J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Chemistry
Carpenter Co.
•Led a team that created a new system and company culture that fostered the current innovation process for foam development which became a critical company competency. Provided a path for 100% participation from hourly workers to executive personnel.\n•Developed and launched new and innovative pillows and mattresses which increased sales in the consumer division by 15%.\n•Created an additional revenue stream by launching Carpenter’s new Pet Bed Division
which included segmentation and innovative product placement at retail.\n•Introduced a medical line of mattresses targeting hospitals
nursing homes
and invalid homecare. Successfully worked with overseeing government regulatory agencies and met all required product specifications.\n
New Products and Innovation Manager
Richmond
Virginia Area
Carpenter Co.
Relationship Building
Packaging Design and Development
Artistic Vision
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Customer Experience Management
Consumer Insights
Consumer Empathy
Leadership
Product Innovation
Non-linear Analysis
Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis
FDA Regulation Management
Risk Managemnet
Brand Management
Cultural Adaptation
Technology Trans Process Management
Commercial Team Execution
Business Coaching
New Product Development
Strategic Partnerships
Lisbon
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
•Increased student participation from 50% to 80%
by implementing multiple teaching strategies
including Agile manufacturing processing
allowing students to self-select the daily curriculum.\n•Increased scores on the American Chemical Society’s Standardized Test from 84% to 91%
by working with students from diverse student body by using Situational Study Techniques.\n
Adjunct Professor
Richmond
Virginia Area
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Engineer's Degree
Chemical Engineering
City University of New York City College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master's Degree
Inorganic Chemistry
Daniel
Lisbon
Altria
•Drove new product development by maintained business relationships with a variety of departments including R&D
Manufacturing
Leaf
Purchasing
Packaging Development
Production Planning
Sales
and Marketing
to manage between 20 – 30 domestic and international new brand products and promotions per year
which served corporate initiatives to grow market share from 42% to 46.5% over three years.\n•Led the development and execution of a new company-wide employee recruiting campaign; “Can’t Beat the Experience.” Managed the development and production of a 30-minute video and comprehensive supporting materials which were distributed on college campuses nationwide reaching 95% of the target audience.\n•Created a summer internship program which accurately assessed the skill sets (analytical and creative) of MBA students. Conversion of interns improved from 40% to 100%. Altria’s MBA intern program named one of the best by Wetfeet Research group.\n
Product Development/Marketing Brand Manager
Richmond
Virginia Area
Altria