Paul McFarland

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City: Hainesport

State: NJ

Zip: 08036

Country: USA

Phone: 856-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $95,000

Willing to Relocate

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Paul L. McFarland

405 Alloway Avenue

Hainesport, NJ 08036

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856-***-**** / Work: 609-***-****

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Chemical Engineering, May 1995

Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA

Major GPA: 3.9 Overall GPA: 3.7

EXPERIENCE

AMERICAN CUSTOM DRYING, Burlington, NJ (April 1996 - Present)

General Manager (Feb 2005 - Present)

Manage 24 hr/ 7 day contract manufacturing operation with 55 employees that does business with numerous Fortune 500 companies in the food and chemical industries

Production, Maintenance, R&D, and Quality departments under my scope

Detailed involvement with Profit and Loss statements and using Lean Manufacturing techniques to drive profitability

Very familiar with many liquid and powder processing technologies (homogenization, centrifuge, pneumatic conveying, packaging, etc.)

Coordinate manpower and scheduling for three custom production lines (plus R&D)

Customer contact including R&D discussions, contact negotiations, plant tours/audits, trade shows, and visits to customer sites

Run daily and weekly production meetings

Manage $300k/yr capital budget

Implement SPC, Access database tracking, and various controls/procedures to increase quality and profitability

Prioritize plant maintenance projects

Product Development Manager (June 2000 - Jan 2005)

Head of R&D activities (four dryers, one at 500 lb. water/hr evaporative capacity) for a company that spray dries and agglomerates powders for customers such as DuPont, Arkema, BP, and Rohm & Haas.

Head of sales including outside sales calls

Designing new processing equipment for different customers

Optimizing drying parameters for all new products (inlet and outlet temperature, nozzle size and design, type of atomization and atomization pressure, air flow through the system, feed rate, and collection points) to produce a powder with the desired particle size distribution, bulk density, flowability, and residual moisture

Extensive nozzle experience for varied spraying and coating applications

Coordinating powder specifications and all production issues with customer representatives

Overcoming obstacles with viscous, abrasive, and high solids slurries. Liquid batch processing experience including homogenization and milling

Writing ISO-9001 procedures for various processes and customer SOP`s

Trained ISO-9001 internal auditor in a cGMP and HACCP facility

Work performed with pilot flash dryer and fluid bed agglomerator

Experience with Malvern, Coulter, Micro-Trac laser particle size analysis

Product Development Engineer (Apr 1996 - May 2000)

Performing all day-to-day tasks in pilot plants

Process optimization

Hands-on experience with dozens of chemistries in contract manufacturing environment

PROCESS RESEARCH PRODUCTS, Trenton, NJ (January 1996 - March 1996)

Research Chemist - formulating and improving chemical mixtures to be used in the electronics industry. (chemicals used for lapping plates; cooling/cleaning silicon saws and silicon wafers). QC of raw materials and finished products.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dryer Technology - (August 19-21, 1996) Course dealt with direct and indirect drying types; rotary, spray, flash, fluid bed, and conveyor drying.

Atomization - (March 3-4, 1997) Course covered a wide range of atomization techniques such as rotary wheel, air assist, and high pressure swirl, as well as, performance criteria such as cone angle and droplet size and distribution.

Pneumatic Conveying Systems - (April 28-29, 1998) Course covered theory

and design of dilute and dense phase systems. Issues addressed included: lowering overall costs, increasing reliability, improving routing flexibility, controlling flow rate, and the benefits of an enclosed system (no dust or contamination).

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