James Sullivan

IVC US / Mohawk Resilient

• Developed scopes and RFQs to implement several $1M+ process improvement and cost-savings projects resulting in annual savings, productivity, and/or safety improvements.
• Established project schedules in Microsoft Project and maintained capital forecasts in SAP, while managing contractors to meet milestones during each phase.
• Updated major site/project drawings in AutoCAD to effectively communicate relevant project information with external groups.

• MOC manager for process control from raw material entry, vinyl compounding & manufacturing, through quality control for customers.
• Developed series of process optimizations to reduce production errors and increase quality in compounding and lamination, largely using PI ProcessBook and Infinity QS.
• Team Lead for several DOE and process improvement projects with counterparts in Avelgem and Wielsbeke, Belgium as well as suppliers in North Carolina. Required site visits, equipment FATs, and lab-size scale-up for new formulations.
• Coached newly hired employees and interns both in the field and in observing progress and delegating tasks, so that I could move onto other areas needing lean process improvement.
• Created policies and procedures for quality assurance, best practices and project management.

• Process Expert for reactor rebuilds involving a site-specific team of skilled riggers, crane operators, and inventory managers.
• Subject Matter Expert for mid-stream high-purity polysilicon reaction in gas phase.
• Mid-to-small scale capital project and maintenance project implementation.
• Updated P&IDs, PFDs, and equipment DWGs to meet MOC and project requirements, as well as regulatory standards.
• Coached newly hired employees and interns while observing progress and delegating tasks.
• Established project schedules and monitored tasks to meet milestones during each phase.
• Met daily and weekly with Maintenance, Operations, MI/QA for scheduling and upkeep of PSM standards.

(3) 4-month rotations in Rochester, Dallas, Pittsburgh

• (1st) Managed $200k capital budget for engineering and maintenance projects at Rochester plant.
• (2nd) Focused on plant maintenance and supervising external contractors, to support project owners in project permitting and execution at the Dallas plant.
• (3rd) Assisted in lab with design, sampling, and testing of scale-up projects to pilot and maximum plant production of coatings at the Pittsburgh Global Tech Center.

Lab-scale experiments for enhanced oil recovery polymer additives