Engineer Manager

BRADLEY (Brad) W. REED

**** ******** ******, ****** ******, SC 29492

Home: 843-***-**** Cell: 843-***-**** Email: ********@*********.***

SENIOR BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE

Broad Regional, Industry, and Multi-functional Management Experience

Experienced senior executive with demonstrated success in managing global organizations and technically-

oriented products and businesses. Proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans to deliver

significant revenue and earnings growth in a multi-national and multi-functional business environment. An

innovative, personable, and motivational leader with the ability to effectively communicate with and influence

all organizational levels from hourly workers and volunteers to corporate Board of Directors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Water Missions International (WMI), Charleston, SC (Christian 501(c)3 nonprofit) 2006-2010

President, CEO, COO – www.watermissions.org

Member of WMI Board of Directors, established Country Programs in Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Haiti,

Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

Achieved

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Total Income CAGR of 40% from $2.0 MM (2006) to $5.4 MM (2009)

Co-led

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strategic planning process in 2007 -2008 with WMI Founder and Board Chairman

Implemented

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organizational process improvements including formal budgeting process, regular monthly reporting against

goals/objectives, performance metrics, new product commercialization, professional Development and

Marketing roles, Mfg. SOPs, Country Programs manual development

Celgard, LLC (a Polypore company), Charlotte, NC 1988-2006

(former Separations Products Division of Celanese and Hoechst Celanese Corporations)

Vice President and General Manager, Celgard (2000-2006) – www.celgard.com; www.polypore.net

Polypore Senior Leadership Team member, with P&L management and, site management and strategic

planning responsibility for $50 - $100 MM global division with 385 employees worldwide. Direct

management and decision making authority in areas of Mfg., R&D, Sales/Marketing, Finance/Accounting,

IT, and HR. Operations in Charlotte, NC headquarters and Shanghai, China. Direct report to CEO.

• Increased Sales by 120% (17% CAGR) and quadrupled EBITDA (32% CAGR) over five years,

achieving an EBITDA/Sales ratio of >45%

• More than doubled manufacturing capacity, including significant yield and throughput improvements

and securing corporate approval for capital expansion project of >$20 MM.

• Led start-up of new manufacturing film conversion operation in Shanghai, China and transitioned from

Sales Representatives to Direct Sales in Korea/China to improve customer service and reduce costs

Business Manager, Fiber and Membrane Contactors Business Unit (1999-2000) – www.membrana.com

Business Manager, Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors Business Unit (1994-1999) – www.liqui-cel.com

Celgard Business Team member with P&L management and strategic planning responsibility for $5 - $20

MM global business units with 20-75 employees worldwide. Direct management and decision making

authority in areas of Manufacturing, R&D, and Sales/Marketing.

• Led re-engineering and staffing of merged Hollow Fiber Membranes and Liqui-Cel® Membrane

Contactors Business Lines to improve profitability and achieve strategic business integration

• Grew emerging membrane contactor product line from initial business planning and product

development to profitability and sales of >$10MM within five years of initial product launch

• Direct involvement in the successful sale of Celgard from Celanese AG to GTCR/The InterTech Group

Successfully negotiated multi-year, multi-$MM take-or-pay customer exclusivity agreement and patent

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enforcement litigation (>$0.5 MM)

Technology Manager, Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors (1992-1994)

Market Development Manager (1990-1992)

Liqui-Cel and MCS Business Line Team member with direct management and cost center responsibility for

R&D and new market development for the Celgard business.

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Co-led Hoechst Membrane Technology Committee involving key US/German R&D management

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Led New Business Development marketing initiative and process implementation

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Staffed and managed new divisional Technical Service, Applications and Market Development department

(Celgard® Flat Sheet, Hollow Fiber, MCS, Ultrafiltration, Pervaporation)

Senior Technical Service Engineer (1989-1990)

Senior Development Engineer (1988-1989)

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Global Technical service to U.S., European and Asian customers

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Membrane contactor development for solvent extraction applications was recognized with Chemical

Engineering magazine's 1991 Kirkpatrick Award Honorable Mention

CELANESE CORPORATION, Film and Fibers Division, Charlotte, NC

1984-1988

Product/Process Development Engineer (1984-1988)

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Development of polyester staple products and processes and technical service to textile customers

LITHIUM CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Gastonia, NC 1983-1984

Process Development Engineer

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Process development of organo-lithium, lithium metal and inorganic lithium products

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Oyster Creek Division, Freeport, TX 1980-1983

Production Engineer, Process Design Engineer (1980-1983)

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Asst. Area Supervisor, Plant Energy Coordinator, member of German/U.S. project team to design and

construct $46MM grass-roots phenol/acetone plant

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, Clemson University (1980)

• Honor Society Recognitions: Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi

• Part-time industry consultant for membrane separations, battery separator applications (2006-present)

• Authored patents (five), published technical papers (five), technical conference presentations (two), co-

authored chapter in membrane separations textbook, article reviewer for Journal of Membrane Science

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