Here, I was promoted to Senior Product Development Manager to steer R&D for new products and attributes in response to identified market opportunities in areas such as alternative energy storage systems and dissolved gas technologies for water treatment. I perform comprehensive market research, identify customer needs, conceive solutions and develop and test new technologies. I also play an integral role by expanding the understanding of existing company technologies driving enhanced market positioning, along with authoring and presenting technical papers, presentations and analytical reports to educate, document research and support company growth. ➥ Quarterback the Product Lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical initiatives, along with specifying market requirements. ➥ Liaise cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, and sales establishing and sustaining effective lines of communication to optimize efficiency in product activities. ➥ Execute competitive, pricing, and profitability analyses to formulate and recommend strategies to improve product’s market position, enable cost-reduction, and improve quality. ➥ Research and develop new products for energy storage to address challenges within renewable energy management. ➥ Improved water treatment technology efficiency from 75% - 92% along with cutting operating costs by half by performing physical testing and redesigning various aspects of the product. ➥ Worked on a 3-person team tasked with the design and development of a $40M coal to high quality carbon plant, a high-level project that included specification of material handling equipment and heat exchangers, as well as analysis of an indirectly fired kiln and a waste gas combustor.

In this role, I was highly effective in steering a team of 9, driving engineering simulation, modeling, and process design. I served as Subject Matter Expert and held responsibility for the design and manufacturing of all ULTRA system reactors. I also managed R&D projects and prototype testing, including developing simulation methods to evaluate effectiveness. ➥ Transitioned team culture to a collaborative and supportive environment by implementing SOPs, processes and structures to standardize information flow and promote best practices., significantly reducing rework and reducing costs by 30%-40%. ➥ Traveled extensively to China to provide support for ULTRA, and delivering training to end-users on operation and maintenance, along with troubleshooting and correcting performance issues, securing final contract payment. ➥ Oversaw group responsible for engineering simulation, modeling and process design, and delivered training to direct reports in use of simulation tools. ➥ Reduced labor costs 30% per project through scheduling, automation of tasks, and integration with sales and engineering. ➥ Selected by CEO to reduce cost on new product for the Chinese market to mitigate potential loss of business. Successfully finalized project in waiting within 4-6 weeks resulting in the company securing $6M-$7M additional business over 2-3 years out of China.