John Thome
Thornton
Summary
Experienced professional, with wide-ranging leadership and project management experience. Reliable and efficient leader with solid ability to strategically oversee manufacturing and organizational operations. Over 20 years in the original equipment manufacturing with an additional 6 years of working in industrial plants.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Engineer
FMC
Manager of Process Wet Lab
WesTech Engineering
Staff Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
Operations and Engineering Director
Water Remediation Technology (WRT)
04.2007 - Current
- Provide oversight to a team of engineers in charge of developing, testing, modifying, and implementing solutions to technical problems; as well as lead engineers and technicians for equipment design, project development, production and quality control
- Works with R&D to research new process solutions for water treatment such chrome, ammonia and nitrate removal
- Manage a complete package of services, including process equipment, proprietary treatment media, safe exchange of media, and provide input and control philosophy to control engineers
- Developed standards for equipment design, implemented equipment modules and established parameters for the different form factors of equipment to handle a given loading or flow rate
- Interface with management, manufacture, operations, and marketing to discuss project specifications and procedures
- Responsible for Regional Field Service Technicians which includes daily operation and maintenance activities
- Implemented a computerized maintenance management system (eMaint) for help coordinating, scheduling and perform preventative maintenance tasks
- Coordinate with Regional Field Service teams to manage emergency response to equipment failures or spill response for radioactive materials
- Director of Project Management
- Generated comprehensive project variance and cash flow reporting, along with project documentation
- Coordinated with the Product Standardization and Cost Saving Design teams
- Facilitated field startups for various IX systems
- Served as maintenance director for over 100 remote sites
- Application/Process Engineer
- Played an integral role in designing assigned portions of application by analyzing specifications and performance requirements
- Developed and implemented cost estimation model
- Performed design and support of assigned products, including new mechanical or electromechanical components, subsystems, and systems requirements, cost-defining recommendations, and change proposals
- Identified pricing within established guidelines and oversaw products for full scale use
- Prepared and maintained submittal documents for consulting engineers and/or end user approval
- Collaborated with the Sales Team to visit engineers and customers as necessary
Project Manager
WesTech Engineering
01.2004 - 04.2007
- Rendered effectual support to the Filtration Group on projects involving rotary drum vacuum filters, pre-coat filters, horizontal belt filters, and vacuum disc filters
- Functioned as primary communication contact between the company and the client/engineer
- Ensured that project scope was understood, clearly stated, and agreed to by the client; and that the project execution team and support groups have a clear and common understanding of the project scope, schedule, and budget
- Organized and monitored project schedule, guaranteeing that resources were available to accomplish required tasks
- Presided over project kickoff meeting and recurring project coordination meetings
- Identified opportunities to improve project profitability and cash flow
- Identified and reported any project deviations and associated impacts
- Coordinated directly with client on any mid-project scope changes, including disseminating revised proposals to client
Wastewater Treatment Facilities Engineer
Siltronic AG
06.2001 - 01.2004
- Acted as engineer in charge of wastewater treatment plant, NOx, and acid scrubbers operations and periodic inspection
- Guaranteed that preventative maintenance was followed on equipment of responsibility by organizing repairs and upgrades while working to maximize plant uptime
- Drove efforts that safety corrective actions were completely implemented
- Closely monitored construction and installation progress for conformance to established drawings, specifications, and schedules
- Generated and maintained various records, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality NPDES Inspection; City of Portland Industrial Source Control Inspection; and City of Portland Storm Water Inspection
- Conduct presentations to the Production Departments on work being conducted or progress/resolutions for project updates
- Notable Accomplishments
- Served as a member of four-person team responsible for developing a water re-use program in various gas scrubbers systems, which reduced water use by 11% in 2004
- Directed the development and execution of a process involving using process weak acid wastewater to keep drain lines clear instead of using city water
- Functioned as a member of a three-person team, in charge of designing and implementing an acid re-use program that minimized overall discharge of nitrates by approximately 50% from levels that would otherwise have been discharged; received a Governor Award for our efforts
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Project Management
- Business Process Improvements
- Structured Methodologies
- Client Relations and Negotiation
- Change Control Management
- Financial and Business Operations
- Strategic Planning and Analysis
- Continuous Improvement
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Data analysis
- Process development
Affiliations
American Water Works Association
Timeline
Operations and Engineering Director
Water Remediation Technology (WRT)
04.2007 - Current
Project Manager
WesTech Engineering
01.2004 - 04.2007
Wastewater Treatment Facilities Engineer
Siltronic AG
06.2001 - 01.2004
Process Engineer
FMC
Manager of Process Wet Lab
WesTech Engineering
Staff Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Training
- Radiological Safety Awareness Training
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Governers Award
ë Functioned as a member of a three-person team, in charge of designing and implementing an acid re-use program that minimized overall discharge of nitrates by approximately 50% from levels that would otherwise have been discharged; received a Governor' Award for our efforts
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