2020: Past Meetings

Mr. Joseph F. Pilaro graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BChE and from Trinity Colleges with an MBA. In industry, he was VP Investor Relations and Corporate Planning at Quantum Chemicals; at Mobil Chemicals, he was based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as VP Chemicals, a board member of Yanpet, Mobil’s joint venture with SABIC and with Mobil Polymers in Greenwich responsible for marketing the output of Yanpet. In post-retirement consulting, he worked for BRAE Partners advising clients in basic chemicals, food processing and acquisitions. Mr. Pilaro is a member of the AIChE, the Societe de Chimie Industrielle and Science History Institute in Philadelphia. He has been on the boards and serves as a mentor to students.

With nearly 40 years of experience in project management, product development, and energy management in the process-chemical and pharmaceuticals industries, Peter has led diverse, crossfunctional teams in achieving business-driven goals for projects of significant dollar value. Peter has a proven track-record of successful and award-winning product development and project implementation providing significant cost savings, increased operational efficiencies, and enhanced competitive position. He received his BSChE from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and has an MBA – Technology Management from The University of Phoenix. Peter is a licensed P.E. in New Jersey, and is also a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).

Dave has spent 38 years in the specialty chemicals industry in pilot plants and production since graduating from Bucknell University with a BSChE. It was while working in the Sandoz/Clariant pilot plant that he was tapped to research and develop the process which is the topic of tonight’s talk. Dave has leveraged his interest in chemistry to enhance his career as an industrial chemical engineer with specialty chemical producers Henkel/Cognis & Sandoz/Clariant then to printing ink developer Markem-Imaje. He has been consulting in specialty chemicals for the past year.