Design and installation of air emissions control projects, a new titanium sponge furnace, castings expansion and improved electrical reliability project., Oregon Metallurgical, Albany OR. - 1996-1998, Project Manager. Relocation design and installation of a 5 MW Turbine Generator., Grays Harbor Paper, Hoquiam, Washington - 1995 - 1996, Project Manager, Restructuring and relocation of the 15 KV power distribution system., Grays Harbor Paper, Hoquiam, Washington - 1995. Provided site coordination and cost estimating for a 400 MW Co-generation planning activity., Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview, Washington - 1995, Project Manager. Review of solid fuel handling systems for the 500 mpph power boiler (hogged fuel, coal, effluent solids)., Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview, Washington - 1995, Project Manager. Provided detail electrical design for wet lap pulp warehouse., Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview Washington - 1995, Project Coordinator. Review of electrical power system disturbances (harmonics, lightning) and equipment failures., Smurfit Carton de Colombia - Cali, Columbia, S. America - 1995. Provided on site construction management for the start-up of 2 fine paper machines, installation of a 400 t/d repulper and relocated the hog fuel handling system for the existing 200 mpph hog fuel boiler. Grays Harbor Paper, LP. Hoquiam, Washington - 1993-1994, Project Manager. Electrical power distribution system review and development of design standards and procedures for the electrical power systems. Smurfit Carton de Colombia - Cali, Columbia S. America - 1992 - 1994, Project Manager. Electrical reliability, Turbine Generator controls and Boiler up-time improvement project, Pulp Mill reliability review and Annual Shutdown coordination. North Wood Pulp Ltd. - Prince George, BC -1991 - 1994, Project Manager. Planning, conceptual design and installation for a waste water solids collection and dewatering project. Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Cosmopolis, Washington - 1991 - 1992, Project Manager.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
1998 to Present Gustafson Engineers Inc., Seattle, Washington; 1996 to 1998 Parker, Messana and Associates, Inc., Seattle, Washington; 1991 to 1996 Charles B. Tibbits and Associates, Inc., Seattle, WashingtonPrincipal
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, 1964-1991
Managed the operation and maintenance of the energy utility systems and environmental treatment systems that supported a production of over 3000 tons per day of fiber products, a chlorine plant, hydrogen peroxide plant and a diversified wood products operation. Directed a 150 employee department that included process engineering and environmental functions and produced 2 million pounds of steam per hour from black liquor, hog fuel, gas, coal, and effluent solids; treated 60 million gallons of effluent per day and distributed 260 MW of electricity per hour.
Operations Management
Capital Projects Management
Design Engineering
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview, Washington, 1985 - 1990
Energy and Utilities Unit Manager
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview, Washington, 1979 - 1985.
Responsible for long term strategic planning for the energy and environmental facilities, energy supply contracts and energy conservation projects.
Southwest Washington Region Energy Manager
Implemented a Kraft pulping improvement activity that increased production by 20% with minimum capital expenditure. Initiated and managed a major waste water treatment project that provided capacity for a 25% production increase. Developed and implemented a fuels management project and a thermal energy conservation program that resulted in a savings of over 250,000 lbs per hour of steam use and reduced steam costs by 40%. Initiated and managed the centralization of the controls for a large recovery boiler, lime kiln and recausticizing process, power boilers and turbine generators.
Project Manager
Weyerhaeuser Company, Solid Wood Division, Longview, Washington, 1976-1979.
Managed a fluid bed incinerator project for burning log yard waste, clarifier solids, fly carbon and miscellaneous wastes.
Power Plant Superintendent and Project Manager
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Longview, Washington, 1973 - 1975.
Design and Installation for a 550,000 lb/hr - 1250 psig hog fuel boiler, hog fuel dryer 30 MW turbine generator and boiler feedwater treatment project.
Project Engineer
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company - Kamloops, B.C. Canada, 1970 - 1972.
Responsible for managing the electrical and instrument design, installation and start-up on an 800 ton/day bleached pulp mill.
Assistant Project Manager
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company - New Bern, N.C., 1969 - 1970.
Responsible for the implementation of the design, installation and commissioning of the system supporting the computerized control of a new bleached pulp mill.
Senior Process Engineer
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Springfield, Oregon and Longview, Washington, 1964-1968.
Working with the design team and contractors on a new paper machine, Kamyr digester, brown stock washing, chip handling, recovery boiler and power boiler installation, a new chlorine plant, paper machine rebuild TSV digester.
Electrical Design Engineer
EDUCATION
B.Sc. General Engineering, University of Portland - Portland, OR
Pulp and Paper Process, Lower Columbia College, Longview, Washington
Other Management Education as follows:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
PUBLICATIONS
"Large Bark and Wood Waste Fired Boiler - A Case History," 1976 TAPPI Engineering Conference.