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Harris Group Inc is a leader of heavy-industry engineering design services across many industrial specialties including Aerospace, Life Science, Energy, Petrochemical and Chemical Processing. Our experience, high quality standards and design controls, customer responsiveness, and timely execution have made us the preferred trusted engineering firm for many of the industrial leaders across the United States. When expertise, time, quality, and responsiveness matters, Harris Group Inc is the partner-of-choice.

Project manager responsible for greenfield design and specification of a 10 MM gallon‑per‑year ASTM specification biodiesel production facility to be co-located with a beef cattle rendering facility. Researched prospective construction locations, met with and negotiated financial incentives with local community leaders and economic community development staff.

Project manager responsible for a variety of projects within the scope of designing, procuring equipment, constructing, and commissioning a 100-MM gallon/year biodiesel production facility. Responsibilities included equipment specification and purchasing, on-site engineering, and liaison to construction contractor with responsibility and authority for resolving general construction issues.

Hazardous Waste Processing Facilities. Various positions over nineteen years including: Facility Manager, Materials Manager, General Manager, and Director of Operations. As Director of Operations, responsibility included all aspects of eight hazardous waste processing facilities (operations, engineering, transportation) with over 250 employees. Developed annual operating and capital budgets; created monthly financial performance forecasts; recruited, hired and coached supporting management personnel; provided project management and supervision of all construction projects; and ensured full facility RCRA, TSCA, PSAPCA, NPDES, OSHA, and DOT compliance.