William Bishop, Jr.

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OPERATIONS MANAGER/DIRECTOR

Experienced Senior Management Professional adept at handling large-scale manufacturing facility operations with a focus on quality assurance, labor relations and team building. Proven history of delivering innovation through anticipating client and company needs and implementing new initiatives. Impressive achievements in cultivating productivity and profitability and budget management in highly competitive industries. Over 30 years of experience in plant and laboratory management, process engineering and proficient in employee development and mentoring.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Plant Facility Management Cost Reduction/Control Team Development Delegation Negotiations Logistics

Change Management Quality Assurance Multi-site Locations Inventory Control Opportunity Identification

Chemical Analysis Policy/Procedure Improvement Laboratory Management OSHA/EHS Compliance

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

OXBOW CALCINING INTERNATIONAL, The Woodlands, TX 2000 – Current

Technical Services Manager 2010 - Current

Planned, directed and coordinated manufacturing processes to ensure finished product quality for the company’s petroleum-calcining plants, including four domestic and one international plant.

Performed on-site visits to customer facilities and collaborated with customers’ technical representatives to ensure production quality and performance.

Improved company efficiency and consistency through coordination with four production facilities to update technical document and review production plans and shipping schedules.

Established and initiated customer quality requirements at each manufacturing facility.

Reviewed raw material inventory to ensure availability and maintain production levels and assisted raw material buyers with any decisions concerning quality and logistics.

Plant Manager 2002-2010

Facilitated management of production, maintenance and shipping activities of a 650,000-ton per year calciner and plant. Oversaw company transitions from Alcoa Aluminum to Great Lakes Carbon in 2002 and from Great Lakes to Oxbow Calcining in 2007.

Managed an annual budget of over $20 million and ensured annual profits exceeded $6 million consistently since 2002.

Supervised plant purchasing department and warehouse, including managing an average raw material inventory of one million tons and a finished product inventory of 650,000 tons.

Hired, trained and reviewed technical and non-technical staff to maintain overall plant performance.

Enforced EHS compliance and led safety compliance and training for the facility.

Production Superintendent, Baton Rouge, LA, Alcoa Aluminum 2000-2002

Supervised annual production of a 650,000-ton per year calciner, including scheduling, budget management and ensuring adherence to EHS standards.

Successfully collaborated with the Process Engineer to improve manufacturing methods and achieve reduction in natural gas consumption of 33%.

Implemented customer quality requirements and ensured facility adherence.

Managed and liaised between a cross-departmental staff of supervisors, employees, Process Engineer, Transportation Coordinator and ABS Coordinator.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Professional Biology, Chemistry Minor, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Principles of Management, University of North Alabama

Management II, Louisiana State University

Program on Negotiations, Harvard Law School

Technology Exchange Program Participant, Reynolds Metals and Sumitomo Light Metals

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