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Biography:
Fully Seasoned Manager with powerful sales, engineering and management background with a solid track record seeks a new challenge in a stable environment.
Experience 1994–Present Nordberg Milwaukee, WI
General Manager (Americas) & Global Product Manager (Mills)
 1994-96 Responsible to establish Nordberg as a viable Mill supplier. Started with product sales volume less than $400,000. Initiated Global training and marketing for the mill product line.
 1994-96 Instrumental in getting first mill order since 1988 within two months of start date. Six mills were sold in first two years as the infrastructure could not handle a higher volume. Spare & revamp volume increased to over $1,000,000 per year.
 1996. Involved with all the technical interface on the Due Diligence Process for the successful acquisition of two foreign competitors.
 1997-2000 Global Mill Business has grown to an average annual volume of $25 - 30,000,000 with the sales of over 75 mills in the past three years.
 2001 Provided technical support on mills in acquisition of Svedala and for the divestiture of the Nordberg Mill Group to Outokumpu.
1980–1994 Svedala (Koppers/MPSI) York, PA
Product Manager
 Regional Sales Mgr. For 1980-82 covering (19 states territory), I doubled the targeted sales volume in 1980 and 1981.
 Sales Manager Agents, Technical Sales Specialist, Customer Service Specialist, Sr. Process & Application Specialist.
 Product Manager for three product lines (Kilns & Dryers, Flotation, Special Rotating Products).
 Recognized for superior blend of technical, marketing, sales and management achievements.
 Responsible for numerous FGD Systems orders exceeding $30,000,000.
1975–1980 Allis Chalmers Milwaukee, WI
Product & Project Manager (Application Engineer)
 Personally involved in sales of $37,000,000 of grinding equipment.
 Assigned all technical sales interface with six foreign subsidiaries .
 Project management and technical Sales through equipment startup for multiple $100,000 to $8,000,000 projects.

1973–1974 The Clorox Co. Chicago, IL
Process Engineer
 Liquid Bleach Production Manager.
 Responsible for Q.A/Q.C., maintenance, and inventory control.
 Market Surveys and distribution analysis..
1972–1973 Allied Kelite Chem. Co. Chicago, IL
Assistant Plant Manager
 Three promotional steps in first year.
 Tested in top 1% of all new employees.
 Involved in relocation of plant from Chicago to Detroit .
Education Nordberg (Rauma’s Business School) 14 days for Sr. Management.
Nordberg (Rauma’s Business School) 10 days Product Management.
Management & Supervision Courses (6) Penn State, AMA, Lehigh, Colorado School of Mines (1981-88)
Sales / Marketing Courses (8) Penn State, Koppers, AMA
Value Analysis, Engineering, Technical Courses (5) Allis Chalmers, Center for Professional Advancement (1977-80)
Technical Symposiums (50+) American Institute of Mining Engineers
M.S. Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin Incomplete
B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin (Graduated 1972)
B.S. Energetics (Power) University of Wisconsin (Graduated 1972)
Professional 2002 – Chairman of S.M.E. “Crushing & Grinding”.
2000 – Session Chair S.M.E. Salt Lake City. Industry Expert (Instructor) for a Professional Development Seminar at McGill University, Montreal.
1999 – Technical presentations at “WORKSAG 99 in Chile” and “XXIII World Mining” Congress in Mexico, S.M.E. National Session Chair and member S.M.E. commitee.
1998 – Chairman of S.M.E. “Crushing & Grinding Sub-section”, Chairman of “Crushing & Grinding section” Orlando National S.M.E. Conference.

1997 – S.M.E. Co-chairman National Section, presented opening paper at “The Sag Conference” in Vancouver.
1996 – S.M.E. Chairman / President of Wisconsin Section A.I.M.E. / S.M.E.
Personal Excellent Health , Free to relocate & continue extensive travel (43 countries). Published and presented numerous (25 plus) technical papers and presided as chairmen of various technical gatherings.



Utility Related Experience:

Fuel related experience:
 Application specialist at Allis Chalmers – I worked with Foster Wheeler and Riley Stoker on their double feed ball mill systems to dry grind coal for boiler feed. I also sized Rollar mill systems for coal firing. Started a few dry ball mill systems.
 Product Manager MPSI – I was responsible for the special rotating product line including: rotary coal breakers, roll crushers, ring hammermills and impactors
 Process Manager MPSI/Svedala – I was directly involved in test work for the comminution in Sag mills, ball mills & Vertimills of; oil shale, tar sands, coal water & coal oil slurries, and dry coal size reduction

Environmental and Utility site experience:

 Sr. Product Specialist Svedala (1989-1994) I work closely with EPRI, Radian, A&E’s and Scrubber manufacturers in the selection of reagent equipment systems for most of the FGD projects connected with phase 1 of the “Clean Air Act”.
 I was the process and technical system interface on 34 Limestone and Lime slaking systems orders. These reagent systems were sized, quoted, and process commissioned.
 I started two of the largest lime slaking systems (42 tph) that are operating at Cinergy’s Zimmer Generating Station. I have since acted as an independent consultant to optimize their system using Maysville lime. During the consulting project I later performed a process review and tuning of the two 9’x9’-6” KVS overflow Ball Mill Slakers. This system produces a Commercial grade gypsum by-product.
 One of the most interesting projects that I directed was the process commissioning of the four limestone ball mill reagent systems for Drax Power Station in England.
 I also worked closely with the Stone association and the Utilities to develop a guide for processing of the various grades and grindabilities of limestone to all the various scrubber specification requirements.
 I also worked closely on the few MgO FGD systems and their dryer regeneration systems.













Additional Utility releted Project experience:

 Wheelabrator – worked on Owensboro and Kentucky Utilities projects
 United Engr – TVA Widows Creek, Paradise and Cumberland sizing & bids.
 A.E.P.- Columbus Southern, Conesville, Lime slaking systems project.
 Joy -Ontario Hydro – Limestone ball mill system order.
 EPRI – Process interface with with their High Sulfer Test Center personnel.
 Southern Co.Services – Wansley 100 stph Limestone system project.
 Philadelphia Electric – MgO regeneration dryers process optimization and the Pennelec ball milll system orders
 Ohio Edison – East bend Power station
 Louisville Gas & Electric – Process service on the largest ball mill system for limestone reagent.preparation.
 NYSEG – Allegheny Power, Monogagela Power, Kincaid Generating Station projects
 Great Plains coal Gassification project process interface.
 Stone & Webster – Indianapolis Power & Light, Petersburg Ball mill systems
 Northern States Power – Vertimill system order
 Gilbert Commonwealth – Santee Cooper limestone system order.
 United Engr- Allegheny Power limes slaking systems order.
 GEESI – Twin Oaks limestone system project.
 Babcock & Wilcox – Gavin order
 Combustion Engr – Old Dominion order
 Hoogovans – Virginia Power – Mt.Storm project order
 Duke/Flor Daniel – IPL Patriot order
 I also worked on projects with; B&W England, Babcock Hitachi, Tampella Power, Bechtel, Bechtel Power, Brown & Root, Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Noell, Burns & Roe, ABB Combustion Engr., Riley Enviromental systems, Stone & Webster, CRS Sirrine, Natec,Drave Lime, Mississippi Lime, Chemical Lime, Ebasco, ABB Flakt Peabody, Fluor daniel Wright, Steimiller in Germany, Ford Bacon & Davis, Stanco, Radian, EPRI, Niro, JGC-NUS Brown & Root, Pure Air, Research Cottreal,
Sarget Lundy, & SHU.

Mining & Metals experience

Allis Chalmers

 CVRD Brazil – Three 17’x34’ mills sales through startup
 Cariba Metai, Brazil –Sales & Project Manager four 16.5’x30’ Ball Mills.
 Lucky Mc Uranium, Wyoming- Sale, Project Management, and startup of a Uranium Sandstone 18’x7’ SAG Mill. This mill has the largest feed size going to any SAG Mill. ( Note there were three other similar projects)
 Bucim, Yugoslavia – Sales & Proj. Mgr. Of two 16.5’x30’ ball mills for Copper.
 British Steel, England – Process commissioning ( six weeks) of four of the largest dry grinding systems for iron ore (18’x25’ –5000 hp ball mills)
 Disputata, Chile – Sold and coordinated management interface to Kobe Steel of the first SAG Mill in Chile.
 Numerous other projects: Technical sales and application work. I manage projects including; test work, selection of equipment and the process parameters. This included complete iron ore pellet plants circuits.

Koppers Co./ MPSI

 Quintana, New Mexico -I was deeply involved in a 15,000 tpd system including a 32’x14’ Sag Mill, 18’x28’ ball mill and one of the first Tower Mills in a mining application
 Reg Dog, Alaska – I coordinated all material testing, equipment selection and the technical sales of their ball mill and 5 Vertimills.
 Numerous other projects: Technical sales and application work. I manage projects including; test work, selection of equipment and the process parameters.

Nordberg / Metso

 Galmoy, Ireland – I trouble shot the process operation in their SAG Mill and modified their operation to optimize their grind and tonnage.
 Jindal, India – Process selection and technical sales of the two 17’x42’ dual compartment – 8000 hp dry grinding iron ore circuits.
 BHP Tintaya, Peru – Process dedication run of their 16’x28’ ball mill.
 IOC, Canada – Process review of their circuit.
 Jerritt Canyon, USA – Jerry Gurgenson & I did a process optimization of their dry grinding air swept SAG mill under a consulting contract.
 Penoles – I selected the first open-ended SAG Mill in the America’s for application and demonstration plant. I supervised the process testing of their ore. I performed the training of their operators and maintenance personnel and performed the first three weeks of their process commissioning

Industrial Mineral & Cement Experience

 Araxa Proj. Brazil – Complete project management from selection of the three phosphate mills through start up. Coordinated FACO’s building of their first mill in Brazil.
 Allis Chalmers – selection of complete cement plant circuits. Various cement plant circuit process reviews.
 Kemira – Optimize performance of first Vertmill processing Aragonite.
 Alcoa & Reynolds – Process optimization of five of their carbon anode plants.
 SNC –Lavolin – I designed the process for an air swept SAG Mill system to dry grind aluminum slag. I coordinated project management through equipment startup.
 Bauxite Plant, Venezuela – Process and mechanical review.
 Slag Projects – Numerous continuous SAG & Ball mill circuits.
 Keystone Cement, USA – I managed the restoration of a 14’x33’ – 4400 hp used mill for a new plant operating as a Dry Grinding Raw Mill.
 Cemento Diamonte, Columbia, I managed the relocation and restoration of three mills for dry grinding Finish Cement.
 Unimim – Six mills projects from equipment selection through startup.
1. Spruce Pines – WF Crusher and two rod mill mills in series for Silica.
2. Marston – 10.5x22’ Dry Grinding Pebble Mill for Silica.
3. Texas & Mexican Plants – Dry pebble mill circuits for Silica.
4. Nephton, Canada – Pebble Mill circuit
 OMYA – Close process relationship from testing through startup.
1. Perth Plant – Large Pebble Mills
2. Arizona Plant – Dry Pebble mill.
3. Process review of various OMYA plants in grinding areas
 Numerous Plants – Process optimization and trouble shooting.

Environmental and unique application experience

 ARCO, Alaska – I designed a Sag Mill circuit to process a mixture of oil well drill core, ice and tundra material for injection back into spent oil wells.
 ARCO, USA – Coal water and Coal oil viscosity studies in Vertimills and ball mill circuits at ARCO research center.
 EXXON, CO. – All technical process interface on Colony Oil Shale project that resulted in an order for six high temperature retort trommels. (note project later canceled) I was also technical interface on most of the other synfuel projects that were being developed.
 AMOCO, IL. – Nearly a year of test work on Tar Sands and Oil Shale processing in various solvents under nitrogen purge. Cryogenic dry processing in SAG Mill and Ball Mill circuits.
 Rocky Flats, CO. – Plutomium waste processing in a SAG Mill Circuit.
 Kerr McGee, NV. – Process consulting contract to review and optimize their super critical speed operating mills.


Know-how and experience:
Consultant -- EdRockman
The following is a summary of the experience that I bring to a new employer / customer:

1. Start up of a new division
 Hired all applicable personnel to build my team
 Created an advertisement and marketing program
 Created literature, training programs both internal and external for customers
 Personally trained global sales staff in new product line

2. Acquisition of two foreign competitors
 Involved in all technical interface issues in four countries associated with the due diligence process during the acquisition

3. Merger / Acquisition process of our major competitor
 Interface issues concerning market shares, competition, competitive authorities including the FTC

4. Divestiture of a product line
 Interface and discussions with the FTC during the divestiture of the product line that I was managing. FTC ruled that various product lines needed to be divested to allow a $1.6 billion acquisition to proceed

5. Negotiation, sales, technical presentations, project start ups and marketing in 43 countries

6. Management including profit and loss responsibilities
 General Manager for product group for all Americas
 Global Product Manager in four different product groups
 Sales manager in charge of agents and distributors
 Regional sales manager responsible for 19 states
 Assistant plant manager responsible for all production
 Process and department management

7. Introduction of numerous new products lines in diverse markets.
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8. Project management of multiple million dollar projects

9. Creating distribution channels for new products including hiring and training agents and distributors

10. Technical and Strategic presentations to both our internal Board of Directors and to various customer officers, presidents and Board members.

11. Direct report to the president of division.


Fields of Consulting work:
Grinding circuits, classification, comminution, process, equipment review, new products,
plant operations