Global consulting firm offering over 85 years of combined experience in plastics industry to guide materials planning, parts & components, services & product assembly for customers in OEM, Tier-1, Tier-2, and Compounder. Founder & Chief Product Advisor that oversaw business development, consulting, P&L, marketing, and supply chain guidance for global plastics manufacturers leveraging 20+ years of polymer expertise.Product Design, Process Leadership Highlights:• Designed, integrated & analyzed plastic parts design, manufacturing & supply chain solutions, creating unique IP & improving materials & speciality compound functionality for automotive & medical clients• Led teams of Engineers, Designers, Manufacturers & Sourcing pros that selected from thousands of material grades, compounds & manufacturing options to provide cost-effective product solutions• Built & integrated new systems/processes such as VAVE, Part Redesign & Cost-to-Part Analysis to realize process optimization & global Tier-1 annual cost-savings of $6M+• Facilitated clean sheet new business design & GTM strategy for clients to deliver prototypes for lighting applications on behalf of clients like Tesla, Ford, GM, Rivian, Hyundai and Toyota• Led sales training workshops for clients’ teamsGlobal Business Development, Partnerships:• Built global business partnerships & channels by pitching product/tech solutions to OEM/Tier-1 clients• Consulted for Korean chemical company to lead NA market expansion, driving $4M in new revenue • Secured & led $38M GM project for Germany-based AGOR Group; led plant localization efforts• Managed budgets & analyzed sales metrics using FreshSales to deliver $150K+ sales growthKey Results:• Managed $40M U.S. on-shoring of 2 European automotive Tier-1/2 businesses • Negotiated & signed 5 principles & supported NA business with P&L responsibility• Designed automotive marketing strategy for key customers like Kolon, AGOR Group, EnCom Polymers

LEHVOSS NA is a leader in high performance thermoplastic compounds & additive masterbatches (Subsidiary of Lehmann & Voss & Co.) Lead Liaison between German HQ & US; managed sales team & sales activities for US & Canada. Executed cost-down programs & re-built business infrastructure for increased efficiency & bottom line. • Built & owned business development strategy, data analysis, project management across 15+ product development efforts for high performance thermoplastic compounds & NPRs as Lead Liaison for HQ• Led market analysis, P&L, partnerships, distribution channels & training to execute multiplication & translation initiatives in US & Canada• Monitored buying trends, market conditions & competitor actions to adjust product strategies• Fostered a winning culture for sales team that ruminated company-wide• Sourced, secured & managed partnerships, agents & distribution channels throughout US & Canada• Trained & mentored local sales team using consultative approach & value selling techniques

Lehmann & Voss designs, manufactures, and provides marketing services for biotechnology and medical device companies. As Senior Technical Regional Manager, I oversaw 1 out of 5 regions within Austria, Switzerland & Eastern Europe with full P&L oversight for Luvocom & Luvosint product lines, and global management for key automotive customers such as Magna and Schaeffler.• Oversaw product strategy, roadmap, development, global customer management• Defined technical product competencies by applying regional & application-specific approaches to automotive, food industry, and industrial products• Improved gross margin by 12% and 18% revenue growth• Commercialized 14 projects worth $3.5M in 2017 & 29 projects worth $10.3M in 2018• Built & facilitated technical trainings for distributors in 14 countries in Eastern Europe• Developed & commercialized 1st Bakery account, earning $800k in revenue

Celanese is a global leader in production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in major industries. Responsible for planning & executing global market development initiatives for BMW brands generating $24M+ in ARR. Oversaw multiplication & translation programs including product strategy to meet global pipeline goals.Key Highlights:• Managed global project team of 10 App Development Engineers• Owned automotive product specs & integration supporting product strategy for composites in automotive on behalf of OEM/customers global R&D teams• VoC on emerging trends & aligned organization, development & marketing strategy• Trained sales & application engineering teams across China & Japan• Expanded PP-LGF instrument panel business from $1.5M to $6M in revenue• Increased customer volume & margins by average of 15% YoY

Led application development, branding, marketing solutions, branding, benchmarking, training & design workshops supporting automotive exterior & chassis segment in EMEA. Commercialized 1st bumper bracket application ever made from Acetal, earning $650K, and built revenue to $3.5M.