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Biography

University of Houston - Technology

Business Leader | Business Developer | Innovator
Industrial Automation
Douglas
B Postek
Houston, Texas Area
Hands-on Business Leader with 20+ years in Business Development, Engineering, Capital Projects, Contracts, Negotiation, Manufacturing, Safety, Execution, and Customer Focus. Fact-based business performance solutions achieved through Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Alliances, New Technologies (3 patents), and Partnerships

P&L management experience of up to $20MM in China, Canada, and the United States, with up to 15 direct reports and 100 indirect reports.

Capital Project Management activities in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Canada, Mexico, and the US
Business Development activities in China, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, France, Mexico, and the US

THOUGHT PROCESS
• Adaptability - Flexible and Agile
• Creativity - In, Out, & New Boxes
DRIVES & VALUES
• Achiever - Self-driven performer
• Integrity - Held Top Secret Clearance, US NAVY Submariner, Communications, Gulf War Veteran
PEOPLE ACUMEN
• Relationship - Collaboration with others
• Authentic – Strong interpersonal skills
INFLUENCE
• Command - Initiates and sets the direction
• Mastery - Learning and expertise

Experience

  • University of Houston

    Adjunct Instructor

    • Instructed, and redeveloped the course to meet ABET accreditation standards for MECT 3360, Automated Manufacturing Systems with a primary focus on Engineering Economics regarding Captial Expenditures (CAPEX)

  • Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation

    Director of Facilities & Engineering

    • Led business development activities, Request for Information/Quotes, Safety Audits for Qualification between Chemical Third-Party Logistic (3PL) service providers and Odyssey clients creating win-win relationships with Bulk Terminals, Public Warehouses, Dry and Liquid Transloading, and Dry and Liquid Packaging facilities including all Procure to Pay Processes (P2P) activities. Supporting approximately $25MM under contract/year
    • Identified and incubated a new organic business unit in Bulk Liquid Logistics with Flexitanks that won Board approval for implementation corporate-wide, representing a $60MM midterm revenue with the potential to deliver up to $300MM long-term revenue
    • Provided Business Development leadership throughout the company leveraging the Engineering Technology Center (ETC) to improve logistical systems through research, mechanical, electrical, software development, automation, prototype fabrication, and testing.
    • Developed patented technology that increased performance and safety in the bulk liquid discharge of modern 20’ flexitank by reducing yield loss from 0.2% to 0.01%
    • Led the development of a cloud-based mobile ERP system that managed bulk liquid logistics assets and procedures adding security and traceability on a load-by-load basis

  • Delta Companies Group

    Director of Engineering & Business Development

    • Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Manager (ECPM) leading a green investment in China to deliver a state-of-art, 5 building, 11-acre site for hazardous goods packaging and warehousing facility, with a liquid packaging capacity of 1MM drums/year for specialty chemical products
    • Led all business development activities with Fortune 100 chemical manufacturers who on-boarded anchor clients with win-win long-term service contracts valued over $5MM
    • Received Greif's annual Global Achievement Award for enterprise-wide manufacturing value creation in 2011 based on a successful collaboration with a major automaker in tooling design that reduced North American manufacturing costs by over $1MM/year in new manufacturing process improvements

  • Greif, Inc.

    Director of Engineering & Technical Development

    • Led a diverse team of US & EU professionals across Western Europe in the creation of an advanced manufacturing stochastic simulation software model to improve strategic, tactical, and network operational decision making in investments and divestitures in automated steel drum manufacturing. Completed the project 35% under budget with an estimated annual savings of over $100MM when combined with consolidation strategies
    • Member of the Global Energy and Sustainability Committee tasked to reducing energy consumption through new manufacturing strategies, automation, and high-efficiency industrial devices
    • Member of the Global Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Team tasked with right-sizing critical spare part inventories and improving preventative and predictive maintenance strategies to reduce manufacturing downtimes driving up Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

  • Delta Companies Group

    Technical Sales and Business Development Manager

    • Designed, built, and started up mid-sized semi-automated embedded packaging facility within a downstream multinational chemical company for synthetic lubricants that led in safety with zero incidents for five consecutive years and first in business performance for the first three years of operations
    • Developed external relationships leading to $150MM joint venture opportunity with two leading international downstream companies in the US and Saudi Arabia, providing technical project leadership, facilitating the bidding process, and assisting in negotiating terms of the offshore venture

  • Boccard

    CEO/Business Unit Manager

    • Led the US and Canadian division of Boccard Life Sciences (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boccard SA) with full P&L responsibility to deliver Front End Engineering and Design (FEED), in-shop skid fabrication, and turn-key Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) activities in the Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Brewery markets
    • Drove the re-branding efforts deploying an omnichannel digital marketing approach unique to North America to drive brand awareness, lead generation, address positive, negative online reviews, and to attract and retain top talent, with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) at its core strategy
    • Implemented the LinkedIn e-Learning suite reducing the annual training budget by 50% to all employees, with a focus on digitization training and policy. A transition goal to a paperless office meeting Global Corporate Responsible Management objectives
    • Deployed BlueBeam to reduced RFQ workflows by 25% leveraging symbology search features. BlueBeam additionally added traceability for cost control with digital footprints to mitigate revenue leakage on all engineering changes executed by the customer

Education

  • University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education

    Certificate of Completion

    Finance for Executives

  • University of Houston

    Bachelor of Science - BS

    Mechanical Engineering Technology

  • University of Houston

    Adjunct Instructor


    • Instructed, and redeveloped the course to meet ABET accreditation standards for MECT 3360, Automated Manufacturing Systems with a primary focus on Engineering Economics regarding Captial Expenditures (CAPEX)

  • Purdue University - Krannert School of Management

    Master of Business Administration (MBA)



  • Flexible Tank Apparatus and Method of Extraction



  • Flexible Tank for 40-Foot Shipping Container



  • Flexible Tank for the Transportation of Bulk Liquid



  • Flexible Tank with Cape


    A flexible tank is used to transport bulk liquids or semi-liquid materials inside of a multi-modal shipping container. It has water proof inner layers and an outer layer, which are formed and welded together to have seams at both ends of the flexible tank. A discharge valve is provided at one end of the flexible tank and an additional piece of material, referred to as a cape, is attached at the other end of the flexible tank. The flexitable tank is situated in the container so that the end with the discharge valve is at the container opening and the end with the attached cape is at the rear of the container. The cape can be used by equipment positionable at the opening of the container to completely discharge the bulk liquids or semi-liquid materials from the flexible tank by pulling and winding up the cape and the layers of the flexible tank from the rear of the container.

Positions

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Leogane, Haiti 2012 - Habitat for Humanity

    Greif Team Leader

    ● One of twelve employees selected by a committee of C-level executives from more than 13,000 employees worldwide to provide enhanced leadership development. ● Selected by CEO to represent Greif as their team leader and to liaison with the Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

MECT 3360

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