Resume

• 2017

  Directed internal and external team members with multiple projects / programs and their interdependencies

  from inception through completion. Interfaced with strategic leaders to plan

  coordinate

  and execute long-term strategies and tactical action plans to support growth objectives. Managed appointed staff providing leadership

  prioritization

  and delegation of activities against agreed objectives.\n•\tCustomer Programs: Oversaw the execution of new and changed business projects and programs for the top eight customers

  taking on extra responsibilities during the absence of two program managers for six months

  resulting in consistent project delivery and positive customer performance reviews.\n•\tIntegrated Strategy: Led weekly strategy and status meetings for new business opportunities with Senior Management

  Operations

  and Sales

  leading to improved project Return On Investments (ROIs) and project completion times. \n•\tContractual Agreements: Negotiated customer contracts and contractual changes

  submission of proposals

  directing the development

  production

  and delivery of the detailed technical and contractual requirements for two major customers. \n•\tLeadership and Team Building: Coached

  mentored

  trained

  and supervised the associate program and product managers to work strategically and drive results

  resulting in the quicker transfer of projects to their portfolios.

  Chemtool Incorporated a Lubrizol Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway

  Project Management Institute

  English

  Ph.D.

  Biochemistry

  Loyola University Chicago

  Augustana College

  B.A.

  Chemistry and Biology

  Southern Illinois University

  Carbondale

  M.S.

  Project Management Institute

  Project Management Professional

  LinkedIn

  Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap

• 2014

  Oversaw all aspects of projects

  including planning

  design

  contracts

  Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)

  Non-Disclosure Agreements (NTAs)

  budgets

  reports

  closeouts

  scheduling

  quality functions

  and status reports. Facilitated project team meetings

  cross-functional communications

  and alignment with internal and external stakeholders’ expectations. Assumed increasing responsibility across teams of leaders

  along with providing front-line management with the customer. \n•\tCustomer Advocate: Drove projects and programs for key customers from new product initiation through implementation and change management.\n•\tContinuous Process Improvements: Streamlined production processes by integrating critical manufacturing parameters and Kaizen methodology

  resulting in the improvement of product integrity and reduction of quality concerns.\n•\tRisk Mitigation: Improved risk assessment plans for business continuity planning by minimizing single-sourced raw materials and single-site manufacturing.\n•\tInventory Reduction Strategies: Optimized excess inventory through product rationalization programs for low sales / no sales product lines.\n•\tRevenue Growth: Improved internal gross margins each quarter for major customers through pricing and cost analysis.

  Chemtool Incorporated a Lubrizol Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway

• 2012

  Chemtool Incorporated a Lubrizol Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway

  AMS

  Managed project design

  project implementation

  data processing

  and risk planning for new product development

  process improvements

  and life cycle management. Presented status reports

  schedules

  and communication plans to customers and internal teams.\n•\tCustomer Projects and Programs: Developed products for a $380B major oil company from inception to full-scale production.\n•\tRevenue Growth: Strengthened margins and improved quality and product performance through product cost analysis and raw material substitutions.\n•\tContinuous Process Improvements: Increased revenue growth and reduced product-line complexity by streamlining product synergies while aligning with corporate strategies.\n•\tRegulatory Compliance: Collaborated with the Regulatory team to align Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and consumer labeling to new and rebranded products for domestic and global sale.\n•\tProduct Delivery: Improved product testing capabilities and lowered product testing turn-around time through championing new capital resources.\n•\tProcess Improvements: Identified and resolved gaps found in inventory and shipment of finished goods. \n•\tScientific Presentations: Instructed scientific courses for managers

  engineers

  scientists

  and technicians during professional meetings.

  Chemtool Incorporated a Lubrizol Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway

• 2011

  Valerie

  O'Sullivan

  Ph.D.

  PMP

  Rock Valley College

  Instructed general chemistry and biology courses to students in the healthcare track. \n•\tPresentation of Technology: Prepared and presented lectures for general chemistry and biology. \n•\tLed and supervised laboratory classrooms.

  Rock Valley College

• 2001

  Managed project design

  project implementation

  data processing

  and risk planning for new product development. Contributed to process improvement initiatives as they related to improving program delivery. Presented status reports

  schedules

  and communication plans.\n•\tNew Product Implementation: Collaborated and developed new commercial products with Marketing

  R&D

  Packaging

  and Engineering.\n•\tProcess Excellence: Improved manufacturing processes and operating costs with Kaizen methodologies.\n•\tValue Proposition: Developed instruction manuals

  resulting in a decrease in customer inquiries on product applications.\n•\tCompetitive Intelligence: Prepared technical product specifications and performed competitor analyses for increasing market shares.

  Thermo Fisher Scientific

• 2000

  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Elkhor

  Director Of Technology

  AMS

  Responsible for the evaluation and analysis of new business opportunities and recommendations.

  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Chemtool Incorporated a Lubrizol Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway

  Rockton

  Illinois

  Program Manager

• Technical Project Leadership

  Immunoassays

  new product development

  Continuous Improvement

  Molecular Biology

  Chromatography

  Chemistry

  Life Sciences

  project management

  Lifesciences

  Cell

  Genomics

  Business Process Improvement

  Biotechnology

  Commercialization

  Cost forecasting

  Cross-functional Team Leadership

  Lubricants

  Manufacturing

  Biochemistry

  O'Sullivan

  Ph.D.

  PMP