Robert J. Pollard, P.E.

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Greenville, SC 29609

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Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Additional Training/Continuing Education

PHA Leader Training, 2006

Pipe Flo Professional Hydraulics Software, 2006

Crosby Quality Process

Software Knowledge

AutoCAD – proficient

Microsoft Office Programs – proficient

Pipe Flo Professional, Compressible, and Stock hydraulic modeling programs

Experience

1996 - Present

Senior Mechanical Engineer, O’Neal Inc., Greenville, SC

• Manage professional staff of engineers and designers at engineering firm.

Conduct performance reviews, allocate resources on projects, mentor junior

engineers, develop and implement training programs

• Lead mechanical/project engineer on various projects including plastic films, non-

woven fibers, materials recycling, emission control systems, pulp & paper, chemical

processing, and chemical storage and handling systems

Responsible for the mechanical design on multi-discipline projects for numerous

process/mechanical systems, and coordinating design activities with other

engineering disciplines and the client

• Provide engineering design

Prepare general arrangement drawings, material & energy balances, PFDs,

P&IDs, equipment specifications, and piping system hydraulic models

• Provided construction services

Engineering oversight during construction activities, performed checkout of

equipment, troubleshooting of equipment and processes, assisted with startup

and operator training

The following is a summary of several key projects:

Project Engineer, Pactiv Corporation, Greensboro, NC

Robert J. Pollard, P.E.

Plant expansion included increasing plant capacity by 33% within existing building

footprint and the relocation of several ancillary systems including a PSM covered

process. All work completed ahead of schedule.

Project Engineer, MWMB Inc., Clarksville, TN

Responsible for the design of a fiberglass recycling facility, developed product testing

plan to convert scrap into a usable raw material, assisted with process development,

selected equipment, conducted construction inspections, checked out equipment, and

started up process. Facility successfully produced usable material for this one of a kind

facility.

Project Engineer, Lubrizol Inc., Spartanburg, SC

Responsible for design of a chemical batch facility that allowed client to transfer the

production of their products back in-house from a toll manufacturer. In order to reduce

capital costs several used pieces of equipment utilized. Transfer of tolled products

completed ahead of schedule and produced products in spec as good as or better than

toll manufacturer on initial run.

1984 – 1996

Plant Engineer/Maintenance Manager, Henkel Corporation, Mauldin, SC

• Manage maintenance department at chemical manufacturer.

• Developed calibration program for plant instruments

Developed test procedures, instrument calibration schedules, and trained

technicians to enable compliance to ISO standard

• Developed PSM Mechanical Integrity Program

Developed inspection requirements for equipment, in-house test procedures,

located external resources as required, developed inspection schedule to ensure

compliance with OSHA standard

• Implement CMMS into plant operations

Setup inspection programs, maintenance work orders, storeroom inventory

system, and equipment records to properly track costs and ensure adequate

spare parts availability

• Continuously upgraded the preventive maintenance programs

Resulted in plant operations to be able to increase production from a five day to a

seven day a week operation with minimal downtime

• Develop predictive maintenance program

Allowed for a reduction of maintenance costs by extending equipment operating

cycles

• Developed and implemented projects to reduce plant energy consumption

Improve building lighting while reducing energy consumption and maintenance

costs, convert all process equipment users to interruptible natural gas service

saving over 25% in costs

Robert J. Pollard, P.E.

• Developed and implemented plant capital projects

Prepared cost estimates, capital appropriation requests, schedules, specified

equipment, managed contractors, assist with startup and operator training

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