MARK HUNTER

**** ***** ***** ***** ***, WI ***** 920-***-**** ac1n4o@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

SUMMARY

Twenty years of experience in process leadership; engineering; and production management. Achieved successive promotions from the position of Process Engineer to Technical Manager to Asset Leader

(Superintendent) to Operations Manager. Demonstrated skills and knowledge to continually improve and optimize processes and systems to create value.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA, University of Wisconsin, GPA 3.9/4.0.

• BS Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, GPA 3.6/4.0.

• Georgia-Pacific Leadership Development Program

• Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership Training Program

• DuPont Safety Training

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Process Simulation

• Process Optimization

• PI Process Book Digital Historian

• Capstone ParcView Historian

• Statistical Process Control

• Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing

• Reliability Solutions Asset Essential Care

• Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving

• Analytical Troubleshooting

• OSAH 1910

• OSAH Machine Guarding

• Hazard Identification

• Risk Assessment

• Non-Routine Work Process Design

• Project Implementation

• Project Execution

WORK HISTORY

Neenah Paper – Neenah, WI 2016 – Present

Operations Manager

• Oversaw all operations for a 100-employee premium quality paper products plant.

• Responsible for the implementation of Non-Routine and upset Condition Work Processes, as well as its on-going execution and continuous improvement.

• Lead water removal improvement changes.

Achievements:

• Reduced Mill Safety OSHA Recordable incident from 3.3 to .5, leading the company in safety performance.

• Saved $300,000 per year by improving water removal process. First Quality, LLC – Anderson, SC 2015 – 2016

Operations Manager

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• Oversaw all operations for a 450-employee consumer products plant.

• Managed chemical systems changes and optimization that led to a 12% increase in machine production. Fox River Fiber – Depere, WI 2013 – 2015

Production Manager

• Oversaw all operations of a modern paper recycling operation.

• Implemented a digital centerlining system and Operator Asset Care Program, using a operator-based ultrasonic based condition monitoring with Alarm Triggers.

• Improved reliability and reduced maintenance costs by directing optical and laser alignment work on equipment.

Achievements:

• Increased production by 10%.

Georgia Pacific – Crossett, AR/Port Hudson, LA 2010 – 2013 Process Technology Leader

• Oversaw a $100 million investment budget to rebuild two machines that improved quality to ultra-premium in the consumer tissue market.

• Developed and implemented world-class reliability and asset operating strategies for the new machines.

• Responsible for technology transfer between the existing technology site and startup sites.

• Specified all chemical and equipment setups, and marching startup setups.

• Analyzed and diagnosed a steam design error that was causing a stream compressor to cycle and flood a dryer element, by using Data Historian, material and energy balance simulation and field data collection.

• Trained new operators on the proprietary process, including managing the interface of existing operators with new operators.

Georgia Pacific – Green Bay, WI 2000 – 2010

Technical Manager/Senior Process Engineer

• Oversaw all operations for a $40 million machine rebuild to produce premium quality commercial products.

• Optimized incoming raw materials mix and machine changes.

• Developed proprietary process technology.

• Redesigned plant steam systems by redesigning the re-compressor and changing steam-header pressure levels.

• Decreased air systems energy loss through material and energy balances.

• Decreased process rejects through process simulation and equipment optimization. Achievements:

• Increased average machine Overall-Equipment-Efficiency from 60% to 92% through operator training, skills development process optimization and capital project implementation, resulting in $2 million of incremental profit.

• Reduced costs by $1.7 million per year by optimizing incoming raw materials mix.

• Saved $10 million per year through the redesigned of plant steam systems.

• Reduced air system energy costs by $1.4 million.

• Awarded Governor’s Annual Energy Savings Project Honor for the state of Wisconsin.

• Decreased process rejects from 4% to 1%, reducing costs by $420,000 per year.

• Incurred only 1 recordable injury by serving on the Mill Safety Committee.

• Coordinated rebuild of Wet Crepe Machine from a Fourdrinier to a suction C former.

• Developed certerlining program that regulated shift operators. MARK HUNTER – PAGE 3

• Implemented procedures to increase uptime (i.e., housekeeping, machine-cleaning, Grade Change Standard Operating Procedures and equipment and process rounds). Georgia Pacific – Camas, WA. 1997 – 2000

Assistant Superintendent/Shift Supervisor

• Led recovery boiler optimization and energy savings through evaporator process simulation and elimination of water infiltration.

• Led chemical recovery optimization by implementing changes and new SOPs.

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• Optimized washing systems, shifting water use from 3-stage to 4-stage wash line.

• Coached operators to ensure metrics were achieved.

• Conducted operator performance reviews.

Achievements:

• Reduced fuel use by 6% and lime chemical makeup by 20%

• Increased chemical recovery system capacity by 5%.

• Reduced chemical and energy costs by $900,000 per year.

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