michael werth

Responsable laboratoire R&D Polycondensation

Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France, France

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Experience

  • Arkema (32 yrs 10 mos)
    • Responsible of R&D lab Polycondensation
      Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Management of an R&D laboratory for Polycondensation, including pilot facilities Featuring products: Rilsan(r) and Pebax(r) Project and portfolio management Focus on innovation, in particular on materials made from sustainable raw materials

    • Lean Sigma Black Belt
      Jun 2017 - Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Animation of network of 25 green belts and assistance in their projects Formation and training of new green belts Animation of improvement projects in 8 plants Plants making resins for paints, water borne and solvent borne as well as powder coatings

    • Site project manager
      May 2014 - Jun 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for start-up of major new plant investment (60 million €) - Honfleur new molecular sieves production facility Responsible for technology transfer to planning and construction team Responsible for commissioning of all items

  • Associate Researcher at CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique
    Jul 1992 - Aug 1993 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Synthesis, structure and properties of electro-optical phase compositions exhibiting "twisted grain boundary" phases 1 publication

  • Doctoral Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
    Jul 1989 - Jul 1992 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Thesis on subject "Structure and molecular dynamics of discotic polymers" Synthesis of discotic liquid crystals Synthesis of discotic polymers NMR solid state spectroscopy Dielectric and mechanical spectroscopy X-ray characterization Microscopic phase characterization