Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing and Polymer Compounding Consultant

Technical Consultant #2072

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Undisclosed Company, President, 2013 - Present

Developing and manufacturing intermediary chemicals for the petroleum and chemical industries.
Specialty products for the drilling, medical and polymer industries.
Consulting on chemical processes, polymer pipe for oil exploration and production, and product pricing market space analysis.

Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX, Chief Engineer, 2012 - 2013

Scale up CPreme® (lithium ion battery anode) production process and verify operating costs.
Developed and design mill processing for CPreme commercial plant.
Developed fluidbed calcining process for CPreme commercial plant.
Validated commercial processing costs via testing and engineering design calculations.
Significant operating cost reductions were achieved.

ConocoPhillips Co., Houston, TX, 2001 - 2012

Marketing Manager, 2007 - 2012

Performed value in use product analysis for lithium ion anode materials that justified 10-15% price premium for CoP (Chemical oil Products) products.
Developed marketing strategy for product positioning and pricing for heavy oil products that allowed CSPI to retain excellent product margins with a new product in a new market.
Provides analysis of strategic feedstocks to CSPI and their associated impact on COGS.
Developed pricing models for procurement group on all critical feedstocks.

Director of Business Analysis and 6-Sigma, 2003 - 2007

Obtained capital project approval of a fueling station at Freeport-Seaway Crude Terminal.
Determining LNG (Liquid Natural Gas), tanker values (spot market values. Time charter and spot market vs. purchase).
Negotiated fuel contracts.
Quantified fuel quality impacts on fleet operations.
Developed fuel testing protocol to ensure vessel operation.
Optimal dredge interval to maintain Clifton ridge draft.
Fleet fueling, optimization (Freeport vs. Lake Charles).
Vessel hull fouling and cleaning interval.
Vessel hull optimal coatings.
Motor maintenance cost, (repair or replace).
Lost profit opportunity metrics for fleet operations.

Product Development Manager, 2001 - 2003

Responsible for technology, quality, production, and marketing efforts non-automotive.
Negotiated tolled (outsourced / 3rd-party) manufacturing processes.
Implemented custom processes within carbon fiber commercial plant.
Developed contingency production plans for manufacturing of commercial products.
Secured first sales contract in business unit.
Developed pricing and market penetration plans.

Ico Inc. , Houston, TX, Business, 1997 - 2001

Development Manager, 1998 - 2001

Prepared financial analysis on existing business units, potential new investments and, possible acquisitions for ICO corporate.
Evaluated new acquisitions for plastics processing, oilfield services, and internet B2B.
Used supply chain analysis, value added analysis, real-options and risk management tools to estimate the financial impact of investments.
Developed new products that leverage ICO Ink's manufactured feedstocks.
Optimized existing plant processes.
Filed five patent applications; 3 new products and 2 process patents.
Improved coating division gross margin by 50%.

Plant Manager, LaPorte, TX, 1997 - 2001

Managed 6 compounding production units.
Supervised 42 employees having a capacity of 60 million pounds per year.
Implemented new procedures for ISO 9001.
Increased productivity 20% by organizing staff and scheduling.
Created database that linked employee performance measures with production-reporting.
Created new hire training and safety programs.

Phillips Petroleum Company, Richardson TX, 1989 - 1997

Quality Lead/Process Engineer, Driscopipe Division, 1993 - 1997

Administered ISO 9001 quality system for 6 production locations that produced gas and water distribution piping components.
Coordinated PPI/DOT (Pixel Per Inch/Dot Per Millimeter) product validation testing, maintained validation while at the same time cut validation testing costs by 50%.
Participated in industry association meetings (AWWA, NSF, PPI, CSA, IAPMO).
Coordinated research investigations and risk management for product failures and customer complaints.
Developed technical programs for defect reduction at plant locations using experimental design and statistical techniques.
Reduced operating cost by 10% with changes to testing and feedstock specification.
Coordinated company litigation.
Created sales forecasting models with overlay on working capital and inventory turns.
Optimized Driscopipe's extrusion processes and evaluated extruder screw designs.
Improved business unit gross margin by 40% implementing feedstock source changes and supply chain management.

Process Engineer, American Thermoplastics Division, Houston, TX, 1992 - 1993

Conducted numerous studies using an experimental design approach to increase production rates and improve product quality.
Made process improvements for the Manufacture of Ryton (PPS), and Marlex (HDPE).
Improved Plant Productivity by 10% (HDPE-Processing).
Improved Product Losses by 30% (Ryton PPS).

Lab Supervisor, Bartlesville, OK, Chemical Division, 1989 -1993

Responsible for pilot plant operations.
Manufactured developmental materials for customer evaluation.
Supervised technician staff.
Specified twin screw, single-screw, co-kneader, and FCMs extrusion processes for new products; PPS, HDPE and PP, PMP-Polymethylpentene.
Performed technical service calls and customer presentations as needed.
Coordinated equipment design between research and development and corporate-engineering for new products.

Dexter Plastics Inc., Grand Prairie, TX, Project and Process Engineer, 1987 - 1989

Developed products and the extrusion processes to supply products for specific customer applications in the automobile industry.
Developed reactive extrusion processes.
Conducted ASTM tests, operated injection molding machines, and made technical service calls.
Responsible for formulation, lab evaluation, customer samples and process scale-up.

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