* Guide Design Engineers with resin selection considering requirements and strategy.* Drive procurement and business strategy by developing resin platforms for preferred resins by BU.* Sustainable Procurement- Reduce scope 3 emissions by gathering PCF and wo*rk with suppliers for PCF reduction roadmap.* Develop BU/Regional sustainability roadmap to achieve scope 3 goals.* Achieve productivity goals by driving VAVE activities.* Gather Environmental Compliance and Conflict Minerals information to enable compliance to TE products.

· Manage Quality Control/R&D Lab including a team of technicians, develop plans and budget.· Coordinate all aspects of the ISO 9001 and lab accreditation processes.· Analyze, investigate, and make recommendations in order to reduce finished product costs.· Develop new products according to customer specifications.· Participate in Management Team meetings and serve a key leadership role.· Prepare and complete all raw material/finished product related documentation (Engineering Files). · Prepare SDS and compliance related documents.

Formulation Development for polyamide applications.

· Optimize process conditions and maintain standard operating conditions database. · Blown film extrusion troubleshooting.· Work with R&D and sales to determine customer requirements and optimize process to meet requirements.· Work with machinery manufacturer for improvement of co extrusion lines.· Determine root cause of customer complaints and resolve it.· QC testing- COF, shrink, tear testing, WVTR and OTR. Set up new permeation testing laboratory.· Process improvement activities such as consistent additive loading, minimize scrap, gauge control and reduce film defects.· Polymers used- LDPE, LLDPE, EVA, Surlyn, Metallocene LL, plastomers, HDPE, PP, Polybutylene.

· Defined compounding and molding protocols and ensured internal methodologies were appropriate to evaluate performance of developmental products in the applications.· Developed experimental programs and conducted application testing on candidate development products. Analyzed results and made recommendations to guide development chemists in refining product candidates.· Maintained current awareness in the technology of polymer additives and standards for application.· Defined testing protocols for the target applications and ensured capability to perform or outsource methods not currently in portfolio.· Interacted with technical services and marketing to develop projects to meet the needs of the industry.· Trained sales personnel in product knowledge and applications, which increased awareness and revenue.

· Provided technical services and trouble shooting to plastics processors in the fields of blown film, cast film, sheet extrusion, additive compounding, injection molding, thermoforming, rotational molding and profiles.· Development of existing materials and market seeding of new materials through processing trials.· Handled and resolved customer complaints.· Assisted outside sales and was part of ISO procedures.