XG Graphene, Remote & Travel

Industry Manager May 2021 – Current

Responsible for market development of the graphene nanoplatelet materials (GNP) in thermoplastics, thermosets, PU, Epoxy, and cementitious materials

Attended various organizational boards and tradeshows to identify markets valued over $2,000,000 that enabled differentiated market competitive solutions with graphene products

Provided investor and board updates to the CEO and held P&L responsibility for graphene composites market

Coordinated client needs with program management to deliver effective products to market

Victrex PLC, Conshohocken, PA Oct 2016 – May 2021

Global Strategic Marketing Manager Feb 2018 – May 2021

Consulted and brainstormed across multi-functional teams to find new products and new business model fit in strategic segments to generate over $5,000,000 of new business opportunities in Electric Vehicles

Tracked and reported relative attractiveness mapping by using paired difference testing against ranked key criteria to identify the market attractiveness, level of product differentiation, and size of the market to enable executive H2 investment decision-making

Negotiated updated vendor forecasting contracts at no additional cost to deliver COVID-19 revenue business impact within 2% error of $40,000,000 in global automotive sales to enable faster business budgeting flexibility & savings

Coordinated value creation meetings with customers and internally to focus on products with the most benefit to the customer that enabled 20-30% premium value-based pricing versus traditional cost-plus models

Lead global multi-functional team to generate application segment-specific marketing for PPC advertising tied to customer benefits that generated new 5 new key opinion leader engagement at major OEMs with customers

Developed and launched PowerBi analytics to enable our leadership team and the sales team to quickly access information that saved 20 to 40 hours per sales member per year

Expert strategic marketing member for CRM and data to quantify segment KPIs and system functionality

Business Development Associate Oct 2016 – Feb 2018

Developed the Aerospace, Manufacturing, and Energy markets by strategically targeting segments in the global execution plan via the IMPACT sales process which lead to 20% more revenue opportunities by value

Closed genuine new business opportunities of annual revenue over $500,000 receiving a 30% premium to competition by collaborating across stakeholders in EU, Asia, and the USA

Identified new business opportunities in Food Contact at one of the major OEMs on a $1,000,000,000 product line leading to developing a differentiated offering to the customer based on collaboration with the R&D Team

Delivered to 10% growth budget target and 60% sales margins aligned with the globally agreed strategy numbers

Merit Medical, Malvern, PA (Closed for Relocation) April 2016 – Oct 2016

Manufacturing Engineer

Responsible and accountable for 3 different medical device product lines worth over $7,500,000 in revenue to be the lead subject matter expert in the process and design changes when required

Consulted with a team of engineers and operators to deliver $60,000 per year in savings by lean principles (DMAIC)

Tracked and reported engineering KPIs to maintain a high level of productivity of our location to meet demand

The United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH Sept 2014 – March 2016

Materials Research Scientist

Developed applied the scientific method to Physical Vapor Deposited (PVD) magnetron sputtered 2D material MoS2 and WS2 based transistors using an interdisciplinary set of research and engineering skills

Optimized processing techniques for transistor performance by design of experiments and statistical data analysis

Performed analysis on thin-film composition and structure using material characterization instruments

Tracked the cutting edge research in the field and evaluated techniques to incorporate novel ideas into our group

Education (M.S.)

University of Dayton Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering (M.S.) 2014-2016

Drexel University Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (B.S.) 2009-2014

Co-ops

Solvay Specialty Polymers (Co-op) April 2013 – Sept 2013

Process Engineer

Developed a statistical analysis for root causing the coagulation parameters to increase run-time by 1 week per line

Optimized monomer furnace production mass balances, gas laws, and six sigma lean manufacturing techniques to save $2,000 in raw material costs per production run

Janssen Biotech (Johnson & Johnson) (Co-op) April 2012 – Sept 2012

Project Manager

Managed multiple capital projects of over $500,000 from commission to validation including equipment changes and construction renovations with scope, schedule and cost controls according to cGMP

Univar USA (formerly Basic Chemical) (Co-op) April 2012 – Sept 2012

Operations Engineer

Analyzed customer delivery data to uncover buying patterns to save over 200 customers up to $1,000 each month

Lead development of an automated certificate of analysis system to save the operation manager 4 hours each month

CampusUBooks.com (University Start-up) April 2012 – Sept 2012

Co-founder

Launched an online marketplace for Drexel students to trade used textbooks directly to another student

Secured server space and funding to develop the website to offer students a better experience finding textbooks

Skillset

Software: CRM (Dynamics, Salesforce), PowerBi, Tableau, Value Calculators (Shark Finesse), Excel with VBA, Slack, MS Teams, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SAP, Solid Works, Origin, Arkieva

Soft Skills: Public Speaking, Presentation, Leadership, Communication, Technical Comprehension

Publications

(1) Physical Vapor Deposition of Materials for Flexible Two Dimensional Electronic Devices – University of Dayton

(2) Amorphous Boron Nitride: A Universal, Ultrathin, Dielectric for 2D Nanoelectronics – Advanced Functional Materials

(3) Direct Synthesis of Ultra-Thin Large Area Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Heterostructures on Stretchable Polymer Surfaces – Materials Research Society

(4) Preserving Electronic Transport and Inhibiting Oxidation in Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide Using Boron Nitride Sealant Layers – In Press (Applied Physics Letters)

(5) Stoichiometry Control in Ultra-Thin Physical Vapor Deposited Transition Metal Dichalcogenides – In Press

Volunteering, Honors, and Awards

Area Director G73 – Toastmasters – 2020 to Present

Toastmaster Club President – Mainline Group, 2019 to 2020

Cradles to Crayons quarterly volunteer, 2017-2020

Semi-Professional Soccer All-Region selection, MVP, and leading goal scorer for the Cincinnati Saints, 2014

DI scholarship & scholar-athlete for Drexel University men’s soccer team 2009-2012

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