Technical leader with 10+ years experience in the Plastics compounding industry performing both Sales & Technical functions. Working in technical, manufacturing, commercial and leadership roles. Experience includes plastics research, technical service, product development, market and applications development, R&D management and leadership.SPECIALITIES:Master batches/Concentrates, Conductive compounds, colorants, specialty additives for thermoplastic polymers. Technical marketing, Team building, Project management & prioritization, Training.· Challenging Technical Director role in privately owned compounding company with over 100MM+ pounds sale in masterbatch & compounds· Direct all compound/masterbatch developments from inception to final product approval. This included compound design, material selections and vendor approvals, raw material, compound and product testing, process and product development· Extensive knowledge of various polymers, additives, pigments, reinforcements & fillers

· Responsible for transition of ISO 9001:1994 to ISO 9001-2000 standards· Implementation process & system improvement to reduce non-conforming product from 4% to 2%· Complete management of product formulation & specification company wide· Manage, train, and update all ASTM and ISO procedures· Improvement of CAPA process and implementation of various root cause analysis tools & training· Strongly involved in all accreditation, internal and customer audits· Orchestrated raw material testing and finished goods testing· Generated data for Certificates of Analysis documents

· DOE experimentation on impact properties improvement to TPO bumper compound using various impact modifier specifically Ethylene-octene based plastomer