• Extension of prior Demand Planner role to include optimization and development of complex supply chain flows, cost optimization, and sustainable solutions.• Manage production planning for North America zone. Responsible for implementing outputs of Global SOIP process as well as distribution and allocation plans for manufactured products to distribution centers within the zone.• Key contact for sales/business to support new business opportunities by optimizing logistics, equipment, product availability, and SAP system set up.• Actively involved in customer complaint resolution process.

• Demand planning and management of all imported product flows from various production plants worldwide. Product streams have included various chemical intermediates, food grade, and pharmaceutical products. • Management of all export supply chain operations for business unit. Ensures business targets are achieved and that service levels meet or exceed defined targets along with cost control and optimization of export flows. • Management of third party warehouse and tolling operations including daily interactions, trouble shooting, cost control and quality audits.• Key contact for customer service, business, and sales groups in all zones for supply chain. • Received premier achievement award for teamwork and strong achievement drive by assuming additional responsibility and workload due to extended resource limitations.

• Responsible for all laboratory processes, assets, and budget.• Effectively managed team of five Lab Technicians, Chemist, and a Technical Supervisor.• Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor for plant.• Provided analytical support to business for product data sheet development, customer complaints, customer audits, and questionnaires.

• Developmental role in environmental group in conjunction with Chemist position.• Duties included waste manifesting, compliance inspections and LDEQ and EPA reporting.

• Mentored technicians and performed analytical project work to support engineering process improvement studies.• Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing all analytical instrumentation.• Key role in ISO 9001 implementation including SOP and Quality Manual development as well as on-going compliance. • Received two premier achievement awards for contributions to plant startup and analytical support for new product development.

• Performed in-process, finished product and WWTU analysis to support 3 process units.• Experienced in techniques of wet chemistry, HPLC, GC, Karl Fisher, Thermal Balance, Melting Point, Colorimetric, IC, ICP-MS, FTIR, and UV-Vis. • Supported and provided analytical support during startup of two production units.

• Quality assurance testing including chemical, nutritional, and microbiological analysis of finished food products prior to market release.• Performed sanitation and microbiological swabbing of all line equipment in accordance to USDA requirements.• Performed all required QC/QA reporting in compliance with USDA regulation.