joseph accardo

* General Manager Triad Chemical a major Ammonia/urea fertilizer manufacturer. * Led organization to zero injury incident rate culture. * Led modernization of Ammonia Plant from lowest industry quartile in cost to highest quartile. * Active in community and legislative areas to promote and protect company business interest * Advocacy--Louisiana Chemical Association Board chairmen and member 8 yrs. * Plant (site) manager of Melamine Chemicals, Inc * Managed and reengineered a new poorly designed plant that was losing money to a profitable operation that met original capacity goals. * Led successful major lawsuit against process designer. * Successfully managed difficult environmental situation through redesign and negotiation with EPA. * Turned around poor employee morale situation to creative team.

Started as Technical Engineer then to Area Engineer then production supervisor. Process development, plant startup and supervision involving multiple products from agricultural chemicals to sulfuric acid.

* Techology Manager, * Strategic planning and led new facility siting, process selection, design and cost for Board approval. * Manage raw material (salt) supply and strategic planning. * Lead process improvement and efficiency efforts and coordinate technology exchange between multiple plant locations. * Advocacy--Board chairman of STS, State Association of Chlorine and Vinyl producers that promotes industry through legislative and public outreach. * Merger and integration synergy team leader for new Axiall (Georgia Gulf & PPG merger) * Production Manager * Manufacturing manager on business team * Led improvement in safety and environmental performance * Led implementation of leading technology expansions to increase production volume, efficiency and reduce cost to be low cost producer in industry in each facility. * Maintain excellent workforce morale and team dynamics.

BS in Chemical Engineering Activities and Societies: AIChE,