium Technologies
Wilmington, Delaware
2009 – 2015
Senior Technical Marketing Consultant

• Responsibilities include TiO2 markets and customers for the Americas (Canada to Chile), with global consultation, including developing CDA’s for joint development or testing with select customers. 
• Technical and marketing expert for TiO2 use in polymeric applications. Expertise includes properties of TiO2, processing of TiO2 and fillers into polymeric applications, bulk powder handling, and high value applications of TiO2. Special areas of expertise include TiO2 use in Cool Roofing, Infra-red and heat reflectance applications, Biopolymers, Photovoltaics, Polyolefins, PVC, and Engineering Resins.
• Skills include analysis of polymeric end product defects, and correlation of their relationship to TiO2 fundamentals and processing interactions, defect analysis, and ceramic process analysis.
• Investigation of relationships between TiO2 processing, process equipment, and formation of defects in intermediate and/or end use products.
• New materials and process investigation, development, and marketing.
• Additional responsibilities include investigation of novel applications, and program development for TiO2 market expansion (examples include Cool Roofing Cleanability, Diesel Particulate Filters, and High Reflectance applications).
• Numerous technical papers presented supporting TiO2 in polymeric and coatings applications.
• 12 patents (processing ceramic materials, equipment modification, application of TiO2 in polymers)

DuPont Titanium Technologies
Wilmington, Delaware
​1991 – 2009
Technical Marketing Consultant

• Responsible for technical and marketing content and contacts within the polymer market space, involving the current use of TiO2.
• Responsibilities included TiO2 markets and customers for the Americas.
• New TiO2 market applications development including Cool Roofing, Photovoltaics, and Geomembranes
• New TiO2 grade development
• Liaison to TiO2 plants for grinding innovation, ceramic materials, and bulk powder handling development.
• Interface with DuPont PARSAT and DuEt.

DuPont Chemicals and Pigments 
1986 - 1991 

• Research in Advanced Ceramic Materials

General Electric Nuclear Fuels Division
1979-1986

• Ceramic processing and process development

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – New Brunswick, New Jersey 1969 - 1979

            PhD, MS, BS, Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
Additional Skills

• 6 Sigma Black Belt

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