Business Development Manager, ICEE @ (July 2015 - January 2016)
Technical Mgr - Polyurethanes @ (April 2014 - July 2015)
Technical Mgr, US Manufacturing @ (June 2013 - March 2014)
Technical Mgr @ (August 2010 - March 2014)
co-owner and Technical Mgr @ URE-Vision (January 2009 - December 2010)
VP, R and D @ Rubberlite, Inc. (October 1996 - December 2008)
Sr. Chemist @ Uniroyal (December 1992 - October 1996)
Technical Director @ (May 1983 - December 1992)
Rick Speas Education
Central New Mexico Community College
Six Sigma Black Belt
University of Detroit Mercy
Advanced Polymer Chemistry
Indiana University South Bend
Chemistry
EACC
Computer Science
Elkhart Central HS
Rick Speas Skills
Polymers
Product Development
Manufacturing
Coatings
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Process Improvement
R&D
Six Sigma
Process Engineering
Purchasing
Chemistry
Sales
Quality System
Continuous Improvement
Adhesives
Lean Manufacturing
Plastics
Quality Management
Sales Management
Root Cause Analysis
ISO
Materials
Design of Experiments
SPC
Process Simulation
FMEA
Process Optimization
Chemical Engineering
Engineering
Polyurethane
Commercialization
Resin
Analytical Chemistry
Kaizen
Injection Molding
Raw Materials
Polymer Science
Polymer Chemistry
Supply Chain
Additives
Formulation
Composites
New Business Development
Management
Market Development
Research and Development (R&D)
Business Development
Business Process Improvement
ISO Standards
Customer Service
Project Management
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Organic Chemistry
Strategic Planning
Cross Functional Team
Marketing
Research and Development R&d
Research and Development
Rick Speas Summary
Rick Speas, based in Grand Rapids, MI, US, is currently a Application Engineer at Edge-Sweets Co. [ESCO]. Rick Speas brings experience from previous roles at Checkerspot, Foam Products Corporation, Cargill and BioBased Technologies LLC. Rick Speas holds a Six Sigma Black Belt @ Central New Mexico Community College. With a robust skill set that includes Polymers, Product Development, Manufacturing, Coatings, Cross-functional Team Leadership and more. Rick Speas has 2 emails and 1 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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