Resume

• 2012

  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.

• 2009

  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

• 1997

  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