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Had responsibilities for the startup and operations of the new Repreve Recycling Center. We had an annual volume of 72.5MM lbs. We recycled mainly PET reclaimed materials into resin for various markets including FDA food packaging.

- Within this 17-year portion of my career, I held technical management positions as well as QC/QA, Warehousing, and other wage positions as I grew and learned the business. - Traveled to Europe and Asia multiple times while designing our new recycling extrusion machines before startup of our new Repreve Recycling Center in Yadkinville - Responsible for our Repreve 100% recycled product lines - Developed all recipes for using recycled raw materials into fiber products - Developed new hardware management programs - Instrumental in new procedures, training, and daily activity of R&D technicians and product development - Traveled to China and assisted in the startup and technical training of our joint venture - Traveled to Ireland for training as an operator in October 1996 (Worked for 6 weeks in Letterkenny, Ireland getting prepared for the startup of our filament fiber plant in Yadkinville, NC) - Ran the day-to-day R&D pilot plant operations and scheduled development products on 3 different machines - Developed and implemented numerous products and innovations for our filament fiber plant - Ability to run and troubleshoot all equipment and understand processes associated with the filament fiber plant including QA/QC lab and our R&D facility - Extensive training in color pigment theory