Director of Chemistry
Resume:
J. Adrian Hawkins
**** *. ******* ***, *********, CO 80122
Office: 303-***-**** Cell: 303-***-****
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Dedicated, dynamic scientist with extensive experience identifying lucrative improvement opportunities, cultivating positive customer relationships and strategic alliances in both domestic and international arenas. Organized, results and quality oriented with proven ability to manage multiple projects, resolve complex business issues in a timely, cost-effective manner. Recognized for highly developed communications, negotiations, motivational, and interpersonal skills, and maximizing services, production, productivity, innovation and customer satisfaction. Successful in start up and turnaround situations.
Key Competencies Include:
•Customer Relations and Support
•Policies, Processes and Procedures
•Project Management
•Statistical Design
•Profit and Loss Management
•Strategic and Operational Planning
•Product and Market Development
•Competitive Analysis
•Cycle and Lead Time Reduction
•Critical Thinking
SELECTED BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS
Originated design and implementation of innovation process cycle time and productivity metrics. Coordinated with multiple operations and technology managers at a major chemical manufacturing company to perform Pareto analysis of R&D spending, resource allocation, ROI and cycle time reduction improvements. Results: Achieved "Best in Class" results; recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Large Manufacturing Company Division.
Redirected business operations at failing division. Asked to lead the technology development and manufacturing departments of a faltering business slated for closure. Developed and implemented a strategy that re-focused sales, marketing and customer service, and acquired external technologies and manufacturing assets. Results: Increased sales 30,000 % and improved earnings from losses to double- digit cash flow in three years.
Increased sales and revenues of a major manufacturing facility. Worked with corporate sales and marketing, and research and development managers to identify, develop and commercialize a series of new chemical products utilizing existing manufacturing assets. Results: Transformed a non-profitable and shrinking manufacturing facility slated for closure into a highly profitable facility that doubled in size within four years.
Launched a new chemical process utilizing parent company’s raw materials. Working with corporate R&D, established a value proposition that required use of existing manufacturing assets. Designed methods to introduce new processes, evaluated results, gauged impact on competition and rollout plan. Results: Expanded existing plant to generate an additional $130 million in profitable sales.
Managed all aspects of a corporate technology engine. Coordinated with multiple plant, business and technology managers to innovate and commercialize dozens of new products based on a new, core technology platform addressing stagnant applications R&D product growth, new product innovation and IP portfolio concerns. Results: Introduced more than 30 new, profitable products in five years.
Established full business infrastructure in new Asia markets. Assessed viability of move into new markets, considering the complications of overseas expansion. Coordinated with sales, commercial development and regional business management, drafted plan, assessed financial cost and ROI of expansion into new geographies. Results: Established profitable subsidiaries in offices and laboratories in Japan, China and India, which were staffed and supported solely by nationals.
J. Adrian Hawkins
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Chemistry 2005 – Present
ZettaCore, Incorporated, Englewood, CO
Responsibilities include directing and supervising the work of numerous PhD, masters and bachelors level chemists and engineers; performing hands-on synthesis and analysis of organic chemicals and semiconductor materials; data collection and analysis.
Supervisor, Arkansas State Standards Laboratory 2004 – 2005
Arkansas Bureau of Standards, Little Rock, AR
Responsibilities include supervision of various metrologists and field investigators; constructing and deploying NIST and state government operating policies and procedures; data collection and analysis.
Private Consultant; Professor/Facilitator 2001-Present
Various Confidential Clients; University of Phoenix, Little Rock, AR
Responsibilities include teaching chemistry and environmental sciences in the undergraduate program, and statistics in the MBA program; providing financial, business and technical guidance to numerous confidential clients in a variety of industries from pharmaceutical intermediates to fuel additives.
Director, Fine Chemicals Customer Interface 1999 – 2001
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
Responsibilities include directing and coordinating sales, marketing, commercial development and customer service representatives and activities in Asia, Europe and North America
Director, Technology and Commercial Development 1995 – 1998
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
Responsibilities include developing and managing R&D, capital and commercial development budgets for a $400+ million business; direct supervisory responsibility for 25 +/- commercial development personnel, coordinating trade show activities; customer needs identification and fulfillment.
Chemist and Project Manager 1982 – 1995
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
Responsibilities include chemical product and process R&D, manufacturing process scale-up and implementation; technical report and patent writing; technical and capital project management.
EDUCATION
PhD, Organic Chemistry
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
BS, Chemistry
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
DOS • Windows • Adobe • Visio • Project • Excel •
PowerPoint • Netscape • Access • Word • Lotus •
Quicken • enterprise software solutions
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