Gregory van Buskirk, Ph.D.
`SageWay Solutions, LLC
`65 Panorama Court
`Danville, CA 94506-6154
`(925) 648-1221 (home office)
`gvanbuskirk@sagewaysolutions.com
`gregory.vanbuskirk@gmail.com
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`Industrial Experience:
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`November 2012 - Present
`SageWay Solutions, LLC, Danville, CA
`Consultant to product development companies and suppliers, associations, and non-govenmental organizations. Ex-
`pertise in product design, development, and competitive insulation, with focus on cleaning products.
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`1980 – November 2012
`The Clorox Company, Clorox Technical Center, Pleasanton, CA
`Positions of increasing responsibility, spanning management and technology development in laundry and home care
`product development. Global technical coordinator for Henkel KGaA from 1994 until end of joint cooperation.
`• Research Fellow
`Development and implementation of technical communication strategy for product platforms, communication to
`external parties (governmental agencies, NGOs, media, blogs). Extensive experience in coordinating with public
`relations, corporate communications, governmental affairs, and legal services.
`Former responsibility for developing technology for core products and increasing formulation expertise across
`Clorox Technical Center. Improve development of Intellectual Property across divisions.
`• Manager, Laundry Cleaning Additives Department
`Overall personnel, program, and project management for maintaining existing brands, as well as development of
`new product and technology for the Clorox Laundry and Home Care division. Includes participation in SBU
`opportunity identification and strategy development, integration of department mission and goals into overall R&D
`program, and ensuring timely, quality product and project development efforts within budgetary guidelines. Iden-
`tified and implemented over $3.5 million in cost savings. New product launches included Clorox Bleach Pen,
`Clorox Oxi Magic powder and spray, Clorox Advantage Bleach, Dry Clorox Bleach, FreshCare Fabric Refresher,
`FreshCare At-Home Dry Cleaner
`• Project Manager, Laundry Cleaning Additives New Products & Technology
`Overall personnel, program, and project management of new product and technology development for the Clorox
`Equity SBU. Includes participation in SBU opportunity identification and strategy development, integration of
`department mission and goals into overall R&D program, and ensuring timely, quality product and project devel-
`opment efforts within budgetary guidelines.
`• Project Leader, Laundry Additives SBU
`Overall personnel and project management development for Clorox Liquid Bleach, Clorox 2, and Clorox StainOut
`development. Included brand maintenance for existing brands, new product and technology development, and
`tracking of competitive technology.
`• Research Associate
`Responsible for development of long-term technology for laundry additives and for coordinating activities between
`Clorox and Henkel KGaA. Includes identification of technical trends and opportunities, formula development and
`tracking of competitive technology.
`• Exchange Researcher, Henkel KGaA, Germany
`Participated in 20-month exchange to learn operations of Henkel KGaA and to teach corresponding techniques
`from Clorox. Included facilitation of information exchange and identification of areas for future joint ventures or
`product opportunities for Clorox. Led Henkel development of disinfectant hard surface cleaners (Clorox/Henkel
`Joint Project).
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`Curriculum Vita - Gregory van Buskirk, Ph.D.
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`• Senior Scientist
`Responsible for coordinating development and consumer testing of cleaning products, primarily in detergents.
`Included overseeing and coordination of activities for formula development, packaging, processing, safety assess-
`ment, and marketing research.
`• Scientist II
`Responsible for formulation and consumer testing of cleaning products, including detergents, bleaches, and hard
`surface cleaners.
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`Education:
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`1981 University of California, Los Angeles, Doctor of Philosophy, Organometallic Chemistry
`Thesis: "Investigations of Iron Carbonyl Cluster Complexes: Synthetic and Structural Correlation Studies."
`1974 University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
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`Academic Publications:
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`Mark A. Andrews, Gregory van Buskirk, Carolyn B. Knobler, and Herbert D. Kaesz, J. Amer.Chem.Soc.,
`1979, 101, 7245. "Crystal and Molecular Structures of HFe3(CH3C=NH)(CO)9 and HFe3(N=CHCH3)-
`(CO)9 Isomeric Iminyl Cluster Complexes Derived form the Reduction of Acetonitrile."
`G. van Buskirk, C. B. Knobler, and H. D. Kaesz, Organometallics, 1985, 4, 149. "Crystal and Molecular
`Structure of the [{C6H5)3P}2N]+ Salt of [Fe4(CO)13 ]2- . A Structural Isomer of the Anion along a Valence
`Tautomeric Coordinate."
`H. D. Kaesz, C. B. Knobler, M. A. Andrews, G. van Buskirk, R. Szostak, C. E. Strouse, Y. C. Lin, and A.
`Mayr, Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 131. "Transformation of Organic Substrates on Metal Cluster Com-
`plexes."
`H. D. Kaesz, R. Szostak, Y. C. Lin, G. van Buskirk, and A. P. Humphries, paper delivered at American Chem-
`ical Society Convention, April 1979. " µ2-Carboxyamido-µ2-hydrido-triruthenium and -triosmium Deca-
`carbonyl Complexes."
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`Honors:
`Clorox Company
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` Chairman’s Award, 2000 (Inaugural Award, one of 13 recipients company-wide)
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`University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry
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` University Special Commendation as a Teaching Assistant, 1978
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` Department Teaching Award, 1975-1978 (four consecutive awards)
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`Professional Societies:
`American Chemical Society
`American Oil Chemists' Society
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`Languages:
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`Fluency in English and German
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`Curriculum Vita - Gregory van Buskirk, Ph.D.
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`U.S. Patents:
`1. U.S. #4,741,858: "Timed Release Hypochlorite Bleach Compositions"
`2. U.S. #4,743,394: "Concentrated Non-Phosphate Detergent Paste Compositions"
`3. U.S. #4,751,016: "Liquid Abrasive Cleaner"
`4. U.S. #4,891,147: "Stable Liquid Detergent Containing Insoluble Oxidant"
`5. U.S. #4,919,834: "Package for Controlling the Stability of a Liquid Nonaqueous Detergent"
`6. U.S. #5,019,289: "Stable Liquid Detergent Containing Insoluble Oxidant"
`7. U.S. #5.057,236: "Surfactant Ion Pair Fluorescent Whitening Compositions"
`8. U.S. #5,269,960: "Stable Liquid Aqueous Enzyme Detergent"
`9. U.S. #5,415,796: "Liquid Nonaqueous Detergent with Stable, Solubilized Peracid"
`10. U.S. #5,464,552: "Stable Liquid Aqueous Oxidant Detergent"
`11. U.S. #5,576,284: "Disinfecting Cleaner for Hard Surfaces"
`12. U.S. #5,681,805: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Microemulsions"
`13. U.S. #5,698,476: "Laundry Article for Preventing Dye Carry-Over and Indicator Therefor"
`14. U.S. #5,776,877: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Macroemulsions"
`15. U.S. #5,792,385: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Liquid Crystals"
`16. U.S. #5,856,290: "Disinfecting Cleaner for Hard Surfaces Based on Mixtures of APG and C8-C18 Alkyl Ether"
`17. U.S. #5,877,136: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Liquid Crystal"
`18. U.S. #5,877,137: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Oil-Core Vesicles"
`19. U.S. #5,954,998: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Oil-Core Vesicles"
`20. U.S. #5,977,044: "Liquid Peracid Precursor Dispersions: Macroemulsions"
`21. U.S. #6,413,925: "Method for Increasing Brightness Retention of Laundered Fabrics"
`22. U.S. #6,454,876: "Method for Eliminating Malodors"
`23. U.S. #6,905,276: "Method and Device for Delivery and Confinement of Surface Cleaning Composition”
`24. U.S. #7,144,177: "Method and Device for Delivery and Confinement of Surface Cleaning Composition”
`25. U.S. #7,285,522: "Bleaching with Improved Whitening”
`26. U.S. #7,414,016: "Acidic Cleaning Compositions”
`27. U.S. #7,427,170: "Method and Device for Delivery and Confinement of Surface Cleaning Composition”
`28. U.S. #7,470,331: "Acidic Cleaning Compositions”
`29. U.S. #7,517,413: "Remediation of Microfloral and Biofilm Development from Laundering Device”
`30. U.S. #7,628,868: "Acidic Cleaning Compositions”
`31. U.S. #7,635,415: “Regenerable Cleaning Implement For Sanitizing a Surface”
`32. U.S. #7,776,110: “Agglomerated Animal Litter”
`33. U.S. #7,893,014: “Fabric Treatment for Stain Release”
`34. U.S. #8,008,247: “Tumble Dryer Bleach and Fabric Treatment”
`35. U.S. #8,201,752: “Low Energy Vaporization of Liquids: Apparatus and Methods”
`36. U.S. #8,268,018: “Agglomerated Animal Litter”
`37. U.S. #8,642,527: “Oxidizing Bleach Composition”
`38. U.S. #8,648,027: “Low-VOC Cleaning Substrates and Compositions Comprising a Cationic Biocide”
`39. U.S. #9,006,165: “Low-VOC Cleaning Substrates and Compositions Comprising a Cationic Biocide and
`Glycol Ether Solvent”
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`Curriculum Vita - Gregory van Buskirk, Ph.D.
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`40. U.S. #9,068,150: “Oxidizing Bleach Composition”
`41. U.S. #10,334,853: “Compositions and Methods for Treating Ectoparasite Infestation”
`42. U.S. #10,358,623: “Low-VOC Cleaning Substrates and Compositions Comprising a Mixed Ethoxy/Propoxy Alco-
`hol or Fatty Acid”
`43. U.S. #10,358,624: “Low-VOC Cleaning Substrates and Compositions”
`44. U.S. #10,421,929: “Low-VOC Cleaning Substrates Comprising a Quat and Ethoxylated/Propoxylated Fatty Alco-
`hol”
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