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Frankfurt, DE

Leading Business Development in the Americas Region for Allnex's Composites and Adhesive Business

West Sacramento, California, US

• Responsibility for product group with an operating budget of ~$3M.
• Built and led cross-functional teams for process, product and commercial development.
• Led application development, identifying opportunities in carbon black, energy storage materials, sustainable marine fuels, and agricultural soil amendments.
• Identified lead customers, structured JDAs: Obtained commitments from 3 Carbon Black Companies, 3 Tire companies, and a major pigment supplier to jointly develop products derived from Origin’s process.
• Demonstrated material with superior performance in tire reinforcement compared to other sustainable options and validated performance with a major carbon black supplier.

• Consultant and Advisor for Emerging Clean Tech companies and established companies developing sustainability strategies.Example Engagements
• Principal Consultant for Spruceworks, LLC: A sustainable technology consulting firm.
• Senior advisor for H Quest Vanguard, a sustainable hydrogen and carbon materials company.
• Techno-economic assessment and project advisory of a MSW to fuels project in China.
• Carbon Capture technology assessment and selection guidance for a global EPC firm.
• Process Audit and Supply Chain analysis for an elastomer composite company.

• Managed global staff consisting of over 30 scientists in two labs (US and India).
• Improved productivity, handling a 20% increase in workload while reducing turnaround time by 40%.
• Integrated US and India labs. Unified and standardized IT, quality and procedures.
• Implemented CDC COVID protocols during pandemic successfully with no community transmission.

Beijing, Beijing, CN

• Formed and funded a joint development project including, the state of North Dakota, a coal-fired utility, a petrochemical off-taker, and a major coal company.
• Piloted and delivered basic data for a novel Clean Coal Utilization process on an accelerated 18-month schedule.
• Obtained seed project funding from the state of ND for a lignite coal-upgrading project.
• Wrote a multimillion-dollar DOE loan guarantee proposal with partners.

Boston, MA, US

• Developed new grades for the Cabot Elastomer Composite business, resulting in first new sales in the manufactured rubber goods sector.

Boston, MA, US

• Built a successful environmental technology program and team:
• Developed carbon, sulfur, and NOx reduction road map for Cabot.
• Developed and implemented a novel NOx reduction technology that reduced compliance costs

Boston, MA, US

• Built the toners program from the ground to a staff of 8 scientists and engineers, and a cross-functional marketing and technical team.
• Established technical relations with 10 major Japanese and American toners producers.
• Commercialized 7 new products as part of a new, broad product portfolio offering to the toner industry. Won Cabot’s Award for Excellence.

Danbury, CT, US

• Managed 7 engineers and scientists.
• Primary interface between CO2 business, marketing, R&D, and worldwide operations.
• Led development of CO2 capture technology that was sold to two E&C firms.
• Transferred and adapted beverage technology developed during Brazilian assignment (see below) to North American Market.

Danbury, CT, US

• Technical lead in establishing Praxair's new beverage applications effort based out of the Rio de Janeiro Technical Center. Focused and prioritized programs based on market pull and technical reach.
• Integrated chemical processing technology expertise with beverage industry needs to develop new beverage applications for Brazilian beverage industry.
• Team developed and implemented new beverage carbonation technology in 14 carbonated beverage lines at 5 customer sites in Latin America. Demonstrated operating savings in CO2 and other raw materials. Work resulted in.

Danbury, CT, US

• Responsible for development of high purity oxygen applications for liquid phase organic oxidations.
• Target processes included Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA), Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), Phenol, cyclohexane oxidation, and propylene oxide/styrene monomer co-processes.
• Completed lab study of the Liquid Oxidation Reactor for PTA synthesis, and developed basic data package. Technology was licensed to Washington University at St. Louis for over $7MM in tax savings to Praxair.
• Authored the 1997 Kirkpatrick Award proposal for Liquid Oxidation Reactor technology. (Praxair was chosen as one of five finalists for this award).

Wilmington, DE, US

• Responsible for the operation of two pilot plant reactors.
• Responsible for process engineering, reactor modeling and design of all reactors in the pilot plant and fluorochemical process areas at Chambers Works Plant.
• Pilot studies and reactor design package led to successful commercialization of new processes to make the electronic gas Zyron® 116, and the fire extinguishant FE-36®.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Responsible for operation of two lab-scale units for process scouting and basic data development for CFC alternatives synthesis.
• Key accomplishments include the development of new reactor technology currently practiced in the synthesis of 1,1-difluoroethane, marketed as Dymel® 152a propellant, Zyron® 152a electronic gas, and as a component in.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering