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Managing the Energy Technology organization and facilities to accelerate the development of products for Oil and Gas applications.

Houston, Texas, US

• Driving innovation to boost oil recovery factors from tight reservoirs using fundamental knowledge of reservoir formation, fluids, and chemicals.
• Established new laboratory space with appropriate R&D and Technical Service capabilities to build the technology platform for the business.
• Developed product portfolio for application in all major Shale Basins in the US.
• Maintained R&D collaboration with the Center of Innovation for Flow through Porous Media at the University of Wyoming.
• Managing laboratory staff for R&D work and product development.

Houston, Texas, US

Houston, Texas, US

• Developed and implemented technology strategy for oilfield chemicals.
• Administered short and long-term growth program framework creating pipeline of new offerings aligned to industry requirements.
• Improved research and development output of technology group by implementing appropriate stage and gate project management processes to maximize productivity and prioritize resources. This led to increasing patent.
• Received Halliburton’s Innovation Award in 2014 for developing and launching novel paraffin control products

Sugar Land, TX, US

• Led global R&D group to support corporate strategy for innovation. This included staffing, training and mentoring, portfolio management, people development, creation and implementation of strategic plans, budget.
• Interfaced with customers, identifying market needs and commercial opportunities.

• Global responsibility for introduction of innovative technologies directed toward heavy oil markets. Created and implemented strategies for introduction of new products and technologies, marketing communications, sales.
• Developed global strategic marketing and research plans, ensuring profitability of product line and gaining market leadership.

• Directed research efforts for development of Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors (LDHIs) and corrosion inhibitors for oilfield CAPEX projects. Drove all phases of development process: invention, pilot plant work.
• Generated 19 patent applications and multiple new products through research.

• Conducted research work in areas of fluorinated polymers, monomers, and surfactants for applications in enhanced oil recovery, hydrocarbon foamers, antibacterial coatings, easy-to- clean surfaces, and others.
• Achieved 31 patents applications by researching high-performance fluorinated polymers and surfactants for coating applications. Received Director’s Award for Excellence in Science in 2006.

College Station, TX, US

Synthesis, characterization and applications of dendrimers attached to solid supports. Also, gained experience in multi-step synthesis and purification of small organic molecules and organic/inorganic hybrid materials.

College Station, TX, US

Responsibilities include teaching, supervising and grading sophomore level undergraduate chemistry laboratories.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, PR

Prepared dyes/TiO2 complexes for use in photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in gas phase as well as in solutions.

Technical supports to manufacturing processes and development of methods for liquid chromatography analysis of residual active drugs inside mixing reactors.

Prepared and validated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for compounding and manufacturing of new drug candidates.

Ph.D, Organic; Polymer Chemistry

M.S, Chemistry

B.S, Chemistry