TEAM
Founded in 2004
Brizon Inc was founded in 2004 as a Southern California specialty chemical distributor. Today Brizon not only distributes specialty chemicals worldwide but also develops and manufactures custom coatings and cleaners. We have extensive expertise in aqueous & UV curable resins, coatings and specialty cleaners for microelectronics.
Brizon develops UV curable resins to meet a wide variety of needs, including primers, functional coat, hard coats and adhesives. We can tailor-make a UV curable resin to exactly meet your specific functional requirements.
Our Briteclean products are specialty cleaners used in the wafer manufacturing process for computer hard drives sold all around the world. These high tech cleaners have been tuned to maximize the yields and efficiencies of the CMP process. Brizon distributes a range of specialty chemicals worldwide. These include surfactants, plasticizers, catalysts, fluorine compounds and reactive monomers. Need an alternate source for a raw material to secure supply or reduce costs? Contact Brizon!
FOUNDER
Geoffrey Yuxin Hu
Geoffrey Yuxin Hu founded Brizon in his garage in 2004, aim to leverage his Asian connections with the high chemical market demands in both US and England at the time. Subsequently, he created specialty cleaners for the microelectronics CMP market and UV curable coatings for metal and plastics. His prior experience includes seven years at Signet Armorlite, developing patented cutting-edge technologies for lenses and coatings. He is an expert in polyurethanes, coatings, hard-coats for lenses, photopolymers, the use of nanoparticles in coatings, and UV curable applications.
Geoffrey worked seven years in developing photopolymers for printing plates. He has patents for UV curable resins and primers for flexographic printing plates. His expertise also includes inks and dyes.
Geoffrey got a BS in chemistry, a MS in polymer science from Jilin University, and a PhD in Polymer Science from the University of Tokyo. He speaks Mandarin, Japanese and English. When not creating new products he likes to hike, bike and taste the occasional microbrew around San Diego County.
Dr. David H. Roberts
David Roberts is an expert in the development and commercialization of UV curable resins and water-based coatings. His industrial experience includes coatings, photopolymers, imaging technologies and relief printing plates. He headed the Technical Services Group at MacDermid where he developed and authored analytical test methods and SOP’s.
Dave’s chemistry experience includes acrylate and epoxy photopolymers, urethane synthesis, water soluble polymers, elastomer, and the use of nanoparticles in coatings. He invented UV laser image-able photopolymer resin that have generated more than $250M sales worldwide. He expertise lays in polymers, free radical reactions/oxidation, flexo printing and R&D management.
When not in the lab he enjoys staying active with tennis, hiking or biking.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPER
MANUFACTURING MANAGER
Ramiro Solorio
Ramiro Solorio has worked over 20 years in chemical manufacturing including UV curable resins, aqueous primers, and UV and water-based coatings.
In addition, he has over 15 years experience in R&D and QC, and is well versed in the analytical testing of chemical raw materials and finished goods. Ramiro is HazMat certified, TQM trained and drives a mean forklift.
In his off time he likes to spend time with family and his Sheppard puppy Max.
ASIAN SALE REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Daniel Kwo-Hung Shen
Daniel has a MS in Material Engineering from Tatug University (Taiwan) and a PhD in Engineering Science from Clarkson University. He is active in Chemical Mechanical Planarization field and is one of the founders of CMPUG Taiwan. He is an expert in IC process, especially in wet chemical formation, CMP slurry, and electrochemistry. He has more than 20 years of experience working at global chemical company groups, served as R&D manager, project leader, and research coordinator.
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Dr. Kai Li
Kai Li has BS and MS degrees from Jilin University and a PhD in polymer chemistry from McMaster University. He is an expert is polymer science, adhesion and coatings. For twenty years he worked at Avery Dennison Corporation and served as the Director of Product Development.
LAB TECHNICIAN
Ron Baier
Ron has a Bachelor’s Degree from California State San Marcos and a Business English Teaching certificate from Changchun Institute, Jilin, China.