Sales Manager

P. MICHAEL SCHMEIDA

**** **** ***** ****

Clinton, Ohio 44216

330-***-**** (cell)

email: *********@*******.***

Professional Attributes and Areas of Expertise:

. Project Management (Single & Group)

. Work with All Stakeholders (Educate, Consult & Provide

Technical Service)

. Work Extensively with Vendors (Quality, Scope of Work)

. Regulatory Knowledge (CARB, DTSC, CEQA, Prop 65, VOC, EPA

CAP's)

. Computer Literate (MS Office, SAP, Major Operating Systems &

Database Use)

. Assemble Articles/Training Manuals, Literature,

Presentations, & Impromptu Demonstrations

. Green Design Systems and Practices (LEED, ASHRAE, IgCC,

EnergyStar).

. Have managed direct reports and "shared" resources.

Education:

Post-Collegiate:

. LEED Accredited Professional- May 2004; Learned and passed

examination covering LEED assessment of green building.

Covered points system, general construction practice, and

green building techniques.

. Project Management Professional (PMP) Course, Kent State

University Stark Campus- September 2008; Learned project

management skills in course for exam as a PMP.

The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325:

. Master of Science, Chemistry- August 2000; Learned higher

level analytical, physical and polymer chemistry theory and

applications then utilized in research. Presented research

in both oral and written forms at conferences, etc. Also

served as a teaching assistant in undergraduate labs.

. Bachelor of Science, Chemistry- May 1998; Learned techniques

in analytical chemistry as well as fundamentals of physical,

inorganic, organic, polymer, qualitative and biological

chemistry theory supplemented in integrated laboratory

experiments. Applied techniques in performing senior project

and accompanying presentation and paper. Also took

coursework in biology, geology, computer science, engineering

and statistics.

Professional Experience:

. Manager of Sustainable Programs, Tremco Inc.: Beachwood, Ohio.

(03/08 to present).

o Develop all programs and monitor or manage all projects

related to sustainability in the division across all

functional areas, as well as additional projects across the

company and throughout parent organization. These include

LEAN projects, 0-Landfill efforts and community outreach

efforts.

o Serve as the expert throughout the organization on

sustainable design code, policy and trends and help foster

broader acceptance and ownership of those.

o Active as organizational and often industry representative in

code and regulation development in California, DC and Ottawa,

meeting with those drafting regulation, those sponsoring

changes and those enforcing and educating them.

o Identify and implement means and methods to "green" the

operations within the company.

o Serve as the expert in Tremco for sustainable design,

educating internal and external customers.

o Develop strategies for taking the company's leadership role

in sustainable design and growing the business based on it.

. Product Manager, Tremco, Inc.; Beachwood, Ohio. (02/05 to

02/08)

o Make the day-to-day business and marketing decisions of the

waterproofing, deck coating, drainage and green roof product

lines.

o Manage products through life-cycle.

o Coordinate the efforts of R&D, manufacturing and sales to

maintain and grow the product lines with limited resources.

o Write and maintain all literature relating to products.

o Assist in developing promotions, pricing and marketing plans

for these products.

o Monitor trends within industry organizations and regulatory

agencies and react to these in managing the product line.

Represent Tremco at said organizations as well as trade

shows, conferences and in the field.

o Also continued to maintain knowledge base on "green building"

trends, regulations, and the like. Represent the company in

the green building field.

. Technical Service Representative, Tremco, Inc.; Beachwood, Ohio.

(10/03-01/05)

o Provide technical support to Tremco sales force, architects,

engineers, civic officials and contractors.

o Perform product testing to resolve issues.

o Draw custom CADD drawings demonstrating proper product use.

o Write installation procedures, technical data sheets,

technical bulletins and other support literature.

o Perform on-site support in product usage and problem solving.

o Give presentations on our products, industry associations,

and the like for technical services, marketing, and sales.

o Maintain knowledge base on "green building" trends,

regulations, and the like. Represent the company in the

green building field.

o Attend trade shows representing the company and products.

. Product Development & Technical Service Chemist, Fomo Products,

Inc.; Norton, Ohio. (2/02-9/02)

o Formulated and tested, new products in the two-component spray-

foam and adhesives markets, primarily for transportation and

construction.

o Trained sales force, customers, and distributors on the

advantages and use of products.

. Product Development & Support Chemist, Pennzoil-Quaker State; Maple

Heights, Ohio. (7/00-11/01)

o Formulate and test new products in Consumer Products Division

both at lab scale and plant scale-up level.

o Recommend materials for multi-component products such as

laminated fibers, plastic-film covered foams and decorative

coatings for automobiles.

o Present new products to marketing, sales and to buyers.

o Work with QC, purchasing, vendors, and manufacturing to

recommend new raw materials. Manage projects from inception

well into their life cycle.

o Issued one patent while there.

o Develop products that were among top initiatives for

2001/2002, including one patented product (US Patent

#6,602,835).

Professional Presentations and Publications:

. Schmeida, M and Culek, C. "Spray-Applied Waterproofing- Mixing

Efficiency and Effectiveness". Construction Specifier January 2006

p.58.

. Schmeida, M. "Hot and Cold Applied Membranes for Green Roofing",

Atlanta Building Envelope Council Low-Slope Roofing Workshop,

Presented October 2007.

. Schmeida, M. "LEED in Sealants and Weatherproofing", Chamberlain

Waterproofing Winter 2008 Newsletter.

. Schmeida, M. "Sustainability Reference Guide", Tremco Global

Sealants Division,

http://www.tremcosealants.com/commercial/green/education.asp

. Schmeida, M. "Energy Efficiency at Home and the Office",

MetroParks Serving Summit County, Presented Earth Day 2009.

. Schmeida, M. "Answering the LEED Challenge to Sealants and

Weatherproofing Products", Sealants Handbook, Mittal, K.L., ed.,

CRC Press, 2009.

. Schmeida, M. "Proper Sealing Yields Less Energy Use", High

Performance Building Congressional Caucus and Coalition- Presented

October 2009.

. Schmeida, M. "Choosing Sealant Technologies on Application First",

High Profile Monthly, May 2010- (Available online at

http://blog.high-profile.com/2010/05/06/choosing-sealant-

technologies-on-application-first-by-michael-schmeida-ms-

leed%e2%84%a2ap-manager-of-sustainable-programs/)

. California DTSC Alternative Analysis II Symposium- Arriving at

Green Chemistry: A Case Study in Integrating Sustainability into a

Construction Chemicals Company, July 2010.

. Adhesives and Sealants Council Annual Meeting- Energy Efficiency:

Proper Use and Maintenance of Sealants/Seals Means Less Energy

Use. Presented October 2010.

Professional Associations:

. Member, ASTM. Active within committee E-60 (Sustainability).

Task Chair for two different standards.

. Member, United States Green Building Council, NE Ohio Chapter,

Active member, Schools/Education Working Group.

. Member, ASHRAE

. Member, ICC- Active in green code development activities.

. Members, Adhesives and Sealants Council. Chair for Government

Relations and Sustainability Committee

Community Involvement:

. Volunteer, MetroParks Serving Summit County. Since 2008

. Member, Executive Advisory Board, College of Business

Administration, The University of Akron. Since 2010.

References:

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