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Rob Weller Innovation Timeline
- 1. 1977 Corrosion Inhibitor Petrochemical Plants Steel mills Workedwith the laboratory technician developing & evaluating formulae Ran field trails at the BHP blast furnace Port Kembla Developed the IP strategy Sent formula to Company headquarters Completed supply agreements in Australia and Indonesia Worldwide best seller 1978 Industrial scale inhibitor Petrochemical plants Steel mills Oil field water injection systems Worked with the laboratory technician developing & evaluating formulae Ran field trails at the BHP blast furnace Port Kembla Developed the IP strategy Sent formula to Company headquarters Completed supply agreements in Australia Worldwide best seller
- 2. 1982 Power station boiler scale inhibitor Powerstations Led 1st product trial on a Power Station in Saudi Arabia Proved Low technical risk and increased ROI Completed supply agreements for this and further Power stations Worldwide success 1986 Liquid Flocculants Zinc ore mineral processing Prepared technical proposal Led plant 3 day trial in Thailand Could not prove ROI was outside the normal statistical variation of the plant 1989 Gas drying Chemical Offshore gas production Led the team to install an innovative “real time” supply chain from field demand in Western Australia to chemical production scheduling in Sydney to transport logistics Recognised an a Gas production and chemical supply1st and best practise 1990 Pour Point Depressant Oil field production Led commercial & technical team to China Prepared evaluation and commercial analysis ROI was of value when oil price reached USD 90 per barrel 1991 Flocculants Mineral processing Led commercial evaluation Proved ROI Commercial success
- 3. Developed IP strategy & patentfiling Advised on field trials Completed long term supply agreement 1992 Acid Corrosion inhibitor Steel rolling mills Conducted due diligent on the patent & the laboratory evaluations Led field trial at AIS Port Kembla Could not prove ROI outside the normal statistical variation of the rolling mill 1993 Solvent Extraction Copper ore processing Supervised the preparation of the technical presentations Supervised the field trials Completed the commercial negotiations Commercial success 1994 Starch based packaging material Packaging industry Conducted market evaluation for the introduction of starch based filling material to replace polystyrene Recommended licencing of technology as company ROI was below the hurdle rates required 1995 Tapioca based starch Paper machines Conducted technology evaluation vs. wheat & potato starches Conducted presentation to Amcor Proved ROI Maryvale copy paper machine commissioned on tapioca starch
- 4. Led trials on Amcorpaper machines in Fairfield & Maryvale Completed commercial agreements 1996 Box board adhesives Paper corrugating machines Evaluated product vs. industry leader Prepared and presented technical proposals Led trial at Carter Holt Harvey site in New Zealand Gained supply contract Gained corrugating machine market 1997 Coating resin Textile industry Reviewed formulae & technical evaluation Reviewed field trials Completed supply negotiation A new soft fabric resin 2000 to date Innovation fund raising and mentoring Manufacturing industries; IT; medical instruments; Incubators – Market Entry workshops RMIT Business Planning Competition GMAA (Vic) mentoring Technology Evaluated projects worth over $70 million & won grants / investment for + $32 million 84% success rate for Robert Weller & Associates www.rwainnovate.com.au
- 5. fund audit for theFederal government Water Fund audit for the industry Links nalco.com nationalstarch. com akzonobel.com orica.com.au unilever.com