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United States

Responsible for all facets of the Continuous Improvement Operating system including: development of engagement processes; implementation; leadership development and coaching; Kaizen events; Value Stream Mapping; Lean tool training, practical application and site certification of personnel through various levels of skills; align cascaded performance goals.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for all manufacturing and business functions for two manufacturing sites including a granulation plant in East Chicago, IN and a grinding plant in South Chicago, IL.

Gary, Indiana

Spearheaded the workplace transformation of the Gary Works facility, comprised of 4,500+ employees, to drive ongoing operational improvements and cultural changes. Improved critical systems and redesigned processes to better position the internal organization for success in advance of heavy global competition. Led the execution and implementation of work.

Gary, Indiana

Championed environmental compliance, ISO 14001 program, agency relations and negotiations, public outreach, and stakeholder communications for the Gary Complex, including Gary Works facility, Midwest Plant, and East Chicago Tin operations. Leveraged extensive experience in cross-functional plant operations to improve operating procedures and dramatically.

Gary, Indiana

Directed day-to-day operation and maintenance for the three vessel BOP Shop and associated continuous caster with a total steel making budget of $20+ M/month. Captured substantial improvements in safety, hygiene and housekeeping, environmental, quality, cost and productivity across a team of 450+ employees and 40 managers. Drove unrivaled levels of.

Gary, Indiana

Responsible for all business aspects of the coke-making facility at the largest integrated steel mill in North America, including coal preparation, coke production, chemical operations, and maintenance departments. Supervised 44 managers and 500 union employees, with annual sales of $227M. Raw Material purchases of $140M and an R&M budget of $46M..

Gary, Indiana

Responsible for the Coal Preparation department including coal handling, pre carbonization, and coke plant laboratory. Coal preparation includes the scheduling, receiving, unloading, inventory management, pulverization, blending, distribution and preheating of cal for coking. Formulated coal blends optimizing blend cost without compromising battery.

Areas of responsibility included conventional by-product recovery plant, coke oven gas desulfurization plant, and biological wastewater treatment plant. Assumed responsibility representing coke plant interest in efficient coke oven gas usage throughout complex. Supervised 15 managers and 88 union employees. Managed annual operating budget of over $10M..

Gary, Indiana

Responsible for all planning and execution of operating and maintenance activities for by-products plant. Supervised 6 managers and 54 union employees. Maintained inventories and scheduled product shipments to maintain steady operation. Maintained 100% compliance with employee safety, quality and environmental training. Provided technical expertise in.

Clairton, Pennsylvania

Responsible for operation of by-products plant including flushing liquor areas, primary gas cooling, COG desulfurization and the biological wastewater treatment. Maintained lead role in installation and startup of new primary cooler system and NESHAP system upgrades. Developed Coke Oven/Volumetrics Program adopted by USS Research and modeled the Primary.

Clairton, Pennsylvania

Certificate Of Achievement, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering