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Kingsport, Tn

As research manager, lead a North American and European team to build market insights with focus on growing and on protecting businesses. As strategy manager, drive execution of market offers targeting the acquisition of new customers and the growth and retention of existing customers by developing segment value propositions and coaching sales teams to collaborate with customers.

Kingsport, Tn

Lead cross functional teams including business management, technology partners, and marketing teams to develop and to implement long-term innovation and growth strategies

Kingsport, Tn

Lead marketing efforts for new microfibers platform development and launch. The technology platform provides a means of developing new fibers for nonwovens and other applications where small diameter high surface area fiber enable functional benefits. Manage and coach a team of market development managers to create customer insights through discovery. Provide coaching and guidance to drive microfiber growth opportunities through StageGate.

Manage market research resources and develop key insights that lead to actionable market strategies for new product lauch as well as for existing businesses and key accounts.

Global interanl consultant for project teams to advise and guide them in the use of marking tools leading them to develop actionable market strategies while meeting Stage-Gate requirements.

Identified and developed growth obejective for functional pharmaceutical excipient products. Several projects were successful in contributing to business growth objectives.

Managed Formulated Product Business which included chemicals for food additives, cosmetic and personal care ingredients, pharmaceutical excipients, and nutritional products.

While in a business role, successfully contributed to growth initiatives by working with cross functional teams. This included marketing communications projects and working with external resources.

Identified and drove chemical custom manufacturing projects for agricultural and speciality chemical companies. This position required me to secure secrecy agreements, joint development agreements, and commercial contracts.

Bethlehem, Pa

Sales associate for custom and fine chemicals focused on the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial chemical industries.

U.S. Naval Officer, USS Georgia SSBN 729, completed nuclear engineer qualifications, sereved at training facility for 2 years prior to resigning commission.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering

Nuclear Technology And Plant Operations