1. William James DeVito
2668 S. Clement Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone: Cell: (414) 339-2300
E-mail: william.devito@sealedair.com
Education
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (05/22/2011)
Experience
Chemistry Tutor and Supplemental Instruction Leader (08/2006 – 12/2012)
Milwaukee Area Technical College
-Provided supplemental instruction to students in order for them to attain academic success in conjunction with
chemistry faculty (Dr. Benedict Tucker and Dr. Charlene McMahon)
Undergraduate Researcher (09/2010 – 05/2011)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Researched the binding constants of Zn sensor ligands with Dr. David Petering
- Developed, with Dr. Graham Moran, a mutant of the stroke enzyme Kynuerine Monooxygenase (KMO) that could
be used in X-ray crystallography to elucidate its structure and potential drug targets
Associate Chemist, Building Care Innovation at Diversey Inc. Racine, WI (10/2011- 3/2014]
-Started as Contractor working on the Food and Beverage New Global Supply Model project of formulating F&B
product premixes
-Hired full time in April of 2012 in Building Care Household Cleaners Innovation Group
-Successfully reformulated Bathroom Cleaners, Glass Cleaners and Power Cleaners to fit CARB VOC limits
-Formulation knowledge includes: carpet care, food and beverage, household cleaners, floor strippers and cleaners,
laundry and kitchen
-Was Project Technical Lead for a project to introduce surface modification in bathroom cleaners, toilet bowl
cleaners, general purpose cleaners and glass cleaners and currently provide expertise to group continuing this project
-Traveled to the Netherlands and Switzerland in December 2012 to learn about surface modification formulation
from European colleagues
-Have experience with the PLM software Agile
-Group Leader of First Aid Equipment Safety Team
-Assisted Dr. Dale Grinstead in carrying out competitive exclusion testing at 4 customer supermarket sites in PA and
NJ.

2. Applications Expert, Global Product Evaluation at Sealed Air’s DiverseyCare. Racine, WI
(04/2014- Present]
-Group is responsible for validating problems faced by customers and validate solutions offered by R&D, this includes
large scale field tests both in-house and at customer sites
-Field tested floor care products at large customer accounts such as Wal-Mart and Racine schools
-Currently working on project to illustrate the better efficiency and microbial reduction efficacy of auto scrubbing
machines vs. traditional mops and buckets in terms of cleaning health care facilities
-Currently developing a way to use laboratory and in-house test to replace long and expensive field testing
Skills
 Experienced in Microsoft Word and Excel, design of experiment, statistical analysis, competitive analysis, patent
and regulatory search, PLM software, floor/carpet care applications and tools and project management.
Certifications
 Short Course in Applied Surfactant Science and Technology-Surfactant Associates, University of Oklahoma
 Chemical and Radiological Laboratory Safety-University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Diversey Distributor Training School-Diversey in Racine, WI
 CRLA (College Reading and Learning Association) Master Certificate of Tutoring (100+ registered hours of
tutoring)-MATC Milwaukee, WI
 Yellow Belt in Design for Lean Six Sigma (DfLSS) and in the process of receiving Green Belt