Edward Torak

*** ***** **** ****, ***********, KY 41240

Phone: 606-***-****, Cell: 606-***-****

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Senior PLANT OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

Director Of Operations/Plant Manager

Performance-Driven Senior Management Executive possess over 32 years of

experience in Plant Operations, Coal Field Preparation, Process Operations

& Maintenance, Process Design, Quality Assurance, and Plant Commissioning;

Adroit in handling Plant Operations / Maintenance / Project Management

involving resource planning, in-process inspection, team building and

coordination with internal / external departments; Excelled in managing

projects for Tacoa Minerals, Headwaters Incorporated, Taggart Global, CLI

Corporation, Custom Coals Corporation and ICF Kaiser Engineers; In-depth

knowledge of Metallurgical Coal Specifications & Processing; Hands-on-

experience in handling various operations as per the set parameters &

standards; Experience of developing procedures for operational excellence.

Effective communicator & negotiator with strong analytical, problem solving

& organizational skills.

Technologies Worked On

Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Windows

Areas of Expertise

Leadership/Strategy/ Commissioning Development and Implementation of

Turnaround /Project Management Policy

Plant Safety & Operations Technology Integration

Negotiations/Networking Production Planning / Scheduling

Customer Focused/Presentation Skills Documentation / MIS Reporting

Articulate Oral and Written Plant Engineering / Maintenance

Communication Resource Management & Optimization

Organizational and Analytical Techno-commercial Operations

Abilities Process Management / Development

Problem Resolution and Decision Six Sigma /Lean Knowledgeable

Making

Multi-tasking ability in fast-paced

environments

Professional Experience

INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES INC 2011 - PRESENT

Industrial Resources, Inc. is a general contracting firm with special

expertise in engineering,

project management, fabrication, manufacturing and construction.

Senior Staff Process Engineer

Responsibilities for all aspects of preparation of plant design and start-

up; Accountable for development of process flowsheets, equipment

specifications, material balance calculations, interlock logic and piping &

instrumentation drawings (P & lD) for metallurgical and steam coal

processing projects.

Major Contributions

< Administered complete Plant Engineering functions involving maintenance &

project engineering, automation systems, utilities & facility management

< Enhanced technical & operational core competence, updating knowledge,

technology & systems in pace with external changes

< Adroitly conducted various safety audits & mock drills and trainings on

plant operations and safety

< Took independent charge of running the shift with the production team and

troubleshooting by appropriate ways

< Invented and headed overall production process for smooth running of the

plant and to change the process variable in order to give optimized

results

< Played a vital role in managing production planning & control; ensured

strict adherence to the time schedule, quality standards & total

productivity maintenance while achieving pre-set production target

Tacoa Minerals 2009 - 2011

Tacoa Minerals LLC in Alabaster, AL is a private company categorized under

Coal Mining Services; it was established in 2003 and incorporated in

Alabama

Preparation Plant Superintendent

Handled the responsibility of a General Preparation Plant Superintendent

and managed all aspects of a 350 TPH heavy-media cyclone/spiral

concentrator metallurgical coal preparation plant; Involved in supervision

of all company and hourly employees. Accommodated development and

administration of the plant's annual operating budget, quality control

program, preventative maintenance program and all coal shipments.

Administered compliance with all MSHA requirements.

Major Contributions

< Performed root-cause analysis of defects while developing & improving the

process by taking corrective actions to prevent any reoccurrences and

defective issues.

< Initiated maintenance related tasks including planning, control,

commissioning and trouble shooting. Setting of bench work targets and

achieve the same within time. Optimized man and machine utilization to

achieve pre set production target.

< Established quality standards, implementing stringent quality control

systems to enhance quality of equipment installation and operation.

Planned and scheduled training calendar for the associates and

responsible for day-to-day activities, reports, budgeting and optimal

capacity utilization of resources.

Prior Experience

Headwaters Incorporated 2008 - 2009

Director of Eastern Coal Operations

Taggart Global

Preparation Manager East 1999 - 2008

CLI Corporation

Project Manager 1997 - 1999

Jeddo Coal Company

Plant Superintendent 1995 - 1997

Custom Coals Corporation

Project Manager 1993 - 1995

ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc

Project Manager 1983 - 1993

Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company

Senior Preparation Engineer 1980 - 1983

U.S. Steel Corporation

Preparation Engineer 1977 - 1980

Education

B.S. Extractive Metallurgy: Pennsylvania State University: 1976

Numerous continuing education courses in management, process engineering

and communications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers

Project Management Institute

State of Ohio Preparation Plant Foreman's Certification

State of Illinois Surface Foreman's Certification

MSHA Impoundment Inspection Certification

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Torak, Edward R., Concentration, Chapter 7, Coal Preparation, The American

Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum EngineersInc., Fifth

Edition, October 1993.

Torak, Edward R., Investigation of Processes to Upgrade Low Rank Coals,

EPRI, July 1989.

Torak, Edward R., Coal Cleaning Plant Refuse Characterization, EPRI,

September 1986.

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