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Lead and directed staff, training, and labor relations for thirteen (union and non-union) sites across North America. Oversee contract negotiations, implementation, and administration for three unionized plants (USW and Teamsters). Maintain personnel by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program. Counsel managers on candidate selection, conduct and analyze exit interviews, and recommend changes. Certify planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach employees. Conduct investigations, maintain records, and represent the organization at hearings.Key Achievements:● Built and retained relationships for “best in class” internship and rotational co-op programs with local universities. ● Served as key component in recent mergers and an initial public offering of PQ Group Holdings, Inc.● Regularly achieved strategic objectives by evaluating process flows and business needs, identifying gaps and pursuing solutions.

Directed and coordinated activities related to production of company product. Managed operations and maintenance budget for the unit. Established production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control to obtain optimum creation and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment. Developed appropriate safety training for personnel regarding changes in procedures and accountability. Performed safety presentations and ensured unit compliance with environmental permits/regulations and plant safety procedures, policies, and specifications. Key Achievements:● Maximized unit operations, grew profits, and enhanced stream time by creating dashboard visuals for board operators. ● Increased unit sustainability and processing flexibility of TS fuels to regeneration furnaces by initiating enrichment projects.● Consistently applied innovative cost control techniques to keep fixed costs 7-10% below the $3.3M budget.● Created action plan to increase the reliability of the unit, recognizing problems and opportunities to formulate method for obtaining/surpassing unit standards and achieving production and quality goals.

Assisted in the development and coordination of safety training within the department. Trained all new personnel in new stream safety and operating procedures. Maintained regulatory compliance and served as primary contact with regulatory agencies. Prepared fuel for incineration by applying knowledge of production methods, processes, machines and equipment, plant layout, and production capacities. Directed and coordinated operational procedure for direct burn of material. Provided technical and regulatory customer service to TS customers. Resolved and tracked all inbound and outbound manifest/paperwork problems. Key Achievements:● Improved recertification of all approved materials by 45%. ● Reduced ash cleanout costs by thoroughly evaluating decomposition components of all streams.● Implemented a new database system for management of recertification process, RCRA empty determination, industrial hygiene monitoring, and identification of bad actors to process equipment.

Provided lab operations, process, waste water, and quality control support for three processing units. Independently performed chemical and physical analyses and tests required for quality assurance of products or processes, drawing conclusions based upon results. Suggested product adjustments as needed, communicating timely results to production operators. Conducted troubleshooting on analyses and equipment, collaborating with outside sources to correct. Accurately documented results, equipment maintenance, and calibration in laboratory logbooks, spreadsheets, LIMS NWA, and certificates of analysis, among others. Key Achievements:● Averted potential environmental outages and product issues by quickly communicating with operations and engineering teams.● Directly contributed to high customer satisfaction by effectively researching customer complaints and quality problems with completed products.