Lana S.
Operations Director at The Dow Chemical Company
- Role
- Director of Operations at Dow
- Location
- Missouri City, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lana S.
Operations Director for the Performance Plastics and Hydrocarbon Division of The Dow Chemical Company. This role is about strategic implementation across the division. My role includes global hiring, portfolio optimization, profit and loss accountability, financial controls, and change management.R&D Director for Dow Packaging and Converting. Lead a team to develop and implement a portfolio of specialty materials for the marketplace. R&D Director for Dow Elastomers. Lead team to innovate, develop, and maintain elastomeric products across multiple markets. Team delivered strong business growth and increased the innovation pipeline value and delivery during my tenure.Application development leader for Dow Automotive. Lead the development of new, best in class nylon compounds and thermoplastic materials including PC/ABS, PP, HDPE, and ABS for global marketplaceProduction Leader for polymer distribution center including quality laboratory, and site logistics. Site packaged and distributed in bulk truck and railcar over 500 MM lbs of materials. Union site.Global process and product leader for styrenic business. Implemented new products across the globe which brought in over $50 MM in sales.Specialties: Operations Leadership, Product development, Application development, change management, project management, six sigma, polymer processing, process implementation and design, product scale up, commercialization process
Experience
Director of Operations
Jul 1986 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Education
Purdue University
BS, Chemical Engineering
1982 — 1986
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