Experience

Seatex Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Furniture
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of R&D, and Quality

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Guided organizational modernization, transition, and growth, overseeing company transformation from privately held industrial soap/cleaner producer to a private equity backed chemical manufacturing firm. Directed build out of a technologically progressive manufacturing facility with comprehensive laboratory and research capabilities, successfully positioning organization as a leading global chemical manufacturer. * Oversee market production capabilities spanning 2,000 formulations across four major markets, assessing in-house production capabilities to accelerate introduction of new formulations. * Contributed $MM's in annual revenues by supporting sales teams as a technical expert while cultivating personally hunted customer base in the areas of Catalyst, Microelectronics, and Oilfield products. * Spearhead all regulatory compliance activities, effectively responding to increased COVID-19 demand for sanitizers and soaps by working collaboratively with FDA to ensure approval of multiple new products that delivered $MM's in revenue in 2020. * Strengthening company chemical manufacturing and technical competency and enhancing via vertical integration of supply chain resulting in exponential company growth. Our goal is to boost company valuation by 10x over a 3- to 5-year span.



Precision Additives Inc

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President R&D & Supply Chain

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2018

  Spearheaded development of all chemical technology across several product lines including Precision Additives and Precision Fluids while strategizing the full-scale commercialization of all new chemical products. Oversaw all EH&S, conceptualization and implementation of analytical procedures, as well as ideation and implementation of all commercial Standard Operations Procedures. Drove innovation and advancement of R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing and lead a development team of 20 staff. Partnered with COO to design, develop, and implement multiple chemical operations for sites across North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and Mexico. Conceptualized and launched a successful ground floor build of 3 regional, liquid, and drying blending chemical facilities in Texas and North Dakota, which were centralized for the three major regions of the oilfield industry: Bakken, Permian, and Eagle Ford. Headed operations to drive commercialization from pilot phase to full commercialization. Achieved 13% annual margin gains after developing and launching a new product line; successfully added 140 new products and realized a 100% improvement for the incumbent product line. Managed P&L across operational efficiencies, FIFO inventory management, production, operations, logistics, warehousing, and distribution. Increased 2017 pipeline by 300% after creating Key Account Plans and developed utilization of Salesforce. Reduced 70% of manufacturing overtime with strategic operational and manufacturing improvements; reduced sales and travel budget expenditures by 40% year over year. Cultivated a strong workplace culture and managed professional development of Regional Sales Managers for the chemical product portfolio. Developed technical marketing and technical sales materials, tools, and tactics to help sales operations promote products and secure new business development.



BOSS Tech

• Peru
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO

  • 2013 - 2018

  Built entrepreneurial venture offering turnkey solutions to enhance production efficiencies of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care, Micro Electronics, Paints and Coatings industries by combining leading edge multi discipline sciences including high output micro and nano chemical manufacturing, computer automated manufacturing, cryogenics, microwave, ultra-sonic molecular chemical processing, and adaptive chemical formulating. Engaged chemical manufacturers in discussion regarding business expansion initiatives and techniques to improve competitive position, expand product offerings and/or vertically integrate supply chain, discover cost savings for product integration, and enhance ROI. Selected Projects & Client Engagement: * Economy Polymers – Polyacrylamide Plant Design: Built PAM processes to facilitate production and scaling of anionic friction reducers up to 1M gallons per year. * Maverick LLC: Added ~60 various chemical additives within the oil field market leveraged for sale and production for two years prior to market collapse. * Matrix Oilfield Chemicals: Developed product line of production chemical and stimulation chemicals, positioning company for sale to competitor at a 4X multiple. TIP- Technology Integrated Partners - Start-up initiative for vertical integrated chemical synthesis. Completed a project to manufacture polyacrylamide via proprietary IP and state of the art methodology and equipment for non-batch process.



Independence Oilfield Chemicals, an Innospec Company

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. VP – Operations, & Supply Chain

  • 2012 - 2013

  Directed all IOC chemical operations across three plant sites in support of supply chain, production, facilities, logistics, and new product commercialization. Coordinated chemical production, manufacturing and blending, raw material sourcing, purchasing, and training. Designed and directed the build out of all IOC chemical facilities while managing inventory, production and operations P&L, logistics, warehousing, and distribution. * Delivered ground floor build of 3 regional liquid and dry blending chemical fields supporting oilfield industries and driving production capabilities from $0 to $125M in sales in 1.5 years. * Commercialized 40+ individual in-house blended products into viable commercial product blends.



Rockwater Energy Solutions

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President of Commercialization

  • 2011 - 2012

  Planned and executed development and introduction of new products, services, and technologies specific to the oilfield pressure pumping services industry through collaboration with the Chief Technical Officer. Delivered new technologies development by coordinating development efforts in the Houston-based research and development laboratory, serving as a technical liaison with the product development and field operations personnel of Benchmark’s customers to satisfy an evolving product line and novel technology needs. Promoted sales and technical support for new technologies. Oversaw performance of marketing efforts across company sales and business groups including district sales managers and sales personnel to ensure oilfield products are presented optimally. Developed technical training videos and tools to progressively maximize professional development for new product launches. Partnered with a newly acquired company, Monolyte, LLC, to manage vertical integration and build of a Polyacrylamide manufacturing facility in Tyler, Texas.



SACHEM, Inc

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager – Global Electronic Materials Market

  • 1996 - 2011

  Earned multiple promotions in recognition of exceptional contributions toward organization success. Positions held include: Manager – Global Electronic Materials Market Serving as an expat in Osaka, Japan, managed integrated activities encompassing the $60M electronic materials market and business segments, and P&L responsibility. Delivered multiple projects related to new global business initiatives, including PP&E budget planning for $20M CAPEX and three-year rolling forecasts. Manager – New Business Development, Energy Materials & Biotechnology Directed new global business development in emerging markets for pharmaceutical and biotechnology. Served as technology/sales liaison for biotechnology solutions business unit for protein purification. Technical Regional Sales Manager In a role requiring 90% travel an expansive territory spanning the Northern USA, Texas, Mexico, Canada, and Russia, supported existing customer base with 700+ companies and 5,000+ contacts. Promoted new business development and market development market development for microelectronic, polymers and catalysts, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, gas and oil industry, renewable energy, energy storage devices and other markets. Senior Analytical Chemist / ICP Mass Spectrometer Specialist Increased sales an average of 20.1% across ten years while delivering 600% growth from $5M to $31M per year. Achieved target goals for two-year ROI and 12% EBITDA growth, and earned SACHEM Employee of the Year Award in 2010.