Experience

Scott Manufacturing, LLC

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PDR Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  After successful new product introduction from original R&D research, moved from 50/50 time split between R&D/Corporate Quality to pure R&D. Responsible for introduction of new products stemming from new novel formulations in concert with a focus on growing our business. Also, cost savings and efficiency improvements utilizing strong chemistry and formulating experience. Leveraging new talent through mentoring. After successful new product introduction from original R&D research, moved from 50/50 time split between R&D/Corporate Quality to pure R&D. Responsible for introduction of new products stemming from new novel formulations in concert with a focus on growing our business. Also, cost savings and efficiency improvements utilizing strong chemistry and formulating experience. Leveraging new talent through mentoring.



Audubon Metals

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spectrometric Melt Lab - Quality Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  Management of spectrochemical analysis of production aluminum alloys, ISO 9001 implementation, and statistical process control. Facilitation of external customer gage validation studies and associated data-driven specification reviews. Cooperative production problem solving approach. Management of spectrochemical analysis of production aluminum alloys, ISO 9001 implementation, and statistical process control. Facilitation of external customer gage validation studies and associated data-driven specification reviews. Cooperative production problem solving approach.



Brenntag

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analytical Lab - Quality Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018

  Responsible for developing testing capabilities to support current operations and secure new business. Materials and formulations include a wide variety of metals, solvents, aqueous suspensions, etc. Methods also include classical aqueous chemistry techniques. Major instrumentation includes GC, FTIR, ICP, and UV-Vis. Responsible for developing testing capabilities to support current operations and secure new business. Materials and formulations include a wide variety of metals, solvents, aqueous suspensions, etc. Methods also include classical aqueous chemistry techniques. Major instrumentation includes GC, FTIR, ICP, and UV-Vis.



Berry Global

• Evansville, Indiana Area

• Analytical Services Director

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2017

  Responsible for analytical testing to support operational and R&D efforts across the entire organization. Chemistry focus was thermoplastics such as PE, PG, PVA, various adhesives and associated additives. Instrumentation included GC/MS, FTIR, Raman, DMA, DSC, TGA, and UV-Vis among others. Also led efforts to appropriate the purchase of new instrumentation to further our testing capabilities. Responsible for analytical testing to support operational and R&D efforts across the entire organization. Chemistry focus was thermoplastics such as PE, PG, PVA, various adhesives and associated additives. Instrumentation included GC/MS, FTIR, Raman, DMA, DSC, TGA, and UV-Vis among others. Also led efforts to appropriate the purchase of new instrumentation to further our testing capabilities.



Crane Composites

• Channahon, IL

• Chemist - R&D Director

  • Feb 1998 - Nov 2013

  Promoted from Chemist to Senior Chemist, Product Development Manager, Technical Manager, and R&D Director. Major instrumentation included DMA, UV-Vis, and weathering methodologies such as xenon arc. Responsible for developing new polymer formulations using materials such as thermoset polymers, various forms of fiberglass and associated sizing coupling agents. These new formulations provided cost savings, improvements in efficiency, and new market opportunities. Much of this work was accomplished from a six-sigma approach of continuous improvement and statistical methodologies. Show less