Manager Quality Assurance

HUGO E. CASTILLO

*** **** ****** ***., ******, MS 39117

Phone: 601-***-****

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

EDUCATION

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, Starkville, MS

Doctorate of Philosophy. PhD. Forest Products.

Dissertation: Wood polymer composites using DDGS as filler.

Graduation: May 2012. GPA 3:33/4.00

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, Starkville, MS

Master of Science. Forest Products

Thesis: Accelerated Hardwood Lumber Drying.

Aug. 2001. GPA 3.44/4.00

UNIVERSITY OF ORIENTE, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Master in Business Administration. Major: Production

Oct. 1994

SAN AGUSTIN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Arequipa, Peru

Bachelor Science. Chemical Engineering. Major: Metallurgy

Aug. 1972

EXPERIENCE

GRADUATED RESEARCH ASSISTANT

College of Forest Products, Mississippi State University.

Research about using DDGS as filler in polymer composites to produce parts of automobiles. Aug. 2009-

present.

Investigation about hazardous air pollutants from drying Southern pine lumber. Aug. 2006-Aug. 2007.

MANAGER IN TRAINING

Sanderson Farms. Sep. 2007- May. 2009

Trained in all areas of chicken production and chicken processing. Trained in control of growing, feeding and

health problems.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Koch Foods, Poultry Processing Plant, Morton, MS. Jul.2001-Jul. 2006

Supervised lines of second processing poultry plant and as truck driver in the shipping department.

GRADUATED RESEARCH ASSISTANT

College of Forest Products, Mississippi State University. Aug. 1999-Dec. 2000

Investigation about hardwood kiln drying.

Gathered and analyzed statistical data about variation of moisture content/time for three different species

under accelerated schedule.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

B.C. Rogers Processing Plant, Morton, MS. Dec. 1994-Aug. 1995; Jan. 1998-Aug. 1999-Aug.

Supervised lines of second processing and salvage room poultry plant. Assisted Production Manager and

suggested plant modifications to improve production. Worked as Quality Assurance Inspector to fulfill USDA requirements. Worked as Hatchery truck driver.

QUALITY INSPECTOR

Preferred Technical Group, Pelahatchie, MS. Aug. 1995-Aug 1997

Worked in the Receiving Department for a car parts factory. Verified dimensions of the parts. Worked with blueprint, computerized instruments and Statistical Process Control. Assisted staff of Quality Assurance

Department. Plant was awarded with QS 9000 certified.

OWNER/MANAGER OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION

Industrial Park of Matanzas. Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Aug. 1984-Nov. 1993

Owned and managed a line of buses for public and private transportation.

LABORATORY CHIEF

Compania Minera Uno, Las Claritas, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. Jan. 1994-Oct. 1994

Organized reagents (purchase and storage), re-planed schedules for analysis, trained people to select and prepare samples, prepared solutions to volumetric analysis, trained to operate atomic absorption equipment.

Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis for gold ores and concentrates. Refined gold at high

temperature in the lab.

OPERATION MANAGER

Grafitos del Orinoco, C.A., Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Jul. 1991-Mar. 1992

Improved production procedures and process control in an industrial insulation plant. Supervised technical sales team. Designed, built and started three furnaces to produce thermal insulation material. Assisted to customers in high temperature insulators. Improved collection system and administrative procedures.

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Pyroven, C.A. Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Mar.1988-Jan. 1989

Developed operation procedures for a new factory. Researched and developed refractory parts for

aluminum industry. Improved parts efficiency working close to customers. Increased number of production lines and developed new products: safety materials and thermal insulation for high temperature.

GENERAL FOREMAN/PROCESS ENGINEER

Aluminios del Caroni, S.A. ALCASA, Venezuela. Aug. 1978-Sep. 1984

Experiences highlighted by rotating throughout different departments inside of the company. Supervised production from four lines of electrolytic cells for aluminum reduction. Worked in re-design of warehouse and managed it for six month. Worked as Process Engineer in Carbon Plant. Researched the use of carbon anode scrap to produce new anodes with 100 % scrap. Worked as researcher in special projects. Prepared a Manual and taught the course: “Aluminum reduction, advanced course.” Participated in courses: Management decisions, maintenance, teaching in the work area, industrial safety, and labor laws.

GENERAL FOREMAN

Cerro de Pasco Corporation. La Oroya, Peru. Jun. 1973-Dec. 1977

Supervised operations of the Anodes Residues Plant in the production of gold, silver, selenium, tellurium and bismuth. Supervised operations of the Copper electrolytic refinery plant in the production of copper, copper wire and copper sulfate. Awarded with Safety Diploma for one million hours/man worked without accidents.

PUBLICATIONS

Castillo, H. 1973. Copper Electrolytic Refinery Plant: Manual of decopperization process.

Castillo, H. 1982. Manual: Advanced Technology of Aluminum Reduction.

Shmulsky, R., H. Castillo. 2001. Accelerated Kiln Schedules for Drying of Hackberry, Red Oak and

Sweetgum Lumber.

Castillo, H., S. Lee, S. Shi, R. Srinivasan and J. Shi. 2010. Semi-crystalline Polymer-based Composites with

Corn Fiber (Separated from DDGS) as an Interfacial Reagent.

PRESENTATIONS

Castillo, H. and S. Shi. 2011. Increasing Temperature Tolerance of DDGS Fiber. 11th conference on wood &

biofiber plastic composites and nanocomposites in wood composites symposium. Madison, WI. May 16-18,

2011

AFFILIATIONS

Forest Products Society.

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