Shawn George
About Shawn George
Shawn George is an Account Executive at Kpler, specializing in business development for Agricultural and Petrochemical products across the Americas. He has a background in engineering and has held various internships and positions at notable companies including The Dow Chemical Company, Chevron, and Shell.
Work at Kpler
Shawn George has been employed at Kpler as an Account Executive since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for leading new business development for Agricultural and Petrochemical products across North, Central, and South America. His responsibilities include managing the full sales cycle for new logos targeting Mid Market and Enterprise clients in the Central and Western US regions.
Education and Expertise
Shawn George studied at The University of Texas at Austin, where he completed the Business Foundations Program and earned a Certificate. He also attended the Cockrell School of Engineering at the same university, achieving a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering from 2015 to 2020.
Background
Shawn George has a diverse professional background, having held various internships and co-op positions in the engineering and pharmaceutical sectors. His experience includes roles at The Dow Chemical Company, Shell, Chevron, and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His positions have ranged from engineering roles to account management, providing him with a broad understanding of business operations.
Previous Employment at The Dow Chemical Company
Shawn George worked at The Dow Chemical Company in multiple capacities. He served as a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer Co-op in 2017 for two months in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and as a Hydrocarbon Storage Run Plant Engineer Co-op in 2019 for three months in Freeport, Texas. Additionally, he held the position of Account Manager from 2020 to 2022 in Houston, Texas, and participated in the Commercial Development Program as an intern in 2019 and 2020.
Internship Experience
Shawn George's internship experience includes a role as an Outpatient Pharmacy Intern at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center from 2013 to 2014 for four months, and as a Research Lab Intern at Baylor College of Medicine from 2014 to 2015 for seven months. He also interned at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center as an Orthopedic Oncology Intern in 2014 for three months.