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Materials
Symposium

Keynote Speaker

 

Kimberly Jantunen Cross, Ph.D.

1601 w. Diehl Rd ▪ Naperville, IL ▪ kjcross@ecolab.com ▪ (331) 237-1702

 

Technical Experience

Director & Master Black Belt Enterprise Excellence PMO, January 2019-Present
Ecolab, Naperville, IL

  • Provides technical and leadership coaching oversight to 10 Black Belts & 4 executive-level Deployment Leaders in Global R&D, Nalco Water & Food and Beverage divisions. Combined portfolios have 70 active projects targeted to deliver $23.5 MM in savings or revenue growth in 2019.
  • Provides technical guidance for 2 large-scale cross-divisional programs. One is targeted to protect $348 MM in revenue through regulatory compliance in the state of CA and the other targeted to deliver $125 MM in annual revenue.
  • Facilitates & organizes Project Management, Problem-Solving and Green Belt training.

 

Director & Program Leader Enterprise Excellence, Global R&D, April 2017-December 2018
Ecolab, Naperville, IL

  • Led project ideation, prioritization and selection globally. Led team to close 25 Green & Black Belt projects. Led team to win the most prestigious award in function- Deployment of the Year.
  • Oversaw a global portfolio of 50+ R&D PMBOK, process and continuous improvement projects (Green & Black Belt) and 4 programs.
  • Identified, recruited and developed all R&D Belts globally (4 Black Belt direct reports across 3 US locations, 1 dotted line Black Belt report in EU, and 33 Green Belts globally).
  • Collaborated with Supply Chain (chemical manufacturing, quality & procurement) and Business divisions to deliver internal and customer facing cost savings and efficiency improvements ($42MM R&D cost savings delivered in 2018).
  • Led 2 cross-functional & divisional PMBOK projects to integrate R&D processes into a unified, global EBS/ERP system (SAP). Work delivered a process to respond quickly to material set-ups ensuring customer expectations were met and on-time product launches occurred.

 

Black Belt, R&D Enterprise Excellence, November 2014-March 2017
Ecolab, Naperville, IL

  • Led a global cross-functional team (11 core team members) to develop a sustainable solution (software tool and standard deployed) to address one of the top identified risk areas for Ecolab- chemical incompatibility and related process safety events within its manufacturing facilities. Led the team through Six Sigma methodology and employed numerous tools, developing a solution that resulted in significant reduction in risk and increased awareness.  Project also resulted in marked productivity savings. Presented project results to executive leadership.
  • Headed a key Supply Chain initiative to improve personal and process safety for 14,000+ global associates. Identified the key safety messages, increased engagement, and was congratulated by executive leadership for the success of this initiative.
  • Led a project team to improve chemical product quality investigation for Nalco Water. Led the team to develop a set of solutions, including a methodology to assess case severity and appropriate response, which resulted in significant case response cycle time reduction.  Project also resulted in $200K productivity and customer retention savings.
  • Led a cross-divisional effort to implement virtual patent marking for Ecolab. Created a database, web page, patent life cycle management strategy and updated all US sold labels to contain a patent marking phrase. Project resulted in significant relabeling savings and substantially improved how Ecolab protects its IP and ability to collect damages from infringers.
  • Coached 11 Green Belts and 4 Project Managers in Six Sigma problem solving methodology (DMAIC and 7-Step), project management and leadership skills.
  • Became a certified Project Management & Problem-Solving Foundations instructor.
  • Recognized with the most coveted award in Research- an individual research and service excellence award (was 1 of only 3 of the 1500 + associates to receive the award).

 

Lead Chemist, Oil Sands & Produced Water, August 2011-October 2014
Nalco Champion an Ecolab Company, Naperville, IL                                                                                                                                             

  • Led a research team, designed and managed laboratory experiments to support a $ 4MM account for deposit and scale control in oil sands evaporators.
  • Fabricated a laboratory falling film evaporator apparatus and a dynamic scale loop to study evaporator deposit and scale treatment programs.
  • Supervised daily work activities for 4 technicians and coached/mentored a senior engineer and lead chemist.
  • Invited technical SME and led thermal research team for a Total System Analysis of 3 accounts.
  • Effectively interfaced with customers presenting strategies to solve difficult oil sands and steam flooding challenges.
  • Authored a book chapter and 25 internal Research, Service and Technical reports.

 

Senior Chemist, Oil Sands & Separations, January 2008-July 2011
Nalco Company, Naperville, IL

  • Initiated a new research program and led a multi-disciplinary team to develop an innovative solution for bitumen recovery in SAGD. Work resulted in 3 patents. (Project duration was 2011-2013).
  • Developed and patented a technology for improving primary bitumen froth quality in oil sands mining.
  • Collaborated with a partner company to develop an innovative technology for oil sands tailings treatment. Work resulted in 1 patent.
  • ISO 9001:2008 coordinator for group. Introduced ISO to group, created a training program and continually ensure that the work of the group is consistent with ISO policies and procedures.

 

Postdoctoral Fellow, September 2006-July 2007
Alberta Sulfur Research Ltd. (University of Calgary), Calgary, AB

  • Carried out research utilizing hydrogen transfer processes for primary upgrading and viscosity reduction of oil sands bitumen.
  • Presented research to senior management and 60-member companies through presentations and bulletins.
  • Lectured undergraduate chemistry courses.

 

Education

Ph.D.,   Inorganic Chemistry, 2006
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

  • Ph.D. research at SFU and LANL resulted in 16 peer-reviewed publications. As of 3/2019, these publications have been cited 867 times in the literature.

B.Sc., Chemistry Major, Psychology Minor, 2000
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

Project & Program Management Skills

  • Writing & scoping project charters, objectives & goal setting, risk management & mitigation, stakeholder analysis & engagement, conflict resolution strategies
  • Change Leadership
  • Process mapping (swim lane, top-down, value stream)
  • Work breakdown structures (deliverables), project planning & scheduling, critical path analysis, strategies for project dependencies, success metrics tracking
  • Detailed root cause analysis (cause & effect, 5-Why’s, FMEA, control/ impact on the project, global surveys, voice of the customer & business)
  • Pilot & solution implementation strategies in manufacturing & corporate environments
  • Statistical analysis (measurement systems analysis, data quality audits, control charts, process capability, design of experiments, hypothesis testing, regression, graphical analysis)
  • Solution selection, mistake proofing, establishing process control, financial savings analysis

 

Minitab & JMP statistics software, Visio Drawing, ChemDraw, ISIS Draw, End Note, SciFinder, Microsoft office suite

  • Highly competent in technical writing
  • Delivering concise & impactful project presentations to executive leadership
  • New product development using the phase & gate development process

 

Technical Skills

  • Extensive experience in experimental process simulation and product development
  • Bitumen extraction testing using batch extraction units and Denver flotation cells
  • Viscosity determinations using a Haake RV-1 rheometer and RheoWin software
  • GC analysis using Varian and SRI instruments
  • Elemental analysis, density determinations and asphaltene analysis
  • High-pressure, elevated temperature reactions using an autoclave reaction vessel
  • Advanced air and moisture sensitive organic and organometallic synthesis techniques (Schlenk line and drybox)
  • X-ray crystallographic data collection on Bruker P4/CCD and Rigaku MSC image plate diffractometers using SMART and SAINT software; solving using SHELXTL software
  • Multinuclear (1H, 2H, 7Li, 13C, 19F, 31P), multidimensional and variable temperature NMR spectroscopy using Bruker and Varian spectrometers
  • FT-IR, UV/VIS, EI and CI mass spectroscopy

 

Fellowships, Awards and Recognition

  • Deployment of the Year Award, 2018
  • Ecolab Make a Difference Award, 2018
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, 2017
  • Individual R&D Innovation & Service Excellence award for outstanding performance, 2016
  • Toastmasters Competent Communicator Award, 2014
  • Toastmasters Competent Leader Award, 2013
  • Above & Beyond the Call of Duty awards, Nalco Company, 2010 & 2011
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Research Fellowships (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Summers 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Award for outstanding safety in laboratory practices (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2005)
  • Feature article in Chemical and Engineering News “Actinide Adventures, Thorium and Uranium Complexes Still Deliver ‘Refreshingly Different’ Chemistry”, (Vol 82, No 42, pp 52-53, October 18, 2004)
  • Distinguished Student Performance Award (Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2004)
  • Graduate Research Fellowship (Simon Fraser University, 2004)
  • First place award for outstanding poster presentation (Los Alamos National Laboratory Symposium 2003 Championing Scientific Careers, August 7, 2003)
  • Natural Resources of Canada Grant (Simon Fraser University, 2002-2003)

 

Continuing Education

  • Nalco/Ecolab coursework: Manager Essentials, Leader Manager, Situational Leadership II, Counselor Salesperson, Versatile Salesperson, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Corporate Storytelling, Crucial Conversations, Change Leadership practitioner
  • Green & Black Belt training (certified)
  • Certified Project Management & Problem-Solving Foundations instructor

 

Patents

5. W. T. Duttlinger Jr.; A. Chengara; K. Jantunen Cross; A. G. Sommese. Process and System for Dewatering Oil Sands Fine Tailings. US 9,963,365, May 8, 2018.
4. K. Jantunen Cross; A. G. Sommese; E. Maharajh. Additives for Improving Hydrocarbon Recovery. US 9,879,512, January 30, 2018.
3. K. Jantunen Cross. Additives for Improving Hydrocarbon Recovery. US 9,150,776,
October 6, 2015.
2. K. Jantunen Cross. Additives for Improving Hydrocarbon Recovery. US 8,939,208,
January 27, 2015.
1. K. Jantunen Cross; A. Chengara; A. G. Sommese; E. Maharajh. Processing Aids to Improve the Bitumen Recovery and Froth Quality in Oil Sands Extraction Processes.  US 8,764,974,
July 1, 2014.

  

Publications

18. P. A. Deck, K. C. Jantunen, F. L. Taw, J. L. Kiplinger (2014) (Pentafluorophenyl)Cyclopentadiene and its Sodium Salt, in Inorganic Syntheses: Volume 36 (eds G.S. Girolami , A.P. Sattleberger), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
17. A. Eisenhawer, K. Jantunen Cross (2013) Specialty Chemicals in Oil Sands Extraction, in Handbook on Theory and Practice of Bitumen Recovery from Athabasca Oil Sands: Volume II (eds J. Czarnecki, J. Masliyah, Z. Z. Xu, M. Dabros), Kingsley Publishing, Canada; pp 363-390.
16. T. Cantat, C. R. Graves, K. C. Jantunen, C. J. Burns, B. L. Scott, E. J. Schelter, D. E. Morris, P. J. Hay, J. L. Kiplinger, “Evidence for the Involvement of 5f Orbitals in the Bonding and Reactivity of Organometallic Actinide Compounds: Thorium(IV) and Uranium(IV) Bis(hydrazonato) Complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17537-17551.
15. J. D. Masuda, K. C. Jantunen, B. L. Scott, J. L. Kiplinger, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of the Thermally Stable Lutetium Tris(alkyl) Complex (tBu2bpy)Lu(CH2SiMe3)3”, Organometallics 2008, 27, 1299-1304.
14. J. D. Masuda, K. C. Jantunen, O. V. Ozerov, K. J. T. Noonan, D. P. Gates, B. L. Scott, J. L. Kiplinger, “A Lanthanide Phosphinidene Complex: Synthesis, Structure, and Phospha-Wittig Reactivity”,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2408-2409.
13. J. D. Masuda, K. C. Jantunen, B. L. Scott, J. L. Kiplinger, “Lutetium Alkyls Supported by a Dearomatized and Functionalized Terpyridine Ligand: Preparation of Fluorinated Anilide Complexes”, Organometallics 2008, 27, 803-806.
12. K. C. Jantunen, “Hydrogen Storage: Current Technology and Future Goals”, ASRL Quarterly Bulletin 2007, Vol. XLIV (2), 1-14.
11. K. C. Jantunen, B. L. Scott and J. L. Kiplinger, “A Comparative Study of the Reactivity of Zr(IV), Hf(IV) and Th(IV) Metallocene Complexes: Thorium is Not a Group IV Metal After All”, J. Alloys Compd. 2007, 444-445, 363-368.
10. K. C. Jantunen, B. L. Scott, J. C. Gordon, J. L. Kiplinger, “Reactivity of (C5Me5)Lu(CH2SiMe3)2(THF) with Pyridine Ring Systems: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of an h2-(N,C)-Pyridyl (Mono)pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Lutetium(III) Complex”, Organometallics 2007, 26, 2777-2781.
9. E. J. Schelter, P. Yang, B. L. Scott, R. E. Da Re, K. C. Jantunen, R. L. Martin, P. J. Hay, D. E. Morris, Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, “Systematic Studies of Early Actinide Complexes: Thorium(IV) Fluoroketimides”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 5139-5152.
8. K. C. Jantunen, B. L. Scott, P. J. Hay, J. C. Gordon, J. L. Kiplinger, “Dearomatization and Functionalization of Terpyridine by Lutetium(III) Complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6322-6323.
7. K. C. Jantunen, F. Haftbaradaran, M. J. Katz, R. J. Batchelor, G. Schatte, D. B. Leznoff, “Synthesis and Structure of Diamido Ether Uranium(IV) and Thorium(IV) Halide “Ate” Complexes and Their Conversion to Salt-Free Bis(Alkyl) Complexes”, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 2005, 3083-3091.
6. A. E. Clark, R. L. Martin, P. J. Hay, J. C. Green, K. C. Jantunen, J. L. Kiplinger, “Electronic Structure, Excited States, and Photoelectron Spectra of Uranium, Thorium, and Zirconium Bis(Ketimido) Complexes (C5R5)2M[-NCPh2]2 (M = Th, U, Zr; R = H, CH3)”, J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109, 5481-5491.
5. R. E. Da Re, K. C. Jantunen, J. T. Golden, J. L. Kiplinger, D. E. Morris, “Molecular Spectroscopy of Uranium(IV) Bis(ketimido) Complexes. Rare Observation of Resonance-Enhanced Raman Scattering from Organoactinide Complexes and Evidence for Broken-Symmetry Excited States”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 682-689.
4. D. E. Morris, R. E. Da Re, K. C. Jantunen, I. Castro-Rodriguez, J. L. Kiplinger, “Trends in Electronic Structure and Redox Energetics for Early-Actinide Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Complexes”, Organometallics 2004, 23, 5142-5153.
3. K. C. Jantunen, C. J. Burns, I. Castro-Rodriguez, R. E. Da Re, J. T. Golden, D. E. Morris, B. L. Scott, F. L. Taw, J. L. Kiplinger, “Thorium(IV) and Uranium(IV) Ketimide Complexes Prepared by Nitrile Insertion into Actinide-Alkyl and -Aryl Bonds”, Organometallics 2004, 23, 4682-4692.
2. K. C. Jantunen, R. J. Batchelor, D. B. Leznoff, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Organometallic Derivatives of Diamidosilyl Ether Thorium(IV) and Uranium(IV) Halide Complexes”, Organometallics 2004, 23, 2186-2193.
1. D. B. Leznoff, G. Mund, K. C. Jantunen, P. H. Bhatia, A. J. Gabert, R. J. Batchelor, “Dinuclear iron, cobalt and uranium complexes of new diamidoether ligands”, J. Nucl. Sci. Tech. 2002, Supplement 3, 406-409.