Advisor to chemical and industrial companies focused on corporate strategy, M&A, benchmark business practices, innovation, sound supply chain management, managing and developing international teams, people development, reinventing culture, and meaningful leadership development as these pertain to Commodity through Custom/Fine Chemicals manufacturing and many industries including the highly regulated markets of pharma and personal care. Employing business experience along with Big Data analytics, AI, and proprietary modeling.

Advisor to private equity and venture capital, investment, consulting and chemical companies acting as a business expert in areas including: M&A, VC, the chemicals industry, start-ups, business practices, supply chain, S&OP discipline, purchasing, contract negotiations and strategy, teams, people development, and leadership. I’ve worked on PE projects from $30MM - $12B in value.

With my business partner, invented and created an agro-sustainability company with R&D headquartered in Lorain, OH, that designs and manufactures air control environments for grow rooms that enable sustainably produced leafy greens, microgreens, and cannabis year-round. Independently secured Angel investor and currently in the process of selling the business in order to rapidly scale.

Responsible for leading all global activities and P&L for the business unit/portfolio, which was comprised of 27 major markets and more than 800 employees, including 11 direct reports, with revenues of $1.3B. Improved EBITDA by 35% in 2013, 28% in 2014, and 28% in 2015. Revenue increased by 3% YOY for both 2013 and 2014 with SARD of only 7.5% and delivered more than $76MM in cost savings in the business in 2014. Reorganized the global business team, redefined roles and responsibilities, clarified and aligned markets and set new strategy while driving our innovation pipeline by more than doubling its value.Simultaneously leading ANGUS as President & CEO, as it was part of my portfolio of businesses. Made the assessment and recommendation to executive leadership to sell the ANGUS and Sodium borohydride (SBH) businesses which delivered a combined $1.2B in cash to Dow Chemical. When entering this position, the business portfolio was known as the Dow Consumer & Industrial Solutions Business (DCIS) which included ANGUS, Sodium borohydride business, home care, personal care, I & I and industrial solutions. Developed the strategy to focus on home care, I & I and personal care markets and customers while fully integrating all of Dow's technologies (Dow + ROH). Spun out industrial business parts to a larger Industrial Solutions business unit within Dow, sold ANGUS and SBH businesses and pulled in business/customers residing within commodity areas of Dow being sold into these consumer markets. Focused and increased innovation efforts and aligned customers further developing relationships and improving innovation and overall results.

Promoted into the role and asked to be one of the first Dow leaders to help integrate strategic Rohm and Haas acquisition. Developed and led strategy, sourcing, and execution for a complex portfolio of direct raw material purchases valued at $1.7B with over 3,100 GMIDS, 15 chemical families, and sourcing for the global specialty businesses of Dow. The team was comprised of five direct reports and an additional eight geographical support team members.

Responsible for global P&L of $1.2B for Caustic Soda, Chlorine, and Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid businesses. Largest Chlor Alkali producer on the planet. External hire into Dow for my specialty chemical expertise. Managed pricing and negotiated multi-million dollar, multi-year global contracts with pulp and paper and alumina (mining) companies. Successfully managed this business throughout a complete commodities cycle.

A subsidiary of Dow Chemical supporting the paint and coatings, personal care and industrial markets. Was part of my Consumer & Industrial Solutions (DCIS) business portfolio and simultaneously ran this company along with the DCIS business.

Promoted from eBusiness Marketing Manager to Organics Global Marketing Manager. Responsible for strategic business plans, new business development and strategic marketing and sales during a time when 20+ patents were expiring with Pharma and generics were ramping up in India and China. Led marketing efforts on the Joint Venture team to source and establish co-producer partner of Butyllithium in India to more efficiently and safely supply reagent demand going into the production of statins.

Was recruited from Lilly Industries to lead marketing efforts for the lithium division focusing on eBusiness. Completely revamped, redesigned and improved key areas of customer functionality on the divisional website including developing a new business identity which emphasized science, technology, and innovation while also adding ERP access.

Lilly was an industrial coatings manufacturer sold in 2000 to Valspar and then to Sherwin Williams in 2017. Promoted from Marketing Analyst, Coil Coatings to Corporate Marketing Manager.Was promoted from Analyst to Marketing Manager in order to establish a global corporate marketing function for the company and co-led the global corporate marketing team of 13 executives. Facilitated corporate reorganization into global market-driven, matrix organization and introduced "value pricing" that improved GMAV 8% for 38% value overall. Worked directly with EVP of Corporate Development and reported to Executive Leadership Team identifying and analyzing the suitability of potential acquisition targets including Guardsman, Inc. ($325MM) and Merckens ($60MM). The Guardsman acquisition doubled the company in size overnight. Also established and developed business intelligence IT system and process as a resource for the company for strategic and tactical improved decision-making.

Established and developed a marketing function within the Coil Coatings Division. Repositioned and streamlined the business within the market through pulling and designing SAP reports, and analyzing business and customer data. Introduced new coatings and further developed customer relationships while increasing our profile through tradeshows and other key association participation.

I was asked to remain with the programs and a new role of Program Manager was created for me. These programs were administered through the IU School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER): The President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports (PCFPS) and The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Though both of these programs promoted youth physical fitness, they were very different. The PCPFS focused on award certificate and embroidered patch distribution to those testing within three categories of Presidential, National and Participant (some of you may remember taking these tests and winning these awards)! The AAU focused on data collection in exchange for awards. I was responsible for running the operations and collecting the data. We housed the world's largest database on youth physical fitness levels in the world. We published this data, gave technical discussions at academic conferences and exhibited at fitness and educational conference across the US.

Worked from 1989 - 1990 as an individual contributor to the programs while completing my undergraduate degree with a double-major (Russian Political Theory and Secondary Education) and a double minor (US History and Psychology) within three years. Was asked to stay at IU to obtain my MSc degree and earned a scholarship which included my becoming only one of two graduate research assistants within this area. Hired and managed 30+ student employees including many older graduate students. Managed the distribution of both award programs, collected and was responsible for the input of all of the fitness data while managing all communications and schedules.