RONALD LOPEZ

Moseley, VA 23120
Cell (804)510-9761 HM (804)639-3274
Lopez-Ronald@SBCGlobal.net
Technical Leader with progressive experience in new product development, technology transfer and improving operational
efficiency to meet strategic business initiatives. This includes expertise in integrating manufacturing facilities, leading,
planning and executing process improvements to improve yield, optimizing costs and ensure quality in order to enable
volume and revenue growth.

Core qualifications include:

Operations Management under ISO

9001 and cGMP

Led Multi-Site Operations and

Implementation of Productivity
Improvements

Management Leadership in Technology

Transfer: Chemical Processes and
Engineer Systems

Global Cross Functional Team

Leadership

Capital Project Management (>$1M):

Reactor / Solid Handling Systems

Lean / Six Sigma: Process

Development

New Product Development

Transition Management Leadership in

Business Realignment
Strategic Analysis: Financial forecasting
and Cost modeling

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Honeywell, Hopewell, VA
8/2011 to 7/2015
Technical Leader
Provide strategic leadership supporting the Sulfuric Acid and Ammonium Sulfate plants with annual production of 425,000
tons of Oleum and 1.6 million tons of Ammonium Sulfate, respectively.
Directly train and manage five Chemical Engineers focused on process design of equipment and continuous process
improvement.
Work closely with Production Plant Managers to optimize plant processes in order to enable volume and revenue growth.
Led team to improve sulfuric acid process by improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness from 92 to 97 percent implemented new heat exchanger design resulting in increase of sulfur conversion, increase steam output and unneeded
equipment. This increased plant steam production, reduced energy purchase by $250,000 per year and capital avoidance of
$4.4 million
Collaborated with Project Engineering on capital projects for the Sulfuric Acid and Ammonium Sulfate plant to ensure
proper design and equipment specifications leading to capital investments of $12 million and $6 million, respectively.
Directed technical team in regard to new analytical process technologies and implementation to understand key process
inputs.
Drive continuous improvement of plant manufacturing processes and systems through the evaluation of plant process
yields, material usage efficiency, cycle times, capacities and asset utilization.
Developed metrics and dashboards, enabling forecasting and financial/operational tracking.
Honeywell, Sunnyvale, CA
8/2008 to 8/2011
Transition Manager
Successfully drove the planning, development and implementation of operational strategies for the manufacturing
realignment of $18M thermal sensor manufacturing site from California to Japan with zero customer impact.
Provided strategic leadership and direction for cross-functional team of engineering, development of international sourcing
and supply chain and production associates to achieve launch dates for new product introduction.
Provided leadership for 30 cross functional team that consolidated two manufacturing sites into one. The $1M project
budget resulted in a $5M savings over the strategic period.
Directed the strategic analysis and development of a 5 year site strategic plan for an $18M/yr product line. Oversaw a
cross discipline team of finance, business management, and operations to analyze future paths which resulted with plan
consolidation and manufacturing realignment
Led the execution of all project phases including: engineering, system integration, procurement, and post-implementation
of operational improvements on time and within budget
Collaborated with finance to develop the financial and risk analysis that assisted in overall go/no go decision

Honeywell, Santa Clara, CA

8/2003 to 8/2008
Process Development Supervisor
Integrated multidisciplinary efforts in process development projects in conjunction with Research and Development to launch
and commercialize new products/line extensions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar market segments.
Led cross functional team composed of Director of Marketing and Research and Development in the process development,
scale-up and operation integration to meet go to market for the flat panel display being co-developed with Samsung.
Directed five Chemical Engineers creating innovative processes to increase efficiency and implementation of new
chemical reactor trains to meet new product capacity resulting in $2.5 million in revenue.
Directed team in investigating the key process inputs of our sol-gel silane chemistry: Out of this research, new materials
and pathways were found to meet new application in the microelectronic market.
Identified savings/improvement opportunities and introduced new in-line analysis techniques to solve challenging
technical and process cycle time improvements. The results of these efforts reduce process time from 2 days to 6 hours
thus improving capital equipment utilization and efficiency.
Assisted in building process development capabilities at the R&D Center of Excellence in Shanghai, China

Pharmacyclics Inc. Sunnyvale, CA

7/2001 to 8/2003
Sr. Research Associate II
Oversaw the early process development and optimization of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for cGMP large-scale
synthesis of metallotexphyrins
Analyzed organic and inorganic compounds to determine composition, structure, and reaction pathway.
Led to a new patent application for the preparation of metallotexphyrins via the transmetallation of Calcium Texaphyrin.
Worked closely with Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) team for the submission of Investigational New
Drugs (IND) applications.
Provided technical support for contract manufacturers to improve pilot and commercial-scale production.
Sd-Chemie Catalytica, L.L.C. Mountain View, CA
8/1995-6/2001
Sr. Research Chemist
Co-founder of Sd-Chemie Catalytica, L.L.C. A joint venture between Catalytica and the Sud-Chemie Group formed in
1998 to custom manufacture organometallic catalysts. Drove the scale up and technical transfer management to contracted
manufacturers resulting in commercial-scale production.
Successfully designed, implemented and operated the pilot scale reactors resulting in development of cycle time reduction
and transfer to large-scale operations.
Managed outsource operations assuring compliance with contracts and established procedures.
Led to a $5M investment from Sd-Chemie. In turn, Norquay Technology Inc., of Chester, PA in April 2002 acquired the
assets to leverage catalyst development into polyolefin catalyst markets.
Catalytica, Inc. Mountain View, CA
2/1990-8/1995
Research Chemist
Single-Site Catalysts Program
Worked closely with customers to improved yields and conceived new synthetic routes to various metallocenes.
Efforts resulted in major reduction in catalyst cost and quality improvements for key customers.
Develop high purity cyclopentadienyl ligands and bridged bisindenyl compounds.
Developed new sample techniques for analysis for air and moisture sensitive compounds
Gasoline Alkylation and Process Development Program
Developed a solid gasoline alkylation acid catalyst and method for its regeneration that led to pilot plant demonstration at
Neste Oy, Finland partners facility
Co-inventor on US patent claiming this method of catalyst regeneration leading to a $25M investment from
ConocoPhillips.

EDUCATION
MBA, Technology Management, University of Phoenix, San Jose, CA Campus
BS, Chemistry; Minor: Biology, Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas

8/2000
8/1981

PATENT
U.S. 5,326,923
Method for Regeneration of Certain Acidic Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalysts by Solvent Extraction

SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Certified Green Belt: Six Sigma plus (Honeywell 2008)
Standardized Transitional Process (Honeywell 2008)
Honeywell Operating System (Honeywell 2010)

VOLUNTEER WORK
Peace Corps Volunteer/Instructor, Washington D.C.
6/1984-1/1988
Fish Culture Extension Agent, Department of Agriculture of Zaire and US instructor
Prepared farmers in the development, management, and marketing of cultivated fish
Formed regional cooperative of fish farmers to establish an autonomous growing and marketing
association.
Instructed potential US volunteers in all aspects of fish culturing at the University of South
Carolina.

REFERENCES
Available Upon Request