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Erik Eastin

Lorain,OH

Summary

Senior Product & Sales Engineer with 15 years of experience in the chemical industry marketing a wide range of product solutions and managing product launches resulting in $50M of annual sales. Proven ability to utilize customer relationships and detailed understanding of portfolio offerings to market, set pricing, design, optimize current technologies while driving R&D projects focused on helping customer reach key business drivers. Hands on experience with liquid, powder and sealer material and equipment in OSHA PSM covered processes.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Product & Sales Engineer

PPG Ind
07.2015 - Current
  • Utilize customer manufacturing cost models to identify sales opportunities & market appropriate product selections for customers to hit key business drivers, while driving preferred product portfolio sales goals
  • Spearheaded a cross functional team to counteract competitors' efforts, resulting in retention of $27M in annual sales
  • Developed and managed global product launch program resulting in 20% increase in product launch success
  • Analyze customer capital, operating and internal manufacturing costs to establish pricing for new to market product offerings
  • Responsible for identifying market gaps & opportunities to guide internal R&D pipeline through customer feedback and trade show attendance
  • Provided customer technical support during new paint shops design reviews, serving as pre-sales consultations to offer product solutions to meet production, cost and sustainability needs

Process Safety Engineer

PPG Ind
01.2012 - 06.2015
  • Led teams through Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) to identify potential failure modes, evaluate the consequences and develop engineering solutions to eliminate or mitigate the potential risk
  • Managed a cross functional team of engineers, operators and maintenance technicians to design the process control system of a new 27MM manufacturing facility
  • Owned & oversaw the Management of Change process for new equipment installations and retrofits in manufacturing
  • Performed in-depth internal EH&S audits at various PPG manufacturing locations.

Manufacturing Engineer

PPG Ind
08.2008 - 01.2012
  • Managed the migration of production & associated manufacturing equipment from the closure of our Ontario, CAN facility and the commissioning of the new $12M Cleveland facility to consolidate operation costs
  • Led root cause investigations for internal and external quality concerns to identify failure modes and implement mitigation measures
  • Conducted Rapid Improvement Workshops in Cleveland and in our San Juan del Rio, MX sites resulting in 22% reduction in cycle time for clearcoat and primer production.
  • Served as process owner of various manufacturing cost centers with a focus on process improvement projects and day to day operational challenges

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering -

Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
06.2008

Skills

  • Customer Support
  • Market Research & Strategy
  • Proactive and Self-Motivated
  • Customer Relations Management
  • Data Analysis – Sigma Logic Green Belt
  • Solution Selling
  • Budget Planning and Analysis
  • Project Management

Timeline

Product & Sales Engineer

PPG Ind
07.2015 - Current

Process Safety Engineer

PPG Ind
01.2012 - 06.2015

Manufacturing Engineer

PPG Ind
08.2008 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering -

Ohio State University

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