Douglas C.

Dever
10507 Millridge North Drive Houston, Tx 77070
Home:(281) 890-1493 Cell: (281) 733-8261
Email: dd7c23e4@westpost.net

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TOYO INK MFG AMERICA, Bryan, Texas May 2008 June 2010
Production / Safety Manager
Manage all aspects of plant production, quality, maintenance, and logistics for
a small two unit plant producing inks and adhesives.
Managed start up of plant with two production units.
Hired and trained all employees.
Worked with consulting firm on all permits. (air. Storm water, city water, haza
rdous waste NOR)
Set up all Training for safety including OSHA, RCRA, DOT, Shipping and receivin
g and all other requirements.
Set up initial Hazardous Communication, PSM, and emergency procedures
Worked hands on in production as we learned equipment and completed test produc
tion. Work with operators on a daily basis to produce and package products. Unlo
aded tanker trucks, charged chemicals, and preformed minor maintenance.
Met start-up schedule with no incidents or injuries.
KANEKA TEXAS CORPORATION, Pasadena, Texas January 1989 Ma
y 2008
I Worked for KTC for over 19 years from start-up operator to production manage
r. I only left in 2008 due to the immanent end to the product line that I was ma
naging. This unit shut down 6 months after I left. I have listed the various pos
itions and responsibilities that I had while with this specialty chemical facili
ty in Pasadena Texas.
May 2005 May 2008
Eperan Unit Production Manager
Manage all aspects of unit production, quality management and financial planning
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Managed three production units including polypropylene and polyethylene extrude
rs, plastics expansion and steam molding.
Used lean manufacturing principles and job analysis to reduce total personnel c
ost for three straight years
Work with principles of Operator Excellence (OpX) and 5S to improve operator in
volvement.
Responsible for Unit ISO 9002 Quality program. Leader of nonconformance trackin
g and corrective and preventive actions.
Helped develop Eperan plant PSM program and participate in plant-wide safety an
d environmental audits. Member of Environmental site audit team.
Working as a part of plant Steering Committee to set and improve all plant poli
cies (HR, safety, training, etc.)
Make yearly budgets and track cost using SAP.

2001- April 2005

Production Superintendent
 Responsible for unit production employees (4 supervisors, 14 operators, & 18 co
ntractors)
Provide technical support on Honeywell control system.
Set up and Supervised training program and upkeep of ISO 9001/2000 system
Trained operators on Honeywell DCS control
Set up new operator training and qualification system.
Production Day Supervisor
1994-2001

Worked with marketing to create production schedule to meet shipping requiremen

ts.
Scheduled production on three interdependent units. (pellet production-bead pro
duction-parts)
Schedule all production employees for needed staffing.
Perform training and maintain training records for all unit employees.

Process Operator
19891994
Worked on polymerization unit and the started up new unit.
Help write all procedures and commission equipment.
Created equipment verification files.
Lyondell Refinery Pasadena, TX
Process Operator
1984-1989
Monitored conditions and equipment and prepared equipment for maintenance.
Learned operations on large FCCU

EDUCATION

2005 Present Working on an MBA (36 hrs completed) University

of Houston Clear Lake Houston, Tx
2004 B.S., Environmental Science (3.51 GPA) Uni
versity of Houston Clear Lake Houston, Tx

TRAINING
2009 Handling Hazardous Waste (3 Day)
College Station, Tx
2009 Hazardous Materials Technician Training (40hr)
College Station, Tx
2006 Improving and Sustaining Operational Excellence (
OpX) Tampa, Fl
1999 Honeywell Implementation Training
Houston, TX