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objective

To continually progress forward in my career by challenging myself with new

experiences and responsibilites.

Experience

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Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc

Wiggins, MS

Process Superintendent, Quality Manager

Active participant in our S.W.A.T team that focus on behavior based safety.

Process Superintendent for 2 Paper Machines, a 130" wide Tissue and 214" wide

Machine Glazed Machine.

Duties include implementing process improvement projects on both machines that

will deliver 100% ROI in < 1 year.

Reduced water jet slitting waste from 10% to 6% through process optimization

and operator training.

Responsible for maintain 6 % waste on the tissue machine during Water Jet

Slitting, and 10% waste while on the winder.

Capital projects included #2 PM headbox slice modification, procurement and

installation of 4 consistency transmitters.

Team member that assisted with #2 PM Vibration Reduction Capital project.

Project to date has yielded an 8% speed increase

and will meet its 1 year ROI minimum expectations.

Additional duty of Stock Prep Manager was added in February 2010.

Oversee day to day operations of stock preps of #1 and #2 Paper Machines.

Responsible for maintaining accurate pulp usage and pulp inventory.

Took ownership of the Quality Manager position in April 2010.

Ensure product specifications are met on both Paper Machines.

Liaison between machines, sales, and customer.

Respond to all customer complaints, through SCARS, customer visits, email, etc.

Met Safety, Quality, and Productivity standards for 2009.

This was the first time since 1996 that the mill had successfully reached all 3

milestones in the same year.

This was the first year the mill had ever reached the productivity standard.

2007-2009

Kimberly Clark Corporation

Beech Island, SC

Tissue Machine Process Engineer 3

Leads 4 safety projects a year, demonstrates safety leadership through our 3

Obligations, and actively participates

With Mill and Department specific Safety Programs.

Responsible for Tissue Machine #2 Quality, delivering business specific quality

control, department blue star standards, and

leads Department Quality meeting for all assets within the CTEC system.

Solves day-to-day operational issues on #2 Tissue Machine. Communicates

barriers, up and down, and facilitates path forwards

to meet business commitments.

Establishes yearly plans for TM productivity and plans for removing barriers

from productivity.

Manages felt showering strategies, felt changes, wire life, and setting

maintenance down work priority.

Installed Autowash system to TM2 which focused on difficult to reach washup

areas on the machine, capital appropriation.

Installed Trim Removal System to improve waste and productivity, capital

appropriation.

Operations team on new Kleenex brand development on TM1.

Provides operational support to current capital expansion project on TM2,

including new coating shower boom, deveronizer,

stock screening system, sheet temperature measurement, as well as other items.

Implemented process changes which netted 7% productivity increase on Scott

Tissue during 2008.

Centerlined rewinder setup during 2008 which lead to a net increase of bluestar

on facial grades by 5% YOY.

Asset team lead on capital upgrades on #2 Tissue Machine that exceed $5MM

planned in 2009.

Contributed $1.7M to Force Savings during 2008 through productivity and energy

efficiencies and on track for $900,000 in

Non productivity savings in 2009.

Proficient in Proficy / Plant Applications, Process Book, Stastical Analysis

Tools, SAP, Microsoft Office, etc.

Provides direction and support to the Product and Process Improvement

Engineering Team as needed.

Directs temporary employee's weekly and monthly process health testing.

Mentored Co-ops during 2008 summer session.

2003-2007

MeadWestvaco

Evadale, TX

#2 Paper Machine Engineer 9/1/05 -6/15/07

Solves day-to-day operational issues on #2 PM with Day Operations Supervisor.

Fills in for Paper Machine Superintendent as needed.

Maintaines safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following and

enforcing standards and procedures.

Involved in shutdown planning, preventative / proactive maintenance, and

planning.

Main liaison between the #2 Paper Machine and Process Control, Project

Engineering, and Product Development.

Responsible for implementing and following up on productivity improvement

projects, process optimization, and overall

efficiency improvement.

#1, #2 PM Shift Foreman 8/1/04 - 9/1/05

Managed and supervised 1 Uncoated Bleached Board and 1 Coated Bleached Board

Paper Machine crews.

Duties include running to planning shift operations, running to quality

targets, maximizing productivity, single point for

shift maintenance (prioritize multiple mill jobs), stock boss for 4 paper

machines, etc.

Completes shift operations by monitoring operations; reallocating resources;

solving operational problems.

Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting

breakdowns; maintaining supplies;

initiating preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

#2 Paper Machine Process Engineer 1/1/04 - 8/1/04

Assisted in the installation of the QCS IR Burner Project on #2 Paper Machine,

Largest Capital Project at Evadale in 2004.

Helped to lead the startup effort of the QCS Burners, measured the results, and

optimized.

Planned various machine trials across 4 machines which focused on improving SBS

Stiffness and Basis Weight.

Process Engineer, Technical Group 1/19/03 - 1/1/04

Primary member of chemical team which transitioned all specialty chemical

business within the mill, generating a savings of over $1.5 million/year.

Tetra Pak team member which focused on solving customer complaints / concerns,

optimization of machine operation, and improvement of bottom-line costs.

Improved wet end sizing efficiency on two board machines, leading to an

increase in business growth within Solo Cup.

1999-2003

Nalco Chemical Company

Evadale, TX & Charlotte, NC

Sales Representative

Primary focus was servicing 4 Paper Machines at MWV Evadale and 2 Paper

Machines at Tembec, St. Francisville, La.

Chairman Club Nominee for 2003

Prior to moving to Evadale, maintained accounts valued at over $4 million/year

as a technical sales representative for GEO Specialty Chemicals, calling on 8

different pulp mills across the Southeastern United States.

Education

1993-1999 North Carolina State

University Raleigh, NC

B.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Pulp and Paper Technology

Co-Op Experience with Willamette Industries, Bennettsville, SC - 4 Rotations

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