Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
RUSSELL G. DICKSON, P.E.
Gainesville, Georgia 30506
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Extensive experience in operations, compliance and
engineering in food businesses, with emphasis within the
poultry industry. Record of improving efficiencies,
compliance status, and financial impacts through management
systems and process control improvements. Outstanding
PROFESSIONAL interpersonal, motivational and presentation skills.
EXPERIENCE Analytical and articulate to arrive at result-driven
objectives.
Oct 2004-Present
Corporate Manager Environmental Compliance and Engineering
Wayne Farms LLC; Corporate Office; Oakwood, Georgia
Direct company environmental compliance initiatives and
programs for top-ranked poultry company with 10 processing
plants and support operations, located in five southeastern
states.
. consult to executive management on regulatory programs to
maintain compliance with federal, state and local
laws and regulations
. created and directed Environmental Management System
(EMS) - with sustainability impacts
. direct company environmental policy - target zero
violations with no operational fines/penalties
. represent the company and poultry industry on political
and policy-making initiatives
. team with senior management on capital project
engineering/compliance issues - impacts from
operations with financial implications
. oversee engineering and operations of physical, chemical
and biological wastewater
pre-treatment and full-treatment systems
. oversee design and development of air handling systems
. internal auditing of company operations for ongoing
Nov 2003-Oct 2004 compliance
. direct regulatory due-diligence considerations for
acquisitions and expansions (phase I and phase
II site assessments)
. maintain compliance with all issues pertaining to water,
wastewater, air emissions, hazardous materials, and
hazardous/universal/infectious wastes
. direct all programs pertaining to the following laws and
Mar 1999-Nov 2003 regulations:
NPDES, CAA, CERCLA, OSHA, RCRA, RMP/PSM, SPCC
Senior Project Engineer
Wayne Farms LLC; Corporate Office; Oakwood, Georgia.
Project engineering and management for top ranked poultry
company.
. Oversee project engineering management of facility
expansions, including:
-installation of 140 BPM process lines at Dobson, NC and
Albertville, AL
-major hatchery expansion at Elkin, NC
-construction of wastewater, offal and by-products
operations at Dobson, NC
Division Engineer
Tyson Foods Inc., Wholesale Stores Division, Cumming,
Oct 1998-Mar1999 Georgia.
Provide engineering services to complexes located in
Cumming, GA; Robards, KY
and Sedalia, MO
. project management of production and wastewater
processing projects
. develop facility operating and capital budget needs and
Aug 1995-Oct 1998 manage expenditures
. coordinate and supervise on structural, electrical,
mechanical,
civil and environmental system installations/modifications
. process improvement and utilities management
. new venture economic development and project management
1993-1995
Project Engineer/Manager
Hunt Construction Co., Valdosta, Georgia.
Interim position responsible for management of North
Georgia construction
services office.
. managed construction superintendents and production
budgets
. sold construction services to processing companies
1991-1993
Corporate Project Engineer
Gold Kist Inc., Corporate Office, Atlanta, Georgia.
Project Manager over new installations and existing
facility modifications.
. coordinate and supervise on structural, electrical,
mechanical,
civil and environmental system installations/modifications
. develop facility capital budgeting needs and manage
capital expenditures
1988-1991 . advise management on facility acquisitions and adjustment
expenditures via investment economic analyses
Environmental Engineer
Gold Kist Inc., Corporate Office, Atlanta, Georgia.
Corporate engineer managing efforts toward environmental
regulatory compliance.
. consulting with management on engineering/compliance
EDUCATION issues
. design and development of air handling systems for
pollution and noise control
. design and application of tertiary/biological systems for
treatment of
wastewater from processing facilities
. air quality from refuge and point sources involving
airborne
particulates and gaseous emissions (Title III & Title V
1990 CAA)
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES . hazardous material/waste management (RCRA and CERCLA)
Research Engineer
Particulate Engineering Laboratory, University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia.
Developed facilities accommodating research in the area
"Storage by Controlled Atmosphere Methods".
. fabricated instrumentation for: (1) monitoring levels of
experimental
gases and (2) generation of ozone by electrostatic
discharge
. authored instrumentation documentation
. developed proficiency in Gas Chromatography (GC),
spectrophotometry, and titration methods for
analysis of constituent concentrations.
Engineering Assistant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia
Assisted in development of computer simulations that model
subsurface
transport of toxic chemicals to groundwater.
. developed software routines
. interpreted field data for application to predicting
models
. analyzed validity of models in future predictions
University of Georgia, Athens GA (Mar 1991-Feb 1993)
M.S. Engineering
University of Georgia, Athens GA (Sep 1985-Dec 1990)
B.S. Engineering
Graduate Thesis Research Title: Inhibition of Ethylene
by Ozone Treatment in Controlled Atmosphere Storage Systems
. Chairman - US Poultry and Egg / National Chicken Council
Environmental Board
. American Society of Agricultural Engineers
. University of Georgia Agricultural Alumni Association
Atlanta Area Director
. AGHON Honorary Society
. Brass Gavel Honorary Society
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