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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sugar Land, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Sugar Land, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Greater Atlanta Area

• Utilized extensive product research training to assist clients in the development of new products.• Prepared competitive analysis reports to equip clients with critical data with the product space.• Conducted market research to prepare clients for new product introductions and launches.

Duluth, Georgia

• Managed new initiatives and grew the retail products business unit to secure $1.5MM worth of new business for 2014. • Conducted market research and competitive analysis to equip the sales team with data enabling 15% growth in wholesale.• Created and managed a technical training program for existing products and launches for sales and customer service.• Managed sales driven private label initiatives and projects adding $500K in new sales for 2013/2014.

Conyers, Georgia

• Managed the projects, product development, and launch of commercial products for HVAC resulting in consistent annual organic growth. These products and projects totaled $20.0MM in annual sales as of 2013. • Managed a team of 3 full time engineers and 2-3 interns to deliver mechanical and electrical products.• Managed all projects for the chemicals business unit through progress reporting, resource management, cost analysis, capital justifications, and contractor research to prioritize and lead projects through development stage gates.• Led a development team to deliver an effective and lower cost chemical product with high market acceptance that delivered $2.6MM in its first year and currently delivered $4.0MM in 2013.• Led the creation of a consumer products business unit that resulted in $1.5MM in sales in its first year. • Led the design, implementation, and corporate rollout of an electronic Engineering Change and Document Control program to efficiently approve and maintain corporate intellectual property.• Provided design input and technical evaluation for engineering projects to ensure proper performance to specifications.• Drove the creation of and worked with marketing to conduct bi-annual “Contractor Councils” that brought contractors together in focus group formats to provide product research for new products being developed for the wholesale trade.• Researched and managed the processes for product compliance through agencies such as UL, ETL, NSF, The International Code Council, and other Federal, State, and Local compliance agencies.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Led a product design upgrade through consumer testing and technical lab analysis on a global multi-million dollar project within a multi-billion dollar brand to deliver a 10% incremental volume build while saving $1.6MM annually.• Managed a global product design upgrade of a multi-million dollar brand to deliver 14% growth and save $300K annually.• Developed a product design change in response to increasing raw material costs that resulted in a $6.0MM cost avoidance.• Redesigned prototype processes to reduce prototype costs by 50% and increase production throughput by over 200%.• Created a quality improvement initiative to reduce record high complaints. Reduced complaints by 25% within 6 months.• Recruited, developed, and mentored engineering intern candidates into full time hires within research and development.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Developed a polymer polishing technology and tested process conditions to prepare silicon wafers for battery fuel cells.

Ma, Christian Leadership

Activities and Societies: Houston Campus Student Council, Spiritual Formation Leader

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIChE, Alpha Chi Sigma, Georgia Tech Alumni Association Roll Call