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Sean Owen Clancy, Ph.D.
(Phone) 302.468.7321
(Email) me@seanclancy.org
(Web) www.seanclancy.org
(LinkedIn) www.linkedin.com/in/seanclancy
(Twitter) @seanclancy
U.S. Citizen
SUMMARY
- More than 14 years of experience in product development and materials analysis in academia, government, and commercial groups in advanced technology industries.
- More than 6 years of experience and proven track record of project management, creating and leading technical teams, as well as writing and editing technical publications and funding proposals for government agencies.
- Strong technical skills and hands-on experience in creating or modifying existing products and processes using analytical, synthetic organic, and polymer chemistry, in addition to materials science.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Associate/Chemist, ACI Technologies, Inc.
2008 to Present, Philadelphia, PA
- Write project plans, reports, proposals, process SOPs, and articles for business development with more than $1.5 million in research projects.
- Quote, manage, and execute multiple laboratory projects, delivering over 100 project reports with greater than $350k in commercial sales. Assisted on more than 90 other projects.
- Lead the analytical services group, including building and managing ad hoc teams.
- Support external and internal customers by providing technical services, research support and training in manufacturing processes and materials development related to conventional electronics.
- Support the communications/graphics, engineering, sales, and marketing teams by creating technical reports and publications, in addition to assisting with customer emails, phone calls, and on site visits.
- Analyze electronics materials to provide failure analysis and process recommendations for commercial analytical and manufacturing services in an ISO 9001:2008 registered production facility.
- Provide instruction in Failure Analysis and Reliability Testing in Electronics and Electronics Manufacturing Boot Camp classes offered by the Electronics Manufacturing Training Center (EMTC) arm of ACI.
- Spoke at the Nano for Business 2010 Conference on the panel for Nanotechnology Health and Safety on the topic of large consequence equipment failures due to tin whiskers.
- Wrote nine EMPFasis articles on failure analysis and materials processes, of which two were republished in Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly: the Journal of Surface Mount and Electronics Assembly.
- Wrote Failure Analysis Techniques for Electronics instructional and technical marketing book with a case studies companion presentation for commercial services.
Staff Scientist, NanoSelect, Inc.
2006 to 2008, Newark, DE
- Designed, synthesized, and analyzed small molecule organics and polymers for functional coatings on carbon nanotubes (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
2005 to 2006, China Lake, CA
- Designed, synthesized, and characterized 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. One patent about a polymeric charge storage device is pending.
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Southern California
2000 to 2005, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
1999 to 2000, College Station, TX
- Designed, synthesized, and characterized 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.
- Published multiple projects in the MRS, PMSE, and SPIE proceedings. Presented project results to an audience of my peers at MRS and SPIE meetings.
Research Technologist, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
1997 to 1999, Jacksonville, FL
- Synthesized and characterized 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, 2002-2005
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2002
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1999-2000
- Pharmacy Technician, Winn-Dixie, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, 1992-1997
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 2005-2006
- Synthetic and electrochemical research in conjugated heterocyclic polymers for charge storage applications.
- Adviser: David Irvin, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2005
- Dissertation: “Design and syntheses of polymeric materials for visible and near-infrared emitting applications.”
- Adviser: Aaron Harper, Ph.D.
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of North Florida, 1997
- Undergraduate research in flow injection analysis (FIA) and ion-exchange polymer membranes.
- Adviser: Stuart Chalk, Ph.D.
Certificate, Project Management, University of Delaware, 2010
ACI Technologies, Inc. (B2PCOE, EMPF)
- Benchmarking and Best Practices, 2009
- Failure Analysis and Reliability Testing in Electronics, 2008
- Electronics Manufacturing Boot Camp A – Electronics Manufacturing Processes, 2008
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
- Hazardous Materials Technician Training for Mayo Clinic Jacksonville’s Chemical Spill Team, 1998
TECHNICAL LICENSING
- FCC Amateur Radio License, Technician Class, Call Sign: KF4RGV (1997) – Expiration 2017
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
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SKILLS
- Areas: Analytical, Polymer, and Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Materials Science
- Applications: Coatings, Corrosion Mitigation, Electronics Manufacturing, Energy Harvesting, Energy Storage, Light-Emission, Nanotechnology, Organic Electronics, Sensors, Surface Modifications, Thin Films
- Chemical Methods: Organic Synthesis, Polymer Synthesis, and All Requisite Setup, Purification, and Characterization Methods, Glove Box and Schlenk Line Operation
- Instrumental Analysis: Chromatography / Separations Science, Data Analysis, Electrochemistry, Failure Analysis, FRET, Non-Destructive Testing, Photophysics, Structure & Purity Elucidation, Structure-Property Studies, Surface Analysis, Thermal 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
- Materials: Small Molecule Organics, Polymers, Carbon Nanotubes, Lanthanides, Organometallics, Composites, Hybrid Materials, OLED / PLED Materials
- Computers: PC & Mac Hardware, Installation, Repair, Troubleshooting, and Networking, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Microsoft Office, Project, OpenOffice, Origin, ChemOffice, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop), ImageJ, Web Site Design: HTML, CSS, LAMP (Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL), WordPress, Wiki, and more
- Communications: Articles, Reports, Proposals, Presentations, Instructional Materials, Safety, Technical Writing, Web Design, Wiki
- Management: Laboratory and Project Management
PRESENTATIONS
- Nano for Business 2010 Conference, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, May 26, 2010. Invited panelist for Nanotechnology Health and Safety.
- The 48th SPIE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 3 – 8, 2003. Title: “Energy transfer from polyphenylene-type polymers to a series of Coumarins and other acceptors.” Oral presentation.
- The 2003 National Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21 – 25, 2003. Title: “Energy transfer from polyphenylene-type polymers to a series of dyes.” Poster presentation.
- The 31st Annual Stauffer Symposium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2003. Poster presentation.
- The 30th Annual Stauffer Symposium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2002. Poster presentation.
PUBLICATIONS
Book
- Clancy, S. O., Failure analysis techniques for electronics. Philadelphia, PA: ACI Technologies, 2012. Print (Pending).
Refereed Journal Article
- 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.
Refereed Conference Papers
- 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.
EMPFasis Articles, Company Newsletter and Navy Deliverable
- Clancy, S. O., “Technical data package recommendations for open architecture electronics manufacturing.” EMPFasis 2012, Pending.
- Clancy, S. O., “Reworking ALD coatings.” EMPFasis 2010, December, 2.
- Clancy, S. O., “Attaching fiber optic modules.” EMPFasis 2010, November, 3.
- Clancy, S. O., “Ball grid array (BGA) voiding affecting functionality.” EMPFasis 2010, August, 2.
- Republished as “Avoid the BGA voids.” Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly 2010, November, 40.
- Clancy, S. O., “Surface finish issues affecting solderability and reliability.” EMPFasis 2010, March, 2.
- Clancy, S. O., “Cleanliness/corrosion mitigation.” EMPFasis 2009, December, 3.
- Republished as “Cleanliness and corrosion mitigation.” Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly 2010, April, 50.
- Clancy, S. O., “Non-destructive test methods.” EMPFasis 2009, October, 3.
- Clancy, S. O., “Five types of conformal coatings.” EMPFasis 2009, May, 3.
- Clancy, S. O., “Method of detecting contamination.” EMPFasis 2008, November, 3.