Experience

CCT (Coating & Converting Technologies)

• Vice President Of Quality and Research and Development

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Manage day-to-day technical and quality activities and set long-term strategic vision for building a robust technical service and product development team.

• General Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  New role for maturing privately held company. Oversee day to day operations; ensure operating department alignment to corporate budget and goals. Coach functional managers for personal accountability and departmental leadership.• Increase revenue through close working interaction with sales (strategic new business development), technical (new technology mapping) and operations (enhanced efficiencies)• Work with owner to develop strategic plan, short term objectives and long term visions. Execute the plans by harmonizing the leadership team and aligning to the common goals• Increase management effectiveness by stressing the importance of cross-functional interaction in daily operations• Develop performance and quality metrics and instill accountability in all functional areas• Strengthen corporate image by interacting with customers, networking at professional societies and attending industry trade shows.



Intertape Polymer Group

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• New Product Development Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2017

  Started a new R&D group to focus on long term projects and grow the corporate vitality index through incorporation of new technologies and products that allow access to new market spaces• Manage technical group consisting of five product development and applications chemists (3 Ph.D., 2 M.S.) and one technician• Harness the group’s pooled experiences to define emerging market spaces, identify and partner with customers and develop products ahead of the curve. Developments include both technical push and market pull• Use New Product Blueprinting techniques to engage customers and understand performance envelope for new product developments• Member of R&D Leadership Team, Corporate R&D Steering Team, and leader of Corporate Micro-Innovation InitiativeTechnical Committee and Conference Chair for Pressure Sensitive Tape Council 2017 TECH 40 meeting.



Dyna-Tech Adhesives and Coatings, Inc.

• R&D Manager

  • May 2011 - Oct 2013

  Manage development team charged with the design of new adhesives for product assembly and pressure sensitive markets.- Manage technical group (4) and Quality Assurance group (2)- Collaborate with marketing manager to craft market and product strategies, and then communicate these internally to ensure intra-department alignment- Expand hot melt adhesive and resin dispersion product lines through technical advancements and innovation- Develop and implement quality management system, product commercialization process, change management process and streamline regulatory documentation- Represent the technical face of the organization to customers and the industry. Participate on technical committees and work directly with target customer accounts to establish and build technical partnerships, survey and discover customer short and long term needs and engage in collaborative new product developments



BASF

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Specialist

  • Aug 2004 - Apr 2011

  Technical responsibility within the Adhesive business unit working primarily with pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufacturers. Provide ancillary support to industrial adhesive accounts and maintain technical responsibility for select Fiber Bonding (nonwoven) accounts. · Develop formulations to achieve performance specifications including customer coating machine processability. Interact with customers to review laboratory data and provide field technical support for trial testing · Collaborate with regional and global R&D groups to design and develop new polymers. Act as liaison to provide market information and technical performance criteria from end users to R&D to assist development · Participate on North American Innovation Team to develop long-term strategic R&D planning based on emerging chemistries · Interact with global colleagues to foster communication with global customers and compare trends in the industry on a regional basis · Assist market manager and regional sales staff to target growth and new business opportunities at selected customers in support of a $68M business unit. Participate in regional (North America) strategy sessions by collecting market data on competition and helping to craft technical and business strategy · Support global business initiative as North American technical liaison to $5B customer as part of New Business Development initiative to reduce trade imbalance · Lead technical responsibility for > $1M business as part of initiative to expand current adhesive technology into new market areas through eco-efficiency analysis



Sovereign Specialty Chemicals

• Senior R&D Chemist

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2004

  Relocated to the newly formed Central R&D Group with the mission to design and develop high profile waterborne adhesives and coatings for business units across the company. Additional responsibilities included: · Managed technical responsibility for Sovereign's PSA product line (water, solvent, hot melt) ­ annual sales approx $4M. This included indentifying market needs, interacting with customers to develop performance criteria, developing products and overseeing pilot production and manufacturing scale up · Maintained technical responsibility for Sovereign's commercial roofing product line (water, solvent, sealants) ­ annual sales approx $15M across USA. This included interfacing with technical and marketing departments across business units to enable product transfers and technology exchanges. Coordinated external laboratory verification of products (UL and FM), and conducted internal laboratory testing and product formulation · Supported field sales (approx 20 across USA) with customer trials, presentations and training to ensure current and accurate information transfer from laboratory to customers



Imperial Adhesives

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Senior Chemist

  • Jun 1997 - Mar 2001

  After the acquisition of Imperial Adhesives in 2001, the laboratory restructured. Promoted to technical leader for a business unit responsible for $13M annual sales. · Managed and directed research projects for business unit. Averaged 25 active projects per month. Core areas of business unit included roofing, marine, pressure sensitive tape · Developed waterborne neoprene contact adhesives, cold seals and acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive formulations · Technical liaison to interface with corporate research. Adapted existing products to new market areas · Created analytical support laboratory. Specified, installed and operated instruments including FT-IR, DSC, rheometry and PSTC peel testing equipment · Wrote ISO instructions for project methods and laboratory procedures