Adith "D" Sujan Email & Phone Number

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

This role focuses on chemistry and additive technology, structure-property relationships, and assessing improvements/changes to the Polyiso insulation panel construction that benefits roofing system performance. This position will focus on leading innovation, product and technology development in construction materials, leading the transition of products & technology to manufacturing, provide technical direction and strategies for advancing Polyiso product, process, and technology.

Schenectady, New York, Us

Innovating for the Rigid Polyurethane & Polyisocyanurate Foam industries

Carlisle, Pa, Us

▪ Process Innovation: Developed and implemented Front-End of Innovation (FEI) process capturing and processing ideas to fill the innovation funnel▪ Jobs-to-be-Done Framework: Established Jobs-to-be-Done innovation framework encompassing discovery, synthesis, ideation, and path building phases; established product and service portfolios with roadmaps▪ Idea Engine: Facilitated ideation and brainstorming sessions across 3 CCM businesses; established over 200 ideas for products and services▪ Solution Generation: Designed and launched Open Innovation challenge for global R&D community soliciting solutions and concepts for 3 megatrends and 9 systemic problems in construction market▪ Financial Analysis: Built cost model tool for all roofing and wall insulation products determining impact of raw materials, labor, manufacturing methods, product attributes, and utilities on profitability for 7 manufacturing plants; resulted in identifying products needed to be modified to improve profitability (contribution margin)▪ Consensus Building: Conducted deep understanding of stakeholders prior starting projects; ensured consensus on performance criteria related to each function creating common goal; resulted in establishing alignment, KPIs, and connectivity for projects▪ Market Development: Participated in designing a VOC study in commercial wall market thereby identifying and developing all-in-one product concept involving structural, insulation, and waterproofing for building exterior resulting in reduced labor and time

Carlisle, Pa, Us

▪ Kaizen: Led and participated in 8 Kaizens across several areas of manufacturing process including BOMs, quality, NPD process, discovery process, root cause, and failure modes▪ Product Development: Developed non-halogenated polyiso products addressing EPA regulations around halogenated flame retardants▪ Optimization: Optimized Class A Polyiso wall insulation achieving increase of 15% in contribution margin▪ Trade Association Management: Served as Product Steward via leadership roles at trade associations including PIMA, NRCA, ASTM, etc.; developed and executed strategies addressing industry challenges and defended value proposition of Polyiso foam insulation▪ Change Management: Implemented change management initiatives on accountability, training, and engagement to productively modify behaviors of plant employees and completed project resulting in: new and improved behaviors, optimized process conditions based on statistical analysis of manufacturing data, new support infrastructure for technical issues

Chandler, Arizona, Us

▪ Strategic Partnership Building: Managed strategic partnerships with raw material vendors via contracts, supply agreements, NDAs, JDAs, and technical exchanges▪ Pricing Strategy: Harnessing principles of value pricing, determined price of cushion for railcar seating in India; product approved for all first-class seating▪ Supply Time Reduction: Strategically led team expanding global vendor network; resulted in reduced lead time to raw material supply customer at international sites▪ Forecasting: Effectively built statistical models forecasting raw material supplies for global manufacturing sites▪ Risk and Compliance: Implemented risk initiatives relevant to cost, quality, supply, and compliance on raw materials for global location▪ Negotiation: Trained and mentored supply chain team on tactful negotiating strategies; developed pricing models using industry trends, conjoint analysis, and technical knowledge of raw material▪ Standards Compliance: Managed raw material compliance to standards such as RoHS, REACH, TSCA and EPA▪ Root Cause Analysis: Effectively led engineering and operations team reducing manufacturing defect in finished product by applying root-cause analysis tools, including Shainin Red X and Six Sigma across raw materials, equipment, and personnel; identified missing practices and behaviors based on GMP principles

Chandler, Arizona, Us

▪ Application Development: Designed, developed, and implemented web-based application tool used while designing floating floors to isolate vibrations using Rogers elastomeric products; industries included mass-transit, aerospace, construction, and marine industries▪ Silicone Product Development: Oversaw silicone product development for acoustic, vibration, and fire barrier applications within aerospace, mass-transit, marine and electronics markets▪ Collaboration: Partnered with sales and marketing teams to conduct voice of customer (VOC) programs for new product development opportunities▪ Network Building: Developed strong network connecting marketing, sales, and vendors using cognitive design principles; promoted silicone technology through training and workshops▪ New Product Development: Introduced customers to ‘Playground Lab’ leveraging Rogers expertise in materials, people, equipment, and application knowledge resulting in ideas for unique new products

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

▪ Product Development: Developed polyester polyols and formulations for North American and European Polyisocyanurate (PIR) Roof Insulation Foam manufacturers; provided on-site technical support to customers▪ Implementation Coordination: Coordinated production and test procedures among manufacturing facilities, salesforce, R&D department, third-party additive suppliers, and client production teams to implement new polyurethane technology▪ Experimental Design: Used experimental design principle to formulate, trial, and analyze products▪ ISO Management: Calibrated ISO critical equipment; educated R&D community on ISO procedures; renewed test methods for customer specifications; implemented good lab practices (GLP) for ISO critical projects; and coordinated ISO audit▪ Customer Collaboration: Collaborated with military, picnic coolers, appliances, garage and entry doors, and construction markets introducing and developing customized Polyurethane (PUR) and Polyisocyanurate (PIR) formulations▪ Instructional Design: Designed and instructed Statistics and Design of Experiments (DOE) course for R&D and plant locations to optimize problem-solving and experimentation techniques effectively▪ Technical Training: Led global technical training for new polyurethane sales and R&D employees, including polyurethane foam chemistry and technology, polyester polyols production, technique formulation, and testing and process optimization methods for customers▪ Product Testing: Collaborated with customers to address manufacturing and product challenges through custom test development, including: Instron Green Strength Method – non-destructive test measuring strength of foam during production, Foam Cell Orientation through slicing and microscopy – evaluating effect of additives on foam cells, Resin Rheology Profiles – determining effect of additives on mixing and flow through pipes

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Scope: Globalized company methods, technologies, and training programs for polyurethane foam; established polyurethane applications laboratory in Shanghai; made and tested PUR/PIR foam and formulations.

Master Of Engineering, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical Engineering