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Koblenz, Rp, De

Greater Koblenz Area

Berlin, Germany

Defined operational processes & business solutions across EU warehouses.Managed projects, working closely with business, operations, industrial engineering, and tech counterparts to deliver new processes in warehouse operations.

Seoul, South Korea

Facilitated R&D projects through project management and tech strategy, by establishing product development, road maps, and market/portfolio positioning. Helped developed strategic vision and mission for Think Tank Team within Samsung's R&D organization.

Seoul, South Korea

Owned analysis and strategic insight generation for senior executives at Samsung across geographies and businesses.Projects:Mobile Flagship Smartphone Business Strategy• Assessed channel partnership needs to improve effectiveness of joint sales and marketing activitiesVisual Display B2B Strategic Partnerships • Identified market opportunities and built a partnership strategy to target B2B customers around a specific product line• Interviewed users and other stakeholders to gain insights into pain points surrounding product usage and developed a joint hardware/software offering that best met their needs Samsung Research New-Product Commercialization Strategy• Estimated potential of business, identified relevant applications, and developed a GTM strategy for a new product in development• Suggested product changes to improve the user experience for the target user group, using internal assessments as well as discussions with experts familiar with the target marketDigital Appliance Online Strategy• Built a growth strategy and global playbook for the home appliance online business to increase salesInternal M&A evaluation• Evaluated viability and strategic potential of acquiring a domestic appliance manufacturer

Evanston, Il

Majors: Operations and Managing Organizations, with a focus on Strategy

Des Plaines, Il

• Designed process equipment and pilot plants, proposed project scope, managed construction, and validated designs for testing solvents, absorbents, and catalysts for petrochemical applications• Led multifunctional teams of 4-10 members, organized resources, and managed project spend on 14 capital projects worth $3.5MM, and 57 expense projects worth $300k• Designed novel equipment in self-led initiatives that involved development, prototyping, and iteration using a voice-of-customer (VOC) approach, capturing the needs of all relevant users (machinists, plant operators, equipment service personnel, and support teams)• Earned Honeywell Technical Incentive Program Award, which is used to retain key employees whose expertise and contributions are deemed beneficial to Honeywell’s goals• Other achievements: Honeywell Silver Award for leadership impact; consistently rated in the top 3-5% of employees in year-end reviews (highest tier); selected for mentorship program with R&D leadership

Lemont, Il

• Led multifunctional teams of 3-4 members in designing, building, and operating three novel experimental projects worth $4MM, created to drive transformative technologies within national energy systems• Designed breakthrough, scalable designs for producing high-performance magnetic nanomaterials that greatly reduce the need for rare-earth metals in powerful permanent magnets (US patent 10,196,757)• Developed novel production approaches enabling continuous production of high-aspect nanomaterials, historically produced in small batches with low efficiency

Lisle, Il

• Optimized the electrochemical machining (ECM) process for speed, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.• Compiled an easy-to-use manual for the ECM• Determined the in-house certifiability of chemical passivation processes• Analyzed MSDS’s and other data to determine best choices in ECM and passivation material purchases• Analyzed safety hazards and presented solutions

Lemont, Il

Participated at synchrotron-based experiments of nanocatalysis (publication listed below), including taking measurements on the beam-line and analyzing data.

Lemont, Il

Completed construction and optimization of a beam-line for high energy physics experiments.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Majors: Operations and Managing Organizations, with a focus on Strategy

B.S. And M.S., Chemical Engineering

Education record

Lisle, Illinois, USA

Education record

Lisle, Illinois, USA

Education record

Berlin, Germany