Operated a continuous tar and chemical distillation facility. Managed plant production, maintenance, engineering, and services with a focus on safety, health, and environmental excellence. Managed operating budget of $24 million; capital budget between $2-5 million. Oversaw 80 union and salary employees.• Provided support and resources necessary for maintaining compliance with the plant’s Safety, Health, & Environmental Management System and achieved ISO 14000 Certification for Environmental Management.• Directed the replacement of the operating systems for each distillation unit with a modern distributive control system that was more reliable and user friendly.• Developed projects to modify and upgrade the main tar distillation unit as new products were being conceived and brought to market.• Led the re-commissioning and startup of an idle distillation unit that met the requirements of senior management and was completed on time and within budget.• Conceived and developed projects that improved the operation of the Naphthalene distillation unit.• Redesigned the process to remove Benzene from Refined Chemical Oil to allow processing higher water content feed at faster rates and resulted in new sales for a distillation by-product stream.

Operated a continuous tar distillation facility. Managed plant production, maintenance, engineering, and services with a focus on safety, health, and environmental excellence. Managed operating budget of more than $7 million; capital budget of more than $1 million. Oversaw 40 union and salary employees.• Implemented a Safety, Health, & Environmental Management System that achieved ISO 14000 Certification for Environmental Management.• Communicated the decision to close the plant to all personnel and managed the raw material inventory and production until its closure.

Directed round the clock production activities of the tar distillation unit to produce material on time and meet customer quality with emphasis on safety, health, and the environment.• Managed raw material and finished product inventories to maintain optimal cost effective throughput.• Coordinated shipping activities to move raw materials and finished products on time.

Developed and implemented capital projects for a plant that was starting up after years of non-operation. Coordinated contractor activities for the plant.• Worked with operating personnel to standardize procedures and increase operating efficiencies.