Brooke Bailey

Experience

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  Clopay Building Products

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Electrical Engineering Intern.

  Worked with the Project Engineering group on Power Distribution.

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  International Paper

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2017

  Team member of the Corporate Technology team that traveled to International Paper (IP) facilitiesthroughout the world (Spain, Germany, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio) to help manage and ledprojects over $5 MM that had critical downtime concerns.• Led the Bogalusa, LA Mill in a culture change around commissioning best practices. Worked withthe Mill Manager, Project Engineers, and Operational Staff on a +$40MM DCS Capital Upgradethat was the most successful project IP had seen, by coming up 12 hours ahead of schedule andhaving the system in full cascade control within three days of converting 30% of the facility overto a new Honeywell Experian System. Managed the night shift operations for the facility duringthe project. Received The CEO Award and Exceeds Commitment Rating for this work• Commissioning night shift led for a Paper Machine rebuild Start-Up of $135 MM capital projectin Riegelwood, NC• Helped create Commissioning Best Practice Manual that is being used throughout IP Worldwide• Trained staff at multiple facilities on the Commissioning Best Practice Manual Show less Managed the operations team (12) and budget of ~$500,000/month (non-outage month) of the chemicalplant internal to the Pensacola mill.• Developed strategic initiative to reduce the Tall Oil plant downtime and schedule the downtime.This caused more product and less capital spending, saving over $50,000 per year• Led a Deliberate Improvement, using Lean Manufacturing Tools and Root Cause Analysis toreduce downtime on the Lime Kiln due to high percentages of Na2O• Supported an injury free work place, implementing 5S policies and evaluating the use of properPPE with the proper balance of Engineering innovations• Liaison to key stakeholders within the company. Continually presented to the led team to ensurethat they received and were able to utilize the appropriate data and analysis to ensure the successof their departments Show less Leader on Deliberate Improvements and Capital Projects using Six Sigma principles for the Pulp Mill andBleach Plant areas.• Led a team to work on Washing Efficiency in the pulp mill, saving over $1.3 MM per year (2014)using Value Stream Mapping, SIPOC, Regression Analysis, and the DMAIC tools• Led projects on steam consumption, transformer performance, and energy balance, saving over$650,000 per year (2013)• Worked cross divisionally with Stakeholders to earn support on KPIs to run the Pulp Mill• Led Root Cause Failure Analysis projects to help improve reliability on Recovery Boiler I/Eequipment• Earned Exceeded Commitment Award for the 2013 and 2014 year Show less

  • Project Engineer, Corporate Technology

    Nov 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Caustic Room and Tall Oil Plant Technical Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Manufacturing Excellence and Reliability Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Jan 2015
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  City of Wichita Kansas

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2020

  Operations Supervisor and Laboratory Director

  Managed a group (17) of professional Class IV Water Operators and NELAC Lab personnel at the City ofWichita’s only water treatment plant that supports over 500,000 Kansas residents. Assured compliancewith all State and Federal Regulations working closely with The Kansas Department of Health andEnvironment (KDHE) agency.• Provided process knowledge and support for the planning committee of the new $500 MM watertreatment facility• Acted as Water Production and Pumping Manager while incumbent was away. Approx 10%/yrmanaging a 40+ personnel team• Designated as “Operator In charge” for all communications to the State Regulatory Agencies• Led multiple changes within the Division and Utility; developed yearly training schedule for multidivisional teams, created Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),Trouble Cause Correction Procedures (TCCs), Preventive Maintenance Procedures (PMs), andincreased communication between shifts with sharepoint operator logs and training videos• Obtained KDHE approval to change the regulation requirement on the Revised Total Coliform Rule(RTCR) which allowed us to upgrade our system and put in 1 designated sampling station per sectorinstead of 5, saving the City $1.5 MM• Orchestrated plant optimization efforts; lowered chemical usage 12%, cutting plant costs by$180,000/year, while producing the highest water quality ratings in decades• Increased Filter run time >40% with treatment changes and KPIs• Completed all performance evaluations and discipline for direct reports• Hired and trained five direct reports. Assisted in hiring and training replacement Laboratory Directorand Operations Manager positions• Managed all Federal and State Water Reports including two National Pollution Discharge EliminationSystem (NPDES) Permits• Completed Emergency Response FEMA (ICS) Training and was an ICS team member for the City Show less

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  Sarasota County Government

  Apr 2021 - now

  • Director Public Utilities

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Water Divison Manager

    Apr 2021 - Feb 2024