Laura Grubbs, Ph.D., Pmp Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Responsible for managing projects from conception to completion working cross functionally with teams, to deliver high-quality projects within specified time and cost constraints to reach our corporate goals and objectives. Managed complex projects and worked closely with functional directors/leaders to achieve productivity goals, and contribute to the organization’s overall success, as well as providing valuable insights to ensure the success of the project. Provided timely updates and communications to the project stakeholders (including external customers). Provide strategic planning and organizational leadership for the successful delivery of project initiatives. Highlights of the role include:• ISO Certification Audit for SDF Product Development subject matter expert and participant• Leveraging traditional and agile project management methodologies, project managed a large customer technical project consisting of: Internal cross-functional team > 60 for a demanding Top Fortune 50 customer while coordinating with two additional external vendors for a complex new product in development (synthesized intermediate and novel final product for Brewer Science)• Strategic planning, project and product roadmap creator• Brewer Science systems and processes champion

Manage WLP business operations, commercial portfolio, and continuous improvement projects including: customer sample requests, external technical reviews, internal and external collateral owner , facilitate material integration into ERP, change control, non-conforming materials, and customer complaints• WLP Commercial material “product manager”- create data packages (i.e. aging studies, product characteristics/marketing collaterals, change control, customer requests/introductions); data analysis• Manufacturing, Logistics, and Operations liaison including change control board and manufacturing material review board• Project Manage WLP Sample Requests being the owner/account manager of 62 since fall 2020, exhibiting servant leadership, and engage with EH&S on environmental registration with enthusiasm • Original WLP Product Development Process co-creator, Process Expert, Project Manager, Product Manager, roadmap creator, and executed WLP product gate reviews during development to executive leadership; communicated progress status including metrics, trends, recommendations, celebrations, and challenges to leadership on a regular cadence• WLP technical content reviewer and trainer• Customer communicator for change control notifications, quality issues/concerns, supply chain stability, and business continuity plans—Excellent relationship with the Customer Support Team• Leads meetings with account managers, sales support, quality to discuss opportunities, obstacles, gain alignment, and provide support• Developed tools to capture and track material tribal knowledge including raw material components, chemical reactions, final products, and processing windows• Experience in material specification review for internal production and customer procurement • Strong collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills with BU leaders, R&D, functional teams• Brewer Science Internal Auditor (ISO requirements) - 4 audits in 2021 and 3 audits in 2022

Experienced in Brewer Science’s R&D, Analytical Testing Unit (ATU), and WLP Applications Teams. Provided invaluable perspective and understanding of systems and processes as applied to different functional areas of the company. • R&D: Worked on short-term customer contracts for proof of concepts for a wide variety of applications• Analytical Testing Unit (ATU): Method development, validation techniques, and instrumentation utilization (GC-FID, GPC, TGA, DSC, rheology, quantitative sample prep)• WLP Applications: Gained hands on experience within WLP for customer applications, material processing, equipment, and techniques

West Hartford, Connecticut

General Chemistry educator for lecture and laboratory courses. Obtained additional responsibilities of managing campus laboratory coordination and standards where systematic improvements were made to align regional campus with UCONN system standards. Updated chemical handling and storage processes to align with chemical hygiene plan.Completely revamped the laboratory setup, chemical storage (based on chemical compatibility/reactivity), created student and instructor expectations and standards, implemented EH&S Chemical Hygiene plan, created proper waste disposal system, implemented lab instructor chemical and safety training, and standardized laboratory grading practices

Southington, Connecticut

Certified pharmacy technician. Compounded specialty formulations for people, pets, and marine life. Followed complex formulations with tight tolerances.

Denton, Tx

Denton, Tx

Denton, Tx

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Analytical Chemistry

Dissertation: Characterization of Novel Solvents and Absorbents for Chemical Separations

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry