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Education: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MS Polymer Chemistry, University of Halle-Wittenberg, 1987 PhD Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, 1991 MBA Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technical Societies: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous Experience: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000-2003 Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Associate; 1995-1999 Flint Ink Corp, Reserch Chemist; 1992-1995 PRA Labs/Coating Research Institute, Research Chemist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publications & Patents: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One patent on UV Ink Varnish Eight publications on Photo Polymerization and Coatings & Inks Vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scope of Activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Management; Strategic Planning; Business Growth Strategy; Business Plan Development including Market and Competitive Analyses, Financial Analysis and Valuation Modeling R&D Effectiveness | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Specializing In: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business plan development for startups; Turnaround strategy for small companies; Growth opportunity assessment for small and medium size businesses, market and competitive assessment R&D productivity and effectiveness assessment Enterprise performance assessment using the Balanced Scorecard framework | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recent Projects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Business Growth Opportunities for a Large Chemical Manufacturer Assessed the viability of new business opportunities for an emerging power generation and co-wrote a business plan for the new business, including a comprehensive industry, customers, and competitors and competing technologies analysis. Business Development for a Real Estate Start Up Developed a business plan for all businesses as well as a private placement memorandum for the real estate private equity fund and assisted the General Partner in capital raising efforts by preparing presentations to investors Business Model Validation of the Logistics Business of a Fortune 100 Chemical Manufacturer Conducted a market and competitive analysis for chemicals and logistics and performed a complete financial including a valuation analysis Petrochemical Growth Strategy Assessment for a Fortune 500 Oil Refinery Company Identified growth opportunities in petrochemicals and determined market size, growth and attractiveness of petrochemical chains, and fit to company’s current business. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
