“My time reporting to Raymond (Ray) was both an enjoyable and scientifically rewarding experience. Ray allowed his reports to develop without micromanaging, and was always there to lend support. Ray’s scientific acumen and extensive knowledge of Process Chemistry is an invaluable resource to all those engaged in the industry.”
Mark Cameron, Research Fellow, Merck & Co
“Ray is an excellent mentor and a very strong scientist. My time spent with Ray working on various projects at Merck were wonderful learning experiences for me. He is highly personable, with a good sense of humor and a strong work ethic. I highly recommend him as a chemist, a mentor, and as a friend.”
Michael McNevin, Senior Research Chemist, Merck & Co
worked indirectly for Raymond at Merck
“Over the course of 15 years I was privileged to be a part of three projects that were sucessfully completed thanks to Ray’s leadership. I primarily write from a research chemical engineer’s perspective with experience in technology transfers from the laboratory scale to small scale (10-200 gallon) and large scale (200-1500 gallon) pilot plant. Ray demonstrated clear two-way communication and key leadership attributes for successful interactions to ensure a smooth discovery process with sound judgment and decisions. He always outlined the process parameters, known tolerences, control points and analytical methods to monitor the process reaction and workup steps. When unanticipated or adverse events occurred, Ray recognized this as part of the learning process and these events were dealt with in a professional manner using a scientific approach.”
Louis Matty, Research Fellow, Merck & Co
worked indirectly for Raymond at Merck
“I worked with Ray on both technical and employee development teams and found him to be extremely knowledgeable and detail-oriented, with a keen ability to identify the most critical aspects of a complex problem.”
Vincent Antonucci, Director of Early Development Analytical R&D, Merck & Co
worked with Raymond at Merck
“I have known Ray for about 17 years and I worked closely with him on several cross-functional teams in drug development at Merck. He is a highly accomplished and resourceful synthetic organic chemist with a proven track record of accomplishments. His extensive knowledge of organic chemistry and problem-solving earned much respect from his colleagues. I very much enjoyed working with Ray to troubleshoot processing issues which occurred in development; he is an effective collaborator and creative in determining solutions to problems. He also helped me as an analytical chemist to elucidate degradation mechanisms and understand the chemistry of the synthetic pathways of the projects we worked on together. I strongly recommend Ray based on my experience collaborating with him in drug development at Merck.” April 9, 2009
Terri Natishan, Associate Scientific Director, Merck & Co
worked with Raymond at Merck
