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• Led integrated R&D strategies and identified new technology opportunities to accelerate the company’s pace of innovation as it expanded into new markets and regions globally. Directly responsible for the technical.
• Decreased COGS through the consolidation, rationalization, and optimization of raw materials and packaging across the Latin America Coatings Group Subsidiaries.
• Developed a supply chain strategy that reduced customer response time and facilitated the company’s growth in the Mexican, Chilean, and Brazilian architectural markets.
• Vetted, negotiated, and established joint development partnerships with 3 Chinese companies.
• Drove software implementation, standardization of product formulation, and elimination of duplication globally.
• Championed the company’s Innovation Excellence Initiative and initially chaired the Innovation Council which leveraged technical knowledge and best practices across all divisions: ➢ Accelerated the development of next.

• Led all technical efforts for this business segment and P&L responsibility for the Chemicals Business Unit. Key duties included long-term technology development for the Architectural and Industrial market segments.
• Established a New Technology Ventures function in 2004 to develop new start-up businesses based upon patented or proprietary technology from outside Sherwin-Williams. Three (3) new businesses were commercialized with 5.
• Established the initiative to develop a new supply chain model to reduce cost, complexity, and response time that was initially demonstrated in Mexico. Implemented model in Chicago market reducing customer response.
• Implemented programs reducing the cost of goods sold for consumer branded products without impacting the customer-driven performance.
• Fully integrated the products, technical programs, and technical resources of the Duron, Flexbon, Mautz, Pratt & Lambert-United, and Thompson-Minwax acquisitions into the company without a disruption in sales.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Responsible for manufacturing technology, analytical science, formulation technology, polymer technology, information technology, technology outsourcing, raw material supplier leveraging, and competitive benchmarking.
• Initiated the internal development of 10+ latex polymers to leverage the company's major raw material suppliers in the high-margin exterior specialty latex segment.
• Generated 20% of new incremental sales in 1997 and 1998 by directing the Architectural, Industrial, and Special Purpose Coatings product platform development.
• Developed the company’s new product development strategy, and established a manufacturing technology function to address the company's new "process" development needs.
• Implemented the first StageGate Process linking the marketing and technical organizations within the Paint Stores Group, the Consumer Brands Division, and the Coatings Division.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Responsible for product technology development, supplier leveraging, and competitive benchmarking for this operating division. Reported to the Director of Technology, managed 4 functional leaders and a staff of 40.
• Introduced 7 new products in January 1996 and generated additional sales in 1996 by directing the Architectural Technology development efforts.
• Established partnerships with the company's 6 largest raw material suppliers integrating their development labs into Sherwin-Williams' long-term product development efforts.

Wilmington, DE

• Directed global market assessment and planning process to drive the growth of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) pigments into four international markets (Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin & South America). Reported to the Global.
• Developed the 1995 strategic marketing plan outlining DuPont’s expansion (~$85MM additional sales) into the international coatings markets. Developed the strategic and tactical plan for the expansion of TiO2 slurries.
• Formulated the U.S. Marketing communication plan to drive the turnaround of the domestic business and to re-establish DuPont as the perceived market leader, especially in technology, innovation, quality, and product.

Wilmington, DE

• Directed the product positioning and commercialization of 4 new TiO2 pigments into the global coatings market. These were DuPont’s first product introductions into the coatings market in over 20 years (generating.
• Managed 29 professionals and technicians responsible for application, commercialization, partnering, and market development.

Directed the North American technical service activities supporting $450MM in sales. Established sales technical service functions in Taiwan, Korea, Belgium, and Brazil. Led the R&D efforts which defined 25 new product concepts for new product development. Reported to the Technical Service Director and managed a staff of 39 professionals and technicians.

New Johnsonville, TN

Responsible for process development, new product development, and finished product quality (product control lab). Established a $2.2MM finishing semi-works for process and product development. Directed the process engineering support efforts for the finishing operations at the New Johnsonville Tennessee TiO2 plant, the world’s largest. Increased plant.

Ms, Chemical Engineering

GPA 4.00/4.00 Masters Thesis: Natural Gas Combustion

Mba, Business Management

GPA 3.93/4.00

Bs, Chemical Engeering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, AICheGPA 3.93/4.00 Valedictorian, College of Engineering and Technology