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Newark, New Jersey, United States

Overall responsibility for the leadership and execution of technology development and market alignment of new and existing products. Responsible for maintaining technical service for Shamrock Technologies in coatings and polymer technologies.

North Brunswick, Nj

Manage product development, manufacturing support and regulatory responsibilities for the Absolute Coatings Group. Direct reports include staff of 3 chemists and 1 technician. Responsible for new product development, product improvement, production scale-up, regulatory and manufacturing support. Designed and implemented a streamlined new product development process based on Stage Gate. Lead cross functional teams to create new product development projects which identify stakeholders, define… Show more Manage product development, manufacturing support and regulatory responsibilities for the Absolute Coatings Group. Direct reports include staff of 3 chemists and 1 technician. Responsible for new product development, product improvement, production scale-up, regulatory and manufacturing support. Designed and implemented a streamlined new product development process based on Stage Gate. Lead cross functional teams to create new product development projects which identify stakeholders, define specifications, establish timelines and determine cost targets. Show less

North Brunswick, Nj

Manage product development responsibilities for the Absolute Coatings Group which include the Absco, PoloPlaz, Garco, Last-N-Last, Precision, Sampson and Harco wood coatings brands. Responsible for new product development, product improvement, production scale-up and manufacturing support. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to meet customer needs and increase sales for the Absolute Coatings Group.

Manage product development and manufacturing support responsibilities for the Minwax and DuraSeal interior wood care brands within the Consumer Brands Group. Direct reports include a staff of seven chemists/technologists/technicians.-Product Development: Product development that meet requirements of design profiles, delivered on time. Develop product development timelines in conjunction with Marketing. Maintain and follow development processes that adhere to Global Business System… Show more Manage product development and manufacturing support responsibilities for the Minwax and DuraSeal interior wood care brands within the Consumer Brands Group. Direct reports include a staff of seven chemists/technologists/technicians.-Product Development: Product development that meet requirements of design profiles, delivered on time. Develop product development timelines in conjunction with Marketing. Maintain and follow development processes that adhere to Global Business System (GBMS) requirements and ISO certification for the lab site. -Manufacturing Support: Direct continuous improvement projects with the interior wood care manufacturing site to improve off the mill in spec and gain greater processing efficiencies. Collaborate with Commercialization Engineering to refine pilot scale up processes. Provide leadership and guidance to development chemists during the scale up process from pilot to plant trial.-Innovation: Work with divisional New Technology group to evaluate and develop potential novel technologies for interior wood care products. -Cost Savings: Develop, direct and assign cost saving products related to the Minwax and DuraSeal brands. Show less

Managed product development responsibilities for the Minwax and DuraSeal interior wood care brands within the Consumer Brands Group. Direct reports include a staff of seven chemists/technologists/technicians.

Managed product development responsibilities for the Minwax interior clears wood care brand. Direct reports included a staff of two senior chemists.Product development responsibilities as a formulator for both the Minwax and DuraSeal brands.

Product development responsibilities as a formulator for both the Minwax and DuraSeal brands.

Product development responsibilities as a formulator developing wood floor coatings for the DuraSeal brand.