Digen Butala

About Digen Butala

Accomplished executive with success in managing global engineering, technology, and manufacturing activities focusing on strategic planning, capital projects, new products development, operational excellence, M&A, health and safety management, and team development. Broad based experience in interacting with executives, JV partners, managers, contractors, vendors, and cross functional teams. Designs and executes manufacturing, engineering, and technology strategies to achieve company objectives. Led global teams for execution of capital projects and implementation of new technologies in US, China, Japan, and France.· Worked with different business divisions to develop asset and manufacturing rationalization plans; initiated and planned investment projects at different global sites· Led $100 M project for a new plant in China; provided project planning, led technical activities, managed resources, and coordinated permits filing· Received Arkema Team Innovation Award through leadership of cross-functional teams to develop new products by closely working with commercial groups and customers. · Through out the career emphasized on development of new processes that led to significant reduction in investment and operating costs · Led companywide cross-functional team for Process Safety and Major Risk Management; instituted LOPA based PHA · Managed the Developing Engineer and Co-Ops programs by working with HR to coordinate recruiting, mentoring, development, and placement of young engineers

Experience

1. Vice President Operations and Engineering

   Isolatek International

   Nov 2019 — Present · Stannhope, NJ, US

   Responsible for facility operations in accordance with all Local, State and National labor laws andregulations.Responsible for developing and meeting budgets for all Company Plants. The budget will includeoperating, maintenance and capital plans.Responsible for identifying, prioritizing, secure funding, and successfully completinge all Companycapital and major maintenance projects.Maintain, participate in, and continuously improve process for planning and sourcing with Purchasing,by maintaining appropriate inventory of raw materials and supplies.Lead Sales and Operation Planning (S & OP) process in company. Coordinate production requirementsand proper product inventories at each Company plant site with Sales, Customer Service and Logistics.Coordinate staffing plans, employee programs, and employee maintenance with HR.Coordinate product quality requirements and product development needs with R&D.Assist with the development, technology transfer, and control of manufacturers licensed by the Company world-wide.Responsible for environmental, health and safety management systems and regulatory compliance atIsolatek International manufacturing locations.Develop, sustain, and continuously improve management systems to assure regulatory compliance inmanufacturing; including procedures and policies, risk management, training systems, etc. to ensurelosses and risk to the company are minimized.Develop and implement corporate policies, procedures, and programs for EH & S compliance.Conduct environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, siteexpansions and/or redevelopments as needed and requiredDevelop and oversee a process to review, prioritize, and manage risks identified in annual Insuranceaudits at Isolatek manufacturing facilities.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Polymerization, Process Control, Reactor Desing, Pilot Plant Study

• Penn State Great Valley

  MBA, Finance & Strategic Management

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Chemical Engineering