LINCOLN ERAMO, JR. 34125 Pourroy Road, Winchester, CA 92496a 951-325-8687/714-272-1839 a le6dbcf0@w estpost.

net MANAGER~Specialist in Chemical Industry; holder of 7 patents~ Innovative senior chemical manufacturing professional with 25+ yearsa progressiv e experience combining out-of-the-box thinking with solid science to develop pat ented products and processes. Adept at leading cross-functional research and pro ject teams, developing cost-cutting process improvements, and enhancing manufact uring efficiency. BS in Chemistry; graduate studies in medicine and biochemistry . Areas of expertise include: Product Development a Process Improvements a Cost Cutting Initiatives a Project Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EV3 NEUROVASCULARa" Irvine, Ca 2006-PRESENT Principle Manufacturing Engineer Formulate and Improve lubricious coatings for medical devices. Conduct technical and financial evaluations of lubricious formulations for medical devices from l ab to the manufacturing floor. a Developed state-of-the-art UV curable lubricious medical device formulations f or both polymer catheters and metal guide wires reduced standard coating costs b y 75%. Developed both formulation and process for coating. a Developed surface treatment process for guide wire which improved adhesion. a Initiated process improvements for current lubricious coatings for guide wires and catheters to stabilize quality for both neurovascular and peripheral applic ations. a Developed a series of improvements for current hydrophilic coatings which resu lted in a 50% manufacturing cycle reduction and performance improvement. Complet ed the lab and feasibility testing, oversaw the scale up and validation a Mentored engineering staff on coating, process control and improvement of the manufacturing. a Consulted on chemical problems as resident chemical expert. Consulted on waste , toxicology, chemical classification, chemical reactions and chemical processin g. This required a range of actions from guidance to letters of justificat ion. MED-EEZ, INC.a"Palm Desert, Ca 2006 Senior Technical Representative Retained to develop lubricious coating for pharmaceutical and device application s at this start-up operation. a Earned patent for development of a lubricious pharmaceutical coating which wou ld make pills and capsules easier to swallow. Developed formulation and coatin g process. a Pending patent on a lubricious nutraceutical coating which makes pills and cap sules easier to swallow made out of natural ingredients. Developed form ulation and manufacturing process. a Developed a device coating technology which sold for 1 million dollars. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IVT- Murrieta, Ca 2002-2006 Senior Chemical Manufacturing Engineer Hired to develop UV coatings for multiple applications. Developed formulations, processes and managed production line validation for FDA. Drove efforts to devel op process improvement for cost-reductions and efficiency enhancement. a Developed 2 UV lubricious coatings (one patent earned, one patent pending) for

coronary catheters and nitanol guide wires. Completed formulation, initial test ing and validated the process. a Improved adhesion performance on all substrates by 65%, reduced manufacturing and coating costs by 50%. a Developed and scaled-up photomask chemical milling process for manufacturing o f cardiac and peripheral heart stents. Reduced initial cycle time by 65%. Scale d up manufacturing process while managing and training production personnel. a Developed coating for heart stents. MORTON ELECTRONIC MATERIALS / SHIPLEY-RONAL a"Tustin, Ca 1984-2001 Senior Manufacturing Engineer Hired to improve manufacturing scale up and lead cost reduction projects in manu facturing. a Drove manufacturing scale-up of 6 new photoimageable products. Which required scale up and manufacturing validation. a Reduced manufacturing costs of one product by $10M by improving manufacturing processes. Required testing to develop new process and scale up. a Led cross-functional team on qualification of lower-cost raw materials, result ing in $2M in savings. a Earned 2 patents, with 1 patent pending. Research Manager Promoted to develop new product lines and innovative technology, expand and mana ge new product development group and applications group. a Drove the development of two technology platforms which resulted in a number o f commercial products. a Managed a product development group which averaged 22% sales growth per year over a 12 year period. a Developed several new polymers and oligomers which were used in commercial pro ducts. a Lead cross functional team which introduced process control into manufacturing resulting in a dramatic increase in yield. a A member of corporate patent committee. CAREER NOTE: Early career includes multiple, progressive roles with Morton Elect ronic Materials in Tustin, California including: Research Manager, Group Leader, Project Leader, Senior Chemist, and Chemist for Solder Mask Development and Pho toresist Development.

EDUCATION Graduate-level Studies in Medicine & Biochemistry University of Paris, Val de Marne, Cretial, France University of Angers, Angers, France Bachelor of Science in Chemistry North Adams State College, North Adams, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts in History Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York