Providing innovative disruptive technologies based on hydrocarbon emulsion science - existing processes (products) for new and existing markets, along with new processes for new and existing markets - solving customers' fuel quality, performance and environmental issues. Supporting our manufacturing representatives and distributors with their strategies and tactics to help customers.

Focused on Revenue Enhancement, Cost Reduction, Product & Services Commercialization, Market Research and Coaching. Providing mentoring, coaching and education to Leaders & Managers. Performing operational & transactional process improvement projects and technology commercialization with Employees to attain sustainable results and Just-In-Time skills improvement. Providing more structured Employee education through group classroom settings. Helping with strategy formulation and deployment with line of sight to the Front Line.Industry experience:HealthcareOil & GasChemicalsMining/MineralsAutomotive/TransportationElectrical/ElectronicPolymers/CompositesBuilding & Construction- Identified $30 MM WC net savings at 7 sites of a Fortune 500 company with implementation underway.- Conducted market research and co-formulated a Europe product commercialization plan for an Asia based company.- Provided guidance & performed a new product analysis for a start-up company to help obtain seed money.- Conducted competitive product pricing survey for client including Europe, Americas, Asia Pacific.- Co formulated process quality improvements with implementation underway to move the revenue stream from fee for service to bundled payment as a result in changes in gov't reimbursement.

A position combining the elements of continuous improvement (Lean Six Sigma) deployment, project management, training/teaching/coaching/mentoring and general managementTeam leader & master black belt along with co-deployment manager responsibilities. Co-led & assisted with formulation & deployment of a Lean Six Sigma strategy & a Lean business performance system in a multi-division corporation. * Co-trained 90+ personnel including project sponsors in LEAN 6 Sigma (LSS) project management & tools essentials along with coaching on 20+ projects. * Coached 80+ managers of all levels in Lean business performance including balanced scorecard, cascading performance boards, flow boards & huddles formulation, leader standard work, gemba rounding & walks.* Set up a cross functional Process Excellence (PE) Governance Committee to approve & prioritize opportunities.* Achieved $6+ MM/year savings & revenue generation through leading & supporting P.E.projects.

A position combining the elements of continuous improvement (Lean Six Sigma) deployment, project management, and training/teaching/coaching/mentoring for a specific business unit of BP.Team leader & master black belt along with co-deployment manager responsibilities. Co-created, led & assisted with formulation & deployment of a formal continuous improvement (C.I.) program in a $20 B/year business unit. The deployment is the most successful of the 5 business units in terms of economics, health/safety/environmental improvements and projects completed & was nominated for the prestigious Helios Award. * Co-trained 9 direct reports to green belt level & over 160 managers in LEAN 6 Sigma (LSS) project management & tools essentials along with coaching on 40+ projects. * Attained C.I. alignment by holding key stakeholder & leadership team ideation sessions & generating over 100 potential projects.* Co-formulated & implemented governance and processes around the C.I. deployment.* Achieved $28 MM/year savings through leading & supporting C.I. projects.* Co-created a project management office stage-gate process to prioritize & improve decision- making concerning the project portfolio. * Created a 5 year C.I. Deployment plan with implementation underway.

Co-created, led & assisted with formulation & deployment of organizational effectiveness initiatives along with operational excellence & improvement strategies in various business divisions. These divisions were the size of a typical large cap corporation. The entire business improvement strategy deployment attained $750MM in one time & annualized on-going cost reductions & revenue enhancements over a 7 year period. These initiatives involved improving both operational & transactional processes & products. • Co-formulated & implemented a 3-pronged LSS business improvement strategy in a multiple plant & site joint venture. The deployment utilized state of the art tools across departments. This resulted in a multi-million dollar profitability improvement & culture change.• Co-created & implemented several multi-project initiatives in various divisions and across divisions resulting in significant cost reductions and revenue enhancements. • Directed over 50 LEAN Six Sigma projects & Kaizen Events involving Marketing, Sales, Operations, Engineering, Technology, Logistics, Finance, Maintenance, Procurement, Customer Services & Health/Safety/Environment cross-functional groups & teams. These teams: o Attained $7.7MM/year COGS & O&O reductions due to wasted work & defect elimination. o Achieved $5MM in W.C. savings due to value chain optimization with $9MM additional underway. o Averted $2.8MM of capital investment spend by reducing non-value add work. o Reached $3.8MM/year in additional gross margin due to cycle time reductions in sales processes. o Delivered $1MM/year in sales expansion at 1 distribution site with extension to 50+ more underway. • Mentored, coached & trained several Master Black Belts in addition to 50+ Black Belts, Green Belts, business improvers & analysts in business improvement techniques with emphasis on project acceleration.

Supervised & organized worldwide market focused technology efforts in a start-up business. Staffed, set budgets & directed technologists in launching new products & processes. • Initiated & led a team that designed & implemented a LEAN go-to-operations/market process. This resulted in a more effective & efficient organizational effort allowing the project portfolio to be built, then evaluated by risk, reward & timing. • Identified OEM programs through co-supplier contacts, implemented agreements worth several million dollars cost avoidance & coordinated three divisions of a major European company to accelerate income. • Created development strategies while building business cases for technology commercialization.• Directed the leadership team towards the standardization of design via a platform approach, which lowered commercialization barriers. • Provided technical support to major OEM programs in North America, Japan & Europe.

Director-Global Technology, Technical Service,1997-2000Supervised, organized technology efforts in worldwide markets. Staffed, managed scientists and engineers.Led cross-functional teams. Established rapport in the supply chain to speed commercialization. Co-managed and prioritized the project portfolio. Initiated, implemented technical service efforts in Europe. Market development conducted in exploratory areas. • Discovered $300MM/year revenue opportunity then led an investigative team,commercialized $500M sales in the first 6 months via market entry strategy with existing products.• Led team attaining $11MM sales/year revenue with a 40% average gross margin on $36MM sales/year base with development and commercialization of 7 products. Exceeded stretch goals by two years. • Provided guidance, lab support and training for European personnel, customers, distributors, co-suppliers and vendors resulting in a European revenue growth rate of 50%.• Identified Europe trends and toll manufacturing capabilities for marketing strategy formulation.• Advanced the technical service organization from 0% proactive to 50% proactive.• Supported business unit growth to $36MM from $27MM/year by providing technical services.Manager-Sales Service,Commercial Development, Laboratory 1994-1997Serviced customers’, distributors’, Sales and Marketing technical needs in Europe, North American, Far East. • Created and implemented target strategies with Sales and Marketing resulting in $2.2MM/year revenue.• Aided business unit growth to $67MM from $53MM/year by providing sales service.• Led commercialization activities for a new product resulting in a market share attainment of 85%.• Collaborated on the design and implementation of a new technology commercialization stage and gate process resulting in more focused R&D efforts.This included formal-izing the cross-functional sharing of scientific, design and engineering knowledge to capture and redeploy innovation.

• Designed products and processes with investment and manufacturing cost consideration. • Reduced cost of materials by 6% while significantly improving product properties and safety factors using statistical designs. - this product property change allowed 2 separate product lines to be combined into 1, thus eliminated significant setup times, reduced business complexity, and improved the marketing position of the division.

• Reduced costs, improved product quality while providing expertise for numerous unit operations.• Managed high return capital projects.