Project Manager Quality Assurance
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Mountain Top, Pa. *8707 ******@*******.***
GARY J. ZACK
CAREER PROFILE
Resilient, result-oriented Chemical Engineer with 26 years of technical management experience with concentration in environmental regulatory affairs. Presently serves as Sr. Project Manager & Environmental Health & Safety Director supporting executive leadership. Possess broad technical and business development knowledge combined with strong leadership and analytical skills. Develops and leads management teams to achieve performance excellence and provide the highest level of customer service. A proven relationship builder, negotiator and facilitator able to develop consensus with key internal and external executive decision makers.
Record of accomplishments:
Environmental Remediation Technical Analyst New Technology Transfer & Implementation
Environmental, Health & Safety Management Capital Operational Budgeting
Control System Infrastructure Management Technical Operation Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sealy Latex Components Group – Mountain Top, Pa. – Recognized worldwide as the Premier bedding manufacture.
Sr. Project Manager & E H & S Director 2009 - Present
• In collaboration with the Executive VP of R & D & board member, serves as Sr. Project Manager & Environmental, Health & Safety Director completing monthly environmental assessments, regulatory reporting, risk analysis, root cause analysis, injury investigations, MSDS log maintenance, chemical inventory, fire system management, initiated safety committees & OSHA, EPA & PaDEP compliance reporting for a chemical facility.
• Completed Air Quality VOC emission calculations, NEPDES permit sampling & discharge calculations, R-Forms, UST registration, Hazardous Waste Disposal & Report Forms, Tier II reporting, & managed residual zinc & fluoride waste water treatment plant.
• Set up contract bidding & awarded environmental contracts, conducted annual preventive, preparedness & contingency (PPC) plan training, monthly safety training & instituted safety programs and services. Provides computer skills and competencies in the use of electronic systems & laboratory instrumentation for process control, resource management, and continuous performance improvement initiatives. System automation reduced downtime by 20%.
• Serves as a liaison between the local technical staff and executive R & D VP for the purpose of insuring coordination in developing new products, quality connectivity systems, development and implementation between the process systems, intranet communications and appropriate external customer organizations. Increased process efficiencies by 15%.
• Conducts ongoing technology assessment of developing new products & process systems related to identifying and meeting facility specification needs, and potential external market specification changes.
• Conducts assessments of the production system information environments, deducts pertinent information, identifies process errors & develops solutions for greater efficiencies. Provides recommendations for process improvements for the production process systems.
• Project management:
Procured & connected Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with X-Ray capability into the existing network for quality assurance. Trained laboratory personnel to use SEM as a production QA/QC tool.
Procured & connected Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) for quality assurance. Trained laboratory personnel to use DMA as a production QA/QC tool.
Project leader for the installation of a Class IV CO2 Liquid Cooled Laser material ionization system.
Managed RSLogix 5000 (binary/Boolean logic) & SCADA system installations from control components to desktop PCs while implementing new applications necessary to support daily operations.
Increase productivity through controller Serial RS232, 422 & 485 device/Ethernet /IP connectivity.
Installed process device to PC stations for four independent process units and interfaced for loop automation control resulting in eliminating costly process errors.
Austin James Associates – Pocono Pines, Pa. - Consulting Engineering
Senior Environmental Project Manager Consultant 2004 – 2009
• Senior Project & Business Development Manager. Activities including new account development & remediation project management including on-site automated waste water system development, pilot tests, scale-up system design, controller component selection including telemetry installation & programming, construction supervision, and remediation system start-up.
• Fate & Transport and statistical modeling, completed regulatory reports (RACR, RP, QR), & CAD drawings.
• Real estate environmental due diligence for private entrepreneurs and third party reviews for government agencies.
• Hands on interfacing with regulatory agencies, attorneys, professional engineers and private & corporate business owners.
• Managed Project staff of 5 engineers and 5 technicians.
• Developed company web site for marketing purposes.
• Recruit, hire and evaluate department personnel along with preparation of operating and capital budgets.
Techneglass - Pittston, Pa. – Worldwide CRT screen glass manufacture
New Item Senior R & D Project Director 1989 – 2004
• Developed manufacturing process for new consumer items from raw materials to waste streams.
• Evaluation of IT hardware and software needs in order to insure optimum system performance and enhance productivity from data capture system (SCADA) through PC reporting.
• Recruit, hire and evaluate department personnel along with preparation of operating and capital budgets.
• Planned and managed system implementation:
Procured, installed & operated inline BTU calorimeter for stabilizing furnace energy balance.
Fisher Porter PID system controller installations, Serial device (RS232, 422 & 485) Ethernet to PC integration.
Results Reporting System giving area managers the ability to view process statistics and receive results on-line.
AB PLC logic Computer System from the process to PC & installed all software and set up users.
Installed & networked optical image storage retrieval system to eliminate the manual process of system generated reports. With this system any user attached to the main drive has the ability to view reports archived on the system depending upon level of security. Reduced defects by 25%.
Utilized Basic & FORTRAN program language for specification algorithm development & implementation.
Shared process technology between German & Japan industries.
Pope & Talbot, Inc. - Pittston, Pa. – Pulp & Paper manufacture
Technical Manager 1985 – 1989
• Managed process operations for pulp production, utility supplies, residual & domestic waste water treatment plants, waste incineration and water filter house.
• Managed all air quality, waste water discharge sampling & regulatory reporting.
• Recruit, hire and evaluate department personnel along with preparation of operating and capital budgets.
• Managed facility AB PLC control system networks & directed programming & troubleshooting maintenance.
• Directly managed 50 union employees in technical process areas including the incinerator, boiler hose, waste water treatment plant, raw material pulping operations & paper mill.
• Managed the installation of remote controller PC stations throughout the facility.
Education
• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduate 1984
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
• Scranton University Graduate School of Chemistry Scranton PA
9 Graduate Credits Advanced Chemistry Program – 1987
Advanced Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry & Organic Chemistry
• Pennsylvania State University
Auto CAD Version 2004 – 2004
OSHA 10 hour Title 29 CFR 1910 review - 2009
• American Society of Testing & Materials – ASTM
Tier II Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) Modeling
Phase I, II New E1527, E1528, AAI (EPA) Standards Review Case Study Seminar
• PC Competency
MS Windows (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project), Lotus Notes, Outlook Express, Adobe Acrobat 9.0, MS Basic & Fortran programming, Auto CAD-2000 & 2004, Auto CAD Light 2009, Apple Applications, General PC & Network Troubleshooting, and Hardware & Wire Repairs. General knowledge of UNIX & Linux platforms.
• American Red Cross
CPR-AED-1st Responder certified - 2009, 2010
• Licensed Realtor – License # RS305593
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AIChE - Member
Parish Council member at St. Jude’s Church, Mountaintop, Pa.
Volunteered, designed and built computer lab at St. Jude’s School, Mountaintop, Pa.
The Lands at Hillside Green House/Farm/Special Function Volunteer
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