Praxair, Inc. Ontario, CASenior Facilities Manager 02/2007-PresentManage overall day to day Operations and Distribution at the Ontario Hydrogen Facility including a 12 mmscf per day Hydrogen Reformer and a 24 ton per day Hydrogen liquefier. Supervise 15 Praxair personnel and 19 Contract Carrier Drivers.• Champion and Support a strong Process Safety culture• Propose and execute Capital Projects• Lead and develop plant maintenance turnaround schedule• Lead and participate in RCA/RCI’s• Lead or participate in productivity initiatives including Six Sigma/Lean and Cost Reduction• Overall responsibilities in the following areas: operating procedures, operating/technical manuals, critical safety systems, management of change, pre-startup safety reviews, process hazards analysis, incident investigations, audits and assessments, alert compliance, operations training, and P&ID /SWD updates.• Responsibility in plant KPI’s and plant efficiency

Praxair, Inc. Wilmington, CAEnvironmental Specialist 02/2006-2/2007Managed and greatly improved Environmental Compliance at all Southern California facilities. • Developed, implemented and monitored environmental management systems at all Southern California facilities.• Led efforts in environmental compliance in permit renewals, reporting for all existing permits, and recordkeeping.• Managed Air Permit requirements on Title V and RECLAIM reports and regulations which included Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Reports as well as VOC recordkeeping management.• Developed permit updates and modifications for Air Permit Compliance.• Managed monthly, quarterly, and annual storm water and wastewater requirements and testing.• Updated and maintained Annual Business Plans, SWPPP and SPCC plans.• Maintained Underground Storage Tank Testing and requirements• Supported environmental compliance in Northern California and the Western Region.• Ensured compliance with all Waste Management requirements.• Developed O2 Cleaning requirements for California locations.• Maintained and developed system for tracking Ammonia losses.

BOC Gases Torrance, CAProcess Operations Manager 02/1999-02/2006Manage 3 Liquid Carbon Dioxide Manufacturing Facilities in Southern California with $35M in annual sales for the food and beverage industry. Increased revenue and plant production 45% in the past 5 years. In charge of budgeting, ensuring FDA Compliance, NH3 environmental compliance, maintenance scheduling and forecasting, safety, ISO 9000, and plant improvement projects. Supervised nine personnel.• Teamed with El Segundo CO2 plant startup group at the Chevron Refinery on $12M project for annual sales of Carbon Dioxide of $16.5M.• Reduced overall operating costs by 10%, with annual savings of $80K.• Developed new liquid CO2 billing meter system for customer pipeline that increased profit by $750K per year.• Exceeded plant on-stream time goals (99% on-stream time).• Increased plant production by 10% at El Segundo facility by developing new PLC based control system which increased annual sales by $1.6M. • Assisted in auditing other locations for Operations and Engineering compliance.• Implemented California Accidental Release Program (Cal-ARP) for Anhydrous Ammonia on-site.• Implemented SAP for production reporting and billing customers to replace antiquated system.• Developed new procedures for product testing and analysis.

BOC Gases City of Industry, CAArea On-Site Manager 1996-1999Managed 5 cryogenic oxygen and nitrogen plants at customer locations in California and Arizona with annual sales of $9.2M in the Metals, Glass and Electronics Industry. Supervised five personnel.• Successfully commissioned $2M Nitrogen plant at the IBM facility in San Jose, CA. Reduced cost of Liquid Nitrogen deliveries for annual savings of $1.5M• Initiated plant wide equipment upgrades at Kingman, AZ Oxygen plant and improved plant reliability by 15%.• Exceeded plant on-stream time goals of 98%.• Developed Computerized Maintenance System for tracking spare parts and maintenance work.• Successfully led plant upgrades at locations in El Monte and Newport Beach with a budget of $150K.