Product testing preparation, analysis and retention.Product conformance reporting, summarizing and tracking.Metric monitoring, reporting and action.Regulatory submissions, maintenance and correspondence.Supplier selection, qualification and evaluation.

o Method expert in Life360™, a proprietary photochromic lens performance measurement system developed by Transitions Optical and utilized in trade communicationso Managed the Global Coatings Mix Lab for four years Sole full-time technical resource responsible for Production, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Global Supply Chain, EH&S >$1MM/year operating budget, >$2MM/month in sales, ~$7.5MM/month inventory Produced proprietary coatings as forecasted by production plants in USA, Brazil, Ireland, Thailand and Philippines. Obtained approval and documentation for new chemicals and coatings both domestically and internationally, necessitating knowledge of country-specific EH&S requirementso Technical support to Sales & Marketing  Developed and delivered product demonstration tools used at private optical industry trade education events, trade shows and customer visits Trained non-technical employees on product performance and demonstration tools Effective communicator to large and small, technical and non-technical groups o Sigma Logic Catalyst (comparable to Six Sigma Black Belt) Analyzed data from Life360® method and recommended claims and product improvements Utilized analytics skill in cross functional projects (with JMP® statistical software)o Member of R&D Environmental, Health and Safety team; interfaced with ISO auditoro Trained in project management fundamentalso Organized and executed weekly R&D test runs on production lineo Industrialization team member for generational launch of the core product

o Managed operations including inventory, logistics, maintenance, and customer service functionso Skilled in purification and distillation of optical monomerso Analyzed samples using GC, UV/VIS spectrophotometer, and various wet chemical methodso SAP® business software usero Completed Six Sigma Training program

o Project support through the use of CE and thin layer chromatography (TLC) methods and instrumentationo Member of Emergency Response Team

o Responsible for analyzing peppermint, spearmint, and citrus essential oils using gas chromatography (GC) with FID, ECD, and TSD (NPD) detectors for composition and pesticideso Routine maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentso Managed communication of analyzed samples’ information between lab and production departmento Trained to organoleptically evaluate samples

o Senior Thesis Project under Tore Ramstad, PhD. o Specialty in method development and validation using capillary electrophoresis (CE)o Prepared written thesis and gave oral presentation to faculty and students