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Savannah, GA, US

Savannah, Georgia, US

Strategy - Develop and execute the sales and marketing vision and strategy.Leadership - Lead and manage the sales and marketing team ensuring that business is meeting its commercial objectives. Collaborate with other senior leaders and departments to align commercial activities with the organizations broader capabilities, mission and vision. Customer Focus.

North Charleston, South Carolina, US

Led development of new market opportunities enabled by Ingevity's transition to alternate sustainable raw material sources. Leveraged Ingevity's industry leading surfactant application and manufacturing capabilities to create customer solutions in the personal, home, industrial and institutional cleaning markets. Identified and executed strategic.

San Diego, CA, US

New Business Development – Led all aspects of business to bring the Oleo-Alternative chemical platform’s technology through next stage of development into full commercial business. This includes driving the follow-on investments by two strategic partners in a $120 million joint venture.Profit and Loss Responsibility – Built a sustainable C8-16 fatty acid.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Integrated and led a >$100 million industrial specialty chemical business developing and commercializing new to the world bio-industrial products including profit and loss accountability in North America, South America, European Union, Middle East and Asia Pacific.Led successful implementation of key enabling processes such as Salesforce.com and integrated.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Develop and implement commercial strategy for a key segment for Cargill Industrial Specialties. Partner with customers to solve problems using natural based technologies. Leverage my operational and technical background to speed the adoption of new to the world chemistry and create value for our customers.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Led Cargill Industrial Specialties operations, supply chain and regulatory functions to deliver high engagement, quality products, and innovation for our customers at a continually improving cost. As a key member of the business unit leadership team, set strategies for the business to achieve committed returns. Developed the operational vision and approve.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Led a site of 85 employees producing Texturizing Solutions including Live Active Cultures and Enzymes for the dairy industry.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Led a team of 26 employees producing specialty food products including corn syrups, maltodextrins and corn syrup solids.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Supervised fifteen employees producing and loading out animal feed products.Reduced energy costs in the department by over $400,000 per year by repairing the waste gas evaporation system, temporarily idling unnecessary equipment, and optimizing integrated dryer systems.Led piloting and full-scale plant trials of several new products including malt syrup.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Supported startup of Polyol plant in Blair, Nebraska.Managed the installation of a $75,000 inline acidulation system for the oil refinery.Coordinated the certification and startup of $140,000 marine tower jib crane.Completed design, estimation, preliminary engineering for over $1,000,000 in capital projects.

Monheim, DE

Completed six quarters in various production, engineering, and business roles. Experiences included pilot plant trials of a new product, startup of a boiler feed water demineralization plant, and coordination of a market research project to explore future market of a new product. Activities

Masters Of Business Administration, Strategy, Finance, Economics

B.S., Chemical Engineering