Emily Thurston Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa

I lead a high-performing sales organization, driving revenue growth and nurturing key client relationships across multiple industries. By spearheading new business development initiatives and crafting sales strategies aligned with market trends and company goals, I create value-driven solutions for clients that ensure long-term partnerships and enhance customer satisfaction.In addition to overseeing strategic account management, I lead and mentor a dedicated team, providing problem-solving support to foster professional growth and drive success. I collaborate closely with executive leadership on forecasting, sales analysis, and presentations to align our sales strategy with broader company objectives. My focus is on building tailored solutions that meet complex customer needs and deliver measurable outcomes.

Pittsburgh, Pa

As Technical Sales Manager, I served as the primary technical sales point of contact for custom chemical manufacturing services, working closely with clients on a variety of projects, including development, pilot, scale-up, and custom repeat manufacturing opportunities. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of complex, tailored projects, supporting clients through every stage of their manufacturing journey.

Assisting in the transition of the production facility to an alternative location or contract manufacturer.

Conroe, Texas

In a start-up environment focused on manufacturing polyphosphazene polymers, I contributed to the design, construction, start-up, and operations of a market development unit. My responsibilities included conducting mass balance calculations, developing operating instructions, and designing PFDs and as-built P&IDs. I also issued bid tabs and purchase orders for equipment, ensuring the unit met operational needs.I played a key role in the ISO certification process, ensuring compliance with design and quality documentation, and was actively involved in proof-of-concept testing and method development. This hands-on experience in a dynamic start-up environment helped drive the successful operational scaling of complex polymer production technologies.

Provided academic chemistry assistance to students in the School of Engineering.Sept. 2005 - Dec. 2005Feb. 3008 - Apr. 2008Sept. 2008 - Dec. 2008

Reduction of approximately 1000 raw data files in order to help aid in the development of better correlations for the finite element modeling of noise and vibrations in a tire through compound characterization.

Conducted laboratory research on nano-sized particles in rubber compounds in order to analyze the impact of surface area and composition on physical properties.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) have been instructed by the US Congress to develop test methods to evaluate and predict the safety of tires after being in service for several years. NHTSA, ASTM, and other organizations are developing the technical infrastructure to artificially age and test tires. Based on these efforts worked on proprietary projects to evaluate, improve, and optimize the performance of critical rubber tire components. This work involved laboratory mixing, curing, aging, and physical testing in conjunction with computer software utilizing design of experiment (DOE) procedures.