Leveraging business acumen, leadership experience, and technical skills to lead and direct the organization in its effort toward future growth and sustainability.▪ Developing and driving operational processes, increasing domestic presence, and expanding manufacturing.▪ Maintaining existing customer relationships and business development programs by offering technical expertise, partnership review meetings, and all-encompassing customer support.▪ Driving a new marketing program consisting of published articles, showcasing the success of multiple field trials.▪ Aligning the team on key decisions, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring critical business needs are met on time and within budget.

Spearheaded the development and international launch for the Activated Silk L1 Biofinishing System program.▪ Directed and drove an operational excellence program in a high paced environment for all facets of a $10M annualproject from concept to product launch in 6 months. Successfully fulfilling production goals and solidified inventory presence in the United States, Europe, and Asia.▪ Oversaw the R&D efforts during the development of the 2-part, silk-based peptide technology, the world’s first PFAS -free, commercial-scale leather finishing system.▪ Worked with international regulatory agencies and testing facilities to achieve ZDHC Level 1 certification.▪ Managed cross-functional alignment amongst 100+ leaders, team members, and stakeholders.▪ Delivered key insight into technology and business development efforts, prepared executive reports, business updates and plans, building domestic and global production activities, and coordinating post-commercialization support.▪ Ensured compliance with global EH&S regulations, including developing country-specific SDSs, shipping requirements covering physical material, taxes, duties, and International Commercial Terms (INCOTERM).

Continued establishing the angel-funded startup into a sustainable contract R&D laboratory with a mission to create sustainable, high-performing technologies for all industries that are touched by the chemical enterprise.▪ Simultaneously held the COO position for Warner Babcock and Collaborative Aggregates for 2-years.▪ Oversaw contract invention services spanning 1) commercial product optimization, 2) pipeline productdevelopment and 3) the creation of new products and technologies from basic principles.▪ Managed investor-funded discovery, development and commercialization leading to licensing or spin-offs.▪ Having DOT HAZMAT certification, managed the lab’s Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) program.▪ Spearheaded the laboratory relocation program by identifying and touring locations that met our strictrequirements, negotiating contract pricing and term limits, as well as securing necessary permits.

Founding member, scientific leader, and technical expert who spearheaded the development and launch of innovative green construction and infrastructure technologies.▪ As the COO, propelled the organization to $1M in annual revenue within the first 5 years.▪ Saved $100M+ in capital expenditure by strategically partnering with contract manufacturers (CMs) across multiple locations, avoiding costly facility acquisitions.▪ As the company’s operational lead, negotiated pricing and procurement of all raw materials and packaging. Oversaw production at multiple CM locations and ensured operational excellence was upheld, as well as managed orders and monitoring of all shipments.▪ Worked with state and local government agencies across the US to fulfill requirements and gained approval for product use on state roadways in 18 states, plus DC.▪ Directed all R&D efforts from formulation development to lab and field trials, and ultimately the launch of two environmentally safe asphalt additives, Delta S and Delta Mist.▪ Handled all aspects of the company’s EH&S program, including producing SDSs, ensuring all shipments met DOTregulations, and waste management.▪ Managed 5 field trials at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) test track with a budget of over $2.5M.

Principal scientific manager and lead chemist who helped launch the angel-funded contract R&D laboratory.▪ Extensive experience in the design and execution of multi-step syntheses of diverse classes of organic compounds ranging from small molecules to polymers, their purification, structural elucidation, and analysis using modern analytical methods (including NMR, FT-IR, DART, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, HPLC, and GPC).▪ Successful research projects implementing the principles of Green Chemistry include a sustainable alternative for hair dyes, BPA-free can linings, organic chromophores for solar cells, nonhazardous ground drilling lubricants, formaldehyde-free wood adhesives, fiber-reinforced concrete, and petroleum-free asphalt warm mix additive and rejuvenator.▪ Laboratory Safety Manager / EH&S. Oversaw all aspects of safe laboratory policies and procedures, including hazardous waste management and inventory control. Held certifications in First Aid/CPR/AED and First Responder.