Recent consulting projects:

June 26-30, 2018

UNACEM EC, Otavalo, Ecuador. This was a training project. Unacem’s quality lab has the equipment to analyze their clinker and were looking for training in sample preparation and interpretation. I was able to successfully train them in both sample preparation and interpretation.

Pictured (left to right): Raquel Almache, Wilson Benavides, Fausto Navarro

Pictured (left to right): Raquel Almache, Chuck Buchanan, Fausto Navarro

For references please contact:

Fausto Navarro: e-mail Fausto Navarro

Raquel Almache:  e-mail Raquel Almache

Wilson Benavides: e-mail Wilson Benavides

 

July 24-26, 2018

Buzzi Unicem USA, Maryneal, Texas. This was a follow-up to my visit to the plant in September of 2017. I worked on both refresher and new interpretation training with lab and control room staff as well as reviewing process data and making recommendations for possible process improvements.

Pictured (left to right): Kasey, Alan, Brandon, Justin, Jeremy, Chuck

For references please contact:

Matt Hansen: e-mail Matt Hansen

Brandon Bankhead: e-mail Brandon Bankhead

 

August 27-31, 2018

I spent a great week at the Argos USA plant in Newberry, Florida. The session involved two days of process evaluation, including a detailed tour of their entire process system, followed by three days of sample interpretation training. The training included people from the Newberry plant as well as two of Argos’ other plants.

Pictured left to right are: Nikhil, Chris, Juan, Chuck, J, Thomas, Julian, Elkin S, Andrea, Elkin R, Oscar

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Juan Tabares: e-mail Juan Tabares

 

November 27-29, 2018

Mountain Cement, Laramie, Wyoming. This was my first visit to one of their plants. The goal of my visit was to train two of their people in sample preparation and interpretation. Unfortunately they didn’t have all of the equipment and supplies that they needed to make this visit totally productive. After some discussion with the chief chemist for the plant it was decided that we would schedule another visit in 2019 in order to finish the training.