Sustainable Packaging Consultant
Sustainable Packaging Consultant
Shoreh Paradoosh
Flexible Packaging and Polymer Film Consultant Dheeraj Kumar
Shoreh Paradoosh
Shoreh is a Senior Scientist and plastics expert with over 25 years of experience, solid
track record for working in both business and academic environments, and working
closely with production and operational teams.
  • Developed materials and products for B2B industrial companies, plastics industry, pharmaceutical industry and life sciences industry.
  •  Working knowledge of industrial products, plastics, polymers, and films, chemicals and medical devices.
  • Significant scientific laboratory management.
  • Extensive experience in writing and presenting scientific papers, grant applications and patent briefings.
  • Qualified auditor according to ISO 9001:2015
  • Fluent in English and French
  • ​US and Canadian Citizen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
 
April 2013 – March 2020 
Textile Rubber and Chemical Company, Chief of Technology and Innovation  
 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec) www.trcccanada.com  
  • Optimized operational laboratory functions, prioritized research projects  
  • Manage lab technician and recruited external scientific consultant to increase research capacity  
  • Obtained successful research grant funding and tax credits worth more than $100K  
  • New product development, including polyurethane foam that is a fire-retardant, smokeless and impermeable product for furniture cushion applications  
  • Business Development /Consulting role with TRCC customers in order to retain and grow business opportunities  
  • Wrote four successful grant applications, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC:) for a total amount of $98K 
 
September 2011 – April 2013  
Solmax, Technology Development Project Leader  
Varennes (Québec) www.solmax.com  
  • In charge of product Improvement of polyethylene (PE) for geomembrane  
  • Solved quality issue from key supplier resulting in improved raw material and a credit of $250K  
  • Implemented sourcing of a new resin resulting in product improvement and cost savings of over $100K annually  
  • Wrote three successful grant applications, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC:) for a total amount of $150K  
  • Development of test method to improve the quality control system with ASTM test methods 
 
2008 – 2010  
Labplas Inc., Scientific Project Leader (Contractual)  
Ste-Julie (Québec) www.labplas.com  
  • Developed two new products: Stand-up barrier bag for 100% impermeability  
  • Developed a heat resistant retention kit for testing of hot liquids  
  • Project leader for formulation development of biodegradable memory tape funded by National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP ) Patent filed for biodegradable sampling bag : $40K  
 
2006-2008  
Labopharm Inc., Scientific Advisor and Project Leader  
  • Product development: delivered fast-dissolving film for delivery of water soluble medical drugs via water retaining starch derivatives. (Bankruptcy takeover by Paladin in 2011)  
 
2005-2006  
BioEnvelop Inc., Senior Formulation Scientist  
Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)  
  • Responsible for development of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products in fast dissolving film. 
 
2000-2002  
Corium Technology Group, Product Development and Project Leader 
San Francisco. California  
  • Development of new family of medicament for transdermal delivery. 
 
1998 - 2000 
Polymer  Film Inc., Senior Formulation Scientist 
  • Formulation development of fast dissolving film as a vaginal drug delivery system for microbicidal and spermicidal agents. 
 
CONSULTING MANDATES (2002-Present)  
  • National Research Council  
  • Field of bio-products & biopolymers, valorization of bio-composites. Valorization of 4-Vinylguaiacol (VG) ​RF3  
  • Developed bio-compostable coating for film formation with calcite (Patent 20150107488)  
  • Stanford Research Institute  
  • Developed an easy to use film-based drug delivery system for intra-vaginal administration for prophylactic and therapeutic application. (Patent WO2005013906)  
DIONEX  
  • Technical problem-solving for the process of suspension and/emulsion polymerization, surface modification & functionalization and structure-property relationship  
LONZA  
  • Valorization and proof of concept for a series of new biodegradable polymer products such as polyhydroxy butyrate (PHB), $20K grant 
 
 
EDUCATION 
  • University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, PhD in Science/Plastic Engineering  
  • University of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, MS in Polymer Science  
  • University of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, BS in Chemistry 
 
PATENTS:   
  • Parandoosh S., M.Scally, Biodegradable sterile Sampling bag, WO2011044669  
  • Parandoosh S., M. Maniar, pH Responsive Film for Intra-Vaginal Delivery of a Beneficial Agent WO2005013906  
  • Parandoosh S., Francois Dandenault, Film Formation with Calcite, US2015/0107488  
  • Parandoosh S., Cleary G., Fledstein M., Chalykh A., Hydrogel composition, US2014/0371692  
  • Kulichikhin V. Parandoosh S., Composition for cushions, wounds dressings and other skin-contacting products, US 2007/0051376  
  • Parandoosh S., Cleary G. Composition and Delivery System for Administration of a Local Anesthetic Agent, US 2005/0152957 
 
 
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS  
  • S.Parandoosh, M.Tracy, A method for the determination of Carotenoids and FatSoulble Vitamines, American Laboratory News page 26-27, November 2005  
  • S.Parandoosh, Kulichikhin VS. Parandoosh, Rheological Aspects of Skin Contact Adhesives. Oral presentation at 6th European Conference on Rheology, Erlangen, Germany, September 2002  
  • Makarova V. , S. Parandoosh, Interaction of Various Polysaccharides with Water. Oral presentation at 21st Symposium of Vinogradov Society of Rheology, Ostashkov, Russia, June 2002  
  • Chalykh A.E.,S. Parandoosh, State Diagram in Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene Diblock Copolymer System. Poster presentation at 7th European Symposium on Polymer Blends, Lyon, France, May 2002  
  • S. Parandoosh: Diblock Copolymer System. Poster presentation at 7th European Symposium on Polymer Blends, Lyon, France, May 2002  
  • S.Parandoosh, S. McCarthy, Miscibility of Natural/Syndiotactic Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) Blends. Polym. Preprints 36(1), 400 (1995) 2  
  • S.Parandoosh, R.E. Farrell, R.A. Gross. Biodegradation of Natural/Syndiotactic Poly (3- hydroxybutyrate) Blends. Polym. Preprints 36(1), 402 (1995)  
  • S.Parandoosh,S.M. Hudson. Acetylation and Enzymatic Degradation of Starch Films. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 48, 787 (1993)  
  • Parandoosh S., M.Lachance Hyrogels: Centre Québécois de Valorization des Biotechnologies (CQVB)- Author Fascinating materials for the industry  
 
ACADEMIC COLLABORATION  
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)- Memory tape bio composite to replace the metal tape in TWIRL’EM Ecolo ® 40,000CAD  
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)- Investigation of polyethylene resins for mining application in geomembrane form  
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)- Effect of foaming agent in core of polyethylene in geomembrane form- 100,000CAD  
  • National Research Council Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)- Opinion leader in field of bio-products & biopolymers, polypropylene to develop strategy for valorization of bio- composites -150,000 CAD  
  • Centre Québécois de Valorization des Biotechnologies (CQVB)- Author Hydrogels: Fascinating materials for the industry- 5000 CAD  
  • Public Interest Intellectual Property (PIIPA)-Scientific & Intellectual Property Advisor for valorization of biopolymers in food and drug technology  
  • Stanford research Institute (SRI)- Development of an easy to use in film-based drug delivery system for the intra-vaginal administration for prophylactic and therapeutic application  
  • United State of Agriculture (USDA)- Developed a method to obtain higher yield of lycopene, a cancer preventing agent from tomato