Christine Rivera has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Kent State University. Her primary discipline is metals analyses across a variety of market segments including advanced materials, environmental, food and pharmaceutical sample types. She is credited with authoring and co-authoring publications in metals analysis. Moving from laboratory analyst and laboratory manager, Christine became a business development manager specializing in expanding brand sales solutions to a broad spectrum of market segments. The combination of analytical chemistry and business development provided a path to her current position for Agilent Technologies as an Application Specialist for Advanced Materials. The upstream, midstream and downstream of the battery ecosystem requires a broad understanding of analytical requirements for highest performance and safety. Her role provides a network connection to world class Agilent analytical solutions and Agilent experts.