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OUR EXPERIENCE

Our diverse areas of expertise are designed to fit the changing needs of your project

DESIGNING, PROCURING (PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING EQUIPMENT), PROJECT PLANNING, BUILDING, AND OPERATING WOOD PELLET MILLS AS WELL AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXPORT FACILITY

RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE PROTECTION, DETECTION, AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AS WELL AS OTHER AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

MANAGING LARGE SCALE 200-MILLION-DOLLAR EXPANSION THAT IS FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. INCORPORATING MULTIPLE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTO A SINGLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, BUILT IN HALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION TIME WITH HALF OF THE OPERATING COST OF A TRADITIONAL PLANT

MANAGING LARGE SCALE 200-MILLION-DOLLAR EXPANSION THAT IS FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. INCORPORATING MULTIPLE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTO A SINGLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, BUILT IN HALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION TIME WITH HALF OF THE OPERATING COST OF A TRADITIONAL PLANT

USING CUTTING EDGE SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS THAT INCORPORATE A SMALLER MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT WITH GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAT INCLUDE REDUCED CONSUMPTION OF WATER (BY 160,000 GALLONS/DAY) AND ENERGY AND LOWER LEVELS OF CARBON EMISSIONS

IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY REVISIONS TO OPERATE THE FACILITY WITH FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES SUCH AS GREENER PACKAGING, REDUCED DIESEL USAGE, ELIMINATION OF FOAM PAPER PRODUCTS, AND USING A LOCAL RECYCLING COMPANY TO UTILIZE ALL PLANT RECYCLED PLASTICS TO MANUFACTURE AND GARDEN BENCHES INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY

RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE OF VARIOUS CLIENT GROUPS SUCH AS SITE ADMIN (HR, FINANCE, PROCUREMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, CORP. STAFF @ ARI, OE), IS, SES, AND F&E PROCESS ENGINEERING

SUPPORTING THE CONTRACTOR SAFETY PROGRAM VIA EHSS AS WELL AS CLIENT SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS PROCESS SAFETY

SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF A SMALL PELLET MILL TO LARGER SCALE TO INCLUDE BARBECUE PELLETS AND CAT LITTER AS WELL AS LARGER VOLUME OF RESIDENTIAL PELLETS

DOUBLED THEIR PRODUCTION WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS BY SIMPLY RE-DESIGNING THEIR SHIFT OPERATIONS STRUCTURE AND MOTIVATING THE TEAM LEADS WITH PERFORMANCE BONUSES AND CLEAR KPI’S FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

CORPORATE MANAGER IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY GROUP OF THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD PELLETS IN NORTH AMERICA

TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORTING, AND RESOLVING MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES FOR THE 20+ PLANT SITES LOCATED ALL OVER N. AMERICA FROM THE NORTH-EAST TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO INCREASE AND OPTIMIZE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES

MANAGED A 300,000+ METRIC TON CAPACITY MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR THE FIRST U.S. OPERATION STARTED BY CANADIAN LEADER IN WOOD PELLET MANUFACTURING

HELD FULL PLANT P&L RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGED 65+ EMPLOYEES

TRAINING, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY

FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FOR THE WHOLE MANUFACTURING PLANT, INCL. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, ERGONOMICS, WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT, SPCC PERMITTING, TITLE V PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE, FALL PROTECTION, EXCAVATION PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE OF ALL FIRE & LIFE CRITICAL PROCEDURES (LCP’S) SUCH AS LOTO, CONFINED SPACE, HOT WORK, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, MACHINE SAFETY, SPILL MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND

MANAGED THE ENTIRE MAINTENANCE DEPT WITH MILLWRIGHTS, ELECTRICIANS, IT PROFESSIONALS, AND AUTOMATION ENGINEERS, AND RESTRUCTURED THEIR OPERATIONS USING SIX-SIGMA BLACK BELT TOOLS FOR MAX. PERFORMANCE TO ALIGN WITH PLANT KPI’S AND PERSONNEL SYNERGIES

TURNED THE FACILITY’S OPERATIONS AROUND TO:

  • ZERO LTI AND ZERO TRIR DURING MY LEADERSHIP

  • RECORD PRODUCTION UNDER MY LEADERSHIP WHEREAS THE FACILITY HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR PREVIOUS SEVEN YEARS WITH INCONSISTENT, MINIMAL PRODUCTION AND SERIOUS PROCESS-RELATED EXPLOSION IN PREVIOUS 1.5 YRS

  • RECORD PROFIT IN THE FIRST YEAR I STARTED MANAGING THIS FACILITY; THE PLANT HAD NEVER SEEN A POSITIVE EBIT PRIOR TO THIS DURING THE WHOLE SEVEN YEARS IT HAD BEEN IN OPERATION AND STARTED SEEING A POSITIVE EBIT THE THIRD MONTH AFTER I STARTED MANAGING IT WITH SUBSEQUENT INCREASES IN EBIT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTHS

  • SLATED TO PRODUCE AND SURPASS THE PLANT’S NAME-PLATE CAPACITY OF 300,000 MT PRODUCTION

MANAGED ALL ASPECTS OF STARTUP PLANT OPERATIONS INCLUDING HEALTH, SAFETY, & ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE/ MONITORING/ TESTING/ REPORTING, PRODUCT & PROCESS QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS/AUDITS, PROCESS ENGINEERING, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, PROCESS ENGINEERING, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, COMMERCIAL LIAISON TO MAJOR CUSTOMERS REPORTING TO THE CEO OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST PLANT PRODUCING OVER 750,000 METRIC TONS OF WOOD PELLETS PER YEAR FOR EXPORT TO EUROPE

MANAGED AND DIRECTED ALL PLANT-WIDE CONTRACTOR SAFETY COMPLIANCE INCL. FALL PROTECTION, PROPER PPE AND SIGNAGE/LABELING, ELECTRICAL SAFETY, LOTO, FIRE PROTECTION & SAFETY, PROPER MEANS OF EGRESS, LASER AND RADIATION SAFETY, AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, PROPER RIGGING, WATER SAFETY AT BARGE LOADING DOCK, CHEMICAL SAFETY, ETC.

PLANNED, TRACKED, AND MANAGED MULTIPLE CAPITAL PROJECTS RANGING FROM US$50,000 TO $6 MILLION, SUCH AS TRUCK TIPPER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, NEW BLISS HAMMERMILLS INSTALLATION, RTO AND WESP UPGRADES, DIEFFENBACHER DRYER DRUM REPAIRS, AND DRYER ABORT STACK REPLACEMENT

MANAGED ALL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION INCL. HSE, PROCESS ENGINEERING, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS, MAINTENANCE, PRODUCTION, PROCUREMENT, AND QUALITY

MANAGED MAJOR ENGINEERING CAPITAL PROJECTS RANGING FROM $15,000 EACH TO $1.8 MILLION INCL. CONTRACTOR SAFETY DURING PROJECT EXECUTION TO COMPLY WITH OSHA 1926 AND FA REQUIREMENTS

MANAGEMENT OF ALL OF THE PLANT’S PRODUCT QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS AND ANNUAL AUDITS

TROUBLESHOT AND LED RCA’S WITH PRODUCTION TEAMS TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES

RESPONSIBLE FOR G/L ACCOUNTS TOTALING 40-MILLION DOLLARS

MANAGED THE ENTIRE FLEET OF 185 LEASED RAILCARS WITH SERVICE FROM CSX AND VARIOUS SHORT-LINES

LED MOC’S AND PHA’S FOR ALL PLANT PROCESS OR EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS

MAINTAINED ALL THE GREEN HOUSE GAS CALCULATIONS FOR ALL SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS

MAINTAINED ONGOING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAJOR VENDORS IN THE PELLET PRODUCTION FIELD, SUCH AS TSI & DIEFFENBACHER DRYING TECHNOLOGIES, SIGMA THERMAL BOILERS, ANDRTIZ WOODYARD AND PELLETIZING EQUIPMENT, LUNDBERG WESP’S AND THERMAL OXIDIZERS, NESTEC CATALYTIC OXIDIZERS, CENTRIFUGES, AND RTO’S, AND BRUKS OR PROCESS BARRON CONVEYANCE EQUIPMENT

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER FOR ALL OF THE COMPANY’S SHIPPING BUSINESSES INCL. REVIEWS AND APPROVALS OF FIVE TO SIX MILLION-DOLLAR INVOICES PER SHIPMENT, MANAGING AND REPORTING QUALITY CONFORMANCE AS PER CUSTOMER CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, REVIEWING CLIENT CONTRACTS AND RENEWALS, INTERFACING WITH EUROPEAN CUSTOMERS REGULARLY FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, AND MANAGING ALL FREIGHT COSTS AND LOGISTICS

DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PRODUCTION FORECAST MODELS, TRACKING DAILY PRODUCTION AND DOWN-TIME TO PLAN SHIPMENTS TO YEAR-END AND UPCOMING YEAR WITH A MOVING SUPPLY-CHAIN

CONDUCTED TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF FRONT-END ELECTRONICS AT THE WORLD’S NUMBER 1 PARTICLE PHYSICS RESEARCH FACILITY, I.E. THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (LHC) AT CERN IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

WORKED WITH THE CMS COLLABORATION ON CONFIGURING AND TESTING CCM CUSTOM HUBS AS SPARES FOR FRONT-END ELECTRONICS OF THE HADRONIC CALORIMETER (HCAL)

ACQUIRED ONGOING OSHA TRAINING

PARTICIPATED IN PUBLICATIONS REVIEW REGARDING THE HIGGS BOSON DISCOVERY DATA/RESULTS

FDA COMPLIANCE AND TRAINING

TRAINED ON ALL ASPECTS OF SAFETY, INCL. CRYOGENICS, LASERS, PRESSURIZED GASES, EXPLOSIVES, RADIATION/RADIOLOGY, MAGNETISM, AND CHEMICALS

ENSURED LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL COMPLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY STANDARDS (OSHA, NIOSH, EPA) OF OVER 2,000 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LABORATORIES, FACILITIES, AND PLANTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT EHS DEPT.

USED CORN WASTE AND PULP AND PAPER SLUDGE FOR PRETREATMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF FERMENTATION FEEDS FOR SCALE-UP, EQUIPMENT RESIZING, AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF LAB-SCALE FERMENTATION PROCESS TO PILOT PLANT LEVEL AND THEN FROM PILOT TO COMMERCIAL SCALE FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION

DEVELOPED DETAILED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS DESIGN USING ASPEN PLUS AND CHEM CAD SIMULATION SOFTWARE

DESIGNED HYDROLYZER, BIOREACTOR, FERMENTER, AND DISTILLATION SYSTEM AND PERFORMED SENSITIVITY ANALYSES ON KEY FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROCESS FLOW AND ECONOMICS OF THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES

PERFORMED SENSITIVITY ANALYSES ON FACTORS AFFECTING PROCESS FLOW AND ECONOMIES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

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