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Hilton Head Island, SC, US

Providing Commercial Execution & Technology implementation expertise to the Innovation Capital from the Colorado School of Mines

• Promoted into a new corporately sponsored role to create a department to engage Ball’s Plastics and Can businesses in a structured strategic new product/processes development discipline. Established a customer centric.
• Championed the stage gate process that delivered 25 new products which sold over 6 billion units in the last 3 years including the Beverage division’s enormously popular Alumi-Tek™ aluminum bottle (Miller/Coors), the.
• Created a collaborative innovation process with Miller Coors that increased market share of Coors Light by almost 3%, through a three stage introduction of a new Frost Brewed can liner, a smooth pour end, and.
• Received Board approval to create a separate $15-30MM corporate capital budget that mitigated risk of innovation for the manufacturing divisions.
• Built a Global IP system that manages & provides cost control for over 435 patents and Licensing/Technology agreements.
• Integrated package development teams of Ball’s 2006 major acquisitions ($1 billion sales) while launching two packaging technologies – Microwaveable can Fusion Tek™ and Plastics Gamma-Clear™ for Retort.

• Promoted to turn around the consumer package development group for this recently formed division. Ramped up revenue for packaging development consulting services to over $2MM annually.
• Implemented a web-based Product Lifecycle Management system which commercialized over 150 consumer related packaging projects and associated technologies.
• Created and brought online a Portal based Capital Expenditure approval system
• Moved the technology function to Ball Headquarters, reorganized and created a new team, comprised of newly selective talent that launched 17 new products during the transition.
• Commercialized active and passive barrier technologies through collaborative licensing agreements that penetrated into a variety of single serve beverage, food products and medical markets, generating 18% annual top.

• Recruited as a key leader for Ball’s start- up venture in the PET container market, which took the division from a $17MM loss in the first year of operation to $26MM profits over four years.
• Managed the design, equipment selection and $230MM in negotiated vendor contracts for the startup of four new vertically integrated manufacturing plants with a total capitalization of over $300MM.
• Implemented a LEAN manufacturing patented quick-change mold technology which realized a 44% reduction in capital costs and an 80% reduction in changeover time per station.

Wilmington, Delware

• National Accounts Manager, Chemicals and Polymers DivisionGrew national accounts to $200MM from an existing $75MM business by negotiating global multiyear contracts & developing the market launch approach for a new.
• Played a key role in growing profits by $9MM in 3 years with a 40% ROI.