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Engineer Manager

Location:
Delmont, PA, 15626
Posted:
April 11, 2010

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Robert C. Greenlund

*** ******** *****

Delmont, PA 15626

Telephone: Home 724-***-****, Cell 724-***-****

E-mail: *******@*****.***

OCCUPATIONAL GOAL

My goal is to obtain a Scientific, Engineering, Technical Sales or

Management position in the field of materials processing.

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Manager of Technical Development (January, 2006- Present)

USB Group LLC

1050 Ohio Avenue, Glassport, PA 15045

Manage corporate research and development with focus on new business

opportunities.

. Technical assessment of ferromolybdenum slag recovery.

. Technical assessment of silicomanganese slag recovery.

. Derived pigments from various mineral feedstock for coatings and cement.

. Developed agglomeration binders for metallic, alloy, and carbonaceous

feedstock.

. Oversee pilot scale briquette testing operations.

. Evaluate cement replacement materials and additives.

. Ferroalloy slag processing plant design and startup in Europe and US.

Project Manager (February, 2005 - July 15, 2005)

College of Engineering

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931

Manage decommissioning activities at largest testing facility on campus.

Duties included:

. Disposal of debris.

. Identify, qualify, and dispose of landfill materials.

. Identify, qualify, quantify and dispose of hazardous materials.

. Remove, price, and sell all machinery and equipment within the testing

facility.

. Negotiate scrap contract.

. Oversee final cleanup efforts.

Research Scientist/Engineer (September, 1998 - February, 2005)

Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931

Manage and oversee technical direction for mineral processing and recycling

projects within the IMP. Duties include proposal writing, client

development, providing quotations, laboratory testing, flow sheet and

material balance development, pilot plant setup and operations, and report

writing. Materials researched include:

. Coal

. Activated Carbon

. Iron, steelmaking, aluminum, and stainless steel slag

. Talc

. Foundry sand

. Iron ore, iron oxide pigments

. Copper minerals

. Turquoise

. Recycling- NiCd batteries, plastics, grinding swarf, CRT glass, asphalt

roofing

. Calcite/Dolomite

. Rutile

. Flyash

. Barite

Plant Engineer (March, 1996 - October, 1996)

Pellestar, Ltd.

P.O. Box 27, Negaunee, MI 49866

Plant engineer responsible for technical and maintenance duties for the

cold bonded pelletizing and Cupola operations. Primary company business was

metal recycling. Pelletizing operations included dry grinding of raw

materials, mixing-mulling, pelletizing disk, and autoclave curing system.

Project Research Engineer (November, 1994 - February, 1996)

Signature Research, Inc.

P.O. Box 346, Calumet, MI 49913

Project engineer responsible for design and manufacture of prototype

guarded hot-plate instrument used for determining thermal conductivity of

materials. Developed company laboratory facilities and performed

experimental production of prototype coatings using metallic and mineral

ingredients. Company business is military based in thermal imaging and

camouflage.

Sr. Coal Preparation Engineer (October, 1987 - May, 1994)

Process Technology, Inc.

1122 Calumet Avenue

Calumet, MI 49913

. Site Manager and Lead Engineer for an $850K U.S. Department of Energy

pilot plant research project involving automated control of a column

flotation circuit. Established scope-of-work and budget for project along

with complete test system design. Responsibilities were equipment

procurement and fabrication, construction, commissioning, testing plan,

supervision of work force, personal safety and training, and site

decommissioning upon completion of project at DOE Pittsburgh Energy

Technology Center.

. Engineer on various coal research projects. Projects concentrated on fine

coal research, primarily involving cyclones, centrifuges, and froth

flotation. Responsible for direct supervision of technician staff in

performance of projects. Designed and built various pilot-scale

processing equipment prototypes and test circuits. Non-union environment.

. Designed and installed commercial laboratory facilities for wet chemistry

analytical work. Developed new fine coal float/sink analytical procedure

that generated $150K in additional revenue annually. Devised and

incorporated operating and safety procedures involving ventilation,

protective equipment, and chemical handling. Trained technicians in all

aspects of procedures.

. Site Manager for $2.8M U.S. DOE pilot plant research project utilizing

heavy-liquid cyclone technology. Technical liaison with the project's

engineering and construction firm. On site at Homer City, PA EPRI

property from construction through decommissioning. In charge of

operations, testing, maintenance, personnel, training, and safety.

Coal Preparation Plant Supervisor (June, 1981 - November, 1984)

Amax Coal Company

Leahy Mine, Campbell Hill, IL

. Shift responsibility for the operation and maintenance of 1500TPH jig-

type coal preparation plant.

. Other responsibilities were water pumping stations, slurry impoundment,

rail spur maintenance, train loading operations, and various pieces of

mobile equipment.

. Worked all three shifts providing direct supervision over crews of 10-13

unionized employees.

. Major accomplishment was taking on the role of plant maintenance

supervisor to provide plant availability that resulted in the setting of

daily, monthly, and annual production records.

. Specific supervisor duties included keeping records of employee time and

maintenance activities, weekly safety meetings, handling grievances,

initiating discipline, and maintaining safety standards under MSHA

guidelines.

Coal Preparation Engineer (June, 1980 - May, 1981)

Amax Coal Company

Midwest Regional Office, Evansville, IN

. Responsible for quality control of four coal preparation plants.

. Designed and coordinated sampling and performance test programs.

. Performed plant expansion studies.

. Technical interface with vendors concerning new equipment purchases

and installations.

Management Trainee/Supervisor (January, 1979 - May, 1980)

Republic Steel Corporation

Russellton Mine, Russellton, PA

. Shift responsibility for the operation and maintenance of 500TPH heavy-

media coal preparation plant.

. Worked all three shifts providing supervision over crews of 10-15

unionized employees.

. Supervised four-person crew which handled refuse impoundment reclamation

activities.

. Held MSHA certification as impoundment inspector.

EDUCATION

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

BS Business Administration

Industrial Management Option

December, 1984 - March, 1987

BS Metallurgical Engineering

Extractive Metallurgy Option

September, 1974 - November, 1978

PUBLICATIONS

. X. Huang, J.Y. Hwang, S. Shi, R.C. Greenlund, Z. Xu, A.M. Hein,

"Potential Application of Microwaves in Steelmaking", 3rd World Congress

on Microwave and Frequency Applications, Sydney, Australia, September

2002

. J.Y. Hwang, R.C. Greenlund, X. Huang, and M.L. Jeong, "Characterization

of Eddy Current Separation Samples of Aluminum Smelting By-products", SME

Annual Meeting, Feb 26-28, 2001, Denver, Colorado, Preprint 01-89

. J.Y. Hwang, R.C. Greenlund, M. Jeong, A.M. Hein, D.C. Popko, R. Peterson,

and R. McChesney, "Eddy Current Separation of Aluminum Smelting By-

Products", Fourth International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and

Engineered Materials, edited by D.L Steward, Jr., J.C. Paley, and R.L.

Stephens, pp. 1181 (2000)

REFERENCES

. S. K. Komar Kawatra - Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering,

Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton,

Michigan, 49931 - 906-***-****

. William Reynolds - President, Signature Research Inc., P.O. Box 346,

Calumet, Michigan, 49913 - 906-***-****

. Peter Suardini - Process Engineer, Cliffs Michigan Mining Company, Tilden

Pellet Plant, Ishpeming, MI, 49865 - 906-***-****

. John Cantwell - President, Cantwell Inc., 8070 New Brunswick Drive,

Cincinnati, OH, 45241 - 513-***-****

. Scott Gray - Lab Manager, Alternative Testing Laboratories Inc., 2252

University Drive - Suite 300, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 - 724-***-****



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