Dr. Steven Alexander

Responsible for all aspects of production for an ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol manufacturing facility owned by Old World Industries but operated by Celanese Ltd. Direct reports include 31 engineers, maintenance personnel, specialists, supervisors, and operators. Facilities include reaction and purification trains for both ethylene oxide and mono-ethylene glycol together with co-product di-ethylene glycol and tri-ethylene glycol with associated tank farms.

Responsible for identifying and developing raw material efficiency improvements site wide for the company's PBT, Vectra LCP, and associated compounding facilities. Personally implemented over 12 projects with annualized savings in excess of 1 million dollars. Also responsible for driving and coordinating productivity projects site wide. Overall productivity projects for 2007 implemented by various individuals from hourly staff to salaried professionals exceeded 3 million dollars actual savings in 2007. The

Responsible for all operational aspects of the production of PBT, PET, and Vectra Liquid Crystal Polymers. Organization included over 60 engineering professionals, clerical staff, operators, and contract laborers. Facilities included 24 independent batch polymerization trains with supporting raw material recovery facilities, tank farms, rail & truck loading and unloading facilities, raw material and semi-finished goods warehousing.

Responsible for all operational aspects of a butane liquid phase oxidation to various carboxylic acids, alcohols, and associated esters. Facilities included three oxidation reactors with two associated oil absorption butane recovery units, an acetic acid distillation purification train, and methyl acetate / methyl formate hydroylysis reaction train. Also air compressors with total capacity in excess of 90 thousand standard cubic feet per minute and two molecular sieve oxygen enrichment plants. Staff of dire

Responsible for all operational aspects of a batch acylic acid esterification facility owned by UCB Surface Specialties but operated by Celanese Ltd. Served as sole on-site technical support engineer. Direct reports totaled 16 specialists, operators, lab techs, loaders, and clerical staff.

Operations Management

Dissertation: Electrochemical Separation of Hydrogen Sulfide from Fuel Gas Streams Minor: Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Co-Op with Allied Signal - Columbia, SC Nylon 6 facility - 8 quarters Minor: Material Science (Polymers & Metals)