Supply Chain Pilot Plant

David W. Brandau

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Operations Manager

Accomplished operations professional with extensive experience in production, maintenance, safety, supply chain, and facilities management across corporate and startup environments. Skilled in optimizing processes, leading teams, and adapting to evolving business needs. Committed to fostering safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement to drive operational success.

Skills

BM/PC Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Lotus SAP Conflict Resolution Interpersonal Behavior

White Belt Six Sigma Certification Operations Management Process Optimization Safety & Compliance

Supply Chain & Facilities Management Team Leadership & Training

Professional Experience

Air Protein 08/2022 - Present

Pilot Plant Manager Down Stream Manager

Work with Engineering director to build Pilot Plant.

Work with Project Management Team to build Pilot Plant.

Hired a Team of 8 Operators and train to operate Pilot Plant.

Work with Contractors to build Pilot Plant from ground up.

To continue to improve and make changes to the Pilot Plant using an MOC process.

Wear many different hats to get the construction of Pilot Plant done on time and on budget.

Work with Team to work on all Safety items by doing a PSA and LOPA.

Pilot Plant is running and collecting Biomass and Spray Dried Product.

Budget awareness included but not limited to Pilot Plant Samples, Lab samples and outside contractors.

Achieve Financial Goals

Manage and operate DSP equipment. Which includes but not limited to – Upstream and Downstream High Temperature Short Term, (HTST). Homogenizer, Filter press, Centrifuge, Spray Dryer.

Write and Manage SOP’s

Safety Inspections on Pilot Plant and Lab’s.

Work with Operations Team on operating Upstream and Downstream.

Just Inc. 02/2018 - 08/2022

Pilot Plant Manager Operations Manager Production Manager

New Process Introduction Manager

Run Operations at Select Products Unlimited (Co-Packer, Ontario, Canada) making Just Egg.

Manage Supply Chain (co-packer).

Project Management

Work with Marketing Team.

Drive ERP

Manage KPI’s for team.

Work with Team China on delivering our product (Retail and Food Service) to China

Cost saving exercise

Responsible for full Budget of all Just Co-Packers

Travel to offsite co-packers to train on packing our product.

Do QA / QC walk throughs on co-packer facilities.

Work with co-packers to make sure raw ingredients are at the facility.

Meet with CEO and Operations Manager of co-packers to set schedule for our product.

Monitor Protein extraction process at outside facilities!

Working with Food Science and the Manufacturing process to improve our Retail and Food Service product.

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Impossible Foods Inc., Bridgeton, NJ 03/2017 – 02/2018

Pilot Plant Manager Operations Manager Production Manager

To Manage Plant Operations

Technical Leader

Project Manager

Production Manager

Manage 8 to 12 employees

Training Instructor

Work with Marketing

Safety Manager

Monitor Wastewater

Owner of Sops and BPRs

Work with QA and QC

Waste Management

Cost saving efforts Continues Improvement \ Budget Control.

Manage area for Impossible Foods high standard metric system.

Design, Review and Certify Batch Records.

Lead efforts in Scale up from Demo unit to Manufacturing.

Manage Safety

Warehouse Manager

Manage Supply Chain

Bring the Impossible Foods Culture.

KPI’s

Inventory Control

Production Scheduling and Planning.

Shipping and Receiving, and Delivery Logistics.

HACCP Basic For Processor and Manufactures.

Process Development Supervisor Impossible Foods Inc Start-up Co. 04/2016 - 03/2017

Internal Auditing Advanced Certificate

GHS Training for Managers & Supervisors

Manage manufacturing of Heme Burger (vegan).

Preform PD on Heme Burger.

Shipping and Receiving.

Product Support for Pilot Plant area.

Warehouse Manager.

Manage and order raw materials.

Work with QA and QC on data interpolation.

Manage 4 to 6 employees.

Manage Safety in Pilot Plant area.

Owner of Sops and BPRs.

Cleaning and Sanitation.

Certified Forklift.

Manage area for Impossible Foods high standard metric system.

Design, Review and Certify Batch Records.

Process Development to Manufacturing.

Cost saving efforts Continues Improvement.

Lead efforts in Scale up from Pilot Plant to Manufacturing.

GMP audits.

Manage warehouse.

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Pacific Gas & Electric Company 09/2015 – 02/2016

Apprentice Transmission System Operator

Apprentice Program.

Power 100 Intro to Electric Power Industry and Systems Operations.

Power 102 Basic Electricity and Electronics.

Power 105 Electrical Substations.

Power 106 Transmission Lines.

Operating at PGE control center.

Operating Field & Station Equipment Via Scada Controls.

Trained in GIS System.

Make Emergency Notification.

Read Ampacity Tables

Reading Single Line Diagrams

Reading Single Line Meter & Line Diagrams

Isolate Circuits & Equipment from all Sources of Energy

Process Application.

eSlic-Creating Logs & Reports.

Entries in Chronological Log.

Reading Transmission Operating Diagrams.

Fundamentals of Automatics.

Transmission Circuit Breakers.

Passed Cobra test.

Passed all required safety classes for 2016.

Solazyme Inc. 07/2014 – 09/2015

Sr. Process Development Specialist

Operate pilot plant and refinery equipment.

Report on data from plant.

Travel (Brazil) for refinery plant start-up.

Work with team of engineers on out of country start-ups.

Testing of different types of Algae/ Soy Hull based biomass.

Directed maintenance team to complete work orders.

Run Down Stream Operations including but not limited to, steam boilers, French Oil type presses, centrifuge, conditioner, dryers, augers, pumps, valves, steam/electrical type heaters, heat exchangers, mixers, weight belts, conveyors, compressor etc.

Train Operations staff for safe operations of equipment.

Work in a team environment with other employees for smooth day-to-day plant operation.

Read electrical schematics, P&ID, piping drawings.

Order parts and repair any DownStream building maintenance issues.

Troubleshoot operational issue as they come up.

Implement operating guidelines and procedures for all plant systems and equipment.

Perform Hazop on all new equipment.

CoolPlanet Energy Systems 07/2012 – 07/2014

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Oil & Energy industry

Working Pilot Operations Manager Operations Superintendent Facilities & Laboratory

Superintendent

Operated demo unit: including, but not limited to, working with the fire department to make sure all parts of fire suppression had current drawings, readings, P&ID. Working with electricians, pipefitters, design engineers, etc.

Supervise 9 to 16 employee.

Guided Maintenance team to complete work orders.

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Hire employees to complete project.

Responsible for safe and environmentally sound operation of the laboratory, facilities, pilot and demonstration facilities.

Supervise the production of on-specification fuel to be used for fleet testing.

Provide feedback for design improvements to systems.

Optimize plant conditions for maximum fuel production.

Proactively identify development issues.

Manage the chemical inventory system.

Work in a team environment with other employees for smooth day-to-day plant operation.

Manage Inventory and Purchasing.

40 hr. Haz-wopper Certified (Cal Osha).

Certified Forklift.

Safety Coordinator.

Oversee maintenance of buildings in all areas of the facility.

CERT Team member (Community Emergency Response Team).

Operate laboratory scale fuel production facilities before transitioning to our field located full scale demonstration facility. Process monitoring, troubleshooting, and quality control; data collection and reporting, hazardous materials handling, and chemical inventory management.

DOT certified Shipper, Air, Land and Sea, Hazardous and Non-Hazardous.

Additional Experience

Cobalt BioFuels

Pilot Plant Operations Manager Safety Officer Project Coordinator

Assist in daily plant operation activities, including routine process sampling and analysis.

Operate, repair and maintain plant machinery and equipment such as mixers, compressors, separators, and pumps.

Operate, repair and maintain plant auxiliary equipment including ventilation hoods, autoclaves, and water treatment equipment.

Troubleshoot and modify electrical power systems, controls, variable speed drives, and logic circuits, SCADA system.

Develop and maintain inventory for process equipment, spare parts and plant consumables.

Maintain high standards in regard to safety.

Help Set-up and Operate and Maintain Gasifier.

Basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.

Attention to detail and data documentation.

Read and interpret engineering documents and drawings.

Develop and implement SOPs.

Assist with training for the operations staff.

Operate and maintain processing equipment.

Maintain building operations and complete Preventive Maintenance work.

Shift scheduling / Payroll.

Develop and lead 5S efforts.

Operations representative on Cobalt’s Safety Committee.

Assist with answering off-hours calls.

Recommend process improvements and associate work plan.

Identify, diagnose, and address problems in a timely and professional manner.

Work with mechanical contractors during development efforts to ensure safety and quality.

Certified Hazardous Waste Shipper (Land, Air).

Certified Forklift driver.

Genentech Corporation

Bioprocess Technician

Downstream process operations.

Responsible for sterile preparation of components.

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Filtering and filing products.

Monitor and Document (cGMP) changes made to run.

Troubleshooting production equipment.

Maintain complete and accurate equipment logs and batch histories.

Clean tanks and lines per SOP’s.

Work in a team environment.

Understand and follow all Safety Procedures / Classes.

SAP Trained; Waste Management Trained.

ISO - 9001 Trained.

Use AutoCAD 2000 to check vessel and line dimensions.

AMPAC Fine Chemicals

Operator Technician

Operate Batch and Continues Scale Units.

Large-scale pharmaceutical expertise.

Manual downstream processing operations.

Maintain and Operate equipment including pumps, compressors, valves, gauges, flow meters, filters, line changes, scrubbers, among others.

Monitor and Document (GMP) changes made to run.

Transfer Material to Different tanks and vessels.

Record Data information on run sheets (pressures, temperatures flow rates, etc.).

Troubleshooting and full repair of equipment breakdowns.

Work with all different types of Chemicals (Acids and Bases).

Hazardous waste training.

Certified Forklift.

Emergency Response Team Member.

Jelly Belly Candy Corporation

Lead Regulatory Compliance Technician/Formulations

Monitor / write new formulations

Run gas chromatography and identify peaks

Monitor / Lead 3 Technicians

Monitored upstream pH of all chemicals

Test wastewater

Surveillance testing downstream

ChevronTexaco Corporation, Richmond, CA

Senior Research Assistant Supervisor

Bench Scale Experiments.

Operation of Pilot Plants.

Liquid / Gas Chromatography.

Refinery Testing FCC Unit.

Design FCC Testing Equipment.

Downstream Biofuel R&D.

Special sampling FCC Unit.

Sampling CO2 and O2 of Flue gas.

Shale, Coal and Tar Sands pilot plants.

Sample preparation.

Removal of desired samples.

Ship samples to Main Lab.

Analyze samples.

Detailed and confidential lab work.

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Engine / Lube Oil Research.

Engine Rater.

Draft reports back to Refinery Engineers.

Oversaw daily activities of up to 12 technicians.

Safety Coordinator

Responsible for laboratory safety.

Monitored on the job and off the job injuries.

Conducted safety inspections of labs and offices.

Conduct Safety Training / Monitor Training.

Monitored and reported chemical inventory.

Certified Hazardous Material Shipper.

Emergency Response Team Member.

Education & Training

Engineering, Safety, and Computer-Based Programs

Chevron Technical University

Certifications & Training:

Hazcom, LOTO, First Aid/CPR, Accident Investigation, Ergonomics for Office Workers, Back Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens, Respiratory Protection, Noise Protection, Asbestos Awareness, Lead General Awareness, HAZWOPER (Initial, Refresher, Supervisor)

Safety Coordination & Compliance – Managed training programs, monitored compliance and ensured annual safety certifications for team members

ISO 9001 Quality Training

Training References:

Chevron Corporation Genentech Corporation

CPR / First Aid Certified

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