Business unit, P&L manager for our technical paper and coated films that support Tape Backings, Abrasives, Medical Packaging and Performance LabelLead go-to-market strategy for global specialty papers category with pricing strategies, customer segmentation, market research, and product developmentEnabling cross-functional alignment between Sales, R&D, Marketing and Operations to common vision and strategic milestones.

Led Business Unit & Commercial Strategic roadmap, planning and execution for Protective Solutions segment (Paint Protection, Optical Interlayer and Medical films)Directed innovation pipeline strategy and business development partnershipsDirectly supporting growth initiatives targeted at capturing market share, new market development into Automotive, Building & Construction and Medical marketsManaged marketing communications team driving content strategy, brand and lead generation activities

Launching market segment initiatives for innovation and growth of our Argotec Polyurethane (TPU) Films business.Lead innovation processes, NPD, Stage-Gate, and portfolio management for global product lines covering $50MM in pipeline valueStrategy development and execution for annual Go to-market (GTM) strategy - product road mapping, tradeshow, technology scouting, and customer workshops

Responsible for cross-functional research and materials development programs across Conwed, Argotec and Delstar brands covering materials like: netting, nonwovens, films, and textile product lines taking concepts from development to commercializationTechnical lead on 3 patents for biobased and biopolymer formulation & material performance optimizationActively participate in industry trade shows, conferences and thought leadership initiatives to engage with customers, engineers and decision-makersPromoting thought leadership by providing two (2) filtration innovation presentations at Filtrex 2019 & Filtech 2019Champion the voice of the customer (VOC) and market needs into design criteria and tangible milestone objectives for our global development organization; mapping the technical, regulatory, and application performance requirements prior to executionDriver behind technology scouting to adjacent markets and existing product capabilities to identify innovative solutions in polymers, processing, textiles, and material developmentFacilitated the execution of product strategy, positioning, technology road mapping, and patent portfolio in key growth marketsTechnical lead on 3 patents for biobased and biopolymer formulation & material performance optimizationActively participate in industry trade shows, conferences and thought leadership initiatives to engage with customers, engineers and decision-makers

• Supported technical direction and project management on overall product design, cost, material selection, manufacturing process, quality and go to market strategy for portfolio of new products totaling $950M• Point person on all contract manufacturing opportunities. Responsible for working in partnership with the clients to understand products requirements and conveying those requirements to our manufacturing development & sales teams for quoting and future production• Managed R&D resources in supporting the Open Innovation program. Responsible for identifying actions items and keeping team on-task to meet key deliverables while tracking team’s KPIs• In charge of managing the internal and external costing process and ensuring the validity and accuracy of all cost estimates prior to production• Collaborated with key paper and overseas suppliers to develop new and innovative uses for their existing products into the office organizing category• Initiated process improvements to reduce our Product Development Timeline from 18 months to 12 months

• Responsible for the product development of converted nonwoven textiles for inkjet printer cleaning, fluid absorption, and filtration product lines• Oversaw the design and validation of capital equipment totaling $1MM for ultrasonic bonding textile converting lines to produce cleaning belts out of U.S. and Mexico production facilities• Managed the sourcing, machine validation, and installation of a 40-inch wide ultrasonic web slitting line totaling $250M• Manage various customer product lines ranging from die-cut inkjet absorbers to textile cleaning webs (Annual sales total $5-6MM) • Assist in the maintenance of engineering procedures to meet the company’s ISO 9000 registration• Reduced material loss due to out of specification parts from 20% to under 0.5% by process improvements and inspection fixture re-designs• Conduct design of experiments (DOE) to validate new materials, benchmark testing against competitor materials or collect and analyze inspection data to validate manufacturing processes• Supervised one engineer technician on an ongoing basis and up to four production floor operators during prototype concept builds

• Executed product development projects, trial production runs, and lab testing for OEM clients• Completed 2D and 3D tooling design sourced and scaled-up to production-ready quality• Managed development customer orders• Developed and owned product costing

- Medtech and medical device mechanical engineering role