Lance Stephens Email & Phone Number

Morgan, Ut, Us

Time to give back what others so freely gave to me. Instructor in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Construction Management

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

North Regional Manager: Aggregate Operations – Responsible for 5 year-around plants producing over 5 million tons of aggregates – Responsible for over 15 additional satellite mines operated based on local project demand– Division lead of Performance Improvement Team – Mine PlanningKey Results: – Led a 4 million dollar plus capex upgrade of a 1.3 Million ton flagship aggregate plant.– Managed the commissioning of a multiple new wash plant installations– Improved fiscal performance each year

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

– Directly reporting: - (2) 1.3+ Million Ton Soda Ash Plants- Power Plant (Coal and Gas Powered) supplying steam and 30+ Megawatts of electricity - Support Services (centralized maintenance and shops, shipping, grounds services) – Approximately 250 Employees under this umbrella – Represented by the Steel Workers UnionKey Results:– Led a complete reorganization of the sites to a CIP culture with Six Sigma tools implemented.– Built a comprehensive reliability based maintenance system with the full suite of Predictive, Preventive and Condition Based Monitoring tools as a cornerstone leading to improved availability at sites– Led a cultural change in ownership and housekeeping using the 5s system– One plant is managed as food grade certified– Developed a 5 year renovation and upgrade plan for the three sites based on OEE improvement valued at over $70 M

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Directly Reporting (Plant Managers): - Salt Plant – Food Grade Certified BRC- Mag-chloride Plant- Boiler Plant- Rail Operations with Utility Crew & support staff. - BRC Food grade certified. Bagging, packaging and warehouse distribution under this umbrella– Responsible for 4 separate P&L’s and Operations / Capitol Improvement budgetsKey Results:– Record Salt production 2013; Record per ton Mag Flake and Brine costs; Manage 12,000/year rail car logistics system + truck logistics.– Reduced wash loss from 38% to 17% using Six Sigma & Lean tools– Successful startup and operation of ultra-low NOx boiler plant 2013 – Magnesium Chloride Plant managed under “Responsible Care” certification via the American Chemistry Council

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– Directly Reporting: - Slag Plant and Logistics OperationsKey Results:– Lead of safety programs that achieved 10+ yrs with no LTI and 6+ yrs with no reportable incident.– Developed plant leadership tool box process, including mentoring, targeted leadership training– Organized an emergency response team consisting of both Holcim and contract employees that reduced our critical response time from over 20 minutes to under 10.– Coordinated a community action committee that executed scholarships, community “green” projects, rural development and clean-up efforts, and a joint partnership with Skills USA .

Zug, Ch

Sr. Corporate Engineer – Holcim, Corporate - 12 person PRB task team in US and CanadaKey Results:– Project manager to a multi-functional team, tasked with developing a safe and efficient way to utilize Powder River Basin coal – Led efforts for company wide improvements in grinding and crushing efficiencies. – Trained Company Engineers in support of certification program and led site optimization audits.– Mentored developing leadership and engineering talentProduction Manager – Holcim, Morgan Utah Key Results:– Managed multiple mine operations and led overall long term mine optimization efforts including permitting new leases and developing mining plans– Record production runs on cement, clinker and quarry operations– Completed six sigma black-belt certification – Managed yearly outages and repair jobs with contractors and staff – Mentored future production leadership and engineers - Multiple new plant start upsOTHER Relevant Experience – Holcim US. Morgan UtahSr. Process Engineer - Lead roles in 2 new plant start-ups: CO & SC 2000 - 2004Process Engineer - Trained operators of new kiln line 1998 - 2000Plant Operations - Multiple roles in Cement Plant operations – 1990 - 1998

Bs, Enviromental, Geoscience, Engineering

Certificate, Auto Mechanics