Biography
David is a seasoned engineer with 15 years of managerial experience who has an unusual ability to discern and illustrate patterns among complex relationships. Over the years, he has envisioned and obtained support for major capital projects, for major environmental improvement programs, and for optimization of manufacturing operations and energy use.
David recently left Simpson Paper Company, where, since 1986, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility and scope, culminating in his selection as the Vice President of Technology in 1995. He managed an operating budget of $5 million and a total of 56 employees in seven locations in four departments. Reorganization and sale of a number of the Company’s mills led to the elimination of these departments, reassignment of some staff to the remaining locations, and termination of the rest of the staff.
Most recently, he has been the Environmental and Technical Manager, assisting the Company in the disposition of the two more mills to new owners and wind-down of the Paper Company. Prior to the sale of one of these integrated pulp and paper mills, he applied data evaluation techniques that led to understanding of the relationships among process variables in three separate departments. These analyses resolved the causes for major process upsets and production/quality constraints. The insights were partially responsible for a coated fine paper machine increasing production by 25%, achieving record production rates since the rebuild of the machine in 1990.
As Director of Environmental Protection at Simpson from 1989 to 1995, he succeeded, after three years of effort, in gaining approval of a corporate environmental audit function. The audits were led by the corporate staff that reported to David, with the assistance of mill environmental personnel. The first round of audits identified over 300 exceptions to procedural or regulatory requirements. Within four years, the number of unresolved exceptions was reduced by 97%. No serious new compliance issues at any manufacturing location occurred during his tenure as head of the corporate environmental department.
Prior to joining Simpson, David was the Engineering Services Manager at the Wallula Mill of Boise Cascade Corporation. There, he conceived and initiated a mill-wide, $14 million, process control project that was, at the time, the largest capital project ever approved by the Board of Directors for implementation by a mill staff group.
David is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where he received a degree, in Chemical Engineering, with honors. He received a Masters of Engineering from the University of Washington in Environmental Engineering. He lives with his wife Anne in Issaquah, Washington. They have two adult daughters. He is an avid runner and accomplished woodturner, selling his work at several juried shows annually.
Professional Experience
Simpson Paper Co. 1986 to 1999
A privately held forest products company, at its maximum, operated 12 paper mills in eight states.
Vice President of Technology, Seattle 1995-97
Responsible for all corporate Research and Development, Engineering, Environmental, and Continuous Improvement. Total employees in Department were 56 and the operating budget was $5 million.
Vice President, Engineering and Environment, Seattle 1995
Provided management for these two corporate staff groups totaling 22 employees.
Environmental and Technical Manager, Seattle 1997-99
Provided technical and environmental advice to senior leadership team of a three-mill business group pending divestiture of the group.
David J. Lutrick
Director of Environmental Protection, Anderson, CA 1989-1995
Provided support for the Paper Company to achieve and maintain environmental compliance at 12 operating locations. Reported to the President and was part of senior leadership team.
Environmental Protection Engineer, Anderson, CA 1986-1989
Provided technical support to the mills for solid and hazardous waste management, with other assistance in the areas of air and water pollution control, energy conservation and process engineering.
Boise Cascade Corp., Paper Group ,Wallula, WA 1978-1985
A 1200 ton per day integrated paper mill making three separate product lines.
Engineering Services Manager 1980-1985
Directed the department responsible for engineering, technical, environmental, energy, and process control services. Directed up to 21 professionals and support staff, as well as 25 hourly technicians.
Energy Engineer 1978-1980
Coordinated the mill energy program, including requests for capital, management of energy consumption statistics, process design for energy conservation, and daily contact with operations to encourage energy conservation.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL
B.S.ChE. University of Texas, Austin: Chemical Engineering, with Honors; Dean’s List
M.S.Eng. University of Washington, Seattle: Air Pollution Engineering
Professional Engineer: Washington # 15801 California # CH004409
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry American Institute of Chemical Engineers