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| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , Ph.D.Wilmington, DE area PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLE LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLESUSTAINABILITY AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROFESSIONAL Strategic business professional focused on sustainability, product safety, and customer engagement with expertise in technology, marketing, and program/product development across a wide range of industries. Effective project manager prioritizing competing tasks and works as well in a self-directed mode as when leading collaborative teams. Recognized leader of diverse cross-functional and international teams working towards business growth for bottom-line results. Motivated by fast-paced decisive business environments with high levels of innovation and responsibility. Core competencies include: Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Transformation Leadership Product Leadership Customer Relationship Management Global Talent Acquisition Partner Development Trainer Coach Mentor Flexibility and Adaptability Project Management PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCECHEMOURS, Wilmington, DE 2015 - 2019$6B Global Chemical Manufacturing Company.Global Senior Manager Product Stewardship & Sustainability, Product Sustainability Group. Developed and actively managed implementation of product stewardship and sustainability strategies with a primary focus on business units directly linked to chemical supply chain. Global product stewardship included activities in developing standards, protocols, management systems, auditing, metrics, and training. Global sustainability included activities addressing customer inquiries and enterprise-level reporting. Oversaw global regulatory compliance on ~500 products through leadership, coaching and effective management of ~10 direct reports and ~15 in-direct reports in product stewardship. Recognized for leading culture change by conducting implementation of improved risk management for 100% of products in 2 years via a transformation project, including development of procedures, guidelines and tools for new processes. Hired 4 product stewards with a range of expertise by developing role descriptions, engaging talent acquisition, establishing interview teams and negotiating final salary details. Reduced headcount 20% through elimination of an internal management tool for safety data sheets and outsourced activity. Orchestrated first sustainability materiality assessment for corporation - including development of a request for proposal, partnership selection, and stakeholder assessment surveys. Bestowed Future of Chemistry Awards (4 @ $10K & 2 @ $2.5K) for student education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by evaluating nominations for program. Enhanced group communications by learning SharePoint, OneNote and MS Teams and training group (60). Reported sustainability efforts of company to supply chain-oriented stakeholders by strategically generating corporate assessment responses to EcoVadis and via an internal B-Corp assessment. DUPONT, Wilmington DE 2005 - 2015$36B Global Chemical Manufacturing Company.Global Manager Sustainable Growth, Corporate Sustainable Growth Group 2012 - 2015 Advanced Corporation's sustainability strategy for several (13) different business units. Directly engaged senior business leaders to build sustainability into their business' strategic plans, and helped define actions, ensuring sustainability was a key part of value proposition and integrated effectively into business decisions. Conferred (7) $5K charitable Sustainable Growth Excellence Awards by directing annual competition and moderating an external panel (~10) to judge applications and select recipients (15 - 20 applications). Introduced new concepts to annual ceremony with a Your Choice award provided to group winning most internal employee votes out of 6 finalist groups and was awarded for several innovations to process. Achieved a B-grade or better ranking every year for Dow Jones Sustainability Index via development of annual report for RebecoSAM and contributed to other reports (e.g., CDP) or customer requests. Developed data and metrics for corporate sustainability goals - specifically in climate and water by engagement of corporate environmental, health and safety resources.Candidate's Name , Ph.D. EMAIL AVAILABLE PAGE TWO DUPONT (Continued) Created first cross-functional network of 20 subject matter experts to address voluntary codes and standards impacting commerce of company products. Represented company - executive committee nominated - in leading North American chemical trade association (American Chemistry Council) as organization began to formalize strategy to address value chain sustainability for all members. Global Business Development Manager, 2008 - 2012Electronics & Communications - DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Group Focused on business analysis of strategic opportunities and threats in developing new product and service models and secured Companys competitive stance in solar market as part of newly formed business unit. Defined strategic opportunities and trends for competitive positioning in solar market sector by generating environmental analyses- mapping and benchmarking. Contributed to initial evaluation of 25 scenarios. Achieved a patent and aligned opportunities with business strategies for growth via interactions with more than 50 stakeholders - including universities, research institutes, national laboratories, trade associations, and government. Built customer relationships (~50) and a strategic partnership to take products to market. Promoted from previous role to co-lead development of early strategy for DPVS group. Global Market Development Leader, 2005 - 2008Packaging & Industrial Polymers - Ethylene Copolymers Group Drove formation of a single marketing group to address the solar industry. Developed venture business and market communications plan to advance total company offerings from $40M to $500M in 5 years through conducting market research and development activities. Formed DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) Group by co-leading development of a cross-functional venture team (5 business leaders) to establish how company would compete in solar industry as one market facing entity. Increased sales from $5M to $25M in 3 years by leading market activities of product offerings from group. Received a Marketing Excellence Award in 2008 for formation and performance of group. Co-led development of first grid connected solar system - 40 kW - linked to a research and development lab. Promoted to focus on group offerings to solar market (primarily an ethylene vinyl acetate sheet). EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGDoctor of Philosophy, Specialization: Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Master of Science in Safety Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN SalesForce.com GRI SharePoint OneNote Microsoft Teams Microsoft Office and Project Sustainability Skills (openSAP) Marketing Skills Six Sigma Black Belt Corporate Training Supervisor Training Media Training Paint Formulation Training Environmental Regulations Field Economic Evaluations Course Living Leadership Professional Communications Training AWARDS, HONORS & RECOGNITION Special Compensation Award from Corporate Responsibility for Sustainability Programs, 2018. Special Compensation Award from Product Sustainability for Sustainability Transformation Project, 2017. Published article: Corporate Energy Efficiency by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), 2014. Special Compensation Award - Sustainable Growth Center for Innovation in Award Process, 2013. Product Stewardship & Regulatory Recognition Award for contributions to Green Chemistry position statement, 2013. Nominated as key corporate liaison to American Chemistry Council: Value Chain Outreach (served 5 years), 2012. Special Compensation Award from company for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative evaluation, 2010. Elected to the Advisory Council for Delaware State University in the College of Mathematical, Natural Sciences and Technology to grow schools role in renewable energy education and job creation in state (served 2 years), 2010. Elected to the Delaware Taskforce for Renewable Portfolio Standards including solar provisions (served 4 years), 2010. Honored as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Hero for dedication, devotion, and support to further awareness of company in renewable energy sector, 2010. |