2009-07-30 16:07:02 -

Cold Chain Technologies : (CCT) announces the hiring of Raffaele Potami Ph.D., Senior Mechanical Engineer. At CCT, a global supplier of temperature control packaging and thermal testing, Potami will participate in special R & D projects, thermal design optimization, and the application of KoolDesignsTM, its predictive thermal modeling software. KoolDesigns is a tool that increases design speed of new shippers by an iterative optimized approach. A postdoctoral researcher and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnical Institute : , Potami brings a wealth of experience and expertise in writing, running and analyzing CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), which is used in KoolDesigns. Potami also holds bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Rome.

According to Jeff Simpson,

director of Engineering and Technical Services, "Raffaele brings an important level of expertise to our expanding team of engineers, who are focusing on developing innovative, sustainable thermal solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our customers will benefit from Raffaele's skillful application of modeling software, whether adapting new products to existing, modified, or new thermal solutions."


About Cold Chain Technologies

Cold Chain Technologies : , ISO 9001:2001 registered, globally : provides shipping solutions for the distribution and transport of temperature-sensitive products to the pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, and medical service sectors. CCT's Engineering and Technical Services Group : designs innovative thermal packaging solutions, conducts qualification testing in its ISTA-certified, cGMP-compliant state-of-the-art laboratory, and supports the entire spectrum of cold chain needs.

Koolit® is a registered trademark, and Cold Chain Technologies™, KoolTemp™, KoolWatch™, and KoolDesigns™ are trademarks of Cold Chain Technologies.

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