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Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch

Pratteln, Basel-Country, Ch

Downers Grove, Il, Us

Responsible for strengthening and growing strategic relationships with key Corporate Accounts in North America. Industries included CASE, Polymers, HIC, Building and Construction Materials, and Lubricants. Lead position in a cross team effort to satisfy customer needs and future goals, developing unique solutions that ultimately drove overall growth.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Managed a sales territory in central and northern Ohio for the End Markets team within Nexeo Solutions. Specific focus on the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers markets (CASE). Materials include resins, thickeners, surfactants, pigments, dispersants, plasticizers and solvents. Worked to improve and strengthen customer relatinoships though collaborations on existing and future techincal, sourcing, and production needs.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

Managed a sales territory in Southern California for the End Markets team within Nexeo Solutions. Specific focus on the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers markets (CASE). Materials include resins, thickeners, surfactants, pigments, dispersants, plasticizers and solvents. Worked to improve and strengthen customer relatinoships though collaborations on existing and future techincal, sourcing, and production needs.

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Proactively grow relationships with existing and potential customers though a technically charged role in the specialty chemicals market. Specific focus on assisting key accounts in new product development, troubleshooting and formulation improvement.Worked directly with suppliers to organize and launch new products through formal training to the internal commercial orgnanization, directly with customer partners, and via trade show and industry events.Received extensive formulary training in the paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, and HI&I markets; keepign up to speed with the industry’s current raw material needs, demands and trends.

Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nl

Generated initial formulas and protocols for the large scale production of polymer based industrial coatings. In charge of quarterly testing that required customers to meet set warranty specifications. Acted as primary back-up to the analytical chemist; working mainly with a Nicolet FT-IR Spectrometer and its accessories, controlled by Omnic Software.