Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

  • Retired

    • Nov 2018 - Present
    • Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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  Western Sarnia Lambton Research Park

  • Sarnia ON Canada

  • Executive Director

    • Oct 2013 - Nov 2021
    • Sarnia ON Canada

    Responsible for park management and in establishing the Park and the Sarnia Lambton region as the preferred destination for commercialization of new Bio Industrial , chemicals and energy technology businesses. For over a decade, the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park has served as a strong link between concept and commerce, and a key contributor to the movement of an idea or a discovery from the lab bench to the marketplace. The Park is home to the Bowman Centre for Technology Commercialization, Canada's largest clean-tech incubator, focused on large-scale industrial biotechnology.

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  Styrolution

  • Chicago IL

  • Sr VP Manufacturing

    • Oct 2011 - Oct 2013
    • Chicago IL

    Reporting to the President od Americas as a member of the senior executive team responsible for Americas manufacturing including 7 operating sites and aproximately 700 employees.

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  NOVA Chemicals

  • VP Engineering NOVA Chemicals

    • Jan 2006 - Oct 2008

    Accountable for the execution of all capital investments and Engineering resources across NOVA Chemicals. Redesigned the organizational structure and processes to improve capability and effectiveness in delivering the $1.5 B CAPEX program Managed the Capital Governance Board to effectively prioritize and reduce CAPEX by over 33% .

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  Corunna ON

  • Manufacturing Director NOVA Chemicals

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

    Accountable for all manufacturing operations in Ontario, including four world-scale petrochemical sites and over 1000 employees .Significant regional improvements organizational capability and plant capacity while reducing costs by 20%Step change improvement in labor relations while delivering first new contract that enabled significant restructuring Implemented a $300 million capital upgrade that added 25% in cracker capacity and significantly reduced emissions and energy costs

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  AST PE NOVA

  • Plant Manager

    • Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

    Accountable for all personnel, safety, and operational performance of a world scale ( $600 million / 1.1 Blb ) polyethylene plant . Responsible for the commissioning and start-up of the first NOVA AST proprietary polyethylene production plant in Joffre AB ; the worlds largest of its kindSuccessful start up and commercialization of seventeen new high-margin products

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  NOVA Chemical

  • PE Manufacturing Manager

    • Jun 1995 - Dec 1998

    Accountable for manufacturing across two PE petrochemical sites comprised of approximately 500 employees, four PE lines, and three technologies . Integrated the two sites into one organization delivering over 15% in cost savings through leveraging of best practices Delivered year over year sustainable improvements in volume, costs, and safety (President's Award 1998 )

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  Sarnia ON

  • Styrene Site Manager NOVA Chemicals

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

    Accountable for all personnel, safety, and operational performance of a world scale Styrene Monomer plant.Delivered a step change improvement in fixed and variable costs by implementing optimal organizational structure and processes.Negotiated significant restructuring of the union contract to allow implementation of modern practices and right sizing the organization . Developed and gained approval for $100 MM modernization project for the EB and Styrene plants.

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  Sarnia ON

  • Aromatics Technical Supervisor

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1989

    Progressed through numerous roles with increasing leadership and managerial accountabilities in the fields of process design, engineering, human resources, and manufacturing. The roles were all within Polysar's large petrochemical complex comprised of several operating plants and technologies and over 2300 employees. In the