Management
Resume:
PETER D. GRAHAM
**** **** ******* *****, ****** City, Texas 77573
************@*****.***
Highly motivated and proactive executive-level professional with extensive background in business management and operations, as well as systems implementation and business process reengineering with diverse administrative experience. Possess expertise in contract negotiations, strategic marketing, and team building coupled with proven capacity in developing effective safety and health cultures. Demonstrated outstanding work ethic and recognized efforts of others. Exemplify ability to work well within multicultural business environments complemented with a track record of success in exceeding corporate standards and expectations through the effective utilization of analytical, risk assessment, and problem resolution skills and ranked in the top 5% of peer group.
KEY STRENGTHS
- General and Operations Management
- Strategic Business Planning
- Reliability Management
- Problem Identification and Resolution
- Organizational Development
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CCR TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (Canada) AND SUBSIDIARIES ~ Houston, TX
CCR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (USA) |CCR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL (Cypress)
President and CEO 2009-Present
- Efficiently manage overall operations, finance, business development, engineering and strategy for an international chemical reclaiming services business operating in Canada, USA, North Africa, and Middle East with ongoing business development in Romania, Russia, Aberbizan, Italy, and Asia
- Perform diverse duties, such as monitoring progress, evaluating strategic plans, and interfacing with stock market analysts as well as regulators
- Organize and participate in regular conferences with board and directors, international operations, and operations divisions
Notable Accomplishment:
- Led efforts in creating an effective international division, CCR International, to assess more profitable growth regions, which is expected to result four times increase in profits
Executive Vice President and COO 2008-2009
- Provided executive management while working collaboratively with board of directors on operations, strategy, business development, along with joint venture and merger with the creation of the new legal entity CCR Technologies International
Vice President Operations and Human Resources 2007-2008
- Assumed overall responsibility in operations and human resources; oversaw the implementation of project plans in compliance with commercial terms and conditions; coordinated project pricing, supervised all aspects of operations, and administered HR budgets
- Conducted evaluation on marketing plans and directed engineering and technology enhancements
Notable Accomplishment:
- Created a lean operations strategy, which reduced culture costs by 45% and improved overall safety, health, and environment performance through work change initiatives
NOVA CHEMICALS, INC. ~ Houston, TX
Director of Styrene Monomer Operations ~ North America 2005-2007
- Managed and directed the overall world scale Styrenics production facilities in Canada and America
- Collaborated with corporate business leadership, conducted performance evaluation, and directed overall production, quality programs, and process and project engineering programs
- Played a pivotal role in interfacing operations with head office
Notable Accomplishments:
- Provided senior leadership in manufacturing for due diligence on a merger enhancing and doubling size of the Styrenic monomer and polymers divisions and improving environmental performance
- Coordinated efforts toward the successful negotiation with embedded facilities; As Corporate Champion, oversaw the continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma processes
- Facilitated significant improvement across all plants, with new capacity that enabled the closing of 2 plants while maintaining market share
NOVA CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL ~ Manchester, UK/Fribourg, Switzerland
Director of European Manufacturing 2003-2005
- Functioned as member of the European Management team, supervising operations of seven sites throughout Europe involving statutory responsibilities for the UK legal entity
- Oversaw manufacturing and technology aspects of M&A activity to expand business as well as provided engineering leadership to in-house and alliance partner across Europe
- Maintained constant communication with organization and reviewed performance of manufacturing matrix, engineering program progress, and Six Sigma improvement progress
- Worked closely with site leadership including work counsels, unions, and supervisory boards as well as divisional management teams throughout seven European operating facilities; conducted frequent visits to commercial office in Switzerland
Notable Accomplishments:
- Enhanced production by executing effective strategy, which enabled the shutting down of two facilities; developed decommissioning and shut down plan
- Directly negotiated with unions and the regional, governmental bodies and successfully reduced overall operational costs by 17% while improving on-stream time and quality
- Demonstrated exceptional performance in coordinating technology and engineering retro-fit project to successfully produce new higher value-added products as well as improve overall safety, health, and environmental performance through work culture change initiatives
EARLIER EXPERIENCE
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. ~ Decatur, Alabama| Chesapeake, VA
Plant Manager 1993-2003
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. ~ Alberta, Canada
Manager ~ Engineering, Operations, Projects and Plant Startups 1978-1991
CREDENTIALS
Washington University Political Advisory Orientation ~ 1998
Six Sigma Champion Air Academy ~ 1998
Carnegie Melon Executive Development Program ~ 1995
Mahler Leadership Development Program ~ 1994
Louis Allen Professional Management Training ~ 1989
Alberta Power Engineering (1st Class designation) ~ 1979-1983
SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Power Engineering Technology) ~ 1971-1973
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member ~ SEABROOK COMMUNITY ADVISORY PANEL-INDUSTRY ~ 2005-2007
Member ~ EAST HARRIS COUNTY MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ~ 2005-2007
Board of Directors ~ VIRGINIA MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ~ 2000-2003
Member ~ PROJECT IMPACT (FEMA) PROJECT ~ 2000-2003
Board of Directors ~ ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST ~ 1999-2003
Board of Directors ~ DECATUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS ASSOCIATION ~ 1995-1999
Board of Trustees ~ 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, DECATUR, ALABAMA ~ 1992-1999
Board of Directors ~ ALABAMA CHEMICAL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION ~ 1992-1999
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