Background
Garret D. Figuly
GDF Technical Consulting Services, LLC
> Founded, owned and operated by Garret D. Figuly, Ph.D.
Garret's entire career has been involved with the design, synthesis, characterization, processing, and development of polymers for specific end use applications. He has a diverse portfolio of experiences ranging from high performance industrial polymers to pharmaceutically active polymeric drugs. If you have an opportunity that you think can be enhanced with a polymer, he can design a polymer system to meet your needs. Garret's wide range of experiences can frequently be applied to a broad spectrum of problems. He can often "connect the dots" between a number of different areas.
You can reach him at garret.figuly@gmail.com or garretfiguly@gdf-technical-consul.com. He will usually reply within 24 hours.
Professional Experience
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Owner / Founder - GDF Technical Consulting Services, LLC - founded in 2016
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Principal Scientist at Delaware Polymer R&D - since 2019 - See: www.delawarepolymer.com
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Founding Member of Science Technology & Research Institute of Delaware (STRIDE) - since 2016 - current Senior Scientist
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Research Fellow at DuPont - 35 years of polymer related research at DuPont - 1981-2016
Education
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
University of Illinois
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Thesis Advisor: Prof. J. C. Martin
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Thesis Title: "Directed Ortho Metalations of Benzyl Alcohols, Arenesulfonic Acids, and Thiophenol: New Methodology for Electrophilic Aromatic Substitutions and the Preparation of New Sulfuranes"
B.S. Chemistry - ACS Certified
Purdue University
Business Experience
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High Performance Industrial Fibers and Polymer - Polyaramids (KEVLAR, NOMEX), Liquid Crystal Polyesters (ZENITE), Polyimides (KAPTON)
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Textile Fibers - Spandex (LYCRA), Nylon, Polyester (DACRON, SORONA)
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Medical Products - Bile Acid Sequestrants, Embolic Materials, Surgical Adhesives
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Degradable Polymers - Degradable Polyesters (BIOMAX)
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Printing - Gravure Printing Technology, 3D Printing
Recognition / Certifications
​Significant DuPont Awards
• Accomplishment Award for Bile Acid Sequestrant Investigational New Drug (IND) Nomination (DuPont – Merck Pharma)
• Director’s Award for Discovery of New Bile Acid Sequestrants (DuPont CR&D)
• Team Award - Corporate Environmental Respect Award (Awarded for biodegradable polyester – BIOMAX)
• DACRON Technical Award “Passion for Renewal” (DuPont Fibers)
•Technical Accomplishment Award for Creativity in Melt Spinnable Elastomer Synthesis (DuPont Fibers)
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Six Sigma Green Belt Certified - DuPont CR&D
Activities and societies: Indiana State Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma (Beta Nu Chapter, former President (Master Alchemist) and Vice President), American Chemical Society (ACS)