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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Provide Operations and Technical leadership for GEM’s 145 million gallons per year Hankinson Renewable Energy ethanol manufacturing facility. • Fostered collaborative work environment, along with data driven decision making processes, to drive improvements in operating consistency, process efficiencies and delivery of results.• Assembled team to improve recovery of corn oil byproduct by 20%, with 15% increase in contribution margin.• Implemented fermentation process improvements to increase ethanol yield by 1.5%.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

As member of U.S. Leadership team, developed and implemented strategies to penetrate and grow service business in rapidly changing and highly competitive Oil & Gas services marketplace, while achieving operational efficiencies and creating the organizational infrastructure to support and sustain the growing operation.► Assembled and led the engineering team to support optimization of operations in North America and improve execution of the capital investment program. Delivered differentiating, cost-effective services and solutions to customers engineered to meet competitive market conditions, and the appropriate service and risk management requirements.► Led collaboration between functional groups to implement best practices that provided value-added results in executing investment projects with 10% less capital and a 25% improvement to schedule.► Engaged cross-functional team to increase processing capability of underperforming asset by 30%. ► Implemented best practices in civil design and procurement to reduce contractor and sunk costs by 25% on green-field construction projects.► Fostered collaborative work environment that allowed organization restructuring of Engineering and Technical Services groups to realize synergistic performance improvements under a single department leader.► Initiated standard protocols to decrease engineering response time by 50% on service requests.

Ludwigshafen, De

Provided Technical and Operations leadership for $500M Construction Chemicals Americas division, a leading global manufacturer offering consumer products and solutions for commercial, residential, industrial and infrastructure construction► Orchestrated technical and capital investment support for locations, including the development and execution of the $130M capital investment program. Guided managers to negotiate and balance funding of EHS, maintenance, growth and ROI projects► Responsible for multi-site Latin American operations, and provided advisory leadership to the South American manufacturing sites► Coordinated division’s Operational Excellence program, and guided managers on Continuous Improvement initiatives using TPM and TPS principles to achieve LEAN manufacturing objectives► Applied best practices to execute projects with lower FEED expense versus benchmark without compromising on functionality, quality or schedule☑ Managed $9M, 20% capacity expansion project to finish ahead of schedule and below budget☑ Initiated division-wide Process Control System Upgrade project to improve reliability of product supply► Led product development team to establish new sealant platform and launch product to fill niche market segment with $5 million in annual sales forecast► Led investment into pilot plant assets to shorten the product development process and reduce associated costs ► Executed supply chain rationalization plans to improve financial performance and customer service► Member of Global Technology Council, Global Sealants Task Force and US Innovation Management Team☑ Drove alignment of investments with market conditions, growth strategies and capacity plans☑ Vetted and shared best global practices and technologies☑ Promoted investment into innovative, universal processes and products to lower costs and improve product quality► Implemented PSM and Mechanical Integrity programs to facilitate safe, reliable, and profitable operations.

Essen, Nrw, De

As Manager of Process Development for the Construction Chemicals division, a global manufacturer of building products, led engineering and technical service activities at multiple North American locations that transitioned to the TES Manager role with BASF following acquisition. ► Led capacity planning process for Polyurethane products, managed capital investment program and projects to expedite approval, improve utilization of funds and execute to functionality, cost and schedule metrics. ► Provided resources to advance product development initiatives, including formulating, process development, conducting manufacturing trials and commercialization. Released several new products to support growth objectives, including adhesives, sealants, coating tint bases and cementitious grouts. As Site Manager, managed the brown-field start-up of a $50M Polyurethane CASE manufacturing and product distribution operation, including local Supply Chain functional group. Staffed and trained plant employees. Managed several expansions and new product launches.► Led improvements in productivity, safety performance, operating efficiency, and product quality by employing principles of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Toyota Production System (TPS).

Norwell, Ma, Us

As part of the acquisition of Ecova's RCRA incinerator in Kimball NE, joined the Clean Harbors organization to provide Operations and Technical leadership to develop and implement strategies to penetrate and grow their environmental services business in the Rocky Mountain region. ► Managed Kimball NE RCRA Hazardous Waste incinerator and onsite landfill to improve processing reliability and capacity, and ensure residue stabilization was cost effective and complied with provisions of operating permit. ► Started up and managed the Denver CO Service Center. Assembled and led field service, lab pack and customer service team to deliver reliable, cost effective service solutions to grow the business and meet profitability objectives.

Lewiston, New York, Us

Provided strategic operations and business leadership during the start-up of BP Amoco's Environmental Services subsidiary.► Business manager and executive committee member with P&L responsibility for $6M Waste-Tech Incineration Services JV with GE. Led Business Development and Customer Service to expand customer base, negotiate contracts and increase profitability in market saturated with new disposal capacity and low-cost treatment options. ► Managed the start-up and completion of regulatory-required test operations for $100M Kimball NE RCRA waste incineration facility and landfill to obtain the facility's operating permit and enable its sale to the Clean Harbors organization. ► Oversaw development and commissioning of company’s first waste and laboratory management information system. ► Completed technical assessments to evaluate acquisition candidates.

Houston, Texas, Us

Led Inventory, Planning and Control organization during start-up and operation of the Port Arthur, TX RCRA incinerator. Established Inventory Management, Production Planning and Waste Tracking systems to ensure safe, compliant and cost effective management and disposal of incoming waste materials.

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Provided engineering support and operations leadership at Mobil Oil's 200,000 BPD Joliet refinery, which included production planning, operations analysis, capital program management, energy optimization planning and process engineering.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bs, Chemical Engineering

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