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Westlake, La

Sasol is an international integrated energy and chemical company and a leader producing surfactants, alcohols and alkylate/LAB products, surfactant intermediates, among other high-quality base and performance chemicals.R&D / product development / customer support / Applications supportProviding technical expertise and customer support for home care and I&I products and applications.

Texas

Hexion is the global leader in thermoset resins. The Forest Products Division is the global leader in supplying resins, adhesives, wax emulsions and ancillary products to the forest products industry including composite and engineered wood products.Innovation / R&D / formulation / product development / customer supportResponsible for new product development and formulation of wax and triglyceride emulsions for the forest products industry interfacing projects with internal commercial, operations, and technical teams. • Developed new wax and triglyceride emulsion formulations expanding product portfolio.• Correlated structure-property relationships to composition and performance of emulsions enhancing knowledge. • Provided technical assistance to customers and internal functions contributing to product strategy. • Developed new methods for measuring properties and performance of wax emulsions.

Franklinton, North Carolina (Usa)

Novozymes is an industrial biotechnology company that produces enzymes and microorganisms used in a variety industries.Technical service / management / innovation / formulation / quality and customer support Provided technical expertise and services to customers and business units for product support and development helping grow technology portfolio. Led resources and worked with cross-functional teams to deliver value and innovation to the household care, soap bars, food and nutrition, cereal foods/baking, oils & fats, forest products/pulp & paper, textiles, and bioenergy industries. • Trusted technical product and applications expert providing formulation and technology knowledge, project lead, and customer support that led to product innovations and qualifications, customized solutions, test methods, and demonstrations creating validations from lab to market and patented innovations.• Delivered technical service to customers globally helping develop relationships, understanding and fulfilling their needs, translating and positioning product attributes, identifying new opportunities, translating these into projects to advance sales and technical platforms. • Managed projects, services, customers, resources, personnel, budget, and testing laboratories that contributed to customer value and satisfaction, innovation, and professional growth. • Worked with cross-functional teams to align priorities and resources, implement product and customer strategy and launches, track competitor technologies, and identify opportunities that fulfilled customer needs, grew sales and helped translate and integrate technical and commercial knowledge into internal functions and projects.• Managed and optimized laboratory processes, operations, tests, and resources improving efficiency, methods, services, value, capabilities, and processes using LEAN concepts helping reduce response times while focusing on receipt and release of high quality products.

Fernandina Beach, Fl

Petroferm is now part of Vantage Specialty Chemicals that develops, manufactures and markets diverse specialty chemical products for multiple markets.Technical management / innovation/ technical support Directed laboratory and technical functions including R&D, technical service, customer support, product development, QA/QC, safety, regulatory, and personnel. Coordinated technology for business development and customer needs. Contributed with new knowledge and innovations as scientific lead.Technologies supported included chemical specialties, surfactants, organo-silicones, oilfield chemicals, fuel additives, and oleochemical products for the household, industrial, institutional, petroleum, emulsions, additives, textiles, precision and electronic cleaning, coatings, defoamers, personal care, cosmetics, and automotive markets.Notable accomplishments:• Established organizational policies, technical strategy, performance and work management processes with defined metrics that increased cost-effectiveness and aligned with business strategy.• Managed, improved, and standardized laboratory facilities, developed new methodology and processes, and implementing an electronic MSDS management program to conform to regulatory requirements.• Patented aqueous-based precision cleaner technologies that resulted in new product line• Developed new organo-silicone products and increased the understanding of their structure-properties correlation for various applications leading to a new family of products for various markets.

Houston, Tx

Shell chemicals is a leading chemicals manufacturer that supplies a wide range of raw materials, intermediates, and derivatives like olefins, glycols, solvents, and surfactants.Chemical R&D / detergents applications / formulation / engine coolants. Technical expert for surfactants, detergent applications, automotive engine coolants and formulations. Led product and method development, technical service, research, and QA/QC of surfactants and derivatives products, detergent applications, and Shellzone engine coolants. • Patented new technologies for surfactants and long-life engine coolants.• Developed the NEODOL surfactants formulary and maintained the technical sales literature. • Correlated fundamental structure-property relationships to performance efficacy for surfactants.• Led cost/performance optimization of formulations for detergent customers and Shellzone coolant.

Ph.D., Chemistry

Thesis Title: “Luminescence Probe Studies of Ion-Containing Polymers”. Research and publications in surfactants, vesicles, polymers.

Bachelor In Science, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: President Physics Club, Member Chemistry Club, NIH Sponsored research on "Larvicidal activity of natural.