Problem Solver

Richard Renneboog

- quick grasp of the nature of a problem and an inventive mind to generate solutions
- able to communicate ideas clearly and effectively

Areas Richard Renneboog is Knowledgeable in:

- organic chemistry and chemistry in general
- several other areas of interest and knowledgeability though I hesitate to suggest that I am sufficiently founded in them to list them as areas of specialization

Techniques Richard Renneboog Uses:

- application of personal experience and capabilities to problem
- intensive background literature and Internet research
- restatement of problem from multiple frames of reference

Richard Renneboog's Problem Solving Skills:

  1. Electronics Engineering Technologist
  2. M.Sc. Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Richard Renneboog's Problem Solving Experience:

  1. contributed solution for Innocentive challenge "Rain Water Storage System"
    - submission included complete design and construction details of an expandable low-tech rain water storage system that could be constructed from found materials and other readily sourced materials in 3rd-world countries
    - submission well received, even praised for complete nature and innovative style, but not selected for award
  2. contributed solution to Innocentive challenge "Cooling Compounds"
    - submission reviewed identified cooling compounds with some rationalization of their effect
    - submission well received but not selected for award
  3. contributed solution to Innocentive challenge "Effective Replacement for Dichloromethane"
    submission included complete discussion and analysis of electronic characteristics of dichloromethane in role as solvent
    - submission well received but not selected for award
  4. contributed solution to Innocentive challenge "Design Thin-film Applicator for Viscous Liquids"
    - submission included design of device and full description of operating mechanism
    - design well received but not selected for award