DR.

STEVEN GARDNER
4420 Capital Dome Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32246
904-463-1658
sg1088d5c@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Excellent record of achievements in chemical and materials engineering. Internat
ionally recognized expertise in manipulating the composition of materials/cataly
sts to achieve targeted properties, performance and/or selectivity. Proven indu
strial and academic successes with respect to process innovation and troubleshoo
ting emphasizing safety, yield and operability.

Chemical Engineering: Innovations in the Industrial reaction and purification of

terpene-based hydrocarbons in the manufacture of specialty chemicals for the fo
od, beverage and cosmetic markets.
Heterogeneous Catalysis: Discovery and characterization of perhaps the most acti
ve room-temperature CO oxidation catalyst to date. Proficient with respect to s
olid catalyst synthesis and analysis.
Materials Science: Expertise in interfacial phenomena and adhesion based on a so
und understanding of the nature and properties of materials with respect to poly
mers, metals and composites.
Six-Sigma: Black-Belt certification with 7 years of proven application and succe
sses within a chemical manufacturing and consumer research environment. Profici
ent with MINITAB software.
Academia: University teaching and research as a tenured professor in the realm o
f chemical/materials sciences including solid surface characterization, fluid st
atics/dynamics, chemical kinetics, catalysis, thermodynamics, heat/mass transfer
, plasma chemistry and carbon fiber composites.
Computer Programming: Proficient with Matlab, MathCad, Aspen, VBA, Origin, Adobe
Creative Suite 5 and Microsoft Office.
Sponsored Research: Principal author and recipient of $500,000 in R&D grants fro
m NSF, EPA and ARPA, among others.
Communication and Dissemination: Author of 40 publications in peer-reviewed scie
ntific journals and over 40 presentations at national/international conferences
including several invited seminars.
Patents and Intellectual Property: Experience with the patent application proce
ss via several collaborative laboratory discoveries. Proficient with respect to
patent research and interpretation.
Laboratory Innovation: Expertise in designing and fabricating custom laboratory
equipment with special emphasis on bench-scale chemical reactors, brewing facili
ties and methods for solid catalyst synthesis/characterization.
Brewing and Fermentation: Formal training and experience in brewing science and
technology including 15 years of experience in brewing mainstream and specialty
beers from raw ingredients. Good understanding of the relationship between ingr
edients and brewing techniques with respect to their impact on the final product
.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Senior Process Engineer, LyondellBasell Flavors & Fragrances, 2002-2010
Jacksonville, Florida and Brunswick, Georgia
Chemical/materials engineering and R&D supporting the manufacture of flavor and
fragrance molecules for use in consumer products for personal hygiene, colognes
and beverages: Achieved step-change improvements in process design and function
ality using Six-Sigma tools combined with chemical and materials engineering fun
damentals in a plant and laboratory setting.
Chemical reaction engineering: Organized and directed a Six-Sigma team whose act
ivities increased reactor yield and selectivity valued near $700,000 in annual r
aw materials savings. Achieved best-in-class reactor operability/stability via
modifications to fluid flow, reactor design, coke mitigation techniques and emul
sion logistics.
Batch hydroperoxide synthesis: Organized and managed a Six-Sigma team that achie
ved best-in-class process reactor stability and control via improved reagent and
emulsion management thereby improving product quality equivalent to $300,000 in
annual raw materials savings.
Process innovation: Independently developed novel approaches to enhance existing
manufacturing processes (for example, hydrocarbon pyrolysis and oxidation) with
little or no capital investment. Designated as the site leader with respect to
process improvements using Six-Sigma statistical methods and DOE protocol.
Computer modeling: Created an algorithm that determined optimum chemical reactio
n conversions to maximize net production of molecules strategic to Business obje
ctives and continuous improvement.
Data collection logistics: Created custom Excel spreadsheets used by Operations
to transfer composition data from various unit operations to the plant's Delta-V
distributive control system (DCS) to support quality control and continuous pro
cess improvement efforts.

Process Engineer, International Flavors and Fragrances, 1999-2002

Jacksonville, Florida
Chemical process engineering and R&D in the manufacture of consumer flavor and f
ragrance molecules and intermediates: Advocated revisions to process design, SO
P development and equipment selection. Designed and implemented innovative reac
tor modifications (for example, tuning radiant heat transfer) that improved prod
uct yields tantamount to $300,000 in annual feed savings.
Chemical surface passivation: Directed an experimental program that successfull
y mitigated fouling of structured packing in critical distillation operations th
rough the use of anti-oxidants and metal chelators.
Design, synthesis and evaluation of catalysts for the hydrogenation and oxidatio
n of terpene hydrocarbons: Managed a laboratory R&D program that characterized
the catalytic activity of hydrogen-storage alloys and various gold, cobalt, zirc
onium, manganese and nickel compounds to enhance production and decrease the cos
t of producing flavor and fragrance compounds.

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (tenured), 1995-1998

Mississippi State University
Funded research: Excelled as principal investigator of research in materials/ca
talyst surface and interfacial chemistry. Authored successful proposals for res
earch pertaining to plasma and adhesion phenomena, composite materials, spectros
copy, heterogeneous catalysis and trace gas sensing.
Undergraduate/graduate teaching: Engaged students with respect to mentoring, ad
vising, and thesis/dissertation direction. Sponsored the creation of three new
engineering courses to better prepare students for industry. Consistently recei
ved outstanding faculty and student evaluations.
Laboratory R&D: Directed and maintained the Department's Center for Surface and
Chemical Analysis which is based on ultra-high vacuum spectroscopy instrumentat
ion including XPS, ISS and AES.

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1991-1995

Mississippi State University
Funded research: Created a micromechanical model that accurately predicts the pr
operties of composite materials based on the properties of the individual consti
tuents including functionalized carbon fibers, customized interphases, dispersan
ts, and bulk matrices.
Infrastructure improvements: Awarded a research grant from NSF that established
Mississippi's first surface science laboratory with emphasis on heterogeneous ca
talysis and adhesion phenomena. The laboratory's analytical capabilities can be
matched by only a few facilities in the Southeastern United States.

EDUCATION
University of Florida, Ph.D. conferred December 1990 in Chemical Engineering.
Dissertation Title: High Performance CO Oxidation Catalysts Engineered for CO2 L
asers.
University of Alabama-Huntsville, M.S.E. conferred June 1987 in Chemical Enginee
ring.
Thesis Title: A Temperature Programmed Desorption Study of Iron-Titanium Alloy a
nd Iron Supported on Titania.
University of Alabama-Huntsville, B.S.E. conferred June 1985 in Chemical Enginee
ring.
Siebel Institute of Technology-Chicago, Diploma in Brewing Technology conferred
May 1998.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
S. D. Gardner, "Enhanced Utilization of Hand Refractometers in Brewing Operation
s," The New Brewer, 17(4) (2000) 44-47.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Adhesion and Surface Analysis of Carbon Fibers Electrochem
ically Oxidized in Aqueous Potassium Nitrate," Journal of Material Science 33 (1
998) 3151.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Chemical Bonding of Tetraethylenepentamine to Nitric Acid-
Oxidized Carbon Fibers: An XPS/ISS Investigation," Applied Spectroscopy 51(5) (
1997) 636.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Surface Composition of Carbon Fibers Subjected to Oxidatio
n in Nitric Acid Followed by Oxygen Plasma," Journal of Adhesion Science & Techn
ology 11(4) (1997) 307.
S.D. Gardner et al., "XPS/ISS Investigation of Carbon Fibers Sequentially Expose
d to Nitric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide," Surface and Interface Analysis 24 (1996)
311.
S.D. Gardner et al., "A Spectroscopic Examination of Carbon Fiber Cross Sections
Using XPS and ISS," Carbon 34(10) (1996) 1221.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Effect of CO2 on the Performance of Au/MnOx and Pt/SnOx Lo
w-Temperature CO Oxidation Catalysts," Langmuir 11 (1995) 3431.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Polymeric Composite Materials Incorporating an Elastomeric
Interphase: A Mathematical Assessment," Composites Science & Technology 46 (19
93) 307.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Residual Thermal Stresses in Filamentary Polymer-Matrix Co
mposites Containing an Elastomeric Interphase," Journal of Composite Materials 2
7(8) (1993) 830.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Comparison of the Performance Characteristics of Pt/SnOx a
nd Au/MnOx Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation," Journal of Catalysis 129
(1991) 114.
S. D. Gardner et al., "Characterization Study of Silica-Supported Platinized Tin
Oxide Catalysts Used for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation: Effect of Pretreatment
Temperature," Journal of Physical Chemistry 95 (1991) 835.
S.D. Gardner et al., "Surface Characterization Study of the Reduction of an Air-
Exposed Pt3Sn Alloy - IV," Journal of Catalysis 119 (1989) 176.