Cecilia Petit

About Cecilia Petit

Drive business growth in technology-driven industries by developing and implementing creative solutions and data-fueled strategies.Diverse background in progressive roles leading global, multifunctional teams across R&D, technology, business, sales, legal, IT, and influence at all levels of internal and external organizations to achieve business goals. Recognized thought-leader adept at developing and communicating clear vision for success in complex situations and fostering collaborative innovation. Entrepreneurial and financial results-oriented. PhD + 16 years of experience in technology innovation, analytics, business and marketing leadership and management. Strategic Development - strategic planning, business strategy, new start-up venture development, economic and financial analysis, business plan development, business analytics, marketing strategy. Marketing - strategic marketing, demand prediction, competitive analysis, innovative lead generation strategies, digital marketing. Innovation Leadership - R&D portfolio management, new product development and launch, discovery-driven planning, open innovation, joint development, technology transfer, intellectual property strategy. Advanced Business Analytics - market demand prediction, data integration strategy, computational modeling and simulations, Monte Carlo simulations, GIS analysis, casual user of R, SAS, JMP. Transferable skills and abilities - clear vision in complex situations, strategic view, financial analysis, turning big data into executed strategies, aligning cross-functional teams, project management, translating across functions (technology-sales-marketing-legal-IT), organizations and cultures, creative problem solving, love of a good challenge, contagious optimism.Business Challenge -> Data -> Analysis -> Insight -> Decision -> Execution (My data & analytics philosophy; always happy to debate and learn, so message me to discuss)

Experience

1. Senior Director - Global Analytics

   Dun & Bradstreet

   Sep 2021 — Present · Florham Park, NJ, US

   Consulting with clients leveraging advanced data and analytics solutions to make business decisions in credit risk management, supply chain management, and sales & marketing use cases.

Education

• Princeton University

  PhD, Chemical Engineering

  1999 — 2004

• New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Innovation Management
• Simulations
• Thin Films
• Strategic Planning
• Design of Experiments
• Chemical Engineering
• New Venture Development
• Computational Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Chemistry
• R
• Characterization
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Competitive Intelligence
• Marketing Strategy
• Financial Analysis
• Sas
• Engineering
• Polymers
• Strategy
• Industrial Gases
• Nanotechnology
• Materials Science
• R&D
• Business Innovation
• Data Analytics
• Business Development
• Tableau
• Innovation
• Digital Marketing
• Competitive Analysis
• Big Data
• Jmp
• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Business Analytics
• Business Strategy