Benjamin Gamble Email & Phone Number

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

Leading the Technology Capital Program for the global Eastman Technology organization:- Managing the annual budget and multi-year strategy for Capital investments- Championing strategic changes to the Technology Capital Program aligning the program for sustainable growth while achieving both administrative improvements and tangible productivity gains.

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

Project Engineering / Technology Services- Provide mechanical design support for pilot plant and R&D laboratories- Project Management of Technology capital projects- Responsible for equipment selection & specification (valves, piping/tubing systems, mechanical equipment, pressure vessels, etc.)- Provide mechanical technical support for maintenance and.

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

Project Engineering/Technology Services

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

• Recognized for directly leading technical efforts to avert a significant claim related to questionable product performance.
• Recognized for leading joint (external) development projects that increased Eastman’s technical knowledge of novel PET formulae.
• Key member of a Polymers Technical Service & Development team that is consistently ranked #1 by clients and peers in an annual, industry-wide, multi-client study.
• Managed technical interface with strategic growth accounts in Latin America region to enable 35% increase in sales from previous year. Progressed with Spanish language training to improve quality of service for these.
• Participated in development and fitness-for-use evaluations of specialty PET resins for BCF carpet applications.
• Taught energy consumption measurement techniques to team members, and provided instruction on proper use of measurement and data collection equipment.

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

• Primary contributor to multiple development efforts related to novel PET manufacturing process
• Identified need, developed plan, and supported the strategy execution to convert pilot plant into semi-works plant which enabled the PET business to create commercial quantities of representative product to use in.
• Achieved expert skill level in PET manufacturing/conversion & related processes

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

• Managed technical interface with strategic growth accounts in Latin America region to enable 2X increase in sales from previous year
• Successfully managed technical interface for multi-national direct customer accounts and brand-owner clients totaling $300MM annual revenue
• Contributed additional $1.6MM annual revenue as a direct result of implementation of technical solutions provided to existing customers
• Managed cross-functional team responsible for division-wide development projects ($500,000 annual budget)
• Led applications development projects which have resulted in commercialization of multiple new packaging solutions

Kingsport, Tennessee, US

• Knowledge of marketplace has permitted crucial input into the development of new and improved resins to grow largest market segments in PET Business Organization
• Research and evaluate new packaging technologies for potential licensing and joint development agreements
• Developed economic models to aid in business, technical, and strategic planning
• Provided direct customer engineering support for injection and blow molding processing of polyester bottle polymers
• Developed and led training programs and presentations for numerous global clients, internal and external stakeholders
• Developed subject matter expertise by investigating and resolving hundreds of complex customer issues

Spanish & German

B.S., Mechanical Engineering