Roman Vanecek

Automotive Application Scientist at Dow

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Dow (10 yrs 2 mos)
    • Automotive Application Scientist
      Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

      Part of the mobility and transportation R&D Team supporting silicone based solution for automotive industry with strong focus on powertrain electrification. Technical support of projects dealing with battery application in E-Vehicles. Specifically focusing on thermal management, mitigation of thermal runaway propagation in batteries and bonding/sealing for battery assembly needs. Intensive collaboration with automotive OEMs and industry relevant external partners included in material testing.

    • Application Specialist
      May 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

      Member of Dow Oil, Gas and Mining Team. Technical support of projects dealing with thermal insulation of subsea structures (Manifolds, Risers, Jumpers, Xmas trees, PLETs...). Intensive collaboration with all the members along the value chain (Applicators, Equipment Manufacturers, Oil Companies, Specifiers, Independent Test Providers). Development of new innovative, customer tailored solutions.

  • Dow Corning (11 yrs 7 mos)
    • Application Engineer, Team Leader
      Nov 2013 - Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Member of Dow Corning Oil and Gas Team specialized in technical support of projets dealing with thermal insulation of subsea structures. Focus on Liquide Silicone Rubber materials. Leading x-industry/x-technology team of application engineers and lab technicians.

    • Technical Services Specialist
      Mar 2013 - Oct 2013 · 8 mos

      Technical Service Specialist responsible for innovation projects at Corporate Key Account Customer - Bosch. Main focus was dedicated to thermal conductive adhesives, encapsulants, gels and conformal coatings used in automotive electronics industry.

    • Application Development Specialist
      2011 - Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Application developer, being part of global "Clean Energy" team with the focus on selected innovation projects within Wind Industry segment. Main task is to work on innovative projects with selected industry partners, research institutes and OEMs.

  • R&D Engineer at Fraunhofer FEP
    2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

    Leading of projects with industrial partners specialized on thin film technologies for deposition of optical layer systems. Development of reactive and non-reactive pulsed magnetron sputtering processes for special applications. Responsible for technology development and system application on flexible in-line sputter coater.