Senior management team member of second largest group in company with $410MM+ Net Sales. Annual sales growth of 15%, and net income of 25%+ for seven years. Led team responsible for sales forecast, and supply direction/execution of global raw materials/packaging, and sub-contracting. Directed the Strategic Buying Plans, for commodity raw materials and packaging, to successfully negotiate, and execute $6.2MM in savings. Identified supply/demand outlook, underlying forces, and recommended buy strategy/execution. Increased confidence of packaging availability across internal plant network to improve turns by 40%, customer order-fill by 8%, and carrying cost of $350,000/year. Leveraged $25MM Sub-Contract Business, to increase gross margin by 44%, or $1.9MM. Created "full-service" business plan that eliminated inventory and saved $400K/year. Led the turnaround of the $13MM Pottery Business, by increasing gross margin by 27%, or $3.6MM. Shifted sourcing, and moved facility to capture exchange rate, and outbound freight savings to retail stores. Negotiated exclusive licensing agreement, and implemented an innovative, new packaging concept on Miracle-Gro Potting Soils products. Project generated incremental sales, and net income of $30MM and $18MM, respectively. Advised on Facilities P-Card for non-inventory purchases across 25-plant network. Pathway defined for purchases, receipt verification, and monthly reconciliation.;

Hyperion Materials & Technologies is a global solutions provider for high-performance applications of hard and super-hard materials. With heritage as the world's premier cemented carbide, diamond and cubic boron nitride producer, our offering is based on premium products that can be engineered and manufactured to meet the dynamic needs of a wide range of industries, including: • Aerospace • Automotive • Electronics • Energy • Environmental & Process • Food & Beverage • General Manufacturing • Hygiene • Medical • Mining • Steel Production • Tool Making Our products are used in many demanding applications, including: • Manufacturing from cemented carbide powder • Tool manufacturing • Grinding, finishing, polishing and lapping • Wear protection • Rotary cutting • Can making • Metal forming • Hot rolling • Flow control and fluid handling • Exploration and production of natural resources Hyperion has well-established technologies and facilities across the world that support a global sales network that provides local support to our customers.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., Franklin International was established in 1935 and today is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives, sealants and polymers for commercial and industrial applications. Franklin integrates its core competency – emulsion polymerization – into a broad product offering, including glues, adhesives, hot melts, binders, sizing compounds and more. These products are distributed across six continents for use in construction, furniture manufacturing, millwork, paper converting, pressure-sensitive products and fiberglass reinforcement.

ASK Chemicals Group, headquartered in Hilden near Düsseldorf (Germany), is a global supplier of high-performance industrial resins and materials. The company's products are mainly used in foundries and in the production of abrasives, refractories, impregnation, coatings, insulation and composite materials. The Foundry division offers an exceptionally wide and innovative range of foundry consumables including binders, coatings, risers, filters, release agents as well as metallurgical products such as inoculants, inoculation wires and master alloys for iron casting. The Industrial Resins division is a leader in the field of specialty phenolic resins. Our phenolic resins are the preferred choice when it comes to meeting the highest requirements in the areas of fire protection, energy consumption, service lifetime, health and safety at work. The company has a production and sales network in 22 countries and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide. ASK Chemicals Group sees itself as a driving force of industry-specific innovations with research centers and laboratories in Europe, Asia, America and Africa. ASK Chemicals is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We don’t just make chemicals. We solve problems. Let our chemical expertise enhance your competitive advantage. We work with companies to innovate and achieve commercial success through the manufacture of high-performance materials and additives and expert advisory and consulting services. We don’t just sell chemicals; we solve problems and deliver solutions, leveraging nearly one hundred years of applied chemical technology to help our customers commercialize their products profitably. Whether you are part of a small company or a Fortune 500 organization, we value your relationship and want to serve your long-term needs. Fine and Specialty Chemical Manufacturing for all Industries Worldwide Since 1928 • Analytical Reagents • Organics and Inorganics for Research • Specialty Chemicals • Customized Bulk Process Chemicals ISO 9001:2015 ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Toll Manufacturing: Specialty Chemicals & Resins Capital Resin Corporation is a chemical producer with the research and development and technical integration that allows for collaboration with customers in developing high-quality chemicals in demanding industries. CRC is a customer service driven toll manufacturer of phenolic resins, amino resins, aromatic sulfonic acids, alkylated phenols, urethane polymers, acrylic polymers, personal care products, formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0), UFC - urea formaldehyde concentrate 85%, and acetoguanamine (CAS 542-02-9). To complement our toll manufacturing, we are a trusted contract research and process development partner with scale up capabilities from lab and pilot production to full-scale commercial production in multiple vessel sizes and materials of construction. CRC is also a blender, dryer, and packager for custom needs and formulations. Established in 1976, Capital Resin is a family-owned custom chemical producer with the R&D and technical integration that allows for collaboration with customers in developing high-quality chemicals. Some of the demanding industries are agriculture, packaging coatings (food, beverage, and industrial), automotive coatings, adhesives, advanced composites, personal care products, specialty papers and paper saturation, aerospace, defense, and electronics. Capital Resin is an ISO 9001:2008 and a SOCMA ChemStewards certified Company. We have a 24/7 quality and production staff that highlights its dedication to quality and customer responsiveness. Please contact Capital Resin today if you would like to learn how a toll manufacturer concerned with your companies sustainability and intellectual property can help find a solution to your specialty chemical needs.

Forge, a member of Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, is a gene therapy development engine, focused on enabling access to life changing gene therapies and helping bring them from idea into reality. We partner with innovators in the gene therapy community: scientists, physicians, biotech/pharma companies, and patient groups. We bring expertise in gene therapy manufacturing and therapeutics development to the table, helping champion teams that are navigating the long road from the lab bench to the bedside. With a patients-first approach, we are forging new models for working together to better accelerate these transformative medicines to reach those who need them most.

METSS Corporation is a technology-based company that develops innovative solutions to technically challenging problems. We provide a broad scope of engineering and scientific services to government and industry clients. Our core strengths include the development of: * Advanced chemistries and materials * Environmentally friendly products and processes * Evaluation experiments of materials performance in aggressive environments While capable of conducting basic research, our programs typically emphasize applied research and development, producing near-term solutions and commercially viable products and processes. With a proven track record of success, come see what METSS Corporation can do for you.

OHIGRO, Inc. is a three-generation family-owned agribusiness serving the Central Ohio agricultural community since 1965. With three area locations, OHIGRO specializes in addressing the fertilizer, seed, and chemical needs of Central Ohio's agricultural community.

Mayco is one of the world's leading producers of quality ceramic products for ceramic hobbyists, DIY enthusiasts, potters, artists, schools and producers of fine ceramic table and giftware. Our mission is to ignite creativity and inspire ceramic artists at all levels of expertise. Through our award-winning techniques and highly praised educational programs, we spark imagination and encourage users to explore the world of ceramics and Mayco. Our people are the heart of our company. Their passion for ceramics, dedication to our consumers and commitment to quality in everything we do is unmatched. The range of experience we have on the team includes manufacturing employees with over 30 years of service, former PYOP, clay and traditional studio owners, art educators with active teaching certificates, and recent Fine Arts graduates from several area colleges. This mix assures the preservation of our founding principles, infused with practical experience and fresh creative perspective and energy. Make it Colorful! Make it Fun! Make it Mayco!

Toagosei America's parent company, Toagosei Company, Ltd. of Japan, has been producing cyanoacrylate (instant) adhesives since 1963. In 1990, Toagosei and Borden Inc. Consumer Packaged Products division (presently, Elmer's Products Inc./Newell Brands) established a sales subsidiary as a joint venture to strengthen sales of instant glue Aron Alpha® and Instant Krazy Glue® . In 1994, a factory for formulating, filling and packaging was constructed in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio (West Jefferson) to secure a supply base for the North and South American regions. The factory is known as Krazy Glue Company, A division of Toagosei America. Today Toagosei America Inc. manufacturers, markets, sells and distributes Aron Alpha® Industrial Krazy Glue to North and South American assembly, manufacturing, industrial and specialty markets. Toagosei America also has a joint venture with Newell Brands'​ Writing Division who markets, sells and distributes Instant Krazy Glue ® to North American Consumer Retail Markets. Toagosei America's sales, marketing and technical group offers on site engineering assistance and consultation, joint product development, lab services and testing, prototype testing and custom formulations in order to provide Aron Alpha® bonding solutions to our industrial clients. Toagosei America formulation, filling and packaging manufacturing factory's quality management system is registered ISO 9001 and 140001.