1977 Corrosion

Inhibitor

Petrochemical

Plants

Steel mills

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 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

1982 Power

station boiler

scale

inhibitor

Power stations 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

Developed IP

strategy &

patent filing

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

Led trials on

Amcor paper

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

fund audit for

the Federal

government

Water Fund

audit for the

industry

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