Cheyenne Shankle

Cheyenne Shankle joins the Star Plastics team as a Business Development Executive. Cheyenne graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2018 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Public Policy, with a minor in Business Administration, and immediately put her degree to use by starting her career in polymers at Covestro. While there, she held a variety of positions in functional development areas including sales & account management, business development, sustainability advocacy and analysis, industrial marketing, and product management.

Cheyenne’s technical and business skills, along with her interest in business development, makes her a strong addition to the Star Plastics team. She is experienced with circular economy products and strategies, as well as understanding customers’ needs of product and applications in order to determine how to best meet performance requirements and technical support needs.

As a Business Development Executive, Cheyenne will use her holistic perspective in regard to corporate, economic, regulatory and technical lenses to build relationships with and add value for customers, while also identifying opportunities and potential roadblocks for future business.