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Duluth, GA, US

Lake Forest, Illinois, US

Supporting paper machine operations for PCA's packaging business

Atlanta, GA, US

Recruit and manage a central capability team that earns the position of preferred partner to support Georgia Pacific's papermaking assets in becoming the most competitive in the industry. Utilize technical excellence, hands-on experience and Principle Based Management concepts to drive transformation in our paper machine operations.

Atlanta, GA, US

Manage all aspects of paper machine production with responsibility for over 75 team members. Lead improvements in safety / compliance, team development and operations excellence for two container board machines.

Rockton, Illinois, US

Responsible for identification, justification and implementation of value-added optimization projects for the global paper industry clients. Data driven analysis used to help develop product case studies. Support sales team with client training, paper machine process troubleshooting and subject matter expertise for vacuum and wet end optimizations.

Responsible for establishing Value Results platform throughout the Asia region which utilizes supplier/client partnerships to achieve deliberate improvement in machine efficiencies. Recruit and manage regional team to support these initiatives with machine analysis, data analysis and structured trial plans to quantify in local currency the deliberate.

Manage contractual obligations with company’s largest client to create proven sustainable value. Extensive travel across North America to client’s facilities to partner with paper making operations to identify projects to reduce cost, increase production, alter grade mix or improve quality. Projects include capital upgrades, technology implementation, lean.

Manage all aspects of coated paper board production for two paper machines which includes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, operations, maintenance and team development for 72 union employees. Audit, improve and sustain current operating procedures based on data analysis to reduce cost and improve performance.

Driving daily process unit operations of the non-union recycled fiber plant. Driving safety, quality, fiber procurement, chemical consumption and team objectives. Processed highly variable office waste fibers to supply tissue machines that maintain end product quality at four sigma. Designed, justified and implemented process upgrades.

Developed, managed and implemented multiple projects in the pulp and paper production. This included a successful $3.5MM paper machine wet-end rebuild that implemented new industry technology requiring coordination with mill team members, corporate engineering, contractors and international vendors. * Using a single swing shift supervisor structure at a.

Supported production and optimization of entire integrated Kraft pulp mill operations with emphasis on the bleaching operations through cost reduction and enhanced reliability projects. Managed and conducted environmental studies which supported Cluster Rule compliance and satisfied Process Safety Management requirements.

Conducted cost reduction projects which included the recovery of palladium catalyst saving $300,000 annually. Production optimization projects which included improving Waste Water Treatment Plant through put by 15% with no major capital investment.