George T. Hoover

Senior Consulting Engineer

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Graham, NC 27253

USA

Cell Phone: 336-***-****

Email: acxzwn@r.postjobfree.com

Keywords

Engineer, Consultant, Project, Process, Extrusion, Fiber, Carbon, Rubber, Design, Mechanical, Synthetic, Plastic, Polymer, Manufacturing, ISO, GDT, PSM, INTJ, Recycling, PA66, PET, PMMA, Nonwovens, Recycling

Summary

Extensive experience in the design and fabrication of machines for the production of synthetic textile fibers, PAN and pitch based carbon fibers, plastics and elastomers. Proven track record of project management for design and installation of capital equipment totaling over $375,000,000.

Work History

2010-Present Senior Consulting Engineer

Advised and provided engineering for SANS Technical fibers in the design, development and installation of new fiber extrusion machines. Provided basic data, preliminary design and scope of work for a 10,000 pound/hour nylon continuous polymerizer for installation in China. Improved processes for recycling of nylon carpet fiber and other polymers at companies in Georgia, Minnesota and Virginia.

2006-2010 Process Engineer, Universal Fiber Systems

Developed programs and led team of engineers to reduce scrap rate from 6% to 3%. Reduced plant compressed air consumption. Provided guidance for future expansion in China. Developed processes and equipment for recycling post consumer carpet. Redesigned polymer extrusion equipment to eliminate polymer degradation. Redesigned spin packs and repurposed idled extrusion equipment.. Total savings exceeding $3,500,000.

2002-2006 Senior Consulting Engineer, Tennessee Design Company

Used synthetic fibers production expertise to help leading fiber and fabric producers specify new equipment and solve production problems with existing equipment. Customers included Milliken, O'Mara/Filtex, Hooper and Kolon (Korea).

1995-2002 Senior Process Engineer, RTS-Wright Industries, Inc.

Provided project development and project engineering for a complex machine to form sunglass lenses. Saved customer $575,000 using modular design techniques and outsourcing of complex sub-assemblies.

Project engineering for a machine to produce industrial nylon fiber.

Developed machines to produce BCF carpet fibers, staple fibers and co-spun fibers. Reduced unit cost of these machines by $300,000 to $1,000,000 using commercially available components and offshore

outsourcing.

Designed and built a machine for the large scale production of low cost carbon fibers. Saved the customer over $2,000,000 by resolving equipment size issues and specifying alternate sources of supply. Provided design for a PAN precursor carbon fiber facility for a project in China.

Trained RTS-Wright Industries’ employees in fibers technology and fundamentals of machine design engineering.

Provided consulting services on textile fibers and process technology to other groups at RTS-Wright.

Customers included Dupont, ICI, Honeywell, Kimberley-Clark, Polaroid, Solutia, Conoco, Hills, Inc. and Reemay.

Authored and presented papers on the design of synthetic fibers extrusion equipment at the American Textile Machinery Exhibition and at Clemson University Melt Spinning seminar series.

1974-1995 Project Engineer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Designed and installed machines for the production of polyester, nylon and aramid fibers. Pioneered new design techniques such as GDT, CAD and modularization of sub-assemblies.

Designed and installed equipment for the production of continuous cast acrylic sheet. Utilized novel construction methods and special equipment to shorten equipment maintenance downtime and save $8,000,000 in production.

Designed and installed equipment for the production of synthetic rubber. Saved $3,000,000 using lump sum contracts for design and demolition tasks.

1962-1974 Process Development Engineer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Developed new processes for nylon and polyester carpet yarn, weaving yarns and bulked textile yarns.

Provided increased production worth $74,000,000 per year and cost reductions worth $5,000,000 per year.

Pioneered use of designed experiments and statistical analysis of data for solving process problems.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1962

Awards

Dupont “A” and “B” bonuses

Dupont Corporate Environmental Award, 1995

Patents

U.S. Patent, 8,017,662 B2, Process for recycling post-consumer carpet fiber.

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