Manager Engineer

ROBERT W. HILLMAN

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Operations Director / Reliability Director / Corporate Logistics Manager

P&L Responsibility / Departmental and Organizational Development / Plant

Start-up / Strategic Planning

Departmental Leader: I successfully demonstrate strong leadership in

organizing my departments to continually improve the bottom line. I have

achieved rewarding career progression with strong companies, such as Dow

Chemical and GAF Materials Corporation. I developed sustainable, proactive

and cost effective organizations. My career progression rewarded me with

growth through positions such as Production Engineer, Maintenance Manager,

Corporate Manager, and Plant Manager.

Operations and Reliability Leader: Led company-wide teams to develop and

implement OSHA PSM compliance programs, such as MOC and Mechanical

Integrity. Led root-cause investigation teams to prevent operational

hazards, recurring issues, and start-up delays. Establish Reliability-

centered Maintenance for existing, new, and future facilities.

Strategic Planner and Creator of sustainable business processes: Ten years

managing teams of engineers, and department heads to exceed corporate

objectives. I have developed and implemented integrated maintenance turn-

around, complex plant start-up, and regulatory compliance plans, mentoring

others to produce the same powerful tools. I possess applied knowledge of

business planning, lean manufacturing, stage-gate project management, and

capital value planning. Developed budget-tracking model to forecast and

control expense.

BS, Chemical Engineering - Northeastern University (1986) MBA, Finance -

Johns Hopkins University (2004)

Selected Skills and Abilities

> Successfully coordinate start-up, commissioning, and commercial viability

of new businesses. Develop budget personal and operational objectives -

Crimson Renewable Energy (2009 - Present). I was key part of management

team to successfully start up and achieve first-run ethanol production

and developed the reliability-centered maintenance program, the model for

the startup company's 39 planned facilities at Verenium's Development

Plant (2008-2009).

> Directed a corporate team, reducing maintenance inventory by $4 million

and expenses by $800K.The cross-functional team cultivated a sustained

system where no formal program existed (GAF, 2004 - 2006). My team

achieved its strategic goals by managing 26 facilities to reduce working

capital and expenses by ensuring accountability, establishing a robust

inventory control program, and negotiating key national contracts.

> Transformed reactive organizations into proactive reliable teams,

improving overall efficiency by 15% and reducing costs by 10%. Directed

facility in total involvement to regain 100% PM compliance through

Mechanical Integrity. Guided union/management team to restructure

traditional union job classifications and successfully institute a

progressive pay-for-skills multi-craft matrix organization. Developed a

budget-tracking model to forecast and control expense used by all

departments (Millennium, 1998-2002).

> Skills: Strong written and verbal skills. Team oriented. Strong mentor

and coach of others. Proven record of transforming marginal performing

organizations to profit contributing business entities. Well respected by

associates, peers, senior officers, and company owners. Hands-on

troubleshooter and senior leader, effectively able to manage all levels

of budgets, numbers of employees, under high-profile business needs.

Career Overview and Professional Experience

2009-Present CRIMSON RENEWABLE ENERGY, Bakersfield, CA

Plant Manager - Start-up Biodiesel and Finished Glycerin Production

Plant

Manage 30-person operating team to successfully start up and operate

the 300K gallon per year biodiesel plant. Led team to develop PSM

compliance program. Evaluated and modified facility for improved

operation. Developed and empowered all team members to achieve

operational success.

2008 - 2009 Verenium Biofuels, Jennings, LA

Maintenance Manager - Start-up Corporation Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot

and Demonstration Plants

Directed maintenance department and coached operations to establish

and manage $120 million assets. Led team to develop PSM compliance

program. MOC and Mechanical Integrity adopted by corporation. Led

operations team in root cause investigation eliminating operational

hazard, avoiding start-up delays. Establish Reliability-centered

Maintenance Program for the new facility and all future commercial

plants.

2006 - 2008 COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS, Centerville, LA

Maintenance Superintendent - Carbon Black Manufacturing

Direct maintenance department of 4 direct reports and 33 craftspeople

to manage $300 million assets. Owned MOC Process and improved

compliance and facility participation by 20% through training.

Established Reliability-centered Maintenance Program to increase

efficiency by 50%. Innovated department budget reducing maintenance

cost by 15%.

2004 - 2006 GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION, Wayne, NJ

Inventory Control Manager - Corporate Manufacturing

Manage 26 operating facility maintenance storerooms with asset value

of over $8 million. Negotiated and managed national contracts.

Trained company personnel. Reduced working capital from $12 million to

$8 million. Directed a cross-functional team to create and cultivate a

sustained system for maintenance inventory control. Coached managers

on risk assessment, continuous improvement, and reliability-centered

maintenance processes to improve plant reliability and costs by 5 to

15%.

2002 - 2004 J.M. Huber Corporation, Havre de Grace, Maryland

Manager, Maintenance - Sodium Silica Production, R&D/Administration,

Pilot Plant

Managed 15 craftspeople to ensure the reliability of over $180 million

of equipment for the private global supplier of performance additives.

Forecasted and managed budget. Directed $600K annual capital projects.

Corrected an organizational deficiency. Realigned practices to comply

with ISO and cGMP standards. Established workflow processes to improve

work efficiency by 15% and revitalize customer service. Aligned

storeroom with integrated supply program and asset management program.

1998 - 2002 MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS (Baltimore, Maryland)

Titanium Dioxide - Production Engineer (1998 - 2000), Maintenance

Superintendent (2000 - 2002)

Managed supervisors, storeroom staff, CMMS analyst, and 45 skilled

craftspeople. Forecasted and managed $13 million PSM-regulated

reliability budget. Directed contractors and vendors. Managed

Mechanical Integrity Program. Directed facility in total involvement

to regain 100% PM compliance with mechanical integrity. Guided

union/management team to restructure traditional union job

classifications. Improved work efficiency 50%. Developed a budget-

tracking model to forecast and control expense. Used by all

departments.

1994 - 1998 BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS, Geismar, Louisiana

Production Engineer - Ammonia Plant (1997 - 1998), PVC and VCM

Production (1994 - 1997)

Managed plant safety compliance program. Evaluated plant and operator

performance guidelines. Implemented projects for continuous

improvement. Forecasted manufacturing budgets. Determined root cause

utility performance issue and reduced annual steam consumption by $3.6

million. Convinced management to incorporate a chlorine destruct

system in a $6.5 million environmental project.

1993 - 1994 FMC CORPORATION, Nitro, West Virginia

Technical Assistant - Specialty Esters Production and Multi-purpose

Facility

Identified and managed continuous improvement projects for the Process

Additives Division. Coordinated with marketing and R&D to direct new

product developments. . Chaired the union-management safety committee.

Successfully modified turnaround process to reduce down time by 50%.

Directed $60,000 project to minimize hazardous storage. Recovered

$200,000 of raw material.

1986 - 1993 DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaquemine, Louisiana

Senior Production Engineer - Chlorinated Methanes (1990-1993),

Propylene Oxide (1986-1990)

Optimized operation for the plant. Responsible for the configuration

of process control and simulation for a $150 million facilities

upgrade project. Trained operators and engineers. Developed and

implemented the environmental and safety compliance startup plans for

the facility. Guided operator team to revamp safety program. Targeted

and eliminated major safety issues. Spearheaded a $2.5 million

environmental compliance project, reducing site air emissions by 60%.

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