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Wappingers Falls, Ny, Us

Tarrytown, Ny

Collaborate with colleagues to design, develop, and implement patent and technical information search and analysis techniques to ensure the best information is provided.Researches and analyze industry best practices to maintain BASF's competitive edge.Provides thought leadership that drives innovative thinking, increases the visibility of the Innovation Management Scientific Information team. Identifies and communicates relevant consumer insights, emerging trends, and competitive intelligence to customers and incorporates these insights into customer reports.Act as a consultant and provides guidance to product managers, new business development, innovation managers, ... to support growth of BASF businesses.Coordinates and/or performs training to BASF employees on patent and information resources.Ability to interact with all levels within the organization - IP managers, Product Managers, Patent Attorneys, SVPs,...SPEED Facilitator - Structured Brainstorming Process.Member of PIUG, ACS.

Tarrytown, Ny

Perform patent landscape analyses and professional searches to support new business development, R&D, marketing and IP activities for Inorganics, Effect pigments and Catalyst businesses.Founding member of the North American Information Center.Established a reputation of providing high quality, accurate information providing insights for continued success.First technical searcher, integrated into the BASF information group outside of Germany.Member of the Food Safety team charged with finding opportunities for BASF in the POH market for fresh fruits, vegetable and fresh cut meats. Involves analysis of industry needs, technology scouting, evaluating IP, preparing business plans, interaction with player in supply chain and internal stakeholders.Market GVW services to North American colleagues.Educate North America colleagues on GVW services and capabilities.Train end-users on GVW information tools.Member of food safety team identifying business opportunities in fresh produce/meat market space.Member of the Tarrytown Women in Business group.Chair of the Tarrytown Women in Business group in 2013.Co-Chair of the Tarrytown Women in Business group in Tarrytown 2012.

Tarrytown, Ny

Searched and analyzed patents and literature to support North American patent prosecution, R&D, Marketing groups, Regulatory, etc.Active participant in Ciba’s innovation process to identify new business opportunities including researching and writing three research proposals.Conceived novel process for producing a key intermediate in the synthesis of light stabilizers that improved safety, reduced cycle time and reduced waste.Utilized inorganic and organometallic catalysis to explore alternate synthetic methodologies to prepare research compounds.Evaluate stabilizer packages for polymeric systems.Evaluate the photo-stability of commercial fluorescent dyes in various polymer systems. Process research on synthesis of ultraviolet absorbers.

Tarrytown, Ny/Mcintosh, Al

Utilized more environmentally friendly, efficient catalysts for the esterification of alcohols and the oxidation of amines.Increased the yield of several key reactions in the development of potential new products.Collaborated with the process development group on process improvements.Evaluated new hydrogenation catalysts.Identified the source of impurities produced in the production of Tinuvin 328. Determined the root cause and solved the packaging problem of Tinuvin 328.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Inorganic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: R&D•Synthesized novel polyoxometalate (POM’s) complexes and characterized them by FTIR, multinuclear NMR.

Master'S Degree, Biochemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: College Softball Intramural volleyball, basketball