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Patrick Abbott As a former United States Marine Corps Officer and Desert Shield/Desert Storm Veteran, Patrick served under the mentorship and direction of leaders such as Admiral Tom Lynch & General John Kelly. Patrick departed his military service as a major select, moving towards his first civilian leadership position, joining RR Donnelly & Sons, as an operations manager. In 2001, he joined Engelhard corporation and served in various positions. Patrick was accepted into the PDP (professional development program), where he spent the next year, in two-week increments, training in every division of the company, participating at every level, and advancing upon the approval of mangers and co-workers. As a part of the specialty pigments division, Patrick moved from site management into the commercial team, working in product management, marketing, M & A and sales. Patrick energized his career with BASF, with a role in sales. Moving through the specialty pigments division, and resins division, he would continue to develop his leadership skills in roles such as technical sales team lead, sales manager, distribution manager and global marketing manager for BASFs innovation and technology division. In 2015 and 2016, Patrick was part of the transition of specific product lines to Huntsman corporation, where he directed the team to complete the movement of three major acquisitions into the Huntsman company culture in half of the forecasted time, saving the company millions and initiating over $130M in synergistic opportunities. Patrick accepted an opportunity to help structure the Huntsman specialty pigments division team as their Global Marketing Director. When Huntsman decided to publicly announce the spin-off of the specialty pigments division, he was offered an opportunity to depart the corporate structure, and Patrick birthed Global Marketing Empire Solutions, a disruptive technology consulting company, with a passion for training, developing and leading teams. Patrick executed a heightened sense of energy and enthusiasm to GMES exponentially growing marketing and sales teams within each division. Upon the sale of the highly valued business, Patrick joined XG Sciences, a global leader in Graphene Nano technology, as their global sales manager. He was tasked assisting the executive team in transitioning the company from an academic company; to full commercialization. On January 1, 2019 Patrick accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Graphene Solutions, Inc., a S.J. Global Investments company based in Houston Texas, focused on supporting graphene industry growth through an innovative platform of testing, evaluation, standardization, co-branding, distribution, sales and marketing. With great interest in philanthropy, he uses his experience and communication skills to promote and support multiple charities ranging from The American Red Cross, http://InVest-USA.org (offering support to Police, Fire and First Responders since 1996), The
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