Manage a team of 12 people in the Cylinder Operations Manufacturing processes and strategy throughout North and South America including: Technical Managers for Cylinder Recertification Program, Plant Maintenance, Helium & Hydrogen, Medical Gases, Acetylene, Specialty Gases, Cylinder Supply Chain Six Sigma.Serve as the Cylinder Supply Chain RSPO for Make to drive the development and execution of the Cylinder Supply Chain operations strategy. Responsible for implementing and leading technology based solutions that maximize manufacturing efficiencies and reduce/eliminate manufacturing inconsistencies. Benchmark manufacturing best practices and technologies to determine optimal strategies for The Linde Group, and lead process optimization across all fill plants (170) as well as branches and gas and gear facilities in Region Americas. Responsible for leading the GAP (Growth & Productivity) and efficiency improvement programs for integrated Supply organization and replicating and leveraging success across the network.

Support for 5 manufacturing location in the US & Malaysia.Liaison between manufacturing plants and manufacturing director to support aligning all plant performance objectives with business strategy.Support business and plant goals in achieving budget goals for: RPE, variable cost and CAPEX.Act as business liaison for capital projects.Partner with corporate Process Technology and be the primary plant lead for driving HES, technology, operability and long term maintainability related issues for large capital projects.Coordinate work of the Research, Manufacturing, Process Technology, Engineering and Business teams.Follow the daily production activities and anticipate/manage/communicate with the plants and business and production issues leading to business interruptions.Propose improvements for variable costs reductions including raw materials supply.Act as the primary owner of Energy Footprint metrics for Thiochemicals in North America and work closely with the plants to help drive reduction in the overall energy Footprint.Collect, consolidate and analyze global manufacturing data to compare plants internally and with the competition.Report to Manufacturing Director.

Lead planning and scheduling activities for pre commissioning of new $200M thiochemical plant in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia. The new plant included H2S, MeSH, DMDS, and H2SO4 production facilities for feed stock of our partner's new L-Methionine platform.Worked with a diverse international team to coordinate the commissioning activities of the site.Directed the MeSH commissioning team through startup.Optimized and resolved post startup production issues until production was stabilized.Supported operational and plant management development post startup.Reported to Project Manufacturing & Technology Director.

Directed and lead 67 members of the Production, Shipping, and Process Technology groups to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the process units and customer deliveries.Ensured optimal production and process improvements for Methyl Mercaptan, Ethyl Mercaptan, Di Methyl Sulfide, Di Methyl Di Sulfide, Acrolein, and MMP production units.Responsible for operating the plant in a safe and environmentally responsible manner that complies with 100% all applicable regulatory requirements.Responsible for managing plant budget related to production, logistics, and process technology. Responsible to ensure that production is at the lowest possible cost by monitoring raw material, waste generation and utilities usages.Proposed and ensures implementation of improvements to minimize the production costs.Reported to Plant Manager.

Managed 57 employees (production; shipping; training; engineering) to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the process units and customer deliveries.Oversaw plant budget related to production and logistics. Responsible to ensure that production is at the lowest possible cost by monitoring raw material, waste generation and utilities usages. Proposes and ensures implementation of improvements to minimize the production costs.Optimized scheduling of product changeovers and turnaround timing.Key performance measures include: product throughput, on-stream time, production schedule achievement, EH&S requirements, product profitability, and quality work-in-process and finished product as defined by customer specifications..Communicated on a regular basis with outside the plant groups to maintain a working relationship including the business area, sales, safety, and engineering.Performed Product Stewardship visits at customer sites.Reported to Plant Manager.

Managed 45 employees (40 Operators; 4 Supervisors; 1 Maintenance Safety Coordinator) and an active mentor to corporate ‘developing’ engineers. Interviewed and hired 30% of production staff.Lead investigations into Safety, Environmental, Equipment, and Product Loss incidents. Developed corrective actions and implemented safeguards to prevent repeat incidents. Made significant improvements in department safety culture that aided in achieving the current 500,000 plant-hours without a loss time accident.Responsible for meeting production plan while in full compliance of all Safety & Environmental requirements. Minimize unit downtime by defining priorities to the Maintenance Department while supporting the plants RPE budget.Maximize operational efficiency by ensuring that units are always operated at optimum conditions. Work in conjunction with Production and Process Engineers to develop continuous improvement projects and debottlenecking opportunities. Reduced product changeover time by half.Reported to Operations Manager.

Production Engineer over the methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulfide, and dimethyl disulfide production units.Worked to optimize unit efficiency, reduce energy cost, and debottleneck units.Provided production engineering and process support.Responsible for daily productivity, product changeovers, communication of maintenance needs, and improving energy efficiency, unit reliability and online stream factors.Mentored developing engineers in Houston and Beaumont, Texas facilities.Coordinated resources to maintain plant’s productivity including shipping, lab, production, and HES.

Furnished process and project services to plants producing thioglycolic acid, tin stabilizers intermediates, process aids, and impact modifiers for PVC applications.Evaluated new raw materials specifications for approval. Audited supplier facilities to evaluate potential process issues affecting product quality.Lead multimillion-dollar project teams for debottlenecking of processes.Safety improvement team leader of a cross functional group of engineers, operators, and safety/environmental personnel.Reported to Technology Manager.

Improved process control by implementing SPC program.Developed databases for tracking asset utilization and off grade inventories.Small project management (<$50K) including AR proposal, engineering, construction support, and startup.Reported to Lead Production Engineer.