Responsible for managing R&D, manufacturing, field operations and health & safety.

Managing research & development, technical support and quality control functions. Championed and gained ISO9001 accreditation for the company.Delivered several innovative (with patent applications) & successful water based and solvent free coating technologies into the concrete and automotive components markets.

Team leader for the development of EPA compliant high solids single and two component coatings. Greatly increased productivity via the introduction & implementation of spectrographic colour matching.

Position change following internal reorganization and in recognotion of my excellent customer relationship skills, developed during my tenure as Technical Manager.Managed and developed key OEM ACE manufacturing accounts (annual turnver of £3.5 million / $7million) in the UK, including Massey Ferguson, Ford New Holland, Caterpillar as well as second tier suppliers.

R&D Manager responsible for a team of chemists developing water based and high solids coating systems for agricultural, construction and earth moving OEMs.Co-author of a paper presented at a 1998 Paint Research Association conference, held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham concerning environmentally friendly industrial coatings.

Transfer with business unit sale, from ICI Paints.Team leader within R&D, developing a range of solvent based high solids and water based polymer technology for the industrial and commercial vehicle refinishing markets.Responsibe for scale up from the laboratory to full production.

Entered fast track graduate scientist program, achieved ‘Blue Book’ management grade within two years (one of only three to achieve this distinction). Developed and implemented statistical and dynamic polymerisation computer models, using BASIC programing language, that were used extensively throughout ICI world wide to assist in R&D.Successfully instigated a statistical process control program for polymer production that was used to improve quality, reduce waste and improve productivity.Developed novel high solids & water based decorative and industrial coating polymers (alkyds and acrylics) for pollution prevention and environmental protection.Responsible for scale up of polymer manufacture, from lab scale to full production.