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Houston, Tx, Us

United States

Spearheaded the development of new proprietary chemistries and product formulations, ensuring technical guidance in all stages of commercialization and providing customer support.Developed and commercialization a Patented Novel Non-Acid Calcium Naphthenate Inhibitor, surpassing performance metrics of acid-based inhibitors while reducing treatment dosage, improving production rates, and NPR of $5M/year. Novel Non-Acid Sodium Naphthenate Inhibitor product formulation that eliminates the need of acid products in the treatment of sodium naphthenate emulsions. Improved product performance, low dose application, and volume logistics. ($2M APAC client)Provide technical leadership in developing new manufacturing process, eliminating unreacted starting material in finished product to meet CEFAS regulatory guidelines .Enhance Oil Recovery (EOR) – Advanced Surfactant formulation optimized for revitalizing dead wells in high temperature downhole environments, achieving a 35% increase in oil recovery through a systematic technical analysis.Project Manager: Led cross-functional teams through the Stage Gate Process to develop and commercialize new technologies and products.Collaborated with Business Product Line Managers to identify market trends, conduct competitor analysis, and assess customer needs, driving strategic product development.Managed project KPIs, product lifecycle, and requirements using Clarity & SAP software, ensuring effective tracking of sales performance, and identifying areas for improvement.Directed project budgets, monitoring expenditures to guarantee timely and cost-effective project completion.Ensured industry compliance throughout product development and commercialization while utilizing project management software to manage timelines and deliverables.

Directed cross-functional projects supporting R&D, field operations, and chemical production, ensuring timely and accurate analysis that minimized production disruptions.Streamlined continuous monitoring and troubleshooting of upstream/downstream chemical applications through customer collaboration, workforce training, robust methods, and facilitating seven day analysis turnaround time.Improved operational efficiency by coordinating lab testing, streamlining data traceability (LIMS), and optimizing resource allocation.Oversaw ISO-9001 compliance and provided technical guidance, including setup of field labs and workforce training.

Validated trace analysis of known and unknown product chemistries in the areas of target application, product failure, Quality control within manufacturing, chemical speciation, for upstream/downstream chemical applications, utilizing analytical instrumentation (LC-GC-IC-GPC Chromatography, mass spec, FTIR, XRF, XRD).Developed & wrote proprietary methods/procedures under ISO-9001 guidelines to detect and quantitate product chemicals for optimal application & residual monitoring (LC & GC chromatography). Devised and executed standard operating procedures and test methods for quality control to meet product specifications (ISO-9001) and stakeholders’ requirements. Served as the Quality Assurance Auditor for GLP studies, overseeing adherence to methods, SOPs, and proper record-keeping in accordance with ISO-9001 guidelines.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Analyzed the integrity of product samples for their active components, fillers, and degradants as per SOP (ISO-9001) under GLP & CGMP guidelines to analyze products stability and shelf life by gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Master'S Degree, Polymer Chemistry, 3.83

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Chemistry