GENERAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Record of success improving profits through plant process improvements, reengineering business processes and capturing market share in turnaround companies as well as in profitable organizations. Representative accomplishments....
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Consulted on start-up companies bringing new technology to market.
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Utilized 20+ years of industry experience and contacts to provided vision and strategy to grow Coastal's chemical division.
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Improved annual profitability of a process manufacturing organization from a loss of $1.5 million to an EBITDA of $26 million.
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Increased sales from $64 million to $150 million and assets from $130 to $300 million. Managed major expansion and capital improvement programs.
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Completed acquisition that posted a 55.8% return on asset the first year.
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Built new chemical operations in 3 states.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THIOSOLV, LLC 2001-Present
Founded ThioSolv, LLC in 2002 to develop and license technology and to use as a platform for consulting to the oil, gas and chemical industries.
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Currently has four patents pending and a fifth patent in a joint venture outside ThioSolv and a sixth with a coal firm developed while consulting.
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Provides business and process development for coal processing
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Consults for both start-up and Fortune 500 companies.
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Provides technology review and competitive analysis.
RENTECH, DMC.
Board of Directors Since 2005
A public company employing technology to convert coal, natural gas and biomass to liquid fuels and fertilizers.
COASTAL CATALYST AND CHEMICALS DIVISION
V. P. of Business Development
Coastal created a separate division in February of 1995 to focus on expanding the catalyst and chemical portions of their business.
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Renegotiated critical energy supply and transportation agreements for major facilities in division.
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Focused on long-term strategic growth of division as well as optimization of existing facilities.
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Acquired Chevron's chemical plant in St. Helens, Oregon. First year ROA - 55.8%.
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Led teams focused on acquisitions in the nitrogen, petrochemical and specialty chemical industries.
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Built a $39 million grassroots chemical plant in south Texas.
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The sales are approximately $650 million for the division.
COASTAL CHEM, INC.
President 1990-1995
Coastal Chem has four major lines of business: fertilizers, industrial gases, industrial chemicals and gasoline additives. Three production locations, two sales offices and one warehouse.
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Increased sales from $64 million to $150 million.
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Completed major expansion projects including a $16 million urea plant, a $40 million ammonium nitrate, and a $92 million MTBE/methanol plant.
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Optimized plant production by installing control systems utilizing cascading logic of process constraints.
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Defeated a union organization attempt by 40% plurality.
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Responsible for all sales, production and financial functions including P&L.
Vice President of Corporate Development and Administration (1986-1990)
Functioned as second in command with responsibility for growing the subsidiary and continuing the profitability restoration and improvement programs begun in prior position.
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Areas of responsibility included distribution, accounting, credit, business development and industrial gas sales and number two in command.
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Improved EBITDA from an annual loss of $1.5 million to a peak of $26 million.
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Negotiated freight rates lower than the previous year for five consecutive years.
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Negotiated natural gas contracts during the transition from regulation to deregulation that cut the cost of gas from $17 million to $7.6 million.
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Negotiated electrical rates down from $.036 to $.029 per kilowatt-hour prior to deregulation.
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Began major expansion and capital improvement projects to diversify the company and decrease costs. Dramatically improved environmental record. Cut plant waste by 70% and lowered cost.
Vice President, Carbon Dioxide Marketing (1985-1986)
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Recruited to renegotiate contracts that were about to expire with customers threatening to go to the competition. In addition, the company had just completed a plant expansion but had no customers willing to take any of the product.
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Renewed all contracts with original customers. Opened new markets in the Midwest and Northeast. Built a dry ice facility to take a portion of the expanded carbon dioxide capacity.
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Increased sales from 72,000 tons to 124,000 tons per year.
LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION
Regional Operations Manager (1981-1985)
Promoted to manage nine locations, all labor contract negotiations and labor relations, product distribution, product supply, oil field sales and dry ice operations. Managed 14 production and distribution facilities covering a 16-state region.
Plant Manager (1980-1981)
Promoted to manage all phases of a production plant including P&L responsibility. Increased plant capacity by 61% in the 14 months as manager.
INVENTIONS
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PAT. NO. |
Title |
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6,649,136
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Method of Cyanide Salt Production |
Patent pending in reducing consumption of sulfuric acid in alkylation.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
MBA, Houston Baptist University, 1998
BS, Industrial Technology, Western Washington University, 1978
Seminars and short courses including:
Acquisitions and Mergers, Dale Carnegie, Team Building, Labor Economics,
and many others.
INVOLVEMENT
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Member of the Fertilizer Institute, and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
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Served on: Board of Directors of Cheyenne LEADS, an economic development organization; Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Ad Hoc Committee in Washington, DC; Board of Directors of Wyoming Heritage Society, a pro business multiple-use of lands group that is active with the legislature; University of Wyoming EPSCoR Steering Committee that reviews projects for the National Science Foundation; Wyoming Governor's committee for evaluating State Employee compensation.