Iris Deni Barton Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, Delaware

• New member of team for one of the fastest growing sectors of the company, providing technical support between R&D, Business Management and Sales as Dry Strength expert.
• Assisted sales in closing a new application worth $500 – 700K gross profit first 6 months on team.

• Senior member of team involved in product development, marketing campaigns, initiating offensive and defensive strategies to maintain and grow Pulping and Bleaching product line.
• Provided technical support for unique technologies, growing sales in excess of $30 MM through 2008.
• Managed/updated a state of the art internal technical database for product line information including case histories, product data sheets, technical bulletins, MSDS and Hazardous data content.
• Consulted with external clients regarding production and quality issues increasing production or quality targets by 20-50%.
• Selected as one of only ten people companywide to be certified in Envoy Statistical Analysis operation and application. A tool used to assist in analyzing and solidifying results of chemical performance in complex.

• Supported a rapidly growing product line and successfully increased GP growth $1.2 MM
• Developed, presented and implemented proposals and trials for new and existing technologies, resulting in improved operations or return on investment with cumulative sales in excess of $10MM.
• Conducted cross-functional problem-solving audits of customer plant operations to offer recommendations of Industry Best Practices.
• Designed and developed technical literature and communiques for the field force to support growth initiatives.

• Provided technical support to sales reps and on-site consulting for mill trials.
• Developed and delivered training to 300 + sales representatives in chemistries of product line and application Best Practices.

• Developed new products and methods for application in pulp, paper & water processes to improve gross profit or performance over existing technologies. Specialties were inorganic and organic chemical deposition.
• Modified laboratory tests and methods to create the first sales demonstration test which significantly improved product sales closure rate, and sales growth rate for organic chemical deposition control.
• Senior member of team that developed products that were successfully commercialized, resulting in over $150 MM in total sales over the life of the patent.
• Member of Safety Team with the goal of zero recordables. Conducted Hazard Materials and general safety training for R&D department.

• Independent, accredited, analytical laboratory, specializing in microbiological analysis for the food, beverage and retail industries. Evaluated “Best Practices” in restaurant and manufacturing processes for compliance.

• Served as a resource in all aspects of public health, including surveillance, laboratory testing/identification, investigation of sources, providing disease control and prevention and clinical practice.

Bs, Biology & Chemistry

Attended night classes while working during the day to pay my tuition.

Chemistry

Attended night school while working daily at Hercules/Betz PaperChem and raising my daughter.