Nationality: British

Married with children

CAREER HISTORY

Sep. 2004 - Present Chemaide Limited

Product Development Manager - Institutional Cleaning, Disinfection and Personal Care (Billingshurst, West Sussex)

· Reformulated products to comply with the latest regulatory requirements

· Liaised with suppliers to identify suitable raw materials

· Managed database for the generation of new Material Safety Data Sheets

· Co-ordinated production trials

· Managed new product development projects

· Provided training and advice to the sales team

· Developed and maintained SOP's for development processes in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000

1989 - 2003 JohnsonDiversey (from 1996 - 2002 as DiverseyLever and

1989 - 1996 as Diversey Ltd.)

Product Development Manager - Institutional Cleaning Chemicals (1997 to July 2003; Maarssen, The Netherlands.)

· Reduced formulation costs; tested and approved alternative raw materials

· Managed the activities of a team of development technicians working in the R&D laboratory

· Participated in product development teams that included representatives from other functions in the organisation, raw material suppliers and customers

· Coordinated European field testing and manufacturing trials of new products

· Developed colour-coded kitchen hygiene plans and task cards to assist customers in HACCP and COSHH monitoring

Senior Development Chemist - Institutional Cleaning Chemicals (1993 to 1997; Watford, England.)

· Developed new kitchen hygiene products, focusing on reducing packaging waste

· Coordinated European field tests; rolled-out new product range across Europe and Scandinavia

· Conducted field sales support and training across Europe, Scandinavia and AFME.

· Increased sales by introducing UK dosing system to rest of Europe

Technical Services Advisor - Catering Hygiene (1989 to 1993; Northampton, England.)

· Performed field sales support and training across the UK

· Introduced new product range in the UK

· Improved and presented technical sections of induction course

· Performed hygiene audits at customer premises and trained customers in safe food handling techniques

1982 - 1989 City of Birmingham Industrial Research Laboratories

Senior Chemist

· Participated in contaminated land reclamation studies and subsequent instrumental and wet chemical analyses of soil, water and effluent samples (sulphate, chloride, COD, BOD, loss on ignition, toluene extract, arsenic, cyanide, phenols, lead, cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, zinc, using techniques such as gravimetric, titrimetric, AA, IR and UV spectrophotometry; HPL, GL and Ion chromatography; differential scanning calorimetry).

· Contributed to urban redevelopment schemes across the UK.

1978 - 1982 Coates Brothers Printing Inks Ltd.

Technical Assistant

· Formulation development and colour matching; trouble-shooting at customer premises

· Developed improved quality control sample storage system

EDUCATION

· B.Sc. (Honours) Applied Chemistry

· HNC Laboratory Science and Administration

· GCE O Level:- English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography

COURSES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

1991 The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate.

1997 Introduction to Dutch

2000 Business Proofreading

2003 Dutch for Expatriates