Experience

The Washington Brewing Company
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Owner/Brewery

  • Nov 2016 - Present


A&M Wine & Beer Supplies & The Washington Winery

• Owner

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  At A&M, we provide supplies for home winemakers and homebrewers in the greater Washington, PA area. We have the ingredients, equipment and expertise to help you make your own wine and brew your own beer. The Washington Winery is an urban winery located in the heart of historic downtown Washington, PA. We offer a variety of dry and sweet wines, specializing in barrel aged dry red wines. Our latest feature is Wine on Tap! Wine tastings daily during regular business hours. A&M and The Washington Winery are co-located at our new building, 202 S. Main Street, at the intersection of Main & Maiden Streets. Join us for our official Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, 1/24/15. We are honored to have Rep. Brandon P. Neuman cut the ribbon and begin the festivities! Cheers!



Blue Racer Midstream

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Natrium Operations

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  Projects: 1. Rebuild, commissioning and startup of 20 MM Cryo plant 2. Build, commissioning and startup of 20 MM cryo plant 3. Build, commissioning and startup of Amine Treater 4. Build, commissioning and startup of 80kbbl frac (April 2015 5. Rail expansion General Accomplishments 1. Increased plant processing from <200 MM to > 400 MM 2. Started processing NGL from pipeline feed 3. Optimized initial frac capacity from 35 kbbl to 42 kbbl. Projects: 1. Rebuild, commissioning and startup of 20 MM Cryo plant 2. Build, commissioning and startup of 20 MM cryo plant 3. Build, commissioning and startup of Amine Treater 4. Build, commissioning and startup of 80kbbl frac (April 2015 5. Rail expansion General Accomplishments 1. Increased plant processing from <200 MM to > 400 MM 2. Started processing NGL from pipeline feed 3. Optimized initial frac capacity from 35 kbbl to 42 kbbl.


Dominon Transmission
• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director Natrium Operations

  • Feb 2013 - Feb 2015


Dyno Nobel

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2012

  I came to Dyno Nobel to drive change at the facility and make adequate changes to prevent it from being shutdown. Dyno Nobel made ammonium nitrate for the explosives industry. I came to Dyno Nobel to drive change at the facility and make adequate changes to prevent it from being shutdown. Dyno Nobel made ammonium nitrate for the explosives industry.



Accellent

• South Africa
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Operations Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2011

  Managed a project to standardize Bill of Material and Router maintenance across 13 sites Doubled factory direct sales in 8 months Quote all new products and requote existing business Manage the forecast and forecasting process Accountable for revenue and meeting revenue goals Managed a project to standardize Bill of Material and Router maintenance across 13 sites Doubled factory direct sales in 8 months Quote all new products and requote existing business Manage the forecast and forecasting process Accountable for revenue and meeting revenue goals



Solutia

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Superintendent

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2010

  Managed the Production Department, including engineers, supervisors, salaried and union employeesEmpower both the operation and maintenance personnel to control daily activities to increase plant reliabilityTroubleshoot issues, provide technical input for solutions, drive technological advancements in the plantManage projects; ensure their completion in a timely fashion and within budgetConsistently improve safety standards, including the use of a lock out tag outs, fall protection procedures, and PPEAdjust plant conditions to meet the demands of the company which include rate increases and multiple plant shutdownsMonitor product quality to ensure internal and sales specifications are metIncreased OEE by 5% & increased demonstrated maximum rates by 15%Assisted with implementing a Management Operating SystemDevelop and operate to a budget, Set goals for the department and people in the department, Participate in process hazard analysis, Use and maintain management of change system, Perform incident investigations and cause analysis

• Process Engineer

  • May 2005 - Dec 2007

  For nylon 6/6 production. Lead efforts to expand production, reduce wastes, increase demonstrated capacities and increase reliability. These efforts yielded a 6% rate increase by process optimization, a 10% rate increase by equipment upgrades, and reduced costs by $2MM in 2 years.



Fuji Photo Films

• Chemical Engineer

  • May 2003 - May 2005

  Worked in Manufacturing, Engineering and Development on new process design and correcting manufacturing problems. (Project Engineering.) Worked in Manufacturing, Engineering and Development on new process design and correcting manufacturing problems. (Project Engineering.)



Poly-Med Inc

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2003

  Performed routine analysis on polymers - FTIR, GPC, titrations Assisted senior engineers with the development of innovative absorbable and non-absorbable polymers. Researched and designed an electro-spinning test rig and a supercritical fluid precipitation system. Implemented a preventative maintenance system to reduce equipment downtime and increased product quality. Performed routine analysis on polymers - FTIR, GPC, titrations Assisted senior engineers with the development of innovative absorbable and non-absorbable polymers. Researched and designed an electro-spinning test rig and a supercritical fluid precipitation system. Implemented a preventative maintenance system to reduce equipment downtime and increased product quality.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Machinist Mate

  • Nov 1991 - Apr 2000

  Worked as an Engineering Laboratory Technician in the Navy's nuclear power program and was an instructor at NPTU Charleston.

• Machinist Mate First Class

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 2000

• Machinist Mate First Class

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 2000