Tim Stafford

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Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Email: ab9ooz@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION Bachelor- General Studies, 1992

Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana (ULM)

EXPERIENCE Myriant Lake Providence Inc. - Lake Providence, Louisiana

5/12-Present General Manager

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the site, overseeing groups from operations, quality, accounting, safety,

engineering, human resources and facilities. Responsible for the safe, reliable and profitable operation of a 30 million

pound specialty chemical plant. Additionally responsible for quality, cost, delivery and safety across the site. Working

closely with the Business Sector Vice Presidents, supports, maintains and grows customer relationships through customer

visits, program and operations reviews, and marketing campaigns. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations for

Myriant Corporation, exercises independent discretion and judgment within established policies, procedures and practices.

• Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures.

• Ensure the plant is operating in compliance with all customer, FDA and government regulations.

• Conduct meetings with plant staff to ensure all operational issues are being communicated and addressed

expediently with a common understanding of goals.

• Communicate plant operations status to VP of Operations.

• Participate in the development of an accurate annual plant budget.

• Interact with customers to meet their expectations on operational and quality objectives.

• Currently serve as a Representative for the Louisiana Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, INC.

11/10-5/12 Clarksdale Public Utilities - Clarksdale, Mississippi

Power Plant Manager

Responsible for the overall safety and performance of an Operation, Maintenance, and Administration staff of 23 employees

(currently 15) for a Combustion Turbine site consisting of (4) GE Frame 7EA’s with a total capacity of 320 megawatts and

for a separate facility consisting of (1) GE Frame 5 STAG Combined Cycle unit with a capacity of 25 megawatts, (1) GE

Frame 5 Combustion Turbine, 15 megawatt capacity in Simple Cycle mode or combined with a Zurn HRSG and

Westinghouse 5000kw Steam Turbine for an additional 5 megawatts and (1) Combustion Engineering (CE) vertical-unit

boiler powering a Westinghouse 7500kw Steam Turbine for 7.5 additional megawatts. Additionally manage the City of

Clarksdale Municipal Water System’s production and quality.

• Tasked with the re-organization of the Crossroads Energy Center staffing plan to coincide with the re-organization

of our L.L. Wilkins facility.

• Additional responsibilities include serving as Regulatory Compliance Officer for CPU and MDEA (joint action

agency with Yazoo City PSC) requiring reporting duties for 43 NERC reliability standards.

• Developing and modifying existing reporting matrices for all compliance agencies to include: FERC, NERC, EPA,

MDEQ, DOE, and SPP.

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive Operation and Maintenance plan for Crossroads Energy Center.

• Preparing and following 2 separate plant budgets to include initial five year projection for CEC and LLW facilities.

• Initiated Plant Policies and Standard Operating Procedures such as: Use of Personal Protective Equipment, No

Smoking in our facility, & restricted access to plant assets.

• Implemented weekly safety and environmental meetings for all plant personnel and working to develop CPU wide

safety committee.

• Initiated MP2 database and program-CPU’s CMMS program for all Crossroads Energy Center’s assets to include

the beginning of our comprehensive PM/CM schedule.

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1/06-11/10 Cogentrix/Tennessee Valley Authority - Southaven C.C. - Southaven, Mississippi

Lead O&M Technician/CCOT (Shift Supervisor)

Responsible for the safety and performance of a 4 man crew. Duties include: all decision-making on our crew, accurate

record keeping, creation and submission of various reports, and ensuring dispatch requirements are met. Responsible for

the supervision of LOTOC program, Confined Space Entry procedures and Hot Work Permit program.

• Implement and conduct weekly safety and operational training meetings.

• Tasked with developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures.

• Assigned to and completed Leadership fundamentals course for Cogentrix.

• Trained on TVA Switching and Tagging procedure to include qualification as a Responsible Employee (RE). TVA

Switchyard qualified, authorized to receive switching orders and authorized to perform switching.

• Successfully completed Mechanical Level 1, 2, & 3 to include laser pump alignment and valve rebuilding training

and qualification.

• Successfully completed Print Reading and Electrical Fundamentals, Basic Electronics,

Electrical Level 2, Motors and Controllers training and qualification testing.

• Successfully completed Advanced I&C training and qualification testing.

• Successfully completed TVA Combined Cycle Operations Technician training course for all plant disciplines

including: Operations, I&C, Electrical, Mechanical and water chemistry for both R/O-EDI and cation/anion mix bed

regeneration.

7/01-1/06 Cogentrix- Ouachita Power - Sterlington, Louisiana

Plant Tech 1

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of an 816 Megawatt Power Plant consisting of (3) one on one configured units,

each equipped with a GE Frame 7FA combustion turbine, Aalborg HRSG, and a GE A-10 steam turbine. The turbine control

system is the GE Mark V, while the balance of plant is on the Fisher-Rosemont Delta V system.

• Received training from General Electric, GE Glegg, General Physics, and Tri-tech Energy Services on various Power

Plant operations.

• Received training on Delta V control studio/logic applications in addition to GE Mark V ladder rung logic.

• Trained on and operated R/O-EDI and clarifier water plant processes while monitoring and making corrections for

proper boiler and cooling tower chemical specifications.

• Participated in numerous walk downs and Quality Control measures during construction and startup.

• Assisted on the tracking of plant fuel gas and megawatt production accounts.

• Awarded safety employee of the month twice: 8/02 and 8/03.

• Served on Plant Safety Committee.

1/00-7/01 Koch Nitrogen Company - Sterlington, Louisiana

Ammonia Operator

Trained in both the field and on the Yokogawa Digital Computer System. Worked primarily on the board controlling all

parameters and procedures for the production of Anhydrous Ammonia.

• Trained on waste heat boiler dynamics in addition to a gas fired auxiliary boiler.

• Extensive training on steam driven turbines in addition to the production and balancing of three different steam

pressures.

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7/98-1/00 Stafford Industrial Coating - Longview, Texas

Sole Proprietor

Owner and Manager of a polyurethane elastomer coating business specialized in the application of industrial coating product.

Responsible for all operational and managerial functions.

6/97-7/98 Lone Star Steel - Lone Star, Texas

Production Foreman #2 EWPM (Electric Weld Pipe Mill) LSS

Responsible for quality production of various steel pipe products including oil field applications, automotive products, and

specialty tubing. Additionally responsible for the safety and management of a 14 member crew.

• Only one of three (3) new foremen employed to maintain job position

• Assigned to steel mix team and named a Safety Team Member.

SPECIAL Team Building Training Aug 1997

TRAINING Basic Statistical Process Control Level 1 Sep 1997

Basic Supervision for LSS Sep 1997

Skills Development Program Sep 1997

Tube and Pipe Making Technology Oct 1997

Metrology Nov 1997

United States Army (1993-1997) 1st Lt., Field Artillery

6/96-6/97

HWB, 1st Squadron / 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Polk, LA.

Platoon Leader, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Polk, LA.

Executive responsibility for a platoon size element (60 soldiers), including training and general welfare of all troops under

my authority. Responsible for accountability, performance, and maintenance of field artillery/fire support weaponry,

equipment, and vehicles valued in excess of $2 million. Served as Medical Records Officer.

• Successfully managed two platoon deployments to the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Ca. without

incident, injury, or loss of accountability.

• Maintained 100% accountability of property valued at $2.5 million.

• Performed duties as Company Commander during JRTC Rotation 96-09 at Ft. Polk, La.

Fire Direction Officer, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Polk, LA.

6/95-6/96

Responsible for safe and accurate computations (manual and computer generated) of firing data for 155mm, M198 towed

howitzers. Additionally responsible for the training, welfare, and performance of six soldiers.

• Successfully fired over 500 rounds of 155mm ammunition without incident.

• Developed and implemented the 13E Skill Level One Proficiency Evaluation (SLOPE) for 1/2d Armored

Cavalry Regiment.

• Awarded Army Achievement Medal for performance during field training exercise at Ft. Chaffee, AR., Feb.

‘96.

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Fire Support Officer, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Polk, LA.

12/94-6/95

Responsible for preparing fire support plans and matrices and advisory responsibility to maneuver commander for

employment of fire support assets. Responsible for briefings of fire support plan to Troop Commander and subordinates.

Served as the Battery Safety Officer in addition to the Battery Training Officer.

• Commended by Squadron Commander for success of fire plan during field training exercise at Ft. Chaffee,

AR. Feb. ‘95.

• In conjunction with the Battery Commander, planned training and acquired necessary resources (land, meals,

ammunition, etc.), and produced and updated weekly training schedules.

• Planned and conducted quarterly safety classes and exercises.

SPECIAL Basic Training/ Advanced Individual Training (1/93), Airborne School (6/93),

TRAINING United States Army Officer Candidate School (2/94), Field Artillery Officer Basic Course (6/94)

AWARDS Army Achievement Medal (3), Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon,

Good Conduct Medal, Expert Marksmanship Badge, Royal Order of the Spur,

Parachutist Badge

ADDITIONAL Received athletic scholarship in baseball for freshman through junior years in college;

INFORMATION drafted by the Texas Rangers Professional Baseball Organization as a college junior.

Received training in MS-DOS, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and Windows while in the

Army. Trained as a combat lifesaver while at OCS in Ft. Benning, Ga. Received training on the

SINCGARS and other communication equipment involved in battlefield operations.

Experienced in PeopleSoft, Empac, Maximo, & MP2 CMMS programs.

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