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Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Leads and develops multidisciplinary applied biology and application technology research and development teams in support of the identification, development and commercialization of crop and specialty fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and biocontrol products based on new active ingredients and innovative technologies. Also responsible for Global Data.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Leads multidisciplinary applied and basic biology research teams. Overseas biology laboratories, greenhouses and field station in support of the identification, development and commercialization of cropand speciality fungicides, insecticides and biocontrol products based on new active ingredients and innovative technologies.

Responsible for building and leading a Global Product Development Team that will drive global projects, including the coordination of product efficacy testing, formulation development and IP strategies.

Led field and product development activities to expand and support Fungicide and Soil Fumigant portfolio.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Leads and manages technical teams in the identification, evaluation and development of innovative technologies for Agricultural products. Includes biological and biocehmical evaluations and IP protection functions at the FMC Innovatin Center in New Jersey and Field Research Station at Sparks, Georgia. Leads efforts to establish and validate novel test.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Led teams to evaluate and develop portfolio of acquisition and technology projects representing approximately 400M$ in new sales opportunities.
• Developed and led internal fungicide strategy and education program
• Led efforts in project management, IT, biology, field development and intellectual property
• Established project management group and support systems following company re-organization

Laverton North, VIC, AU

• Global Product Manager, Fungicides and PGRs (2005-2006)
• Led efforts to manage and expand product line of approximately 120M$ by approximately 50%.
• Led global technical and commercial efforts to optimize commercial potential of copper fungicide business, including change of manufacturing platform to overseas’ manufacture.

Laverton North, VIC, AU

• Director of Research and Development – Fungicides and PGRs (2002-2005)Developed new uses and formulations for existing portfolio and new products representing approximately 60M$ in sales potential. Product line.
• Led technical and regulatory teams to establish new formulation and manufacturing platform for key product line in excess of 30M$
• Managed all global field research and technical support programs, including establishment of external cooperator research panels to advance development and sales initiatives.

Ludwigshafen, DE

• Global Product Manager - FungicidesBASF Agricultural ProductsLimburgerhoff, Germany
• Led strategic marketing and project management activities for a 50M$ product line and for development of a significant new class of active ingredients representing approximately 300M$ in new sales potential.
• Led negotiations with a Japanese partner company to expand and re-register an existing product line. Coordinated commercial, manufacturing and co-development activities. Initiated and managed plan to establish a new.

• Director – Global Insecticide and Fungicide Technology (1999-2000)
• Directed technical programs to support for over M$800 in existing sales, achieve M$600 in potential new product sales, and managed approximately 50% of central development budget (approximately M$80 annual).
• Advanced two new active ingredients into full development representing approximately 400M$ in sales potential. Technical programs and budgets for European reregistration of twenty-three active ingredients were.
• Established and managed evaluation and development programs with third-party collaborators, including several Japanese companies.
• Established first Division-wide project and resource management system.

• Manager - Fungicide Development - International Division (1996 – 1999)Product Development Manager –Fungicides (1994 – 1996)
• Advanced two new active ingredients into full development, representing 200M$ in sales potential and managed product expansion projects achieving over 100M$ in new sales.
• Established product development, registration and fungicide technical education program within American Cyanamid following acquisition of Shell Chemical’s agricultural business.
• Initiated, negotiated and managed technology evaluation and development programs with other companies including co-development programs with two Japanese partners. * Established and led team of product development.

• Project Manager – Specialty Products - North American Division (1992-1993)
• Developed and launched a novel pesticide delivery system in record time using innovative project management and intensive communication techniques. * Managed a wide range of non-crop insecticide projects and a critical.

• Senior Research Biologist - Fungicide Discovery (1989-1992)
• Responsible for the fungicide screening group and for the development of high-capacity screening programs. Increased screening capacity by over 20X through novel assay approaches and automation technologies utilized in.
• Established and managed testing efforts at internal and remote locations. * Managed team of research technicians

San Ramon, CA, US

• Chevron Chemical Company, Richmond, California (1987-1989)Lead Scientist – Fungicides Inventive Research
• Established and manage a new fungicide discovery program - from primary screens to worldwide field tests. Identified and patented new active ingredients. Recruited and directed team of eight scientists.* Identified and.

Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Fungicide Technology, Epidemiology, Mycology, Biostatistics

M.S., Botany And Plant Pathology

B.A., Biology