CTO & Co Founder of ASH-TEK. Partner & Senior Project Engineer with EFI Group LLC focused on applying my experience & knowledge to different industries or processes. Developed multiple patents around carbon reduction, heavy metal separation & particle size reduction for industrial byproducts & waste streams. Created new methods for beneficiation of ponded coal ash for use in concrete. As VP Engineering for Mercury Capture Systems I advanced the applications of chemical reagents for sequestration & binding of heavy metals including mercury, arsenic, selenium & cadmium from industrial gas streams. Former cement plant manager for Lafarge Canada at the Richmond Plant & for LafargeHolcim North America at the Sparrows Point Plant (the largest slag grinding & granulation facility in North America at that time). Prior experiences with companies including Blue Circle Cement, US Gypsum Company, Morton Salt, Stevens Institute & the NSA have provided me a unique perspective on leadership & problem solving. Specialties: Safety • Process Improvement • Leadership • Technical Development • People Development • Organizational & Operations Improvement • Project Management • Cement Industry Consulting • Capital Improvement • Material Handling • Alternative Raw Materials • Granulated Blast Furnace Slag • Coal Fly Ash • Mill Scale • Zinc Slag • Cement Kiln Dust • Mercury Removal • Landfilled or Ponded Ash BeneficiationAbout EFI GroupEFI Group, LLC is a manufacturing-engineering services and engineering-consulting company that uses its in-depth and broad experience to solve industry’s engineering challenges.Team members have worked within the manufacturing industry and can stimulate fresh thinking and bring a deep level of understanding to our clients’ businesses, help them manage their risk and improve their manufacturing success.EFI Group has expertise in:Adhesives & SealantsBuilding MaterialsCeramic MaterialsChemicalsDecorative Surfaces & LaminatesEnvironmentalFilm & Roll StockFoods and FlavorsHeavy Equipment & OEM ProductsHeavy Metals RecoveryMetal TreatmentMinerals ProcessingPackaging Systems & ManufacturingPaints & ColorsPaper & Forest ProductsPharmaceutical ProductsPlasticsPower & EnergyPrinting, Coating, Laminating & Other ConvertingSafetyUtilitiesSpecialties: Project Scoping & Costing, Project Startup & Management, Manufacturing Process Improvement, Equipment Reliability