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Indian Trail, North Carolina, US

Lean manufacture of quality products that dogs love wearing and people love using! Contracted to support broad growth initiatives and acquisitions.

Emeryville, California, US

Hired into the Advanced Materials group to be the main technical contact between Zymergen and various contract manufacturing organizations. Tasked with executing the $5MM process commercialization campaign of a novel polyimide for the additive manufacturing market.* Built and maintained a strong relationship with the CMO despite a historically difficult.

Scranton, PA, US

Promoted to be Responsible for Research & Development activities worldwide (North & South America, Europe, and Asia)* Developed and implemented initiatives for future business growth while satisfying operational, commercial, and financial needs* Developed a key new product (Ionic® topical) for further market penetration * Developed a novel malodor.

Scranton, PA, US

Temporarily assigned to advance commercialization of Noble’s extruded product in the US and in parallel develop manufacturing capacity and a supply chain in Asia.* Developed a fully commercial supply chain for extruded filament yarn and staple fiber in Taiwan and China* Redesigned and overhauled existing operations away from ’build to order’ to a ’ship.

Scranton, PA, US

Retained as a full-time employee tasked with leading Noble innovation efforts and liaising with strategic partners’ research and development teams while supporting short and long-term Noble commercial initiatives.* Focused on opportunities to increase speed to market by understanding and accepting technical and commercial risks* Studied sensory perception.

Scranton, PA, US

Recruited as a subject matter expert in polyurethane chemistry and application to commercialize an existing product design and enter a new market for the business.* Commercialized an antimicrobial hemostatic hydrophilic polyurethane foam wound dressing* Managed the foam-based active ingredient delivery platform through its initial sales and deliveries*.

Foresaw a market need in a rapidly growing residential area for an upscale retail garden center. Acted to locate and secure a prime greenfield property for the business and negotiate financing for the development, construction, and operation of the business. Developed the site plans and negotiated contracts for the land development and constructionof the.

Researched the market and launched the business from concept to operation utilizing bootstrap financing. Developed industry contacts and suppliers into a commercial supply chain for the business. Planned the commercial and operating strategies and then executed them successfully. Presented commercial opportunities to influential custom home builders and.

Rock Hill, SC, US

Recruited to turn around the laboratory that had been a detriment to the organization due to poor service levels, unmet deliverables and missed commitments, and position the department in anticipation of growing the business from $10 million in sales to supporting $50 million in annual revenues. Tasked with developing new polymer technology platforms used.

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Promoted to establish a new organization, which had recently changed from having several internal customers to having both internal and external customers, all with widely varying needs and contractual obligations. Tasked with meeting ongoing internal customer needs, while maintaining the gains from the recent turnaround effort.Compiled and analyzed data.

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Selected to implement best practices for eight discrete systems and processes from the ground up to streamline facility operations. Facilitated and monitored eight system restructuring teams, including Safety, Quality, Customer Service, Productivity, Competency-Based Training, High Performance Work Teams, Innovation and Information Systems.Led meetings and.

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Promoted to manage all aspects of design and development through the commercialization phase, and continued to aid in the reversal of declining market share. Developed and led a 10-member team including Ph.D. and Masters level scientists and maintained the functionality of the product development factory. Interacted with sales and marketing to generate and.

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Recruited to develop high-performance golf balls in line with the market cycle, which dictated one or two new products per year and model revisions every two years. Also tasked with assisting in the turn-around of a deteriorating market share, soaring costs, and an excessive debt load. Enlisted and led a five-member team to develop multiple product.

Cleveland, OH, US

Promoted to aid in the revitalization of the division and spearhead the development of new materials needs to ensure that the company stayed competitive in the marketplace. Also challenged with procuring the needed capital expenditures for testing and evaluation equipment necessary for the R&D department to meet its goal of bringing new materials to.

Cleveland, OH, US

Promoted to this newly created position with three direct reports and tasked with establishing an acceptable ’nominal’ target for in-house produced materials, moving the production of those materials to that nominal, and reducing the variability around the nominal target so that all materials produced could be used downstream. Additionally challenged with.

Cleveland, OH, US

Hired to support the company’s expansion into military complex sales of polyurethane-based M1 Abrams tank treads. Worked within the engineering team to conduct investigations to develop and manufacture new polymers, developing and implementing new injection molding systems. Applied material viscosity versus shear rate curves to molding parameters and mold.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering