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New Business Development

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is an American multinational manufacturing company specializing in products derived from fluoropolymers.

Results-oriented, hands-on, engineered thermoplastic development professional with 20 years of expertise in all facets of traditional product development process as well as customer development model. My strength is in assisting the organization and new business development team, with reaching new customers, opening new markets or identifying opportunities to resegment an existing market. I offer a strong ability to find industry 'Wildcatters' or 'Earlyvangelists' to test product concepts and to discover opportunities for problem solving or product differentiation. Verifiable track record for the successful completion of multi-million dollar projects through coordinating research and development of new products, developing partnerships, and building positive rapport with the sales channel, civil and military engineers as well as project managers. Versed in contract negotiations, product development planning and scheduling, cost estimating, analysis and development of 'fit-for-use' specifications, the ability to overcome impending design problems and military or government regulations.Areas of Expertise lie in: -Creativity in application of technology -Profit management of product line-Strong product development skills -Experienced at estimating product cost-Cross-organizational team building -Drove strategic pricing decisions-Understanding of value-added products-Developed 'fit-for-use' specifications