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Sean Owen Clancy, Ph.D.
(voice) 302.468.7321
(email) sean@chemicalshift.com
(web) www.chemicalshift.com
U.S. Citizen

OBJECTIVE

I am a versatile and enthusiastic scientist capable of creating, developing, and analyzing materials with designer properties for new and existing applications and markets, looking to exercise my skills to generate novel products and technology in an organization focused on improving quality of life, in such sectors as:  coatings, defense, energy, sensing, and/or water.  I am seeking challenging work in a professional environment with opportunities for growth and advancement.

EXPERTISE

  • Areas: Analytical, Polymer, and Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Materials Science
  • Analyses: Chromatography / Separations Science, Data Analysis, Electrochemistry, Failure Analysis, FRET / Photophysics, Rheology, Structure & Purity Elucidation, Structure-Property Studies, Surface Analysis
  • Applications: Coatings, Corrosion Mitigation, Electronics Manufacturing, Energy Harvesting / Storage, Light-Emission, Nanotechnology, Organic Electronics, Sensors, Surface Modifications, Thin Films
  • Materials: Small Molecule Organics, Polymers, Carbon Nanotubes, Lanthanides, Organometallics, Composites, Hybrid Materials, OLED / PLED Materials
  • Communications: Reports, Proposals, Presentations, Instructional Materials, Technical Writing, Web Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Associate, ACI Technologies, Inc.
May 2008 to Present, Philadelphia, PA

  • Analyze electronics materials to provide failure analysis and process recommendations for commercial analytical and manufacturing services, in an ISO 9001:2000 registered production facility.
  • Responsible for quoting, managing, and executing multiple laboratory projects, leading to over 35 project reports with greater than $60k in sales.  Assisted on more than 30 other projects.
  • Instruct professionals on ion chromatography, cleaning, cleanliness, solderability testing, and spectroscopy in Failure Analysis and Reliability Testing in Electronics and Electronics Manufacturing Boot Camp classes offered by the Electronics Manufacturing Learning Center (EMLC) arm of ACI.

Staff Scientist, NanoSelect, Inc.
May 2006 to March 2008, Newark, DE

  • Designed, synthesized, and analyzed small molecule organics and polymers for functional coatings on CNTs and other electrodes for sensing analytes in aqueous solution.
  • Planned projects, created budgets, wrote reports, standard operating procedures, and delegated tasks to assist the team in accomplishing common goals.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
February 2005 to May 2006, China Lake, CA

  • Designed and synthesized heterocyclic monomers and polymers for use in electro-optical applications, such as advanced charge storage devices, namely polymeric supercapacitors.
  • Developed and performed experiments to determine the electrochemical properties of the organic polymers and devices.
  • Published one project in the peer-reviewed Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2007, 154 (4), G95-G98. Patent and other publications in preparation regarding a new synthetic procedure for BBL, poly(benzimidazolebenzophenanthroline).

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Southern California
August 2000 to February 2005, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
August 1999 to August 2000, College Station, TX

  • Designed and synthesized conjugated polymers, metal-coordinating ligands, and lanthanide complexes for light-emitting applications.
  • Developed experiments to determine the energy transfer parameters for polymers donating energy to visible and infrared emissive materials.

Research Technologist, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
July 1997 to August 1999, Jacksonville, FL

  • Synthesized diagnostic tools and therapeutic candidates for muscular and neurodegenerative diseases in the form of carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides, monomers and oligomers of peptide nucleic acids via solution or solid-phase synthesis, which led to multiple publications for the primary investigators.
  • Collaborated with multiple molecular biology and neuroscience research groups, contributing to discussions in regular group meetings.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Organic Chemistry Tutor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
  • Pharmacy Technician, Winn-Dixie, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2005

  • Dissertation:  “Design and syntheses of polymeric materials for visible and near-infrared emitting applications.”
  • Advisor:  Aaron W. Harper, Ph.D.

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of North Florida, 1997

ACI Technologies, Inc./American Competitiveness Institute (B2PCOE, EMPF)

  • Benchmarking and Best Practices (February 2009)
  • IPC-A-600G Acceptability of Printed Boards Training and Certification (July 2008) – Certified IPC Specialist (CIS), Expiration July 2010
  • Failure Analysis and Reliability Testing in Electronics (June 2008)
  • Electronics Manufacturing Boot Camp A (May 2008)

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

  • Hazardous Materials Technician Training for MCJ’s Chemical Spill Team (1998)

TECHNICAL LICENSING

  • FCC Amateur Radio License, Technician Class, Call Sign:  KF4RGV (1997) – Expiration, April 2017

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Chemical Methods: Organic Synthesis, Polymer Synthesis, and All Requisite Setup, Purification, and Characterization Methods, Glove Box and Schlenk Line Operation
  • Instrumental Analysis: NMR, GC/MS, HPLC, IC, GPC-RI/MALLS, UV/Vis/NIR, ATR/FT-IR, SEM, EDS, AFM, Conductive AFM, DSC, TGA, CV, EIS, Profilometry, Optical Microscopy, Metallography, Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Spectroscopy, SERA, Transmission X-Ray Imaging, XRF
  • Computers: PC & Mac Hardware, Installation, Repair, Troubleshooting, and Networking, Windows, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Project, OpenOffice, Origin, ChemOffice, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop), ImageJ, Web Site Design: HTML, CSS, LAMP (Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL), WordPress, and more

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division: American Society for Engineering Education, Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005 – 2006
  • University of Southern California: Harold E. Moulton Graduate Fellowship, 2004; Benson Endowed Fellowship, 2003 – 2005; Research Assistantship, 2000 – 2005; Beckman Foundation Research Fellowship, 2000 – 2002
  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville: Above and Beyond Employee Recognition, 1997
  • University of North Florida: Dean’s List, 1997; Founding Treasurer, Student Affiliate ACS, 1997; University Honors Program, 1993 – 1997

PATENTS / PUBLICATIONS

  • Irvin, D. I.; Stenger-Smith; J. D.; Irvin, J. A.; Clancy, S. O.; Yandek, G.; Guenthner, A.,  “Charge storage device using BBL, poly(benzimidazolebenzophenanthroline)”, U.S. Patent Pending, 2009.
  • Clancy, S. O., “Five types of conformal coatings”, empfasis, 2009, May, 3, 8-9.
  • Clancy, S. O., “Method of detecting contamination”, empfasis, 2008, November, 3, 8-9.
  • Witker, D. L.; Clancy, S. O.; Irvin, D. I.; Stenger-Smith; J. D.; Irvin, J. A., “Electrochemical deposition of a new n-doping polymer based on bis(thienyl)isopyrazole”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2007, 154 (4), G95-G98.
  • Padmaperuma, A. B.; Clancy, S. O.; Harper, A. W., “The structure-property relationship of conjugated polymers: the effect of heteroaromatic rings and connectivity on photophysical properties”, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2003, 88, 514.
  • Clancy, S. O.; Padmaperuma, A. B.; Harper, A. W., “Energy transfer studies of polyphenylene-type polymers to a series of dyes”, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 2003, 771 (Organic and Polymeric Materials and Devices), 71.
  • Clancy, S. O.; Padmaperuma, A. B.; Harper, A. W., “Energy transfer from polyphenylene-type polymers to a series of Coumarins and other acceptors”, Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering 2003, 5224 (Nanomaterials and Their Optical Applications), 113.

REFERENCES

  • Available upon request.
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