Name:
Michael Potts
Country:
United States
City:
Fort Collins
State/Province:
CO
ACS Member:
Local Section:
Colorado
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
Company/Institution Name:
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
Interested in project, product and personnel management leading to successful development of products.
Enjoy developing applications and methods working with customers in pharmaceutical, semiconductor, water, wastewater and petrochemical markets.
Assist customers, marketing managers, and sales personnel in gas, liquid and ion chromatography applications and methods development.
Work closely with employees by educating, empowering, and encouraging them when working on new products or assisting customers with finding solutions.
Area of Expertise:
• After years in management, I finally understand leadership -; that people will follow and perform for someone who is personally committed to helping them succeed at work.
• I hear customers -; I can tell the difference between a team expending effort because they have a "great" idea vs. working to solve a problem a customer will pay money for.
• I"ve worked in all aspects of product development and manufacturing -; I understand how they"re interrelated, and have rock-solid references from executives, sales people, product developers and lab professionals.
• I love to solve once, sell many times -; I understand the need to gain leverage from effort and how to achieve that more frequently.
Years of Expertise:
26 or more