Experienced in developing formulations and leading technical personnel, managing laboratories, budgets, and multiple projects. Market needs insight based on applications knowledge and industry relationships. Accomplished manager, problem solver, and product developer. Relationships and industry connections enhance my collaborative nature to work internally and externally to complete new sales objectives. Key skills:• Formulation • Market insight / needs development• Applications• Collaboration • People management• Relationship buildingKey Accomplishments:• Formulation and Product Development— led several new product developments to meet performance and environmental needs; • Market insight and strategy development – developed actionable market segment strategies based on research, engagement with industry, and applications expertise.• Training— developed and led customer and internal training seminars in products and applications; led integration of acquired and heritage Sales and Technical groups in cross product training.• Industry engagement – Chair of FOCUS Conference Committee which organizes the annual FOCUS Conference on Automotive Coatings for the Detroit Coatings Society; Developed FSCT training programs taught by industry professionals for members of the coatings industry; several presentations on formulating skills, rheological properties, and adhesion properties and performance. PATENTS & PUBLICATIONSUS 8,461,234. Refinish compositions comprising low MW cellulose esters.US 8,124,676. Basecoat coating compositions comprising low MW cellulose esters.US 8,039,531, US 8,003,715, US 7,585,905 Low MW cellulose mixed esters and their use as modifiers in coatings.US 5,595,591. Cellulose acetoacetate esters used in coatings.US 5,521,304, US 5,420,267 Cellulose acetoacetate esters.US 5,198,485. Aqueous coating composition comprising chlorinated polyolefin.Seven published papers on rheology, adhesion, and formulation practices.