105 Prince Rd William Schroeder 252-714-1483Greenville, NC 27858 bill.schroeder@dsm.com

OBJECTIVEProcess Engineering or Operations Manager.

SUMMARY2003 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with work experience gained through 12 years of employment as a Process Engineer. Extensive experience in process engineering, capital project management, small project management, continuous improvement/LSS, training, and operations management.

Professional ExperienceDSM Dyneema – Greenville NC 2011-Present

o Sr. Department Process Engineer Created and administered yearly cycle Lean Six Sigma/CI program in LP to reduce

process waste and variable costs, with yearly savings of over $500,000 the last two years. Currently in the process of implementing this system in FS.

Managed a Processing Engineering intern as a direct report. Increased knowledge of fiber crystallinity and its effect on the Fiber process for the Explore program. Improved understanding of the P-oven re-start process with opportunity to improve uptime by 0.5%.

Increased production rates by over 15% on several grades and reduced waste rates by over 5% on all products over a 2 year period in LP. Reduced re-work by 3% in Fiber and increased output by 6% on assigned production line.

Leading efforts to explore process windows for increased process stability within the Fiber solutions department and collaborating with colleagues in the Explore program to build more fundamental understanding of our process.

Leading efforts to improve F-oven performance through developing new draw profiles. Extensive collaboration with colleagues in Heerlen, NL to transfer learnings from both sites. This is a vital OEE initiative and outputs on multiple grades have been increased over 10% through increased efficiency.

Introduced matrix filtration systems in LP to improve product quality and reduce waste with yearly savings of over $300,000.

Introduced Matrix dosing systems to reduce raw material waste in LP with yearly savings of over $100,000.

Introduced new coatings to improve process performance in LP for yearly savings of over $50,000.

Reduced Titer variability on P6 through the spin pump offset modifications with yearly savings of over $300,000.

Executed multiple small capital projects up to $300,000. Responsible for leading HAZOPs, MOC, securing funding through a CER, and equipment/process validations.

Responsible for Quality and Customer Complaint investigations. Member of the LP ballistic investigation team.

First Quality Nonwovens – Hazleton Pa 2004-2011Sr. Process Engineer – Typical process engineer duties along with capital project management for multiple production lines, process support and training for other engineers and onboarding of new process engineers. Significant experience working with specialized equipment manufacturers.

105 Prince Rd William Schroeder 252-714-1483Greenville, NC 27858 bill.schroeder@dsm.com

o Assigned to construction and commissioning team of a new $50 million production line responsible for 15% of the company’s capacity.

Performed equipment acceptance tests at multiple shops in Europe for a total equipment value of $20 million.

Successfully commissioned machinery 1 month ahead of schedule and achieved 90% yield and uptime 6 months sooner than previous line installations.

Responsible for equipment locations, equipment safety evaluation and re-design, job task procedures, and equipment re-design for issue resolution.

Trained operation personnel on multiple technologies new to the company.o Oversaw numerous capital equipment installations and upgrades.

25% capacity increase on a production line at a cost of $6 million. Improved material quality to enable new business opportunities at a cost of $2

million.o Commissioned Cognex quality inspection camera systems on all production lines. o Managerial responsibilities

Managed multiple spinneret rebuild technicians for 2 years as direct reports. On boarded and trained 3 engineers. Agreed to take on additional responsibility for temporarily running a production line

for a period of 4 months and saw no decrease in performance. On boarded and trained new engineer during this time.

External Leadership Experience President Greenville Junior Chamber of Commerce (2015)

EDUCATIONBS Chemical Engineering - 2003Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia