Jerry McPherson

Plant Engineer @Viskase Companies, LLC

Directed all engineers (Production, Process, Maintenance, Projects) • Twenty-three direct reports with 250 indirect within the operation • Designed equipment and layout for current and future Production • Instrumental in implementing ISO 9001:2015, FSSC 2200 • Controlled plant operation budget of twenty-three million dollars / annual Capital Expense budget of $8 million; both stayed on target. • Reworked PLC program on production line to reduce 300K pound waste annually • Inventory Control for production raw material and maintenance inventory with a reduction in cost. • Reduced electricity cost by 14% from $1.75 million to $1.5 million annually • Reduced Natural Gas cost by 29% from $2.1 million to $1.6 million annually