Steven Aubuchon

About Steven Aubuchon

I’m a business development leader and market strategist who helps transform advanced materials technologies into real, scalable businesses.Over my career, I’ve guided teams at the intersection of science, strategy, and market engagement - uncovering customer needs, shaping business models, and launching innovations that deliver measurable impact. My experience spans materials science, energy systems, electronics, and industrial markets, with roles ranging from product management to global business leadership.At W. L. Gore & Associates, I lead development of new opportunities in the electronics and battery sectors - translating deep technical capability into strong product-market fit. Earlier, I managed a $30M global business in industrial filtration, delivering multi-year growth through strategic market focus and customer collaboration.I’m also an educator and mentor - affiliated faculty in Materials Science at the University of Delaware and an instructor with Horn Entrepreneurship - where I enjoy helping innovators translate ideas into viable ventures.Core strengths: Market development | Commercialization strategy | Technology-to-market translation | Cross-functional leadership | Data-driven decision making

Experience

1. Market & Business Development - Electronics & Battery Systems

   W. L. Gore & Associates

   Sep 2021 — Present · Elkton, MD, US

   Exploration of new business opportunities through market research and direct customer engagement, focusing on solving customers\' specific unmet needs along with broader industry challenges.Responsible for driving detailed market exploration and customer engagement and identifying, understanding and developing new targeted opportunities for advanced materials in electronics and battery applications - leveraging Gore technologies, validating new product concepts in the market and empowering the Electronics & Protective Solutions business unit to commercialize unique high-value products. • Market Exploration • Business Development• Technology Screening • Business Model Innovation• Lean Innovation • Project Management & Leadership

Education

• Saint Louis University

  B.S. Chemistry (cum laude)

• Duke University

  Ph.D.

Skills

• R&D
• Electronics
• Technical Consultation
• Polymer Chemistry
• Mass Spectrometry
• Semiconductors
• Polymer Science
• Analytical Chemistry
• Chromatography
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Design of Experiments
• Marketing Communications
• Business Development
• Laboratory
• Materials Science
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Coatings
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• Nanotechnology
• Polymers
• Product Management
• Thermal Analysis
• Product Development
• Chemistry
• Tga
• Characterization
• Spectroscopy
• Sales