Tim Stauffer

Principal Process Engineer - Global Engineering at Kraton Polymers

Tim Stauffer has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of process engineering. Tim began their career at DuPont in 1988, where they worked as an Engineer and later as a Process Engineer. During their time at DuPont, they conducted research on fluid bed improvements and provided technical support in production.

In 2005, Stauffer joined Lucite International as a Senior Process Engineer, although no specific details about this role were mentioned.

Stauffer then moved on to Kraton Polymers in 2007, starting as a Staff Engineer. Tim worked in Taiwan from 2016 to 2017, providing startup support to a new plant and managing various responsibilities such as process design, equipment validation, troubleshooting, and implementing fixes.

Later, they became an R&D Staff Engineer at Kraton Polymers and was primarily responsible for coordinating test runs of new products in the Taiwan facility. Tim also developed technical reports on chemistry learnings and ensured the production of high-quality products.

Most recently, Stauffer held the position of Principal Process Engineer at Kraton Polymers, where they focused on enhancing the technology for producing specialty Block Copolymers. Tim also led process engineering efforts for new product/process development and worked on increasing the correlation capability of batch data, LIMS data, and process data.

Overall, Stauffer's work experience demonstrates a strong background in process engineering, particularly in the fields of polymer technology and production support.

From 1983 to 1988, Tim Stauffer received their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

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  • Principal Process Engineer - Global Engineering

    January, 2020 - present

  • R&d Staff Engineer

    January, 2019

  • Staff Engineer

    August, 2007