David Obrien

About David Obrien

Have sold chemicals to the rubber, plastics, adhesives and coatings industries for 31 years. Most of my work has been done in the rubber industry. During 8 of the 31 years, also sold custom mixed rubber compounds. For the majority of my career I sold on value. I am the Southeast Region account manager for AirBoss Custom Compounding. AirBoss is a first class company based out of Kitchner, Ontario, Canada. They have a plant in Scotland Neck, NC. A great company to work for! Specialties: Rubber and Plastics Compounding, Rubber Compound Problem Solving, Lean Manuafacturing, Fitness for Use, Cost Down Solutions and Rubber Processing Issue Solving.

Experience

1. Se Region Account Manager

   Airboss Rubber Compounding

   Jan 2012 — Present · Scotland Neck, NC

   Technical Sales support to companies who use compounds from and understand value of AirBoss. Work with customers who put importance on high quality, batch to batch consistency and competitive total cost.

Education

• Mississippi State University

  BS, Chemistry

  1972 — 1977

• Mississippi State University

  Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

  1976 — 1979

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Market Research
• Rubber
• Time Management
• Customer Retention
• Powder
• Strategy
• Supply Chain
• Analysis
• Sales Management
• New Business Development
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Materials
• Sales
• Lubricants
• Customer Satisfaction
• Key Account Management
• Testing
• Raw Materials
• Team Building
• Promoters
• Adhesives
• Program Management
• Selling
• Six Sigma
• Product Development
• Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Compounding
• Management
• Problem Solving
• Sales Operations
• Additives
• Competitive Analysis
• Plasticizers, Rubber Lubricants, Rubber Process Promoters, Rubber Powders
• Process Engineering
• Polymers
• Strategic Planning
• Account Management