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Ravenswood, WV, US

Star Plastics is an industry leading compounder of sustainable, engineering grade thermoplastics headquartered in Ravenswood, West Virginia.

Ravenswood, WV, US

Sustainable custom polymer compounding.

Ravenswood, WV, US

• Venture capital backed, advanced ceramic materials start-up. Spin-out from the Materials Science Department of Rutgers University.
• Member of the Executive Leadership Team
• Spearhead global business development initiatives
• Leverage and enhance company resources and strengths
• Collaborate with team members to develop and deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer’s expectations
• Consultative sales approach to close opportunities with senior level executives

Aurora, IL, US

• Provider of high precision, submicron fabrication and finishing services for a variety of industries including semiconductors, optics, defense and aerospace, automotive, general industrial, medical device, metrology.
• Increased sales revenue by more than 100% in the first five years of operations.
• Developed and implemented a lean sales forecasting process that improved the accuracy and reduced the time required to prepare the forecast from 20 man hours per month to less than 4 man hours.
• Created and implemented a business metrics program to monitor financial performance, operational efficiency and sales and marketing effectiveness.
• Championed, mentored and implemented Lean Projects to improve manufacturing and business process productivity. Included creation of a visual planning board that improved productivity and achieved sustained on-time.
• Designed and authored product/service marketing literature and content for the new surfacefinishes.com website. Manage search engine optimization (SEO) program and Google AdWords campaign to drive traffic to the site..

Aurora, IL, US

• A leading global supplier of consumable materials to the semiconductor device manufacturing industry. Responsible for mergers, acquisitions and integrations, extending core technology into adjacent markets and special.
• $142M Acquisition and integration of NexPlanar Corporation, Hillsboro, OR. Manufacturing technology and facilities that transformed CMC’s pad manufacturing business
• Designed and constructed a $15M manufacturing and R&D facility which established CMC’s presence as a local supplier in Korea. Year five sales exceeded original estimates by > 90%
• $2M acquisition and integration of the assets of Kiefer Tech Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan. Added slurry recycling capabilities to CMC
• $66M acquisition and integration of Epoch Materials Company, Ltd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Added Cu slurry technology and established the core of CMC’s manufacturing and R&D presence in Taiwan
• $20M acquisition of QED Technologies, Rochester, NY. CMC’s entry into high-end precision optics capital equipment

Boston, MA, US

• Created and executed the Nanogel® aerogel particle product launch and marketing campaign. Led dedicated sales, marketing and applications development teams.
• Responsible for sales, marketing and business development activities.
• Designed and executed product line strategy.
• Defined market segmentation scheme. Developed and implemented segment strategies and marketing plans.
• Created brand identity for the Nanogel® aerogel product line.
• Applied for and achieved Silver Cradle-to-CradleSM certification from MBDC.

Boston, MA, US

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
• Authored the business plan for Cabot’s hydrogen fuel cell advanced materials development program
• Identified product requirements and value proposition for functionalized carbon black to be used in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication
• Member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council
• Formed strategic relationships with key players in the industry
• Successfully authored and defended grant application for NIST-Advanced Technology Program funding to support fuel cell research. Received $2M in fundingAdvanced Coolant Product

El Dorado Hills, California, US

• Reported directly to the founder/CEO. Developed a manufacturing process that transformed the company from a distributor to a value-added manufacturer of critical semiconductor materials.
• Key member of the business leadership team with responsibility for product and process research and development, technical marketing, engineering, manufacturing, intellectual property, quality and applications support.
• Established and directed the R&D program that led to the development of a low-cost process for manufacturing PVA brush rollers for post-CMP wafer cleaning. This capability transformed the company from a distributor to.
• Managed quality and technical programs with semiconductor and rigid disk media manufacturing companies.
• Established and managed quality improvement program with Japanese material supplier.
• Achieved ISO 9000 certification at facilities in the U.S.A., Ireland, Japan and Singapore.

Boston, MA, US

• Founding member and senior executive of the division which was spun-off in an initial public offering as Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (NASDAQ:CCMP).Division Financial Controller
• Managed budget, planning, financial reporting, tax strategy and analytical activities.
• Produced consolidated financial statements for operations in the U.S.A., Europe, Japan and Taiwan.
• Led IT implementation for division financial accounting, inventory control and customer order management systems.
• Worked with the corporate tax group to develop an international tax strategy to reduce the overall effective tax rate.
• Developed and maintained key performance metrics.

Boston, MA, US

• Author of the original business plan and played a pivotal role in implementing it to create the highly profitable Microelectronics Materials Division which was later spun-off in an IPO as Cabot Microelectronics.
• Negotiated distribution agreements and managed the global distribution network.
• Played a key role in the market analysis, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, closing and integration of a critical acquisition that provided the basis for the creation of the division.
• Established new division headquarters facility in Aurora, Illinois. Managed the design and construction of a Class 10 clean room, CMP polishing and metrology research laboratories, offices and a production plant..

Boston, MA, US

• Designed, managed and implemented capital projects for fumed silica particle manufacturing facilities in Tuscola, Illinois.
• Led best practices team that determined the best of class equipment, engineering designs and operating procedures for fumed silica manufacturing plants in Tuscola, Illinois; Barry, Wales and Rheinfelden, Germany.
• Identified new technologies that improved product quality and reduced manufacturing costs.

Dallas, TX, US

• Provided process engineering design and start-up services for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities for Syntex and Eli Lilly.
• Design scale-up from pilot plant to high volume production. This included process definition, plant design and equipment specification, sizing and selection.
• Provided construction oversight, plant commissioning and validation services in keeping with cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) standards.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Chemical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & International Business

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry