JAE CHUNG
Product Technology Leader
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Product Technology Leader in Biotech and Chemistry PhD. Action oriented team leader who excels in investigating complex problems to drive and execute team solutions with major business impact. Passionate about using Chemistry and the Sciences to deliver and promote sustainable, customer-driven solutions. Strong intrapreneurial streak and internal change agent. Analytically inclined and future-oriented, but Humanist first.
Overview
4
4
Certifications
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Upstream Product & Technology Leader
Provivi, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
04.2020 - Current
- Currently leading Readiness to Launch team as Project Manager for Provivi's first Sprayable Product Launch by 3Q21, responsible for ensuring supply, manufacturing, quality, logistics needs are met by launch
- Product Leader and Architect for Biodegradable Granules, an R&D discovery / innovation project designed into a product concept for South America
- Streamlined company-wide codification and chain of custody for experimental formulations by designing and implementing official experimental codes from R&D to regulatory to field to ERP flow
- Expert communicator, with strong experience communicating product strategy and execution to Senior Leadership
- Founder and first Chair for official company-wide DEI group & initiatives (“IDEA”), established June 2020; work products include training initiatives, DEI journal club, monthly minority group celebrations, etc.
Scientist - Formulation
Provivi, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Built and led team with eleven members of elite Scientists, R&D Managers, and R&D Directors, identifying, budgeting ($600K), purchasing, and executing R&D infrastructure, resulting in four new screening pipelines and 5x improvement in screening throughput
- Coordinated, scheduled, and advanced all of Provivi’s liquid formulation (projected to be ~70% of Provivi revenue in five yrs) scale-up and product manufacturing needs as acting Account Manager with external CMO
R&D Group Leader
Behr Paint Company
Santa Ana, CA
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Functional and Matrix Team Lead: directly managed and supervised group of three Chemists and Technicians (functional), and Project lead across R&D, Marketing, NPD for Damp Surface Coating Project (matrix)
- Coordinated with a wide variety of innovation/technical/supplier partners including Dow, BASF, 3M, Arkema, etc to brainstorm and advance technical innovations for project
- Built R&D Transformation initiative to Data Discovery and Management sub-project involving R&D, digital marketing, customer care, IT - now a company-wide project for R&D and Operations Digitalization
Senior Chemist
Behr Paint Company
Santa Ana, CA
09.2016 - 08.2018
- Successfully led end-to-end development of new Roof Coating product line (4 SKUs) launched 2020 as Stage Gate technical lead, coordinating development, presenting at Gate meetings, participating in field tests and focus groups, etc
- Led properties improvement (CR score projected 6 pts increase) and cost savings (>$250,000/yr) within Ultra Satin product line through formulation upgrade
- Performed smooth RFT (right first time) tech transfer of lab to R&D formula to Manufacturing by serving as representative for scale-up launches at plants across the country for numerous product lines including flagship Marquee
Education
Ph.D. - Chemistry
09.2011 - 08.2016
- Graduated with 4.0 GPA
- Eight publications, including first authors in Nature Materials and JACS
- Allergan Graduate Fellowship (Fall 2015)
- Regents’ Dissertation Fellowship (Spring 2015)
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
10.2006 - 06.2010
- Bachelor of Science with Honor
Credential of Readiness - Accounting | Economics | Business Analytics
10.2020 - 03.2021
Skills
Project Management & Product Management
undefinedCertification
Product Strategy: Northwestern Kellogg Exec Ed
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
swipe to browse
Additional Information
Affiliations: American Coatings Association (’16-‘18), LA Society for Coatings Technology (’16- current), ACS (’12-‘18), Polymer Chemistry & Polymeric Materials (’16-current)
Languages: Native in English and Korean
References available upon request
Timeline
Harvard Business School Online - Credential of Readiness, Accounting | Economics | Business Analytics
10.2020 - 03.2021
Product Strategy: Northwestern Kellogg Exec Ed
10-2020
Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All: LinkedIn
06-2020
Machine Learning: Stanford University (Coursera)
05-2020
Deep Learning – 5 Course Specialization: deeplearning.ai (Coursera)
05-2020
Upstream Product & Technology Leader - Provivi, Inc.
04.2020 - Current
Scientist - Formulation - Provivi, Inc.
06.2019 - 04.2020
R&D Group Leader - Behr Paint Company
08.2018 - 05.2019
Senior Chemist - Behr Paint Company
09.2016 - 08.2018
University Of California, Irvine - Ph.D., Chemistry
09.2011 - 08.2016
California Institute Of Technology (CalTech) - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
10.2006 - 06.2010
Similar Profiles
Lei JinLei Jin
Sr. Operation Leader at Provivi, Inc.Sr. Operation Leader at Provivi, Inc.
Rayniece Beyonce ZarateRayniece Beyonce Zarate
Staff Assistant at Beyond the Bell, Educare Youth Development ProgramStaff Assistant at Beyond the Bell, Educare Youth Development Program
Stella PanStella Pan
Head Costume Designer at L2D (Live2Drama)Head Costume Designer at L2D (Live2Drama)