• Led cross-functional collaboration with colleagues in the US and Brazil to redesign and implement an efficient New Product Introduction process, leveraging Lean Six Sigma methodologies to streamline operations.• Utilized the stage gate process to meticulously manage projects and align product development with the company's strategic objectives.• Oversaw the project pipeline, ensuring a dynamic and sustainable innovation portfolio encompassing both short-term and long-term initiatives.• Proactively identified and mitigated risks, both in project deliverables and key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring smoother project execution.• Conducted in-depth analyses and presented results and KPIs to provide stakeholders with actionable insights, facilitating informed decision-making.• Cultivated and nurtured relationships with team members, fostering a collaborative environment that enhanced operational efficiency.• Translated high-level organizational goals into actionable plans by defining personal objectives and key results (OKRs).

• Synthesis of fullerene derivatives prepared via photochemical radical additions to enhance C60’s solubility• Incorporation of fullerene derivatives into a thiol-ene polymer matrix• Analyzed thermal, mechanical, and dielectric properties of doped thiol-ene-fullerene films• Surface functionalization of thiol-ene microbeads with coumarin derivatives to aid in the successful removal of CN- from water• Surface functionalization of thiol-ene microbeads with C60 to be used as a heterogeneous photocatalyst• Detection of singlet oxygen species via indirect ene reactions and direct detection via the phosphorescence of singlet oxygen at 1270 nm using a NIR detector• Encapsulation of DEET using a chitosan/urea-formaldehyde shell• Encapsulation of DEET into thiol-ene PMBs prepared via high-shear suspension photopolymerization• Worked with electrical engineers to design a sensory array for the detection and quantification of spatial repellents• Synthesis of quaternary ammonium compounds and their incorporation into polymer networks to be used as antimicrobial coatings

• Preparation of thiol-ene microbeads via the suspension technique• Encapsulation of DEET with Chitosan-g-Butyl Acrylate to be incorporated into an Army facepaint formulation in order to increase the protection time from insect bites

• Formulation of a multi-mechanistic camouflage face paint containing characteristics of a cosmetic coating with the added ability of an insect repellent and the ability to protect military personnel from flash fire