Directs and oversees the Research and Development team in efforts to fill the project pipeline, mitigate price increases and upgrade product line regularly. Direct reporting from the Quality Control and Quality Assurance teams ensuring incoming and outgoing materials meet the highest quality standards. Directly oversees the microbiology team ensuring strict compliance with respect to FDA products. CFR 210 and 211 adherence to pass quality audits from both the FDA and third parties. Strategy and Stage Gate management aligning roadmap goals with timelines. Formulation management in all areas; coatings, HI&I, cosmetic, disinfectants, and general cleaners.overseeing the entire portfolio of products. Insights on skincare formulations comprising bio-based and plant derived components. Knowledge on the regulations surrounding FDA and EPA. Submits and manages departmental budgets and any capital expenses required for the fiscal year. Builds strong teams and enables team to grow professionally while encouraging autonomy. Provides regular updates to upper management through staff meetings and presents on anything that is or will be impactful to the business.

Manage project portfolio and day to day operations with the research department. Ensure project deliverables on time and in budget. Team building and development with focus on efficiency.

Develop and improve coatings formulations to meet specific customer demands in the ACE markets as well as General Industrial markets. Formulate and test proposed coatings formulations and write reports directly to sales team justifying new product proposals for quick turn around customer response times. Leverages existing technologies into new applications for product improvements leading to superior performance. Manage several projects simultaneously to balance priorities.-Formulate Epoxy-amine systems-Formulate Acrylic urethanes-Acrylic melamines-Project Management to ensure timely delivery of targets and goals

Project management on new and existing projects. Leading a team of technicians and junior chemists to develop and deliver new products to the marketplace. Follow the scale up process through commercialization of market leading technology. Submit and secure IP when new "game changing" technology is developed. Hold high level meetings with the outcome being product launch determination. Report directly to both sales and technical the findings on new technology.

Technology leader implementing new business development leading to organic growth leading to Millions in sales ($). Product development through new polymer technologies. Giving high level technical presentations to staff at various levels while mentoring younger staff. Main areas of focus include R&D for industrial coatings including polymer design and applications testing. Scale up and commercialization of new products to gain market share. Increase sales numbers through "value added" coating systems.- Polymer modification-Polymer design-Applications testing-Scale up-Commercialization- IP development- Electrocoat depostion- OEM coating systems-Polyester coating systems-Industrial Coatings

New polymer development and applications testing leading to patent filings and current product improvements. Coil coatings for the packaging industry focusing specifically on beverage ends and aluminum substrates. Improvements of common failure modes to this market segment. Technology improvement through surface modifications of existing polymers leading to new product development. Leading younger scientists to success through mentorship and career development.-Epoxy coating systems-Polyester coating systems-Acrylic chemistry-Crosslinking chemistries- Low temperature curing - Intellectual property developments-Phenolic crosslinking-Water dispersible epoxy resins-Coil Coatings-Safety chairperson

Polymer synthesis leading to several patentsPolymer Applications to qualify new products for commercializationWaterborne Coatings synthesis and application testingEmulsion polymerizationUV Coatings application and developmentProduct DevelopmentScale up and commercialization of new polymerCustomer interface to increase salesEpoxy coatingsPrinting and PackagingInk applications testingInk formulationCoating formulations

Determining failure modes of 1K systems for Automotive industry. Corrosion prevention and characterization of corrosion process. Writ reports for upper level staff as well as "direct to customer" summaries.-Failure analysis-Formulation-Epoxy chemistry-Analytical instrumentation-Scanning electron microscope- Optical microscope- Differential scanning calorimetry- Thermogravimetric analysis- Dynamic mechanical analysis- Gel permeation chromatography- Inductively coupled plasma- Gas chromatography-Raw material qualification