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Loveland, Colorado, United States

- Spearheaded technical assessment and execution of Open Innovation (OI)/New Venture (NV) projects in Marketing, ensuring alignment with the strategic portfolio growth initiatives.- Successfully identified and addressed gaps in product performance backed by Gemba evidence to meet customer application requirements, enhancing overall product quality.- Established effective communication channels with internal stakeholders and external partners, facilitating seamless collaboration throughout project lifecycle.- Provided critical technical input for product launches, contributing to the development of customer documentation, application notes, service manuals, and internal training materials.- Proactively identified and evaluated new trends and growth opportunities through relationship-building with sales and service teams, customer visits, and industry engagement- Demonstrated strong analytical skills in translating insights into actionable strategies, driving business growth and market expansion.- Managed multiple tasks/projects simultaneously under pressure, consistently delivering results with a sense of urgency and personal ownership.

Loveland, Colorado, United States

- Spearheaded the development of a simple colorimetric test for trace inorganic selenium compounds in power, industrial, and mining vertices using existing Hach products.- Successfully completed key milestones including reduction of Se(VI) to Se(IV), detection of Se(IV), and preconcentration of Se(IV) using innovative adsorbents.- Developed business case for optical pH products, ensuring compliance with USDA/FDA requirements for food and beverage market entry.

Loveland, Colorado, United States

- Increased incremental pipeline value (IPV) for Consumer & Medical Business Unit by ~ 15% of total annual revenue for this unit.- Project managed the development and multi-partner relationship for the feasibility of an animal medical device for a strategic account worth ~8 M over 3 years.- Navigated new EU compliance regulations to ensure entire portfolio would be saleable in the EU markets in 2021 and 2022.- Developed and managed the innovation process for the business unit, which includes“Right sizing” development process to better fit the resources and agility of a small team. -Creating and maintaining business unit’s product roadmap, technology roadmap, and master priority list (MPL). -Built and updated IPV calculator to help drive business unit growth over time. -Develop innovation flow maps and process flow points for all processes for innovation and development. -Developed adjacent market strategies for existing products in portfolio to have low strain NPD development- Assisted in launching two new products in the pool and spa market.One of the products launched included a companion application available in app stores to give further functionality to the end user.

Loveland, Co

- Managed early-stage projects, including creating a multi-parameter device for measuring recreational water quality.-Developed novel chemistry solutions to protect product market share, implementing a more environmentally benign reagent system.-Assisted in medical product audits and remediation's, and delivered technical presentations to key accounts.

- Involved in projects for new products, product improvements, and manufacturing improvements- Develop and validate new formulations to measure specific parameters in water using dry reagent technology- Evaluate feasibility for new product innovations - Lead teams to lean transactional processes, new processes, and resource allocations - Work with various groups at multiple locations within company to implement components and finished goods into ERP system - Take customer calls for product complaints, technical questions, and general questions- Attend trade shows when needed- Draft and perform QC plans for products when needed

Elkhart, Indiana Area

- Prepared and assayed various solutions- Testing for new products: interference, stability, blind study, and cross contamination - Write detailed reports on products and competitor products- Study dry reagent technology

Elkhart, Indiana Area

- Developed lesson plans and lab experiments to instill basic chemical principles - Kept detailed grade book with assignments prel-oaded and grades assigned for each assignment- Worked with students individually and in groups to improve their understanding of the concepts being taught- Managed and led large groups of students through lab experiments to ensure experiments were completed on time and without incident

Notre Dame, Indiana

Athens, West Virginia

Athens, West Virginia

Master'S Degree, Inorganic Chemistry

-Conducted synthetic and mechanistic studies of organometallic compounds to activate NO2 and organic compounds -Directed students.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Blue Key Honor Society, American Chemical Society, Sigma Zeta National Science Honor Fraternity, and McNair.