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WILLIAM CASON

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR SENIOR PROCESS/PROJECT & CONTRACT/CONSULTANT

ENGINEER

Possess over 15 years of experience as a Senior Process/Project Engineer, Production Manager, Maintenance & Operations Manager and Consultant/Contractor, utilizing organizational and innate leadership skills in Managing Multiple Projects and Personnel. Background includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering. EARNED DEGREE WHILE WORKING FULL-TIME. Offer outstanding communication skills, with additional areas of expertise including:

Large Capital Project Management ■ Project Management Professional (PMP Certification) ■ ASQ Six Sigma Certified Black Belt ■ ISO-9008/14001 ■ ISO 50001 Energy Management Auditor ■ Research and Development ■ Production ■ Recruiting

ACE CONSULTING & INVESTMENT, LLC Greenville, SC Ace Consulting & Investment, Headquartered in Atlanta, GA specializes in the Automotive & Chemical Industries. Ace has Chemical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineers, as well as, MBA’s on staff. Certified ASQ Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Project Management Professionals (PMP) offer cutting edge Process and Project Management Services in addition to Consulting. Over $50MM in Capitat Project Management and Clients including Goodyear Rubbermaid, Michelin, Mustang Engineering, Cytec Industries and many more…

CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR 2015 – Present

Specialize in Process & Project Improvements in the Automotive and Chemical areas. With over $25MM Capital Expenditure Experience and Process Improvement, Savings of over $5MM, I Professionally Manage your Business needs. Certification experience in: ISO-9008, ISO-14001 and ISO-50001 (Energy Management) Audits.

BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE Baytown, TX

Bayer is a $46 Billion company servicing markets in: Specialty, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Material & Crop Science.

PRODUCTION MANAGER 2012 -2015 Lead and develop team analysis of the Maleic Anhydride process (190,000 metric tons/yr), and possible upcoming projects by use of the process simulation tool ASPEN Plus, PI Data Historian and optimization approaches through Statistical Process Control (SPC) and (DMAIC) Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control Lean Six Sigma Methodologies.

- Technical Director of Reactor of (2) Catalyst Exchange Projects. ($12MM Capital Budget). Gantt Chart contained 490 rows

- Chair Process Improvement Team (PIT) that Improve and Control Unit Operations.

- Lead cross-functional team audits to ensure compliance with internal & external customers.

- Govern Capital Projects by Project Management Professional (PMP) Stage-Gate Principles.

- Develop Management Processes (KPIs) that reflect customer quality.

- Assist Process Controls Engineer (PCE) in maintenance, updates, and modifications of Emerson DeltaV and Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCS).

- Owner of Management of Change (MOC) process.

- Served as Energy Manager by training and conduction of ISO 50001 (Energy Management) audits.

- Supervised (1) Process Control Engineer (PCE) & (14) Process Control Technicians (PCTs).

Reactor Catalyst Exchange Projects Completed 1 Month Ahead of Schedule with a Savings of $1MM.

The unit maintains the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star. VPP*

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC Oxnard, CA

CDTi – A Leading Global Developer and Manufacturer OF light-duty gasoline; heavy-duty diesel and Alternative Fuel Emissions control systems and products. With over 30 years of emissions control Experience, CDTi has supplied over 11 Million Catalyst Parts to Major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that include: Honda, Ford, GM, John Deere & Renault-Nissan.

SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER 2009 - 2012

Develop New Catalyst Coating Solutions for Car & Diesel Catalytic Converters. Expertise includes: production of batch processes in R&D pilot plant operation followed by full scale-up for production. Other responsibilities include cost estimates for capital projects, supplier audits, award capital projects, supervise contractors & maintenance personnel. Employ Project Management Principles (Phase 1-5) to meet business case, Design & Production Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA/PFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), work instructions, operator training, Design of Experiments (DOE), Process Capability (Cpk), and Gage R&R studies. Utilize Microsoft Project to developroduce Gantt Charts to meet milestones.

Supervised (5) Maintenance Troubleshooters.

JOHNSON MATTHEY, CORP. Savannah, GA

Johnson Matthey is an International Specialty Chemicals Company, founded almost 200 years ago in London. The Savannah business unit Specializes in the Development of Catalyst and additives for use in the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process (FCC) for virtually Every Major Oil Refinery in the World. With 70% of the World Market, Jonson Matthey is a Leader in Increasing octane yields and Decreasing sulfur emissions.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER 2006-2009

Design and Erect New $12MM Catalyst Process Plant. Direct duties of all EPC firms (civil, structural, electrical).

The PFD Includes: unit operations, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer & solids transfer.

Duties Include: creating equipment specifications/data sheets, PRV sizing, purchasing new and used plant equipment such as crystallizers, storage vessels, mills, pumps, filter presses, centrifuges, hoppers, boilers, compressors, heat exchangers, deionized water generation, DCS, HMIs, Cranes, Selective Catalytic Reactors (SCRs) & Calciners.

Interact with local, city and state governmental agencies to ensure compliance with air, soil and storm water drainage.

Heavily involved in PHA, PSSR and MOC. Software includes: AutoCAD, Solidworks and SolidEdge.

Commissioned Plant for $10.2MM and 2 Months Ahead of Schedule.

Supervised (3) Engineers.

MICHELIN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS NORTH AMERICA Greenville, SC

Michelin invented the Pneumatic Tire in 1889. Today, Michelin has 122,000 employees and, $22 Billon in 2014 net sales.

CORPORATE RECRUITING MANAGER 2006

Responsible for Managing the Hiring Process for Salaried Exempt Positions in all locations within the United States. Recruited Process Engineers, co-ops, interns & foreign exchange students. Served as the Michelin Representative to Clemson, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.

MICHELIN AMERICAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER Greenville, SC

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER (Maintenance & Operations Manager) Prototype R&D Facility 2003-2006 Direct Capital Projects for Plant Automation. Optimize current processes through Lean Techniques and Statistical Process Control (SPC). Project Management Skills: DEFINE, MEASURE, ANALYZE, IMPROVE, CONTROL (DMAIC). Create Opportunity & Feasibility Studies, policies, procedures and performance standards including: cost estimating, scheduling, budget and resources. Organizational Skills: Engineering, Procurement, Cross-Functional Teams on Multi-Discipline Projects, and Implementation of Project Plans.

Support PLC’s, DCS, HMI’s and the Entire Tire Building process. From rubber extrusion, through tire vulcanization and NDE’s and destructive testing. Used SPC software to stagger the joints or overlap of each rubber quality in the BOM. The first 16 harmonics were tested to ensure the weakest forces in the XYZ planes.

Upgraded Vulcanization Presses to include a cheaper energy source. Included in upgrade was decreased vulcanization cycle time, increased press kinematics and Better Quality through Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of cured tire.

Capital Budget: $1MM with a (12) Month schedule. Result: $870k and commissioned in 10 months.

Supervised a D-1 Classified Proprietary Mold Making Process that resulted in a Savings of $20,000/mold and >$1MM In 4 Months.

Direct Preventative Maintenance, spare parts inventory, extrusion of rubber, and adhesives, Risk & Reliability analysis, plant shutdown activities and plan capital budget. Participate in internal/external management audits in adherence to Michelin’s Continuous Improvement methodologies: PHA, PSSR, MOC & PPAP.

Provide Leadership and Accountability for results of the maintenance and operations teams. Facilitated the team’s progression through Lean Manufacturing (high performance team (HPT), 5S, JIT, Kaizen and Kanban) by leveraging teamwork and enabling a more productive work environment. Software includes: Pro/ENGINEER and CATIA.

Managed (7) maintenance troubleshooters, (10) operators, (1) Process Technician & (1) Administrative Assistant.

MICHELIN AMERICAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER Columbia/Greenville, SC

QUALITY ENGINEER 2002-2003

Directed Capital Projects for the Prototype Tire Shop. Supported tire designers by providing expertise in fabrication and vulcanization of tires. Provided proficiency in SPC, DFMEA, PFMEA, work instructions, operator training, DOE, process capability (Cpk), quality audits, Gage R&R, barcode tracking systems, machine operation, and quality control.

MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA Greenville, SC

PROCESS TECHNICIAN 1998-2001

Improved Proprietary Coating Process to Assure Coating Thickness within Specification 99.999% of the Time. Implemented appropriate Supplier Quality Measures and coating statistical tools to guarantee consistency. Increased Process Capability from Cpk=0.4 to Cpk=1.4.

Cap Ex ~ $25K

MANUAL/CNC TOOL & DIE MAKER 1994-1998

Produced Mold Parts for Michelin R&D & Production Plants in North America. Operated and programmed GE Fanuc PLC’s for Computer Numeric Control (CNC) vertical lathes, 5-axis machining centers (Makino, Toyoda, Heckler & Koch, Bostomatc), manual lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, Electro Discharge Machining (EDM), radial drills and injection molding presses. Strong background in Metallurgy, Geometric Design & Tolerances (GD&T), and Metrology.

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHHOTER 1990-1994

Troubleshooter for Plant Equipment and Machinery. Skilled in AC/DC circuits, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics, welding and fabrication.

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Clemson, SC

Bachelor of Science: Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering 2002

Magna Cum Laude

- Member of PMI (Project Management International) Houston, TX Chapter {Accredited Project Management

Professional}

- Member of The American Society of Quality (ASQ) {Accredited Black Belt in Lean/Six Sigma}

- Aspen Plus, AutoCAD LT, PI Data Historian, Highly Proficient in MS Office Suite and various IT/MIS applications,

Including ERP/MRP systems, Stat Math SPC Software, Minitab, Emerson DeltaV & Foxboro, Solidworks, CATIA, PRO/ENGINEER.

Microsoft Project, Access, Visual Basic, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

- Relevant Experience: Specialty Chemical, Rubber/Polymerization, Catalyst, Forming, Extrusion, & Calendaring.

- Member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

- Member of The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

- Member of The American Chemistry Society (ACS)

*NOTE: I am NOT OPEN to Relocation. ONLY Considering FULL TIME Employment 50 miles from Zip Code 2961*

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