Experience

INEOS Styrolution America LLC

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice-President - Operations, Polymers

  • Mar 2020 - Present



Orion S.A.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Vice-President-Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement- Americas

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2020

  • Responsible for all Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology, activities in the Americas Region (North and South America)• Direct reports included Plant Managers (from each Americas site), Engineering Director, Reliability Director, Regional EH&S Managers, Procurement Director (up until 2017- this function was split out under separate leadership at this point)• Development/implementation of Strategic plans to significantly improve/achieve Operational Excellence in all aspects of Operational performance (EH&S/Productivity/Cost/Reliability/Personnel/P&L)• SAP was successfully implemented across all functional areas – creating full transparency of all aspects of business (Manufacturing –production scheduling/planning, logistics, purchasing, cost accounting, maintenance planning/execution, Supply Chain, Sales, Customer Service-order entry/invoicing, Logistics, Accounting/Finance, etc.).• Implemented Comprehensive Key Performance Indicators for Manufacturing sites• Key member of Americas Management Team - accountability for Financial performance including Costs (variable and fixed), EBITDA, Net Working Capital, P/L• Implemented Reliability centered maintenance strategies across the Americas Region• Development/Implementation of multi-year Capital Plans to achieve Business/P&L/Operational targets; Leadership of Engineering organization in implementing multiple critical/large scale projects as well as providing technical support to operational areas as needed n• Played key role on negotiations team to achieve settlement with US EPA on EPA114 Claims (resultant from US EPA Carbon Black initiative) including development of projects to achieve compliance with required SO2, NOx, and PM reductions

• Plant Manager - Orange Plant

  • Jul 2007 - Jan 2012



Columbian Chemicals Company

• Franklin, LA

• General Manager- North Bend Plant

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2007

  Responsible for managing all aspects of plant operations including EH&S, Financial Performance, Production, Maintenance, Logistics/Shipping, Quality, Personnel Issues. P/L responsibilities - Unionized Plant - Successfully negotiated two new CBA's - Led efforts to install/startup new Cogen Facility Responsible for managing all aspects of plant operations including EH&S, Financial Performance, Production, Maintenance, Logistics/Shipping, Quality, Personnel Issues. P/L responsibilities - Unionized Plant - Successfully negotiated two new CBA's - Led efforts to install/startup new Cogen Facility



Huntsman

• Manager- Operations - Ethyleneamines Plant

  • May 2001 - Jul 2002

  Responsible for all operational aspects of Ethyleneamines plant (recently acquired from Dow Chemical)

• Manager - Petrochemical Operations - Olefins/Styrene

  • May 1998 - Jun 2001

  Manager - Petrochemical Plant operations - including Ethylene Cracker (Ethylene/Propylene) and Styrene plants (including underground storage facilities)- All Operations (200+ employees), Maintenance, Logistics, Utilities personnel-Engineering Support StaffResponsible for managing all aspects of operation including EH&S, Financial Issues/Cost (Fixed/Variable Costs), Production, Yields, Maintenance, Logistics, Personnel- Included completion/startup of revamped/expanded Ethylene Plant operations

• Operations Superintendent - C4 Plant (Butadiene/MTBE)

  • Jul 1996 - May 1998

  Responsible for managing operations of the Butadiene/MTBE and associated utilities plants (feedwater treatment/boilers)-included a Joint Waste Water Treatment plant for several area plants.



Huntsman Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Leader - Process Engineering - Butadiene/Surfactants Operations

  • Jul 1995 - Jul 1996

  Supervisor - Group of Process Engineers - provided all Process Engineering/Technical support for the Butadiene/MTBE and Surfactants (Phenol and Ethoxylation) plants located in Port neches. Supervisor - Group of Process Engineers - provided all Process Engineering/Technical support for the Butadiene/MTBE and Surfactants (Phenol and Ethoxylation) plants located in Port neches.



Texaco

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer/Senior Project Engineer/Operations Engineer

  • Jun 1988 - Jun 1995

  Process Engineer - Reforming/Hydrotreating/Aromatics/Cyclohexane/Olefins (Ethylene/Propylene crackers) Units Senior Project Engineer- Aromatics/Olefins/Cyclohexanes Area Operations Engineer- Aromatics/Cyclohexane Units Process Engineer - Reforming/Hydrotreating/Aromatics/Cyclohexane/Olefins (Ethylene/Propylene crackers) Units Senior Project Engineer- Aromatics/Olefins/Cyclohexanes Area Operations Engineer- Aromatics/Cyclohexane Units