Bud McCormick

Experience

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  Medusa Cement Company

  Apr 1994 - Nov 1996

  Process Engineer

  • Process Engineer, handling daily operations, production, and optimization in 850K ton cement facility. • Project manager for installation and optimization of Fuller CFG Clinker Cooler ($500K). • Project manager installation of plant automation and FLS Expert Control System (Fuzzy Expert) [$1.5M]. • Project manager design/construction of Control Room and Laboratory (Operations Center) [$350K].

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  Holcim

  Nov 1996 - Nov 2000

  Production Manager

  • Process Engineer, handling daily operations, production, and optimization in 1.4M ton cement facility. • Implemented Maintenance Initiative Program to improve Overall Equipment Efficiency and Availability. • Lowered, controlled and maintained operating cost and improved plant profit margin. • Managed $3.8M project for installation of Air-Air Heat Exchanger and Air Pollution Control Device. • Promoted to Area Manager (Raw Mills & Kilns) responsible for Production and Maintenance.• Negotiated 4 year contract with union workforce (Paper and Allied-Industrial Chemical and Energy) Show less

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  McDaniel Technical Services, Inc.

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Inspector

  - Inspection of gas line installation - Safety inspection of gas line construction- Assist Project Management for Vectren regional operations

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  Martin Marietta

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  Assistant Plant Manager
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  FLSmidth

  Mar 1991 - Apr 1994

  Commissioning Engineer

  • Commissioning Engineer, start-ups and equipment troubleshooting in locations throughout North America.• Project Engineer, R&D, managed chemical processing projects for evaluating quality and efficiency. • Presented gold-ore processing patent at Society of Mining Engineers annual meeting Reno, Nevada (1994).

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  CEMEX

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2009

  Plant Manager

  • Plant Manager (Fairborn, OH), 750K ton cement manufacturing (103 employees; $30M operating budget).• Plant Manager (Charlevoix, MI), 1.4M ton cement manufacturing facility (148 employees; $50M operating budget). • Plant Manager (Clinchfield, GA), 850K ton cement manufacturing facility (108 employees; $25M operating budget).

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  Wright State University

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2014

  Associate Director - National Center for Medical Readiness

  • Responsible for Training and Operations at the National Center for Medical Readiness (NCMR)• Oversaw environmental remediation to obtain No Further Action (NFA) status from Ohio and US EPA.• Design, build, operate and supervise various training venues for Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement and Military professionals.• Identify customers for site usage, develop Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and teaming agreements for client base and assist with course curricula and teaching.• Liaison for NCMR and Wright State University for local and state government and their agencies. Show less

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  Melink Corporation

  Mar 2015 - now

  Solar Program Manager/Safety Manager

  - Manage operations department of Melink - Solar- Responsible for safety management

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  Ash Grove Cement Company

  Jun 2016 - now

  Assistant Plant Manager