Antony Keith van Dyk

Tony, my oldest son, was keen to advance his career further having reached the limit what he can achieve with his New Zealand employer and in New Zealand as a whole, hence he was looking for interesting job opportunities, below is his explanation. He has since found the job he wants with Rohm & Haas in Philadelphia, Pensylvania, USA, and has now started work for them in Philadelphia.

I am looking for a new job. My heart has been telling me to change my job to develop and extend myself. I've listened to my heart, summoned all my courage, thought everything through as best I can, and given my notice of resignation to my employer Resene Paints Ltd. I need a new environment, experience a different company, new challenges in research and development, pursue ideas I'm developing in theoretical coating and colorant formulation, learn new things, work on solving new problems. I need change and want to take on new challenges and projects.

Am I mad, or is my misspent youth catching up with me? My wife Ela has been very understanding and supportive, and the children of course think its all a great lark. Whether mad or inspired, I’ve committed the fate of myself and family into God’s hands. Why resign first and then look for a job? For one thing I am free to openly and professionally go about job hunting and networking. The other thing was that I value openness and honesty and it lets Resene know exactly where we stand.

My involvement in SCANZ Inc (Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand) in recent years has given me the opportunity to work with colleagues in the surface coatings industry. I've revelled in the organising, networking, persuading and influencing. I look forward to continuing my service to the best of my ability. My work at Resene has given me the opportunity to create and investigate, and to lead a small team of talented individuals. I have enjoyed it all immensely, plus the response and support I have received in return. Whilst my strengths are primarily in research and development I find growing enjoyment and fulfilment in developing my people skills.

I passionately enjoy creating and developing abstract ideas into commercial products and take great pride and satisfaction in seeing the end results put to good use. I relish working in a team environment and enjoy teaching, organising and influencing. My career interests are Physical Chemistry, Teaching, Administration, IT, Art, Writing and Colour. I'm fully prepared to relocate, learn a new language if need be, and immigrate to a new country. USA has special attraction. I look forward to opportunities to extend myself and to be an integral part of a competitive and dynamic organisation. I hope to develop myself further.

Curriculum Vitae

• Name: (Tony) Antony Keith Van Dyk
• Religion: Catholic
• Marital Status: Married Dependants: Twin boys, aged 15
• Health: Excellent

• Ph.D. in Mathematics Massey University 1997
• B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics Otago University 1981
• Diploma in Science in Mathematics Massey University 1990
• Diploma in Computer Programming International Correspondence Schools 1988

• Member of SCANZ Inc (Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand) 1989
• Approved Signatory IANZ (International Accreditation NZ) in the field of Chemical Testing 1992
• ATSC, International Professional Grade of Associate in Surface Coatings Technology 1998
Chairman of SCANZ Wellington Section (Nominated for President of SCANZ Inc July 2000) 2000

• First Aid, St John Ambulance, 2 day 1997, updated 1999
• ISO9000 Auditing, 2 day, NZ Quality College, 1996
• ISO9000 Quality Systems, 2 day, NZ Quality College, 1992
• Time Management
• Technical Management

• Capable of creative and independent thought
• Self motivated and responsible
• Leadership ability
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Organisational ability
• Scientific curiosity

• Research
• Product development
• Technical knowledge
• Project management
• Training ability
• Database design and development
• ISO9000 Quality System development,NZ Environmental Choice expertise
• Technical administration

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct research and development to create new products.
• Develop, organise and control research programmes.
• Analyse and evaluate raw materials, opposition products, technical and marketing literature, legislation, and technical information in general.
• Investigate, solve and rectify problems in production, laboratory and the field.
• Evaluate staff abilities, determine training requirements, and organise training and development of skills.
• Apply statistical analysis to monitor production quality and laboratory test results. Improve products and manufacturing processes.
• Maintain documentation and Formulations, and ensure that up to date dockets are available for issue to production.
• Communicate the results of research.

Career Objectives

• To work at the cutting edge of technology.
• Pursue ideas in corrosion theory, pigment and emulsion dispersion and stabilisation, coatings research and design, film formation, mathematics and colour.
• Research, invent, create, develop, and support production and marketing of, new products and ideas.
• Work with a team of scientists and support staff with relative autonomy.
• To be happy in my work. To work hard. To be appreciated.

Referees can be provided on request.

Patents and Publications

• NZ Patent Application No 334390, Fixed base neutralised coating compositions.
• International Patent Application PCT/NZ99/00199, Improved packaging design to reduce skinning of waterbased paint.
• Co-authored "A Diffusion -Reaction Model for Corrosion of Zinc Coated Steel under Polymer Paint Films" in Differential Equations and Applications to Biology and Industry, World Scientific, 1996.
• Presented papers at SCANZ Conferences 1997, 1999, and organised technical session and presented 2 papers at the 2000 conference in Rotorua, and papers published in conference proceedings.
• Various articles published in the SCANZ magazine and on the SCANZ website. An Article on Latex Paints in Winter and a further Article on Architectural Coatings

• Family bushwalks
• Drawing, and watercolour and acrylic painting
• Playing violin
• Judo

• Tony & Ela's family page
• Tony's email address
• Linkedin website
• Tony's latest (2008) CV
• Tony's website

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