Daniel J. Ireland

Daniel J. Ireland has over 30 years of experience in the plastics industry. Daniel J. began their career in 1988 as a Market Development Representative for Amoco Torlon Parts Inc. where they identified more than $30 million worth of potential resin and part sales in the industrial market for PEEK and PAI, and closed more than $3 million of new PEEK parts sales and $1 million of PAI part sales. In 1991, they became a Market Development Manager at Amoco Polymers, where they co-wrote and implemented a global strategy for the SMT market, growing the SMT US market share from 1% to over 35%, and supporting 10% growth in Asia SMT sales. Daniel J. then moved on to Amoco Polymers' Torlon/Kadel Fabricated Parts Division in 1997 as a Product Development Engineer for PAI Resins and Fabricated Parts. In 1998, they became a Market Manager for AI Coatings and Product Manager for PAI Resin at BP Amoco Polymers. From 1999 to 2001, they worked at JLM Engineered Resins as a Global Plastics Product Manager, helping to build and manage the plastics distribution business from zero sales to over $8 million. In 2004, they became the VP Sales & Marketing North America at GHARDA CHEMICALS LIMITED, responsible for developing new sales of PEEK, HTS, PPSU, PES, and PSU in North America, coordinating logistics and supply with a plant in India and US warehouses, and coordinating TSCA, FDA, and UL approvals. From 2006 to 2021, they worked at Solvay as a Senior Business Development Manager for Business Incubation and UltraPolymers. Daniel J. is currently the Director of Business Development North America at Ionomr Innovations Inc.

Daniel J. Ireland received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Connecticut.