| Charlie Ragland serves as academically qualified faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business in Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship. His courses include New Venture Creation, Small Business Entrepreneurship (MBA), Strategic Management, International Management (MBA), Business-to-Business Marketing, Basic Marketing, Selling and Sales Management, and Business Communications.
In 2000 he founded the Ragland Group which focuses on commercialization strategies, competitive intelligence, and professional development. His clients include multinational corporations, early stage companies, and individuals. Selected clients include GE Plastics, BASF, Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, Owens-Corning, Avery Dennison, Polymer Group, Micron TN, Fischer USA, Ten-Tec Inc., Robert L Webb & Associates, and Dale Buchanan & Associates.
His professional experience includes sales, marketing, business management, and general management roles with Owens-Corning, GE Plastics, PolyOne (formerly BFGoodrich - Geon Vinyl Division), BASF (formerly AlliedSignal Plastics), and Propex (formerly SI Corp). He has a global perspective with international experience in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia) and Europe.
New product development and commercialization strategies have been at the center of his career. Charlie has commercialized new applications for engineering materials in more than 60 distinct applications in 20 end use markets including aerospace, building and construction, computer and business equipment, electrical and electronics, medical, ready mix concrete, telecommunications, and transportation.
Charlie is active in the local entrepreneurial community, serving on the board of the Chattanooga Technology Council and steering committee of the Capital Connection. He earned his DBA from Kennesaw State University, MBA from Case Western Reserve University, and BSBA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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