Benjamin Conard Email & Phone Number

Midland, Mi

People leader for the North America PA groupPrimary focus on migration from Dow MOD5 to ABB 800xa and continued support post migration.Have directly been involved in 10 emulsion polymers plant migrations (30k+ IO) plus startup support for 2 plastics plant migrations.Project lead for 3 migrations including the largest latex/binders plant.Global focal point for binders PA technology in ABB. Developed and implemented global standards, code libraries and work processes for migrations.Wrote ABB Batch Manager procedures for several plants and have maintained and updated procedures for all binders plants.Batch reactor focal point. Developed jacket temperature control, reflux condenser logic, con-add feeds, shot feed as well as many other technologies. Developed code libraries to speed migration and increase global standardization for all reactors.PA SIS focal point for binders migration projects.

Midland, Michigan

Responsible for day-to-day operations of a facility containing two reactor trains. Ensuring on-time delivery of product within customer specifications through daily troubleshooting, product scheduling and process optimization.

Midland, Michigan

Daily troubleshooting of multiple reactor system. Responsible for ensuring product quality, maximizing process utilization, and ensuring on-time production to meet customer needs.Major focus was on the start-up of a new emulsion process at the Midland facility.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Chemical Engineering, 3.78

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering, 3.57