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Business Development & Marketing Leader | Chemicals & Plastics Growth Strategist | New Venture & Market Expansion Expert Driving Cross-Industry Innovation

Overview

Experienced consultant specializing in business growth within the chemicals and plastics industries. Background includes leadership roles in corporate new business development and expanding product portfolios into global markets. Known for guiding organizations through commercialization of new technologies and building cross-functional partnerships. Long-term advisory support for companies and academic institutions enhances breadth of strategic insight and industry impact.

Short Bio

Consultant and industry advisor with decades of experience in business development and marketing within the chemicals and plastics sectors. Known for guiding new ventures, expanding markets, and supporting cross-industry innovation. Provides strategic insight to companies and academic institutions worldwide.

What I Bring

  • Over five decades of cross-industry leadership in chemicals, plastics, and materials

  • Expertise in building and commercializing new business ventures

  • Strong advisory background supporting corporate and academic partners

  • Broad technical understanding spanning polymers, biotechnology, and chemical technologies

  • Proven ability to drive market expansion across global sectors

  • Extensive experience in manufacturing, engineering, marketing, and sales operations

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

  • Polymers, chemicals, plastics

  • Injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, films, textile fibers

  • Industrial materials and life sciences applications

  • Personal care chemical technologies

  • Biotechnology-enabled product development

Titles Held

  • President, Consulting Firm Specializing in Business Development, Chemicals & Plastics (Approx. 2010–Present)

  • Marketing Manager, Corporate New Business Development, DuPont Company (Dates not specified)

  • Manufacturing Management, Engineering, Marketing, Sales & Business Operations Roles, DuPont Company (1972–various years)

Career Highlights

  • Led a consulting firm for 15+ years supporting major chemical and plastics organizations

  • Served on advisory boards for multiple large plastics industry firms

  • Consulted with leading academic institutions including University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Lehigh University, and University of Delaware

  • Launched a new chemicals business venture for the personal care industry with global reach

  • Built new product offerings across industrial, consumer, automotive, and electronic markets

  • Developed significant business growth strategies during tenure in corporate new business development

Education & Professional Certifications

  • B.S. in Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology

  • MBA (Marketing & Finance), University of Delaware

Languages

English- Native

Impact

  • Drove global growth initiatives across multiple high-value industrial and consumer sectors

  • Directed creation and commercialization of new chemical and polymer-based ventures

  • Strengthened industry innovation pipelines through advisory and academic collaboration

  • Positioned companies for long-term competitive advantage through strategic market expansion

Experience

53

Years of Experience

Fields of Expertise