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United States

Led innovation projects with cross-functional teams and a global mindset to launch and implement EPA and FDA regulated products. Defined project requirements, estimated efforts, managed budgets and risks, formulated project scope, and planned delivery strategies. Coordinated with cross-divisional teams to gather resources and manage schedules, ensuring on-time completions. Tracked and reported project status and key metrics to stakeholders regularly, ensuring transparency and timely issue resolution.• Reformulated hand care formulas to bring them in line with current and upcoming regulatory changes, protecting at least $15M in yearly sales within the US.• Collaborated across divisions to develop an improved concentrates hand care dispenser, resulting in a 40% cost-to-company decrease and increase market opportunity by 30%.• Lead product development projects for registered novel sanitizers and disinfectants for food safety and public health, resulting in $10M Y5 incremental sales.• Proactively enabled a 30% decrease in finished good waste and an increase in customer satisfaction with product expiration by extending the expiration date for alcohol hand sanitizers across a range of packaging configurations from 2 years to 3 years.• Ensured new product development aligned with EPA or FDA requirements by collaborating with divisional and corporate regulatory groups, as well as divisional RD&E project teams.• Spearheaded and directed projects with an external supplier to bring new towel innovation into the company, reducing water usage to clean by 40%, improving towel lifespan by 200% leading to 90% fewer towels thrown away in 3 months, and improving the opportunity for more cost-beneficial chemistries to be used in previously use-prohibitive locations within a QSR store.• Facilitated and orchestrated cost-savings research for formulations, resulting in $20k savings in one year. One formulation change resulted in a 45% cost-to-company decrease.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Managed multiple non-technical projects, focusing on process improvement and cost savings. Partnered with business stakeholders to understand requirements, build business cases, and secure project prioritization and funding. Maintained effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular status updates and addressing any issues or risks. Led cross-functional teams to deliver projects on schedule and within budget, enhancing overall business efficiency.• Reduced costs associated with shipping Ecolab QSR products, resulting in $500k/year Type 1 savings.• Facilitated optimizing equipment installation quality via alignment of QSR field and installation teams, resulting in an estimated $230k/year Type 1 savings.• Led a cross-functional team of VPs and Directors to generate and implement a solution to reduce drive time and overtime related to visiting customer sites by at least 50% across 300+ field associates.• Directed high level project teams in order to execute complex cross-functional projects aimed at cost savings and increased efficiency across the business with little to no budget for capital or other expenditures.• Developed and maintained project plans, risk management, project scopes, and project timelines for complex, cross-functional projects, facilitating actionable insights and strategic planning.• Mentored seven associates working to obtain their Green Belt certification, with three achieving their certifications in less than 6 months by fully completing training and a project in that time.• Developed and improved skills in data analytics and PowerBI via self-taught and Microsoft-run courses, becoming a SME and power user of PowerBI for the division in less than 6 months.

Sugar Land, Tx

Investigated and developed chemical solutions for maximizing production in oil fields. Managed cost savings and product consolidation projects, along with customer-facing projects to provide solutions for complex problems. Implemented project management principles and tools to lead cross-functional teams. Reported project status and key metrics to stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and issue resolution. Developed novel methodologies and equipment to innovate new products.• Developed novel methodology for more accurate emulsion breaker selection for Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage wells in Canada, improving successful product testing and customer buy-in by at least 50%.• Designed and built equipment for testing potential drag reducing agents as well as creating testing procedures, maximizing safety via strict temperature and pressure controls and limitations as well as minimizing the amount of crude oil needed for testing.• Improved emulsion breaker and water clarifier products via formulation changes focused on winterization and deep-water umbilical use, enabling a 40% improved market penetration in cold-weather and deep-water oil fields.• Participated in cross-functional IP review of competitor patents monthly with a team of 8 other associates to ensure the business remained cutting-edge and to look for potential infringements.• Obtained $5M in cost savings through product consolidation and material insourcing projects in one year.• Managed complex customer-facing projects, helping to defend $50M in sales in one year.

Houston, Texas Area

• Pioneered and synthesized a non-toxic nanomaterial as a commercially viable tracker in oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing.• Investigated various methods of surface modification/functionalization of nanomaterials.• Investigated material composition and created a series of unique trackers.• Investigated methods for quick and easy removal and identification of nanomaterial. Invented methodology for removing 90% nanomaterial from water in one pass.• Guided undergraduates in research.• Publicized findings in papers and national chemistry conferences.

Houston, Texas Area

Investigated the use of nanoparticles as a means of removing arsenic from drinking water and expanded current research on areas that affect arsenic absorption, such as pH and surfactant used.

Monmouth Jct, Nj

Created a simple, cost-efficient assay to determine if potential pharmaceutical compounds can pass through the blood-brain barrier.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Phi Lambda Upsilon, American Chemical Society

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Marching Owl Band