Andrea Bowens-Jones, Phd Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

I work with tech organizations to help them build inclusive work cultures.

Greater Atlanta Area

I oversee operations and strategic planning for sales and growth for a leadership development and assessment company. I conduct workshops, one-on-one, and group training for businesses and organizations seeking improved staff performance, and consult with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) organizations to create a quality talent pipeline.Significant Accomplishments:• Solely built partnership with local and national chambers of commerce and production companies to deliver training to drive leadership development for more than 25 nation clients.• Assessed leadership effectiveness of struggling companies and developed training curricula to motivate growth and build on team strengths.• Recognized for motivational abilities across multiple industries; served as keynote speaker for several state and regional level conferences.

Greater Atlanta Area

I led the Community Impact Program focused on increasing the participation within the underserved communities in Greater Atlanta (inc. WIT Girls by 64% and 40% for the WIT Campus program); Partnered with Talent Acquisition from sponsoring companies to deliver the WIT Intern program.

Cincinnati, Oh

During this vital role, I led a diverse-discipline team of scientists and engineers to drive the technology, formulation, and process development of the antiperspirant and deodorants innovation programs to meet the company’s objective. I mentored and coached interns and new hires to improve retention and diversity of new employees. I take pride in cultivating an environment for innovation to increase patent applications.Significant Accomplishments:• Drove the development of new personal care products; new products increased global sales by $200M and won three company awards.• Strategically prioritized projects according to consumer needs and growth potential to boost product release competitive edge. • Introduced cost-effective methods for potentially high-grossing projects to maximize profit without reducing product quality.• Pioneered a strategy to develop a robust pipeline of minority talent for internships and new hiring in collaboration with key stakeholders; increased participation in STEM by 80%.

Cincinnati, Oh

In this position, I directed the fragrance development team for identifying new fragrances and new product development for cosmetics and deodorants.Significant Accomplishment:• Enriched intellectual property by leading development of a new polymer for antiperspirants that delivered in–wear benefits; the new methods was granted patent (US7404946).

Bs/Ms, Chemistry

Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry