CAREER SUMMARY Dedicated, versatile, results-oriented, and customer-focused PhD-level Polymer Scientist/Materials Engineer with over 10 years of experience in successful new product and process development and optimization of plastics and rubber materials and processes to create quality, value and reduce waste, analytical materials chemistry, organic and polymer synthesis, and documentation of results in reports and peer-reviewed journal articles. Primary and co-author of five technical publications three presentations and one patent. Developed and maintained strong business relationships with vendors and clients. Experienced in writing standard operating procedures (SOP's) and managing and mentoring scientists, technicians, production personnel and marketing professionals. Proven track record and success in increasing corporation's profitability by effectively decreasing operating expenses through Scrap Reduction, Process Improvement, and implementation of operational processes and systems. Able to thrive in fast-paced environment while remaining focused, resilient, accountable, versatile and practical.

Highlights:

• Quality
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Failure Analysis
• Product Development
• Chemistry
• Injection Molding
• Instrumentation
• ISO
• ISO 9001
• Extrusion
• Analytical Chemistry
• Polymer Science
• Rubber
• Compounding