Andrew Miller
Industry Specialist, Epoxy Products and Intermediates
Dow Deutschland Inc.

 

What I do:  Market Development and Management of Structural Composites Projects for Europe using Dows Vinyl Ester and Epoxy range.  Project commercial value ranges from 100,000 USD to over 5M USD.  The job is based at our Vinyl Ester Production facilities in Rheinmuenster.  This is located in South Germany close to the Alsace region of France. I am also responsible for Customer Interface Initiative helping our business use tools such as e-commerce to complement our service to our customers.

My favourite projects: They are all good! The largest is our interest in Wind Energy – the growth potential is enormous in this fast moving market.  E-commerce is also an extremely fascinating subject.

Who I work with: Customers!  Without them we would not survive.  Internally I deal with everyone in our business, Tech Support, Field Sales, Production, Commercial Management and Order Fulfillment, it can be extremely demanding.

Why I enjoy my job: It’s challenging, varied, interesting and fun.  I have travelled all over Europe (I worked in sales before taking this position) and enjoyed several unique experiences and met many different types of people.  I now live in Strasbourg, which is a beautiful city.

What I studied:  MEng Mechanical Engineering Europe at Newcastle University.  I first got involved in composites during my placement in Spain and then moved on to work back at the University as a Research Assistant in composites. I completed my PhD in composites (which I studied part-time) in January last year.

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