Experience

General Color
• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Account Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present


Barentz

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2023

  Barentz acquired Maroon Group LLC. Ralph’s territory includes NE Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Western NY. He has worked at Chemcentral, Rheox/Elementis Specialties, and EPS Resins focusing on additives and resins for architectural, OEM, industrial, cementitious, and flooring applications. Ralph has expertise in the CASE Industry, Resins, Rheology, and various performance additives. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing at Kent State Barentz acquired Maroon Group LLC. Ralph’s territory includes NE Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Western NY. He has worked at Chemcentral, Rheox/Elementis Specialties, and EPS Resins focusing on additives and resins for architectural, OEM, industrial, cementitious, and flooring applications. Ralph has expertise in the CASE Industry, Resins, Rheology, and various performance additives. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing at Kent State



Maroon Group

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2020

  Ralph’s territory includes NE Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Western NY. He has worked at Chemcentral, Rheox/Elementis Specialties, and EPS Resins focusing on additives and resins for architectural, OEM, industrial, cementitious, and flooring applications. Ralph has expertise in the CASE Industry, Resins, Rheology, and various performance additives. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing at Kent State. Ralph’s territory includes NE Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Western NY. He has worked at Chemcentral, Rheox/Elementis Specialties, and EPS Resins focusing on additives and resins for architectural, OEM, industrial, cementitious, and flooring applications. Ralph has expertise in the CASE Industry, Resins, Rheology, and various performance additives. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing at Kent State.



EPS-Materials

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Feb 2010

  Responsible for the marketing and sales of a specialized line of resin and colorant technology encompassing waterborne emulsions, solution acrylics, polyesters, alkyds, urethanes, and a vast line of colorant technology focusing on today’s VOC requirements to assist in the manufacturing of coatings in a wide variety of applications. Experience includes a strong emphasis on waterborne emulsion technology. Territory included: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Canada. Key corporate accounts included: Sherwin Williams, Akzo Nobel (ICI Paints), BASF, UCP Canada, RPM/Tremco, Home Hardware, and Avery Dennison.



Elementis Specialties

• Netherlands
• Chemicals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Nov 1999 - Dec 2007

  Responsible for the marketing and sales of an extensive line of specialty raw materials including rheological modifiers, pigment dispersions/colorants, dispersing agents, wax additives, and surface conditioners to assist in the manufacturing of paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and sealants. Major clients include: Sherwin Williams, ICI Paints, PPG, RPM/Tremco, Avery Dennison, and Valspar. Territory covered Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, and Kentucky. I was the national account manager responsible for Sherwin Williams, ICI Paints, Degussa Construction Chemical, and RPM/Tremco from 2001 - 2007.



Chemcentral

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Representative

  • May 1992 - Dec 1998

  Responsible for the promotion and sales of raw material manufacturing commodity and specialty chemicals to the coatings, adhesive, printing ink, and rubber compounding markets throughout northeast and central Ohio. Major clients: Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Flood, PPG, Master Builders. In addition, I trained and served as a QS 9000 internal auditor and played a key role in achieving QS 9000 certification. I personally ranked in the top five in sales throughout entire tenure and ranked first in 1997 and 1998 on a national basis.