Dr. Elham Hosseini Nejad Email and Phone Number

Registered in the ScientistMBA to learn the core curriculum of today's top-level MBA information and MBA-level network. It covers:* Learning the core curriculum of advanced business topics such as: Sales and Marketing, Corporate strategy, Management Knowledge, Mergers and Acquisitions, Organization behavior and culture, to increase my business acumen and applying it into my next challenge

My responsibilities included: ▸ Market research analysis and product development for the feminine care market, by independent execution of laboratory tests to assess product efficacy, analysis of data and writing 20 reports▸ Organized and executed consumer study projects in time to gain supplementary consumer insights on products’ performance and appearance before the market launch ▸ Conducted in depth study of Johnson and Johnson feminine care pipeline for the upcoming new products ▸ Collaborated cross-functionally with internal and external global partners to support customer needs, market trends & processes for a smooth product launch▸ Strengthened client facing skills by regularly meeting the individual needs of customers requiring additional assistance demonstrated by positive consumer feedbackSkills: Project management, market research, designing consumer study, product development, focus groups, collaboration, teamwork

Freelance Chemist► Increasing business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset by providing scientific consultation to various parties as a freelancer► Energetic relationship builder with professional awareness resulting in the development and maintaining of lasting business connections ► Volunteer collaboration on short & mid-term scientific research projects and scientific supportSkills: Project management, Problem Solving, Scientific Consultations, Cross-functional collaboration, Sales and marketingVolunteer Alumni Coach-Passionately helped young professionals find their qualities, improve their skills and explore their career path thus developing my leadership skills -Supported alumni students in their career orientation and exchanged exciting ideas with a new generation of young chemists while providing me with enhanced leadership and coaching skills

My responsibilities included:► Planned, executed, and closed over 50 research projects on development of new lubricants and specialty coatings which resulted in gaining more customers and broadening of Henkel’s lubricants and coatings product portfolio ► Investigated and developed new formulations of more than 50 products by applying new (raw) materials to improve product properties and performance mostly in collaboration with customers and supporting their requests and unmet needs ► Significant cross-functional collaboration with internal and external partners through the organization by arranging customer contacts / follow ups and customer-focused project work, resulting in new partnerships and sales for the business► Collaborated with colleagues from sales and marketing to perform market analysis and outperform competitor’s products in the lubricants’ marketSkills: Project management, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Product Testing, Scientific Presentation, Cross-functional collaboration, Sales and marketing

My Ph.D. project, sponsored by DSM, was about creating a new generation of (powder) coating resins by design, synthesis and characterization of polyesters, polycarbonates, and poly ester-co-carbonates, by the fundamental study of catalytic ring opening polymerization of epoxides, anhydrides and CO2, exploring petrochemical, semi-biobased and biobased monomers activityMy Responsibilities Included: ► Investigated the impact of catalysts type and activity plus monomer choice (petrochemical or bio-based) on structural and chemical properties of new coating resins, a € 40,000 project funded by DSM► Planned over 300 experiments to investigate the best polymerization method and built expertise in analytical and characterization techniques of polymeric materials► Worked collaboratively with the project partners from DSM by leading project meetings, supporting different viewpoints while focused on developing a novel ring-opening polymerization technique for the synthesis of these powder coating applications, as evidenced by 5 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 7 presentations at high rank global conferences► Gained substantial leadership and mentoring experience by mentoring and supervising 4 Master students on their 6 months projects, as demonstrated by 3 publications in peer-reviewed journals such as Macromolecules► Managed lab inventory and ordering optimized lab organization strategies, and collaborated with other lab members in managing lab duties. ► Presented research finding at: MACRO IUPAC World Polymer Congress (2010), European Polymer Congress in Spain (EPF 2011), American Chemical Society for Chemistry (ASC) in USA (2012), IUPAC World Polymer Congress in USA (2012) and Dutch Polymer Days (2010, 2011 and 2012)Scientific competences :Ring-opening, Condensation polymerization Air-sensitive catalyst synthesis Using schlenk thechniqueCrosslinking the final resinsSize exclusion chromatographyIR, NMR, MALDI-TOF, TGA, DSC and HPLC

Taught principles of polymer chemistry labs to chemistry major undergraduate students (60) over the period of 4 semesters. My Responsibilities Included: ► Developed creative teaching materials (power points, questionnaires, handouts, etc.)► Provided scientific background behind every laboratory project, guided student groups through the project, provided continuous ongoing feedback regarding performance, overall participation, and progress. ► Supervised, mentored students during lab experiments, analytical techniques and analysis of results► Maintained complete record of students’ attendance, grades, and overall progress throughout the semester► Provided career guidance and answers inquiries regarding future career options available for undergraduate students. Skills: Teaching Material Development, designed laboratory reports, annual ongoing progress tracking system maintenance, create performance report, team management, leadership

- Supervised 2nd year physical chemistry laboratory students and assisted them with related questions- Guided undergraduate students through laboratory safety procedures and chemical experiments

My responsibilities included:► Performed specifications and test methods required for testing raw materials and finish good► Made corrective action for products having problems in production or in QC specifications► Formulated new product according to R & D planning schedule► Evaluated new raw materials and competitor product► Worked on development of products for quality improvement