Experience

Valtris Specialty Chemicals

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Services Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Cleveland, Ohio, United States



GEON Performance Solutions

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Product Manager - PVC

  • 2018 - Sep 2021

  Cleveland, Ohio Lead product line team for vinyl compound business. Responsible for strategic pricing, P/L, and product portfolio management. Manage product development pipeline for strategic growth initiatives. Develop and implement strategic growth plans. Lead scheduling/service conflict resolution to ensure customer satisfaction.



Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Leader

  • 2016 - 2018

  Lead product benchmark activities in support of new product and strategic marketing initiatives. Develop custom Graphics products that meet customer or application specific requirements.



Fedrigoni Group

• Italy
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Operations/Product Manager

  • 2010 - 2016

  Managed P/L, pricing, new product development, and supply chain activities. Led Production, Quality, R&D, Engineering. Acted as change agent to improve quality, improve production processes, increase employee engagement, and coalesce Cleveland cast vinyl facility with US headquarters.



Ferro Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager-Engineered Polymer Products

  • 2007 - 2010

  Managed P/L, pricing, product lifecycle management, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and business development programs for Engineered Polymer Products business of TPE compounds, plastic colorants, and filled and reinforced olefin compounds.

• Technical Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

  Managed technical support, new product development, and manufacturing support for lubricant polymer additives business.

• Product Manager

  • 2001 - 2005

  Managed P/L, pricing, S&OP, and business development for the Polymer Modifier business unit that supplies plasticizers and chemical intermediates to the polymer and specialty chemical markets.

• Technical Manager

  • 1997 - 2001

  Led technical support activities for Polymer Additive products including metallic stearate lubricants, mixed metal PVC heat stabilizers, biocides, UV stabilizers, and specialty plasticizers.



Morton International

• Product Manager

  • 1990 - 1997