• Boards of Directors
  
• President and General Manager
  
• Strategy
• Mergers, Acquisitions & JVs
• Restructuring
  
• Sales Leadership
  
• Manufacturing 
• Supply Chain
  
• Research & Development
• Early Stage Companies

Forward thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, yet pragmatic and operationally savvy. 

Board Member

The Atlanta Technology Angels is one of the nation’s top angel investing networks.   Its members invest in top tier early-stage companies in the Southeast.   The investments and ATA support serve as a catalyst that helps young companies achieve success and make a positive impact on society. 

Advisory Board Member

iFOLIO is a digital portfolio platform, which serves educators, enterprises, and athletes. The iFOLIO platform is a customizable, digital engagement solution delivered in a SaaS model. The unique platform promotes greater engagement and maximizes marketing ROI.

Investor

Celios Corporation is focused on  advanced air technologies that bring pure, safe, and breathable air to every part of our lives.  Proprietary technology captures ultra-fine particulate matter down to 10 nanometers with portable devices.

Investor

Qure4u is an all-in-one patient app bringing healthcare into the 21st century. It  eliminates paperwork and improves  communication after visits with  digital technology and telehealth for better patient outcomes 

Investor

Trellis is focused on helping farmers reduce water consumption and improve crop yields.  A unique combination of moisture sensors and software connected via the IoT makes it simple and  convenient for farmers to make better decisions. 

Investor

Qoins uses round-up technology on daily credit card purchases to help people achieve financial freedom and pay down debt faster.

President , Huber Engineered Materials   2015-2017

A leader in acquiring, scaling and operating a global portfolio company of premium functional ingredient businesses. Portfolio included Fire retardants, Silica and Calcium Carbonate with $830 million revenue, 1850 employees and 17 plants. Preferred supplier to thousands of B2B customers in personal care, food, coatings, rubber, plastics, wire and cable, electronics, oilfield, and other markets. 

• Delivered three consecutive years of record profitability. 
• Led a highly engaged workforce - selected as a top work place by Atlanta Constitution Journal

      Vice President & General Manager, Silica   2009-2014 

      Responsible for profitability and strategic direction of Silica business ($280 million & 700 people).  Global leader in dental silica and also serving food, paper and industrial markets.

• Led business to record profitability, increasing EBITDA by $35 million (135%) through growth and manufacturing improvements.
  
• Developed and executed new strategy to expand growth via increased capacity investments while diversifying sales into new markets.

Vice President, Coatings Additives    2006-2009
Global responsibility for profitability and strategic direction of the Coatings Additives business unit ($270 million), serving the paints, coatings, adhesives and related industries. 

• Developed & executed new growth strategy to build on the strong core by adding adjacent products. 
  
• Achieved revenue and profit growth of 35% and 26%, respectively
• Led team for establishing a new $90 million Hydroxyethylcellulose plant in Nanjing, China, including negotiations with Chinese government

• Turned around declining business, increasing EBITDA $8 million by increasing sales volume and pricing while reducing manufacturing and procurement costs. 

Excellent communicator & relationship builder with executive presence from board room to employee meetings.   More than a decade of experience working with public company and private company boards.

• Board Director, Huber Engineered Materials, Atlanta, Georgia - set agendas and organized all meeting content 
  
• Board Director, Magnifin GmbH, Vienna, Austria - Joint Venture between RHI Magnesita and JM Huber 
  
• Chairman, Huber Chemicals India Limited, Mumbai, India
  
• Chairman, Huber Engineered Materials Qingdao, China
  
• Chairman, Huber Engineered Materials Belgium
  
• Chairman, Hercules Chemicals Jiangmen, China
  
• Advisory Board Member, iFOLIO, Atlanta, GA
  
• Board Member, Atlanta Technology Angels

• Led successful acquisition and integration of Albermarle’s $200M fire retardant business at HEM.
  
• Led successful $630 million sale of Silica business to Evonik along with comprehensive transition services agreement. 
  
• Negotiated and completed Joint Venture with the leading producers of Methylcellulose in China, Feixiang Chemicals. 
  
• Acquired and successfully integrated Dexter Chemicals $15 million specialty surfactants business.
  
• Led the successful acquisition & integration of the leading Chinese CMC producer, Jiangmen Quantum. 
  
• Led acquisition of a $40 million guar polymer business and related 20% equity position in Benchmark Performance Group for oil and gas market.

• Conducted business across six continents
  
• Traveled to over 50 countries
  
• Lived and worked in Singapore for 5 years
  
• Strong understanding of different cultures and ability to build relationships with people of diverse backgrounds

• University of Delaware -  MBA, Business Administration
  
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology -  PhD, Chemical Engineering
  
• University of Delaware -  BS, Chemical Engineering,   Men's Varsity Tennis Team
  
• Kellogg Executive Education - Governing Family Enterprises
  
• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Executive Education,  Leadership and Strategic Impact
  
• University of Michigan - Ross School of Business,  Executive Education, Landscape of Positive Leadership 
  

Must Ministries - Poverty Alleviation

Mission: Serving our neighbors in need … transforming lives and communities in response to Christ's call. 

Vision: To become Georgia's most respected Servant Leader -- Restoring lives one person and one community at a time.

Urban Promise - Transforming at-risk youth

The mission of UrbanPromise is to equip children and young adults through Christ with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life                  management, personal growth and servant leadership