Steve Broadwater

Director Of Product Management, Materials Technologies at W. R. Grace & Co.

Steve Broadwater, PhD has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several companies. Steve has held various technical and managerial roles throughout their career.

At W. R. Grace, they served as the Director of Product Management, Materials Technologies, responsible for managing the global Colloidal and Metakaolin product offering and its financial performance. Steve led cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies to maximize business profitability. Steve also worked as the Lead Technical Service Manager for the Americas and North America, and as a Technical Service Manager for Coatings, where they focused on providing technical support to customers.

Prior to their time at W. R. Grace, Steve worked as a Sr. Technical Marketing Consultant at The Chemours Company (formerly known as DuPont) and DuPont. Steve was involved in technical marketing and customer-specific product development.

Before that, they had roles at The Dow Chemical Company and Rohm and Haas, where they worked on R&D projects related to polymerization technology and acrylic binders for architectural paints. At Rohm and Haas, they played a key role in the development of reactive binder technology.

Additionally, Steve has experience as a Pharmaceutical Consultant at Pharmaceutical Solutions Group / Tunnell Consulting, where they provided consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry.

Steve also has entrepreneurial experience as the President and Co-Founder of Systanix, Inc., a company focused on commercializing microreactor technology.

Earlier in their career, Steve worked as a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where they formulated pesticide and herbicide mixtures and developed characterization methods.

Overall, Steve Broadwater, PhD brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in product management, technical marketing, R&D, and consulting to their work.

Steve Broadwater, PhD earned their Ph.D. in Chemistry from Cornell University, where they studied from 2001 to 2006. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from McDaniel College, where they attended from 1997 to 2001. Additionally, they hold certifications in "Implementing Winning Strategies" from Columbia Business School and a "Six Sigma Black Belt" from DuPont.

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Timeline

  • Director Of Product Management, Materials Technologies

    May, 2023 - present

  • Lead Technical Service Manager, Americas

    April, 2020

  • Lead Technical Service Manager, North America

    April, 2019

  • West Region Sales Area Manager (interim)

    March, 2018

  • Technical Service Manager, Coatings

    January, 2016