Surname: Bauman
Forename: Robert
Nationality USA
Education
Date: 1966
Degree: B.S. Ch. E., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Polymer Consulting International, Inc.
P. O. Box 132529
Spring, TX 77393
Phone/Fax: 281.419.8930
Cell: 281.923.3433
Email: rbauman@polymerconsulting.com
Present Position
President
Founded: November, 2008
Key Qualifications
- Expertise in plastics
- In-depth knowledge in polyolefins
- Broad experience M&A, commercial, strategy, benchmarking
- Extensive experience in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, others)
- Market research in more than 50 countries; extensive contact base
Fields of Interest
- Polymers: markets, technology, feedstocks, company and global issues
- Selected chemicals and feedstocks: as above
- Environmental issues
- Polymer projects: market research, strategic planning, benchmarking and competitive analysis, feasibility studies, technology selection
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Professional Experience
November, 2008 Polymer Consulting International, Inc.
Formally established the company
1980-June, 2008 (retired) Nexant/ChemSystems/IBM
Vice President, Global Polymers Business Practice and Director, Latin American Consulting Practice
- Detailed project list follows. Work experience includes project management and being a staff member of the project team in a variety of areas:
- Market research and analysis with fieldwork performed in more than fifty countries
- Technology analysis, evaluation and selection
- Competitive Benchmarking
- Financial: mergers and acquisitions, refinancing, securitization of exports, project financing
- New Project Development: feasibility studies, market analysis, competitive benchmarking, off-take agreements, social impact analysis, marketing and pre-marketing strategy, technology selection and corroboration
- Strategic Planning: team member of the Strategic Planning Practice when polymers were involved
- Legal: Expert witness in company lawsuits, product liability and anti-trust
1966-1980 US Industrial Chemicals (USI), division of National Distillers and Chemical Company (NDCC)
- 1966-1972 Houston Plant: Process Engineer/Technical Support, HDPE and LDPE plants; Assistant Plant Superintendent, vinyl acetate plant which included day-to-day operations optimization, technology management, project team member for HDPE and LDPE expansions and the new vinyl acetate plant based on proprietary NDCC technology from design through engineering, construction and start up
- 1973-1980: Market Research Analyst, Polymers, New York City headquarters: responsible for developing US and global industry outlook, competitive benchmarking, new business development, acquisitions and divestitures (part of team that divested international joint ventures in Belgium, Brazil and Taiwan), price forecasts, glass-to-PET conversion for liquor and wine (Almaden) divisions
Professional Organizations (prior positions)
- President, Chemical Industry Association
- Chairman, Committee on Resin Statistics, Society of the Plastics Industry
- Chairman, Chemical and Marketing Division, New York City, AICHE
- Officer and Meeting Chairman, Chemical Market Research Association
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