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Port Hawkesbury Paper

Responsible for direction and oversight of:Woodlands groupWoodyard / WoodroomFibre / TMP group EnergyBusiness DevelopmentTechnical & Lab groupRaw Water and Effluent treatment Jointly responsible for Mill Safety, Mill Accounting group, Mill Engineering group, and Mill Administration group

Port Hawkesbury, Ns Canada

Managed Thermal Mechanical Pulp Refining and Bleach Plant operationsCoordinated all interactions with Provincial Utility including all operational aspects of our energy business including electrical power provision, scheduling and planning

Newpage Corporation, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada

•Responsible for directing and coordinating TMP Production operations including 3 modern refiner lines, bleaching, heat recovery and clay & Kraft furnish supply. •Ensure maximum production of pulp, meeting all quality requirements in the most efficient, economical, and safest manner.•Develop goals and implement strategies for productivity, quality, efficiency, cost control, and safety improvements for the TMP plant.•Monitor operations daily to ensure production and quality goals are met including condition of process operations, preventing or resolving problems and advising supervisors on required corrective actions.•Maintain communication and coordination with the papermaking teams to jointly address needs for schedule changes, assured a smooth product flow, and communicate quality problems promptly.•Ensure that proper testing of pulp is conducted by operating personnel, and that inventories of all essential raw materials are maintained.•Manage power costs by ensuring refiner line scheduling and pulp inventory follow guidelines established for managing energy costs. •Control department costs within established standards; review monthly cost reports and variance reports and explain variances.•Participate with suppliers and consultants on process and technology improvements to optimize throughput, quality and energy consumption.•Responsible for the supervision of the operating supervisors, including their selection, their training, and performance appraisals.

Durazno, Uruguay, South America

• Part of the core management team that developed a complete forest plantation organization in Uruguay South America in less than 2 years. • Personally responsible for the strategic planning of fast-growing Pine and Eucalyptus plantation projects in Uruguay; Pulp and Biomass supply forecasts• Coordination of various strategic industrial studies (greenfield mill site studies, Biomass plant feasibility studies, etc.)• Development and Management of ISO registered Environment / Health and Safety system• Development of economical analysis land purchasing tools• Purchase and management of Geographic Information System specialized for plantation establishment and maintenance• Selection, purchase and coordination of global plantation information management system (Uruguay, Brazil and China) INFLOR• Member of various Stora Enso Wood Supply merger/acquisition “due diligence” teams including Acquisition of the groupo Ence’s operations in Uruguay for USD344 Million.

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada

•Managed the team responsible for operational level planning, execution, and control of: o Silviculture and harvesting operations on company controlled land o Private wood purchase and sales o Road construction and maintenance o Purchase of forest land and stumpage o Wood delivery scheduling •Coordination / liaison with various First nations Forestry programs

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Strategic planning, forest inventory and woodlands IT management• Sustainable Forest Management Plan development and IRM / SEPH Planning liaison.• Management of Wildlife and ecology issues (NS Endangered Species Recovery Team member)• Development of Sustainable Forest Management (CSA) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001 – first in Canada)• Woodlands tree improvement and wildlife research program development• Administration of Crown and private land silviculture management program

Bsc.F, Forestry

Activities and Societies: Woodsmen Team

Msc., Conservation Biology