Derek Linder
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Senior Vice President Operations at Usalco
Louisiana, United States
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Senior Vice President OperationsUSALCOOct 2024 - Current (2 years 1 month)- Vice President Supply ChainUSALCOApr 2020 - Current (6 years 7 months)Responsible for the daily management and coordination of the overall operations of the organization including:
• Overseeing, monitoring, and evaluating operational performance
• Directing the preparation of operating budgets and proposals for capital expenditure and investments in infrastructure, technology, equipment, systems, or other assets and resources
• Analyzing and approving operational investments that best meet the organization's business needs
• Oversee the opening or closing of facilities and the operational aspects of mergers and acquisitions
• Providing oversight of EH&S and Engineering Projects Team
• Leading Caribbean operations Team
Accountable for optimizing balance between low cost - Director Of ManufacturingGEO Specialty Chemicals IncApr 2019 - Apr 2020 (1 year 1 month)Overall responsibility for the 16 site manufacturing network of GEO's Water Treatment Chemicals (WTC) Division. The WTC division produces specialty coagulants, flocculants, kaolin clay, and polymers for the use in the municipal and industrial influent and effluent water treating, paper manufacturing and oil/gas drilling industries.
- Regional Manufacturing ManagerGEO Specialty Chemicals IncMar 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 2 months)• Provide direct technical support to the 5 UltraFloc production facilities including Deer Park, Bastrop, Baltimore, Chattanooga, and Centreville.
• Identify, develop and ensure delivery of manufacturing strategies for the Ultrafoc product line; ensure that these strategies are capably implemented at the facility level by local leadership teams.
• Lead the process and measurement system and indicators at each of the 5 UltraFloc plants to ensure the standardization and transference of the best practices among the plants.
• Direct regional efforts to achieve highest levels of customer service, including new product manufacturing, on time delivery, and quality requirements at all 5 sites.
• Ensure that UltraFloc product lin - Plant ManagerGEO Specialty Chemicals IncJan 2014 - Mar 2018 (4 years 3 months)• Supervise hourly staff responsible for the manufacture of water treatment products.
• Evaluate employee performance and provide training when appropriate.
• Prepare and monitor operating conditions and manufacturing schedules.
• Plan and schedule maintenance of plant equipment, troubleshoot upsets, and initiate repairs when necessary.
• Ensure that all manufacturing activities are conducted in accordance with all GEO and site health, safety, and environmental rules and that all product quality specifications are met.
• Prepare and monitor cost center budgets and prepare reports as directed by corporate management.
• Manage and control costs and productivity to maximize profitability.
• Recommend and prep - Quality Assurance Manager, Analytical ChemistGEO Specialty Chemicals IncAug 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 6 months)To fulfill the responsibilities of QA manager I worked as a hybrid research and process chemist by conducting basic research, process development, scale up, production, and technical support for water treatment chemicals. I managed a quality assurance lab technician, maintenance technician, and operators by supporting process startups, remediating upsets, and improving profitability. As needed, I provided technical assistance for sales and customer support.
- Analytical ChemistPraxairApr 2008 - Aug 2012 (4 years 5 months)• Developed gas chromatography methods for numerous applications including but not limited to halocarbon refrigerant gases, natural gas, refinery gas, simulated distillation, BTEX, and miscellaneous oxygenated and sulfur compounds.
• Performed raw material analysis on a variety of chemicals including methane, ethane, ethylene, acetylene, propane, propylene, isobutane, n-butane, 1-butene, isobutylene, hydrogen, diving gases, 1,3-butadiene, and FID fuels.
• Calibrated numerous instruments per day, including HP 5890 Series II, HP 6890, and Agilent 7890 gas chromatographs
• Developed a strong working acumen in the applications and usage of a variety of gas chromatography detectors such as FID, FID-Methanizer, TCD, SCD, Pulse Heli
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- Master of Business Administration - MBALouisiana State UniversityJan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years 1 month)
- Master of Science (MS, Analytical ChemistryUniversity of FloridaJan 2010 - Jan 2012 (2 years 1 month)
- Bachelor of Science (BS, BiochemistrySoutheastern Louisiana UniversityJan 2004 - Jan 2008 (4 years 1 month)
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- JNucleophilic Substitution Reactions of N-alkoxyimidoyl Fluorides by Carbon NucleophilesJan