chemist/product and brand management/marketing/strategy

ROBERT J. JANOWIAK

***.********@*****.*** • **** Villas Drive Stow, Ohio 44224 • 330-***-****

Marketing/Product and Brand Management

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Experienced professional and recent Strategic Marketing MBA graduate in search of a classical Product/Brand Management position in the Biomedical or Pharmaceutical industries.

CORE COMPETANCIES

-Competitive Advantage Analysis

-Marketing Data Analysis

-Integrated Marketing Strategies

-Analytical Decision Making

-Interpersonal and Presentation Skills

-Process Improvement

-Relationship Building

-Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emerald Performance Materials June 1996-Present

Chemist – Product Management/Q.C./Process Control

-Serves for specialty chemical manufacturer’s operations in Akron, OH, specifically for its Polymer Additives and CVC Thermoset Specialties Divisions

-Chemist in charge of quality operations. Assists in product management regarding new product definition and development, product lifecycle, technological requirements, and product differentiation. Coordinates with marketing, customer service, shipping, and production regarding quality, delivery scheduling, and production planning. Performs competitive analysis for market penetration strategy formulation. Responds to customer inquiries regarding quality, specification, and performance issues. Supervises and trains quality staff.

Key Accomplishments

-Integrated project management, customer service, process improvement and additional roles into the chemist position in order to accommodate the horizontal organization structure resulting from company divestitures

-Aligned various customer product specifications within products for more efficient production and inventory control

-Negotiated with agents to allow direct communication with end clients in order to provide more valuable and accurate product information

-Reduced lead time to ship for various products from 2-3 days to same day

-As result of above actions, reduced departmental workforce by 20%

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration-Strategic Marketing

University of Akron

Fall 2008

Bachelors of Science

Major: Chemistry

Minor: Sociology

Kent State University

Spring 1995

ADDITIONAL MARKETING EXPERIENCE

Design Construction

Consulted with this custom home builder regarding strategies needed to remain viable in the current housing market

-Determined client’s position as a premium product critical to all marketing initiatives

-Encouraged client to adopt a stronger branding strategy; past practices promoted individual locations without taking advantage of the strength of the brand

-Evaluated client’s current “target market,” and proposed alternative demographics to current market base

North Appalachian Experimental Watershed

Consulted with head of this division of the USDA seeking to raise awareness with stakeholders in order to maintain funding

-Conducted research regarding marketing strategies conducive to non-profit/governmental organizations

-Determined optimal tactics for increasing awareness of the facility, such as educational and community outreach programs

-Developed an Integrated Marketing Communications strategy easily implemented by the non-marketing professionals of the facility

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