Leading a global and diverse team to execute the technology roadmap for SABIC’s acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) product line and helping to move research projects for new process technologies from the lab into commercial operation keeps Youssef busy. As lead scientist at SABIC, he continued to fulfill these responsibilities while also earning his MBA from Purdue Univ.’s Krannert School of Management, and now he’s putting his technical background and business know-how to use.
Youssef likes that his job affords him the ability to explore new areas of research through blue-sky projects, while also working to overcome challenges at existing sites. He was involved in leading a global team on a technology licensing and deployment project in the Middle East, where he worked to start up a new $600-million plant.