Expert Details
Renewable Energy, Biorefinery, BioEnergy, Tissue
ID: 724229
Virginia, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1964 | Degree: BS | Subject: Physics and Engineering | Institution: RPI and U of Maryland |
| Year: 1964 | Degree: Physics | Subject: Fluid Mechanics | Institution: RPI and U of Maryland |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: Graduate Studies | Subject: Marketing | Institution: U of Tennessee |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Recognized leader in renewable energy. Member of 3 separate teams that successfully competed for DOE grants.Areas of specialty include management of change, management of projects, renewable energy and bio-refineries. Also serving on 3 business boards/advisory boards and 3 non-profit boards, including Chairman of the Board for the Bioenergy Deployment Consortium. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2004 | Employer: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. | Title: Director PULP and Paper Engineering | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:- He was involved in cross-functional teams recommending pulp and paper strategies. Integrated technical needs into business plans.- Responsible for process design for 14 major mills. - Led the design team for the world’s widest tissue machine, black liquor gasifier and lead the specification team for machines. - Served as Chief Technology Officer for Agenda 2020 Program at AF&PA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1997 | Employer: CHESAPEAKE CORP. | Title: VP Manufacturing Technology | Department: Corporate |
Responsibilities:- Responsible for advising the Corporate Executive Committee on all technical matters.- Identified manufacturing technologies that had savings potential of $60 million per year and served on cross-functional implementation teams, including an enterprise-wide project management system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1996 | Employer: JAMES RIVER CORP. | Title: V. P. Engineering and Process Technology | Department: Corporate |
Responsibilities:- Built a coordinated and respected engineering group from diverse divisions of American Can and Crown Zellerbach by developing a Total Quality Capital Project Management System and training over 600 mill and corporate employees. This won a corporate “Gold Key Award”.- Virtually eliminated overruns and late projects while completing 2 CRU’s and 3 paper machines. - Personally recruited an environmental director and built a value-added function. - Both the Engineering and Environmental groups were benchmarked as among the best in the industry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1985 | Employer: BE&K ENGINEERING | Title: President | Department: Corporate |
Responsibilities:- Responsible for planning and establishment of a joint venture consulting engineering company.- Completed 100+ successful studies optimizing pulp and paper mill operations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1964 to 1983 | Employer: HUYCK CORPORATION | Title: Various including VP and General Manager | Department: Corporate |
Responsibilities:Vice President & Director of Research- Coordinated paper machine equipment and clothing research and development activities of worldwide operating divisions and managed activities of a central research center. Member, New Business Committee. Vice President & General Manager - Founded a successful paper mill optimization consulting engineering group, examined operating procedures of over 50 paper mills and devised programs with production increases of up to 15%. Vice President & General Manager - Responsibility for over 500 employees in three plant locations. Also held the following positions: - Marketing Manager (1971-1973) - Manager, Product Development (1969-1971) - Manager, Technical Sales & Service (1968-1969) - Group Leader (1966-1968) - Development Engineer (1964-1966) |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Agency: DOE | Role: Industrial Peer Reviewer | Description: He was hired as a Forest Products peer reviewer to provide expert technical and financial analysis of ~24 DOE funded research projects |
| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Agency: USDA | Role: Assistant | Description: Assisted the Director, Forest Products Laboratory to gain industry input for the 2007 Farm Bill |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1983 to 1985 | Country / Region: Finland, Sweden and Northern Europe | Summary: As a key employee of Jaakko Poyry he had access to the vast data base and participated in many successful consulting assignments. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA) Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry(TAPPI) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| PIMA Board PIMA President Richmond Math and Science Center Board Chair TAPPI Paper and Board Division President MECA (neighboorhood association) |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| TAPPI Fellow Glen T Renegar PIMA Award PIMA and CPBIS Management Excellence Award |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has over 100 articles and 125 presentations. Technical Editor Volume 7 TAPPI Papermaking Series Co-author Best Practices Energy Guidebook |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He was a key resource in patent trials between Huyck Corp and Albany International. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| For over 10 years he taught numerous seminars for the Technical Association for Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) |
| Vendor Selection |
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| His major purchases include 7 paper machines, numerous boilers, and pulp mill equipment. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Director of Marketing for Huyck Corp |
Fields of Expertise
alcohol fuel, alternative fuel, biomass fuel, synfuel, biorefinery, business management, corporate strategic planning, strategic planning, energy-efficient pulp processing, paper equipment, papermaking, paper mill machinery, papermachine clothing, pulp processing, pulp-and-paper processing water reuse, paper industry, paper drying, wet-end paper operation, paper engineering, fuel