Engineer Power Plant

GERALD FONT, MBA, P.E.

281-***-**** **********@*****.*** 4115 Portsmouth Ave. Houston, TX 77027

SUMMARY

Chemical Engineer and Kellogg MBA with 25 years of experience in project in the chemical, pyrometallurgical and mining industries. Background includes project management, operation, strategic planning and cost optimization. Completed several World-scale, state-of-the-art chemical plants. Experience in environmental compliance, process improvement and quality control. Successful records designing and managing mega capital projects and working with EPC contractors in diverse international business environments including US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Exceptional communication skills. Professional Engineer in State of Florida and Texas. Fluency in Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Motiva Enterprise Co 2018-Present Houston, TX

Milan, Italy

Process Engineering Manager

Responsible for the project development of a new chemical facility with a capital cost over $1.4B.

Focus on engineering design activities with ISBL & OSBL Contractors including FEED development.

Successfully led the effort to reduce project capital cost by $150M.

Oversee engineering project deliverables with Tecnimont and Wood Engineering contractors.

Executed Pre-FEED and design packages with technology licensors in Tokyo, Japan and Dresden, Germany.

Focused on equipment for solid separation, purging and handling. Optimized Dry End design.

Manage a team of 20+ people including employees and contractors at engineering offices.

ExxonMobil Co 2007-2018

Project Development Lead Houston, TX. 2015-2018

Focused on providing deal value in project engineering and capital cost optimization for multibillion chemical projects.

Supported engineering, construction, commissioning of a new $1.4B state of the art gas-solid Polyethylene plant built in Mount Belview, TX.

Supervised a team of 12 people to conduct a safety relief study for a $8.0+ billion Joint Venture Ethylene-Polyethylene-Ethylene Glycol projects in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Advised design development for a new 650KTY plastic plant ($1.2B capital cost) which was successfully completed in Beaumont, TX.

Engineering Manager Tokyo, Japan. 2012-2015

Led FEED and Engineering of a new chemical plant with EPC contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Managed engineering and capital cost reduction activities a across global workforce team of 30+ specialists.

Managed DRY End design which included solid conveying, storage and extrusion.

Process Engineer Lead Beaumont, TX 2007-2012

Delivered immediate 5% growth in Chemicals segment though investments of $80M in expansion projects.

Drove process optimization and refinery bottleneck reduction resulting in estimated $90 MM annual revenue.

Prepared investment committee materials over two years and covering projects for potential investment that included market research, feasibility studies and returns sensitivities resulting in $120 MM+ in projects.

Ecolab, Inc. 2003-2007

Sales Manager Miami, FL

Focused on water/wastewater treatment and energy optimization of industrial facilities including Sugar Mills.

Successfully increased chemical product sales by 25% in two years in the South Florida region.

Sherritt International Co. Joint Venture with Cuban Government. Mining industry.

Sr. Process Engineer pyro and hydrometallurgical processes.

Cuba Canada

1995 – 2002

Led process design of several bottleneck projects to increase metal production rates by 10%.

Conducted multimillion projects to increase mineral plat production power plant capacities by 15%.

EDUCATION

Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management

Executive MBA

Evanston, IL

Class of 2013

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Project Management Leadership

Chapel Hill, NC

2017

Universidad de Oriente

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Santiago de Cuba

Professional Engineer certified in Sates of TX and FL in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental and Civil disciplines

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