As owner of consulting company GLOBALCHEMDEV, solved complex problems in specialty chemicals and materials sector for enabling high growth and profitability in areas of breakthrough innovation, new product and application commercialization, process improvements, technology roadmap development & execution, technology/IP due diligence for mergers & acquisitions, and deal searching/matching for private equity firms servicing industrial, aerospace, and automotive sectors.

★ As an Officer of LORD, directed global research, development and engineering operations & innovation investments with over three hundred associates, optimized $ 82 in annual investments and enabled high sales growth by developing new technologies, launching new products & applications in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications. LORD's thermal management adhesives and sealants have enabled electric vehicle commercialization across the world.★ Produced groundbreaking advancements in polymeric adhesives, sealants, coatings, thermal management materials, elastomer-metal composites, mechanical and electromechanical systems for bonding, sealing, vibration & motion control for industrial, aerospace, automotive and consumer industries.★ As an Officer of LORD, played a key role in the development of enterprise growth strategy & its execution through both organic and inorganic routes enabling high growth for enterprise. Transformed the R&D organization from a technology-push, find customers to customer-backed R&D organization resulting in enhanced speed-to-market and higher returns on innovation investments. Developed next-generation leaders and subject-matter-experts for developing differentiated and value-add materials and products.

Leader for P&L, sales, marketing, and production activity for the Industrial Equipment Oil & Gas business unit with several hundred employees during declining market conditions.Optimized operations, shifted resources, reduced investments where needed, improved on-time delivery, and positioned business for greater profit and growth in 2017.

Progressive roles with increased responsibility and business impact. Hired as Director of Elastomer Process Materials, then promoted to Director of Chemical Technology, then to Director of Chemical & Materials Technology heading all of LORD's Chemical & Materials R&D ($700+Million business impact) over a period of five years. Transformed the culture for developing & commercializing differentiated adhesives, coatings, elastomeric and electronic materials with faster speed to market and enabled high growth. Developed and executed technology roadmaps that were aligned with mega-trends and market strategy for high growth.

Global Technology Leader responsible for research and development of liquid crystalline polymers (LCP), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and long-fiber composites business, increased responsibilities from a team of 2 to 35 and from one to three business units over a period marked with several promotions.Developed and transformed R&D organization for enabling high growth in key verticals.Launched new and differentiated high temperature products and applications for aerospace, electronics and automotive industries enabling high growth.Spearheaded organic and inorganic growth strategy in partnership with business that resulted in high organic growth and acquisition of a LCP product line from DuPont.