PETER D.

GRAHAM
1817 Lake Landing Drive, League City, Texas 77573
281.339.1971 ~ 832.621.8620
petegraham52@gmail.com

Highly motivated and proactive executive-level professional with extensive backg

round in business management and operations, as well as systems implementation a
nd business process reengineering with diverse administrative experience. Posses
s expertise in contract negotiations, strategic marketing, and team building cou
pled with proven capacity in developing effective safety and health cultures. De
monstrated outstanding work ethic and recognized efforts of others. Exemplify ab
ility to work well within multicultural business environments complemented with
a track record of success in exceeding corporate standards and expectations thro
ugh the effective utilization of analytical, risk assessment, and problem resolu
tion skills and ranked in the top 5% of peer group.

KEY STRENGTHS
- General and Operations Management
- Strategic Business Planning
- Reliability Management
- Problem Identification and Resolution
- Organizational Development
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CCR TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (Canada) AND SUBSIDIARIES ~ Houston, TX
CCR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (USA) |CCR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL (Cypress)
President and CEO 2009-Present
- Efficiently manage overall operations, finance, business development, en
gineering and strategy for an international chemical reclaiming services busines
s operating in Canada, USA, North Africa, and Middle East with ongoing business
development in Romania, Russia, Aberbizan, Italy, and Asia
- Perform diverse duties, such as monitoring progress, evaluating strategi
c plans, and interfacing with stock market analysts as well as regulators
- Organize and participate in regular conferences with board and directors
, international operations, and operations divisions
Notable Accomplishment:
- Led efforts in creating an effective international division, CCR Interna
tional, to assess more profitable growth regions, which is expected to result fo
ur times increase in profits
Executive Vice President and COO 2008-2009
- Provided executive management while working collaboratively with board o
f directors on operations, strategy, business development, along with joint vent
ure and merger with the creation of the new legal entity CCR Technologies Intern
ational
Vice President Operations and Human Resources 2007-2008
- Assumed overall responsibility in operations and human resources; oversa
w the implementation of project plans in compliance with commercial terms and c
onditions; coordinated project pricing, supervised all aspects of operations, an
d administered HR budgets
- Conducted evaluation on marketing plans and directed engineering and tec
hnology enhancements
Notable Accomplishment:
- Created a lean operations strategy, which reduced culture costs by 45% a
nd improved overall safety, health, and environment performance through work cha
nge initiatives
NOVA CHEMICALS, INC. ~ Houston, TX
Director of Styrene Monomer Operations ~ North America 2005-2007
- Managed and directed the overall world scale Styrenics production facili
ties in Canada and America
- Collaborated with corporate business leadership, conducted performance e
valuation, and directed overall production, quality programs, and process and pr
oject engineering programs
- Played a pivotal role in interfacing operations with head office
Notable Accomplishments:
- Provided senior leadership in manufacturing for due diligence on a merge
r enhancing and doubling size of the Styrenic monomer and polymers divisions and
improving environmental performance
- Coordinated efforts toward the successful negotiation with embedded faci
lities; As Corporate Champion, oversaw the continuous improvement using Lean ma
nufacturing and Six Sigma processes
- Facilitated significant improvement across all plants, with new capacity
that enabled the closing of 2 plants while maintaining market share
NOVA CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL ~ Manchester, UK/Fribourg, Switzerland
Director of European Manufacturing 2003-2005
- Functioned as member of the European Management team, supervising operat
ions of seven sites throughout Europe involving statutory responsibilities for t
he UK legal entity
- Oversaw manufacturing and technology aspects of M&A activity to expand b
usiness as well as provided engineering leadership to in-house and alliance part
ner across Europe
- Maintained constant communication with organization and reviewed perform
ance of manufacturing matrix, engineering program progress, and Six Sigma improv
ement progress
- Worked closely with site leadership including work counsels, unions, and
supervisory boards as well as divisional management teams throughout seven Euro
pean operating facilities; conducted frequent visits to commercial office in Swi
tzerland
Notable Accomplishments:
- Enhanced production by executing effective strategy, which enabled the s
hutting down of two facilities; developed decommissioning and shut down plan
- Directly negotiated with unions and the regional, governmental bodies an
d successfully reduced overall operational costs by 17% while improving on-strea
m time and quality
- Demonstrated exceptional performance in coordinating technology and engi
neering retro-fit project to successfully produce new higher value-added product
s as well as improve overall safety, health, and environmental performance throu
gh work culture change initiatives

EARLIER EXPERIENCE
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. ~ Decatur, Alabama| Chesapeake, VA
Plant Manager 1993-2003
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. ~ Alberta, Canada
Manager ~ Engineering, Operations, Projects and Plant Startups 1978-199
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CREDENTIALS
Washington University Political Advisory Orientation ~ 1998
Six Sigma Champion Air Academy ~ 1998
Carnegie Melon Executive Development Program ~ 1995
Mahler Leadership Development Program ~ 1994
Louis Allen Professional Management Training ~ 1989
Alberta Power Engineering (1st Class designation) ~ 1979-1983
SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Power Engineering Technology) ~
1971-1973

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member ~ SEABROOK COMMUNITY ADVISORY PANEL-INDUSTRY ~ 2005-2007
Member ~ EAST HARRIS COUNTY MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ~ 2005-2007
Board of Directors ~ VIRGINIA MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ~ 2000-2003
Member ~ PROJECT IMPACT (FEMA) PROJECT ~ 2000-2003
Board of Directors ~ ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST ~ 1999-2003
Board of Directors ~ DECATUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS ASSOCIATION ~ 1995-1999
Board of Trustees ~ 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, DECATUR, ALABAMA ~ 1992-1999
Board of Directors ~ ALABAMA CHEMICAL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION ~ 1992-1999