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• Directed the Catalyst, Component and Analytical R&D teams to develop new proprietary and custom catalysts, metallocenes and activators. • Empowered employees in career development, initiated new managers, and created an effective team. • Achieved cost reduction on older component processes to improve cycle time and EBITDA. • Supported manufacturing excellence through dedicated plant support and statistical analysis. • Supported Iso quality program and process consistency initiatives.• Member of ActivCat™ core team to increase the successful gas phase product roll out. Proprietary ActivCat™ products grew 400%.

• Managed the Polyolefin Catalyst Component Research and Technology Team, which was comprised of a cross-functional group of synthesis chemists and chemical engineers. • Broad responsibility for product development, scaleup of new products, cost reductions, customer technical service, and plant support of existing products. • Implemented employee led safety team model for improved involvement.

• Participated in stage-gate system for product development. • Led cross-functional teams to successfully develop high-purity precursor materials (PureGrowth™) for use in compound semiconductor market in MOCVD application (mainly LED). • Applied quality management techniques to commercial manufacturing for Electronic Materials.• Managed the growing catalyst R&D activities in catalyst components.

• Studied technical literature and market reports to identify new organometallic product opportunities. • Ideation and proof-of-concept experimentation was done to develop new products in high K electronic material precursors and chemical hydrogen storage compounds. • First project leader for newly formed Ziegler-Natta custom product development group. • Created an electronic shared library in Lotus Notes for organizing documentation on our internal technology.

• Responsible for people and project management of all Polymer Catalyst R&D programs including research laboratories, application testing, pilot plant, and customer technical service. • Worked closely with business management on strategy. • Improved profitability of program through teamwork, innovation, development of new product pipeline, and effective project management.

• Developed a technology and personnel plan for the growing portfolio of metallocene and organoboron catalysts. • Hired and trained industrial postdocs. • Improved the quality of organoboron materials. • Worked closely with business management and customers to develop successful relationships and fulfill project deliverables.

• Participated in team or led development of new chemistries for several metallocenes. Provided qualification samples as well as process data for pilot plant procedures, analytical methods, raw material qualification, and intellectual property creation.

• Provided aluminum alkyl product support with lab samples and process data.• Participated in team or led development of new chemistries for several metallocenes. Provided qualification samples as well as process data for pilot plant procedures, analytical methods, raw material qualification, and intellectual property creation.