About Me
A Ph.D. chemist, I have been a team leader and research manager for a very large chemical company, Shell Chemical, and a very small one, Tomah Products with a dozen people researchers. I have worked on product and process development plus technical service and supervised others working in these areas. Besides my 35 years industrial research experience I have taught high school chemistry and been a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame. These days I am a consultant and writer.
The author of a well-received book,"Career Management for Scientists and Engineers", I have worked as a volunteer career consultant for the American Chemical Society helping members deal with job hunting and on-the-job issues. I believe that lab management is an under-emphasized component of scientific discovery, innovation and corporate success. That's the motivation behind my current book project, "Accelerating Innovation through Effective Laboratory Management," scheduled for mid-2010 release. Effective laboratory management is essential to discovery and innovation Essential Nature of Lab Management.
Contact me anytime with your valued insight and experiences related to lab management.
Sincerely,
John K. Borchardt
