•Director of Product Management for Digital Life Science Solutions, a suite of products supporting experimental R&D work in the life sciences-Owning the commercial & technology strategy and vision of Springer Nature Experiments, an advanced discovery platform for experimental procedures in the life sciences-Responsible for business development of Springer Nature's Protocols & Methods portfolio, the largest and one of the highest quality protocols & methods content collections covering: Nature Protocols, Nature Methods, Springer Protocols, and Nature Reviews Methods Primers-Member of Data and Analytics Solutions Leadership Team, guiding high-level product strategy with market research, operations monitoring, competitive analyses and business model development-Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (engineering, data science, UX, operations, sales, marketing, editorial) to optimize support at all product and feature development stages-Augmenting user-centric product development process by translating market & user needs into commercially viable business requirements for developers; provide scientific guidance when required-Directly supervising an international team of product managers & subject matter experts based in Germany and India-Data-driven analyses of product usage and sales to determine top prospects and identify key customer segments for customized sales and marketing approaches-Science communication related to Experiments with both internal and external stakeholders: attending scientific conferences, compose internal and external product communication; newsletters, white paper, etc.-Contributor to the Springer Nature Protocols and Methods Community

A product manager for SpringerMaterials, the world’s largest curated materials science database.• Product Development-Accelerated database functionality enhancements by guiding Agile-based developers & UX designers with subject matter expertise, user case studies, competitive analyses, and exhaustive feature testing-Supported content acquisition in key topics with data-driven analyses of product usage (web analytics)-Closely monitored latest scientific advances with implications for product & business development-Amplified database awareness by engaging materials science community; attended/presented at multiple conferences per year, managed LinkedIn group, and wrote newsletters sent to database subscribers• Business Development-Contributed to revenue growth & enlarging subscriber base by supporting North & Latin American sales teams with extensive market intelligence, sales prospect lists, technical presentations, on-site visits & webinars-Initiated and implemented comprehensive product training resources & webinar courses for database sales teams-Created & contributed to numerous database user resources, e.g., a white paper, user guide videos, subject-specific presentations-Supported product & regional marketing teams with scientific expertise to enhance the awareness & positioning of the database

•Managed editorial operations of a prominent materials science journal portfolio.-Titles included the Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, and the Journal of Computational Chemistry.-Directly supervised 3 assistant editors; ensured efficient administrative task performance for 6 journals.Compiled issue lineups, administered QC, and approved releases for 4 journals (total of 9 issues/month).-Managed selection, design, and sale of journal cover images (increased revenues by 24% in 2014).-Coordinated external (overseas) production teams; optimized and redesigned several production workflows on 4 journals, eliminating or drastically reducing once-common problems.-Analyzed journal KPIs (publication times, budgets, revenues); assisted journal managers with strategic planning.-Resolved ethical concerns (retractions, plagiarism, authorship disputes) with input from legal dept.•Product development-Oversaw successful transition of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, to fully digital (online-only) format.-Coordinated journal editorial system migration (from ScholarOne to Editorial Manager).-Composed 7 news stories for AdvancedScienceNews.com, highlighting significant content from journal portfolio.

Editorial & Publishing•Edited “Science of Synthesis”, a prestigious, multivolume encyclopedia and database of organic chemistry methods.-Edited manuscripts for linguistic/scientific accuracy; engaged extensively with authors to significantly improve content.•Volume Coordinator for individual 3 volumes:-Strategized and coordinated manuscript submissions and deadlines; mediated relations between contributing authors, editorial staff, and production team.•Editor on the following Science of Synthesis Volumes:-Cross-Coupling and Heck-Type Reactions, Vols. 1-3.-Multicomponent Reactions, Vols. 1-2.-C-1 Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis, Vols. 1-2.-Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates Vols. 2012-2013.Marketing•Represented Thieme Chemistry at 2 international chemistry conferences:-ORCHEM 2012; Weimar, Germany. Sept. 24–27 2012.-14th Tetrahedron Symposium; Vienna, Austria. June 25–28 2013.-Increased Thieme Chemistry brand awareness by exhibiting/promoting products, resulting in new, trial "Science of Synthesis" subscriptions.•In a cross-functional team project, conducted market research by selecting and interviewing customers about academic publishing; data used in a strategic analysis done by an independent publishing consultant.•Collaborated with the Marketing Division to develop social media strategies for increasing website and Facebook page traffic; successfully designed and implemented an interview series with prominent "Science of Synthesis" contributors (see below).

Catalysis Research Laboratory, co-sponsored by BASF and the University of Heidelberg: •Collaborated with the Polymer and Basic Chemical Research Divisions of BASF’s global research headquarters to develop catalysts for new chemical processes.•Prepared, studied, and optimized new, ruthenium-based, olefin metathesis catalysts and platinum-based, hydroamination catalysts.•Co-authored 3 publications on the olefin metathesis work and 2 publications on the hydroamination work (see "Publications").•Presented results at 3 international chemistry conferences:-22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Detroit, USA. June 6–11, 2011 (Poster P-Tu-6).-Heidelberg Forum of Molecular Catalysis, Heidelberg, Germany. July 22, 2011 (Poster P21).-International Symposium on Catalysis and Fine Chemicals, Nara, Japan. Dec. 4–8, 2011 (Talk CP-3).