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MELVIN KANTZ, PH.D. - CONSULTING SCIENTIST Consulting Scientist in products and materials failure analysis including high temperature polymers, fire-resistant composites, plastics, glass, rubber, wood for consumer products, automotive, aircraft, aerospace, marine, structural, and industrial applications; evaluation of quality control/assurance methods; and evaluation of chemical hazards. CERTIFICATIONS Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Master Level, Certification No. 9801, by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management Registered Environmental Assessor, Class I REA-07317, by the State of California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment 1999-2004
EDUCATION B.A., Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1963 M.S., Chemistry, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 1968 Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1975 Postgraduate Research Fellowship, Biomedical Materials, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA,1977-1978
Associated with Consulting Engineers & Scientists, Inc. in Malvern, Pennsylvania, from 1997 as a Consulting Scientist. Responsibilities include investigating slip, trip and fall accidents, consulting in materials and component failure analysis and the analysis of non-metals and composite materials, including plastics, glass, rubber, wood, fiberglass high temperature polymers, fire resistant composites, and fiber reinforced plastics. Scope of expertise includes the use of these materials in consumer product, automotive, aircraft, aerospace, marine, structural, and industrial applications; and the evaluation of methods for production, quality control, and quality assurance. Additional responsibilities include the evaluation of industrial, commercial, and consumer product chemical hazards. Employed by M.C. Gill Corporation in El Monte, California, from 1991 to 1993 as Director of Research and Development. Responsible for the development, qualification, and FAA certification of high performance resins, fiber-reinforced plastic laminates and adhesively bonded sandwich panels for all types of commercial aircraft. Also responsible for preparing material and process specifications, technical reports, proposals, material safety data sheets (MSDS), product use instructions, and product and systems conformity documents. Employed by the Composites Division of Ferro Corporation in Los Angeles, California, from 1983 to 1991 as Technical Director. Directed all programs and activities for the design, development and qualification of polymer matrix resins, resin impregnated fabrics and rovings, and new manufacturing processes for the military and commercial aerospace markets. Responsibilities included administering the Research & Development and the Quality Departments, coordinating new product development activities among the Division's laboratories in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Ohio, and Norwalk, Connecticut, overseeing the development and implementation of health and safety policies, and chairing the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the industry trade association Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials (SACMA). Assisted OSHA in developing the workplace standard for the hazardous chemical methylene dianiline. Employed by Congoleum Corporation at the Technical Operations Center in Trenton, New Jersey, from 1981 to 1983 as Supervisor of Research. Supervised the development of new vinyl and acrylic floor covering wearlayers, asbestos replacement materials, and water-based ink systems for gravure printing. Performed applied research correlating the structure, composition and performance properties of flooring materials using instrumental methods of analysis including scanning - transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Employed by Solar Industries, Inc. in Manasquan, New Jersey, as Manager of Materials Engineering from 1979 to 1981. Designed and performed comprehensive materials testing to evaluate the effects of natural and accelerated weathering on the strength, toughness and durability of thermoplastic and elastomeric materials for solar hot water collectors. Represented the company at American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Chaired Subcommittee E44 for writing the ASTM standard for nonmetallic containment materials for solar absorber plates. Independent consultant in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, from 1975 to 1979. Provided technical guidance and expert testimony to attorneys and insurance companies in personal injury litigation. Conducted site inspections and performed failure analysis of non-metallic consumer and industrial products and structures. Employed by Shell Development Company at the Plastics Technical Center in Woodbury, New Jersey, from 1966 to 1975 as a Research Chemist. Conducted applied research employing electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, polarized infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and melt rheometry to support the development of epoxy resin systems, and rubber-modified grades of polypropylene and polystyrene. Employed by Monsanto Research Corporation at Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio, from 1963 to 1966 as a Research Chemist. Developed purification and analytical methods for organic high explosives used as detonators in thermonuclear devices.
TEACHING BACKGROUND Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA, from September 2003 to Present. Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at El Camino College, Torrance, CA, from January 2002 to Present. Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, from January 2000 to December 2002. Guest Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar, "A Systems Approach to Designing Polymer Composite Sandwich Panels," University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, in June 1993. Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey, from 1977 to 1979.
Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Past-President and Co-founder of SoCal ACHMM Chapter American Chemical Society American Society for Testing and Materials Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear American Society of Safety Engineers, Professional Member Materials Research Society Sigma Xi Honor Society
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