Experience

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  The Nielsen Group

  • Alpena, MI

  • President

    • Dec 2004 - Present
    • Alpena, MI

    Provide consulting engineering services in energy (alternative and conventional, audits, utility rebates), process and productivity improvements, technical due diligence, project development and project management.

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  Frontier Renewable Resources LLC

  • Kinross, MI

  • VP Operations

    • Aug 2009 - Jul 2013
    • Kinross, MI

    Coordinated FEL-2 & FEL-3 engineering, the NEPA EA process and secured all permits necessary for a 40 MGY wood to cellulosic ethanol plant including a 25 MW biomass CHP operation.

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  DeVere Construction Company

  • Alpena, Michigan and Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Project Manager

    • Jun 2006 - Aug 2009
    • Alpena, Michigan and Raleigh, North Carolina

    Managed construction projects including the Satellite Energy Facility at Central Michigan University, municipal WWT plants, schools, prisons, natural gas storage and industrial maintenance.Served as technical lead for alternative energy projects including corn ethanol, MSW and gasification.

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  ABTco

  • Alpena, MI

  • Plant Manager

    • Nov 1992 - Nov 2004
    • Alpena, MI

    Managed all aspects of a 300 TPD S2S hardboard manufacturing facility, including a 7.5 MW CHP plant.Innovative use of biofiltration to reduce odors and VOC's.Increased utilization of WWT sludge as boiler fuel, displacing 5 TPD coal. Reduced staffing by 35%.

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  Abitibi Price

  • Toledo, OH Troy, MI Alpena, MI

  • Plant Engineer, Sr. Corporate Engineer, Woods Manager, Plant Manager

    • Jun 1978 - Nov 1992
    • Toledo, OH Troy, MI Alpena, MI

    Construction & startup of Toledo finishing plant; hired & trained maintenance staff; increased production rate by 57%, reduced per unit energy usage by 50%. (1978-1984).Managed three other major expansions in North Carolina and Michigan (1980-1987).At Alpena, managed engineering, wood procurement, power plant and WWT operations (1987-1990). Reduced water consumption by 40%, cut peak demand by 5 MW, reduced wood inventory by 35%.Plant Manager at Toledo (1990-1992): reduced working capital by 25% allowing closure of an off-site warehouse.

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  Celotex Corp

  • Paris, TN

  • Plant Engineer

    • Sep 1972 - Jun 1978
    • Paris, TN

    Responsible for maintenance, capital projects, environmental compliance, energy and power plant operation in a 70 MMSFY dry process hardboard siding facility. Increased utilization of biomass fuel, converted to water-base coatings, increased fabrication and finishing production throughput by 25%.