Peter Webber Email & Phone Number

United States

St. Paul, MN, US

• Oversee Safety, Health, & Environment programs, trainings, and policies, including incident management within standards for OSHA and related bodies, for 1200+ global RD&E associates
• Manage the internal Ecolab Compliance Assessment Process (ECAP) audit program for global RD&E sites to assess compliance with corporate policies, national and local regulations, and best practices. Align and support.
• Review safety metrics and report monthly analysis, trends, and recommendations to senior RD&E leadership
• Provide site leadership, including emergency action plan management, hazardous waste disposal, and communications, through close partnership with facility and security leaders

Naperville, Illinois, US

• Manage a diverse organization of 15+ professional scientists and engineers, with a focus on frontline and senior manager development, leading the Downstream Refinery Process, Water, and Analytical businesses
• Partner with Senior Management and Executives to build and execute on global technology portfolio and strategy supporting over $450M of global business
• Oversee global innovation program focused on maintaining market leadership in established sectors as well as focused incremental growth in step-out arenas of Digital and Sustainability (Renewables/Recycled Feeds)..
• Lead contract development and technical workstream for multiple joint development projects with industry partners targeting step-change innovation in Refinery processes and automation technology
• Serve and facilitate decisions on Ecolab cross-divisional committees including Technical Progression (promotion readiness), Return to Work (post-pandemic), Phase Gate (innovation), and Facility Expansion
• Develop and execute policies and programs to ensure R&D employee on-site safety and productivity during COVID-19 pandemic and simultaneous upstream business division spin-off

• Managed a diverse organization of 10+ professional scientists and engineers, including international direct reports and first-time, frontline managers, supporting Downstream Petrochemical business
• Drove global collaboration to develop high performing R&D team and structure to support $180M global Petrochemical business
• Built, resourced, and executed on with Marketing and Sales Leadership, a robust global innovation pipeline including chemical and digital technologies targeting $140M year five (Y5) revenue
• Oversaw the development and vision for new Downstream Automation R&D team vital to Ecolab digital growth strategy
• Led Downstream R&D safety initiatives towards Ecolab Goal Zero including a modified 5S program to reduce laboratory clutter and near miss frequency

• Managed a diverse organization of 10+ professional scientists and engineers, including the successful integration of chemical and engineering R&D divisions within Flow Assurance
• Developed and executed on all functions of people management including employee performance plans, performance reviews, career development, succession planning as well as and team management including strategy, budget.
• Launched five major innovation projects through Phase Gate process targeting $110M Y5 revenue including the scale-up, registration, manufacturing, and QA/QC of new chemical technologies
• Built impeccable safety record with high pressure testing equipment through culture transformation by closing gaps in capabilities, documentation, training, and external communication
• Developed strong collaborations focused on field implementable technical solutions with joint industry partners including supermajor, major independent, and university partners
• Awarded multiple internal Ecolab awards for outstanding innovation execution or customer support in growing a global gas hydrate inhibitor business ($45M to $85M annual revenue over three years)

• Recognized as industry subject matter expert in Flow Assurance field of gas hydrates including invited seminars and industry talks
• Developed extensive oilfield chemical application support with field implemented solutions
• Served as Flow Assurance Team Lead facilitating the delegation of technical support projects and assisting in day-to-day operations following major merger
• Developed a class of patented anti-agglomerate low dosage hydrate inhibitors (AA-LDHI) considered industry best-in-class competitive technology which generated >$30M revenue annually (2016-present)
• Oversaw customer product selection, field implementation, chemical QC, and field support for largest single site Flow Assurance application ($25M annual revenue)

Naperville, Illinois, US

• Authored multiple technical papers and presented at industry conferences in area of sustainable water quality, continuous chemical applications, and step-change chemical development within the field of gas hydrate.
• Supported the technical portion of CAPEX customer business tenders including systems analysis, chemical recommendations, and facility laboratory tours
• Developed extensive onshore and offshore experience in the application and troubleshooting of oilfield chemical programs through customer field visits and technical support

Naperville, Illinois, US

• Designed and advanced new testing equipment and methodologies for chemical screening and produced water
• Authored >30 internal technical reports for customer technical support and program proposals
• Developed, patented, scaled-up, and brought to market multiple oilfield chemical technologies

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Organic Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry