Manager Human Resources

Steven A. Sides

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Jackson, Al. **545

Home # 251-***-**** ******.*****@***.***

Cell #: 270-***-****

Summary:

Progressive, energetic manager/superintendent with over 20 years experience in power &

recovery, including the lime kiln and recausticizing area. Expert in leading people,

human development, and managing the process operation and maintenance both in

single-line and highly integrated paper mills. Adept in managing energy contracts and

department budgets for operations and maintenance, and at leading major environmental

and process improvement projects. PSM/RMP/PSHA trained & certified. Key strengths

that are sure to be enormously valuable in future senior leadership position:

• Continuous Improvement

• Team Building

• Process Optimization

• Large Team Leadership

• Capital Expenditures

Leadership Experience:

• Selected at NewPage Wickliffe Mill to lead Mill Optimization due to history of

excellent safety compliance & record, saving millions in process optimization,

and leading people and managing processes, until recently when the job and many

people were eliminated due to severe economic downsizing.

• Led Graphics Packaging Int’l Mill in $3 million in energy reductions through

training and leadership in the Lime Kiln area, and led the Environmental

Department in obtaining an effluent water discharge permit, and increased

maintenance flexibility to reduce contractor expense.

• Led G-P Port Hudson Mill Utilities Department through major environmental

upgrade, and improved the G-P Corp. Utility Audit Rating from “At Risk” to

“Excellent”, and on to best in corporation.

• Led Champion Courtland Mill Utilities Department to increase black liquor firing

rate and megawatt production by 20% while reducing costs through successful

High Performance Work Redesign.

• Successfully implemented a High Performance Work System and a led a start-up

crew at Willamette Industries Bennettsville Mill & Leaf River GNN Mill.

Mill & Position Experience:

• NewPage Corp. – Wickliffe Mill - Superintendent & Mill Process Optimization

Manager - May 2007 to May 2009

• Graphics Packaging Int’l Inc. – West Monroe Mill - Utilities Department

Superintendent - March 2005 through May 2007

• Georgia-Pacific Corp. – Port Hudson Mill - Utilities Department Manager – April

1998 through March 2005

• Champion Int’l Corp. – Courtland Mill - Power & Recovery Assist.

Superintendent - Jan. 1994 through April 1998.

• Champion Int’l Corp. - Courtland Mill - Power & Recovery Shift Manager – Jan.

1991 through Jan. 1994

• Willamette Industries Inc. – Bennettsville Mill - Power & Recovery Team Leader

– Oct. 1989 through Jan. 1991.

• Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. – Leaf River Mill - Power & Recovery Crew –

Sept. 1983 through Oct. 1989

• Allied Paper Inc. – Jackson Mill – Power & Recovery Operator – Oct. 1976

through Oct/ 1983

• Allied Paper Inc. – Jackson Mill – Finishing & Shipping Operator – May 1975

through Oct. 1976

Equipment Experience:

• CE Recovery Boilers: 600 psi – 1000 psi; 2.5 mppd to 4.4 mppd; conventional &

low odor units.

• B&W Recovery Boilers: 450 psi – 1300psi; 2.6 mppd to 4.4 mppd; conventional

& low odor units.

• Ahlstrom/Andritz Recovery Boilers: 600 psi – 1250 psi; 3.1 mppd to 4.4 mppd;

low odor units.

• Gotaverken Recovery Boiler – 1250 psi; 6.15 mppd; low odor unit.

• CE Combination Boilers: 600 psi to 1500 psi; 500 TPD to 2000 TPD bark; natural

gas.

• B&W Combination Fuel Boilers: 450 psi to 900 psi; 500 TPD to 1800 TPD bark;

450 TPD coal; sludge; natural gas/fuel oil.

• Tampella Bubbling Bed Combination Boiler: 1300 psi; 1000 TPD bark; sludge;

natural gas.

• Gotaverken Combination Fuel Boiler: 1250 psi; 1000 TPD bark; sludge; propane

• Foster Wheeler Combination Fuel Boiler: 1000 to 1200 psi; 600 to 1250 TPD

bark; sludge; natural gas.

• GE, ABB, & ASEA Stal-Laval Turbine Generators – Gas Turbines and Steam

Turbines; Radial Flow & Axial Flow; 180 psi to 1500 psi; 7.5mw to 70mw; back-

pressure control and condensing; Vogt HRSG on back-end of Gas Turbine.

• Ahlstrom, HPD, Goslin, Unitek, and Swenson Evaporators & Concentrators –

both falling-film and LTV’s

• Goslin & Dorr-Oliver Slaking, Causticizing Systems and sedimentation

• Goslin & Enso-Echo Pressure Filter Systems.

• Various Waste and Water Treatment Systems. Both surface water and well water.

Education:

• BS Management of Human Resources – Faulkner University, Montgomery, Al.

• AS Business Administration – Faulkner University, Montgomery, Al.

• 3rd Class Power Engineering Certificate – SAIT, Calgary, AB, Canada

• High School Graduate – Jackson Academy, Jackson, Al (1975)

• American Management Association for mid level Managers

• Precision Maintenance – RCM Technologies

• Analytical Troubleshooting Workshop – Kepner-Trego

• Center for Creative Leadership – Executive Leadership

• Tappi Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry – Kraft Pulping Short Course

References:

• Tom Nix (G-P Port Hudson) 318-***-**** – my supervisor

• Jim Stewart (G-P Leaf River) 601-***-**** – operations peer

• Randy Warren (G-P Crossett) 870-***-**** – construction peer

• Karl Christenson (Graphics Pkg. West Monroe) 478-***-**** - Mill Manager

• Scott Capper (Graphics Pkg. West Monroe) 478-***-**** – my supervisor

• Roger Hagan (NewPage Wickliffe) 256-***-**** – Mill Manager

• Gary Martin (Champion/NewPage Wickliffe) 865-***-**** – operations peer

• Phil Hendrix (Champion/Hendrix & Associates) 256-***-**** – maint. peer

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