James David Reed

About James David Reed

Working with companies and business that use steam.A lot of times the frustration can be hotter than the steam. Without an full understanding of steam and the process, there can be constant replacing of traps, moving of pipe, addition of pumps, and dumping of condensate to solve an issue on process performance. These steps normally are done with the best of intentions; often times they don\'t yield the results desired. In some instances the thing that is tried creates a safety issue such a water-hammer. This list gets cycled through until a physical pile of valves are in the shop or expenses without a positive result raise too many questions. Often times the paperwork of what has been tried gets deeper and more convoluted as the number of individuals with understanding of a certain application at another place are brought into the loop. Without foundation of steam fundamentals ever being applied the cycle can go on for years. It is not uncommon to hear at a facility that everything has been tried to fix a steam issue. Not sure what your issue is, if you are needing help Spirax Sarco is \"First For Steam Solutions.\" Spirax Sarco utilizes a structured approach to solving process steam issues that build up from Steam Fundamentals and progress to tangible often times on the shelf solutions that save process owners time and money from trying things that don\'t work. Spirax Sarco is the base of design for facilities that want to set up a process right from the start and be assured an unmatched level of consistency and reliability.If you are frustrated with your steam system issue, troubled by a steam related safety issue, concerned about putting the right steam setup in a facility or aggravated by an \"its always been like this\" steam process; it might make sense for you and I to talk: 33••••••86.

Experience

1. First for Steam Solutions Sales Engineer

   Spirax Sarco USA

   Jan 2020 — Present · Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC, US

   Steam facilities are complex systems with many potential points of failure, even the smallest of which can increase cost and risk if left untended. In order to identify and improve weak points in a system, a methodology must be applied in a consistent manner.Spirax Sarco\'s approach provides for a methodical problem solving to the challenges that users of steam experience. Whether if its steam as an ingredient such as food and beverage industries or steam as a method of manufacture as in industrial chemical industries; Spirax Sarco utilizes its over 125 years of experience in steam solutions and local manufacturing base in the USA to meet deadlines that ensure operations of many businesses.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Masters work, Textile Sciences and Engineering

  2002 — 2005

• NC State University

  BS Engineering, Textiles Machine Design

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Engineering
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• 5s
• Product Development
• Quality System
• Product Management
• Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• Minitab
• Problem Solving
• Operations Management
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Quality Management
• Leadership
• Training
• New Business Development
• Iso Standards
• Strategic Planning
• R&D
• Strategy
• Customer Service
• Process Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Business Strategy
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Planning
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing