David Wilks

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About David Wilks

A Research Leader with strengths in developing and delivering strong Innovation Portfolios. A Leader-Coach that creates world class innovation teams and superior team dynamics. A Research leader with a high level of business acumen, able to translate research needs and projects for good decision making within the business. Whatever the challenge, I lean on my core strengths: I love to solve problems, I love to win and I love to lead teams to give their best in these efforts. To that end, I have demonstrated highly collaborative research leadership by utilizing my strength in business leadership to drive tough decisions and turning out consumer winning products. Most often while driving costs out of the system. I thrive on creating strategic innovation plans, driving good decision making and delivering on profitability. I am an expert in the development of new products and the processes used to create these products in a cost-effective way. I've established my career on coaching world-class research and engineering teams to deliver innovative new products into the marketplace. I have held product development roles, consumer flexible and rigid packaging roles, as well as product formulation roles. Strengths in categories in the Home and Personal Care markets, as well as Pet Food, Lawn & Garden and Wet Wipes. Strong development record on winning product packaging as well. Key Core Competencies - Strategic Technology Pathways Development - Decision Making Process Optimization & Oversight - Research Cultural Shifts to Business-Minded Technologies - Team Development & Objective Setting - Manufacturing Partnership and Continuous Improvement - Research Budget Setting and Management - Project Management and Program Leadership Oversight - Global Research and Innovation - Claims, Methods, Quality, Intellectual Property, Patent Expertise - Recruiting of Top Talent Available to discuss new opportunities in Northeast Wisconsin and beyond, including virtual. Please contact me at dwilks11@gmail.com. Additional Technical Strengths - Wipe manufacturing, wipe development, Baby Wipes, Flushable Wipes - Formulation development (quality, stability, preservation, legal)- Rigid packaging development (molded products, blow molding, flow wrap, etc.)- Lean Manufacturing concepts and leadership by example