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Commercial lead in developing, coordinating, and implementing global sourcing plans and procurement strategies for titanium feedstocks, calcined petroleum coke, and inbound freight and logistics valued at ~$300 million annually.Responsible for commercial contract negotiations and strategy execution

Commercial lead in developing, coordinating, and implementing global sourcing plans and strategies of the Coke and Anthracite chemicals values at over $100 million annual spend. Leader of commercial negotiations and execution for obtaining any/all coke and anthracite sourcing needs for the global sites and significant contributor in commercial negotiations and execution of the global titanium ore feedstock sourcing needs.Support evaluation of new material sources and sponsor global plant trials to demonstrate alternative Coke/Anthracite/Titanium Ore feedstocks.Manage Coke/Anthracite global inventories in an effective manner to meet global working capital targets while meeting the safety stock requirements for each site and assist with management of the global titanium ore inventories.

Achieved a highly competitive Ore feedstock position for Cristal Global versus competition valued at $2 billion between 2011 and 2013. Key player in the negotiation of multiple strategic global Ore supply and logistics agreements with key suppliers valued collectively in excess of $1 Billion. Project team member for a TiO2 industry changing project to achieve vertical integration into the titanium value chain through construction and commissioning of a 500,000 MT per year capacity slag smelter in Jazan, KSA. Responsible for development of ilmenite feedstock sourcing plan and inbound/outbound logistics plan for raw material feedstock imports and finished product exports related to slag smelter project. Achieved Ore variable cost savings of $16.1 Million versus budget in 2011 through superior contract execution.Championed ore trials at global manufacturing facilities to improve ore utilization flexibility and manage variable costs.

Achieved Ore variable cost savings of $10.0 Million versus budget in 2010 by leveraging technical expertise into advantaged ore feedstock and logistics contractual terms. Conducted gap analysis in key logistics trade routes. Leveraged new logistics contracts and renegotiated existing contracts during opportunistic market conditions achieving minimal market exposure and securing $6 Million in savings.Developed Relative Economic Value [REV] model and utilized model to evaluate best valued ore purchase opportunities, optimize allocation and utilization plan, and drive Ore and Logistics contract sourcing and negotiating strategies. Managed existing Ore feedstock contracts and cost effectively allocated supply to meet global production requirements. Global leader for all Ore feedstock plant trials responsible for achieving increased global ore feedstock flexibility.

Supported Manufacturing Team through leading process improvement programs and identifying, developing, designing, and implementing capital projects to improve process performance, yield, productivity, and cost.Significant contributor on multi-functional Purification Technology Team that resolved major distillation column performance problem resulting in $2.0M annual savings and productivity improvement of 3%. The project team was recognized and received a Corporate Operational Excellence Award. Functioned as site leader to Implement Operational Excellence Corporate standards. Lead Site organization through a transformation of culture and self-assessment process.

Plant Engineer for all engineering aspects for the Millennium St. Helena Plant Silica and Cadmium pigment manufacturing processes. Managed production schedule, inventory control, raw materials, customer relationships, and new product initiatives including commercialization of three new product grades which resulted in a 4% plant asset utilization improvement.Participated in development of site capital and operating budgets. Managed engineering contractor efforts to drive cost reduction in variable costs.

Technical Manager of multifunctional project team for implementation of $2M capital project to recover product value from a purged waste stream. Responsible for implementing process technology developed in R&D into idle process equipment. Project resulted in $1.2M annual savings and received Manufacturing Divisions Global Teamwork Award.Venture Manager for implementation of a fast track project to recover technical herbicide from off-spec formulated product. Developed project scope, directed process development effort, obtained operating permit, and managed construction effort and process startup. Project recovered active herbicide valued at $3M in tight supply market.

Conducted Research and Development on processes for new and existing products. Lead engineer responsible for developing process technology and scale-up from pilot scale to full scale commercial production.Supervised operational startup of toll manufacturer to commercially produce new herbicide intermediate. Responsible for management and coordination of several workgroups including engineering, plant operations, plant maintenance, construction personnel, analytical laboratory, and site management.Conducted Responsible Care Audit of toll manufacturer to ensure operation met environmental, quality, and safety standards.

Lead Engineer for commercialization and startup of a new process to produce a pre-emergent herbicide product for commercial launchPrimary contact with R&D during process development providing direction in planning and review of pilot studies, corrosion testing, and identification and generation of data required for process design of $100M facility.Provided review and oversight of detailed design and site layout by engineering contractor. Reviews included mass and energy balances, P&ID development and review, equipment and instrument specifications, materials of construction selection, Process hazards review, and 3D model of piping design for 10 unit operations and $25M of capital equipment.Developed individual unit operating, sampling, and process control strategies to integrate multiple solvent recycle loops within a multiple unit main product train including coordination of shared raw material sources.Defined standards and architecture for plant sequence automation programming code, database configuration, safety interlock system, and operator graphic displays for Honeywell TDC3000 DCS system. Prepared an operating manual, interlock data sheets, sample specification sheets, and training materials. Conducted classroom and field training for operator and production supervisor qualification.Developed procedures and standard equipment checkout checklists for construction punch list, water testing, loop checkouts, and solvent testing. Supervised shift engineers, production supervisors, and operators during water and solvent testing.Lead engineer responsible for plant utilities and step startup; identified and implemented modifications through management of change including process design, equipment, procedures, programming, and analyses to resolve startup issues.