We found the following information about Derek Nicholls at Vezer Industrial Professionals Inc., where Derek has worked as a President and Chief Operations Officer since 2017. Derek's total work experience is over 24 years, during which time this professional had at least 13 jobs at different companies to develop skills. Derek studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1989 to 1991. Derek Nicholls has the certification in Professional Recruiter Certification (Prc) Derek currently lives in Cumming, Georgia. You can contact with Derek by looking for phone or email or get exhaustive info by requesting access to this person's further details from SoftwareOfficial.
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Derrick Nicholls,
Derry Nicholls,
Rick Nicholls,
Ricky Nicholls
Last updated May 05, 2024
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 5, 2022
Email
de**@essroc.com
Location
Cumming, GA
Workplace
President and Chief Operations Officer
Suisun City, CA
Industry
Design
Colleagues
Work History
President and Chief Operations Officer
1300 Oliver Rd, Fairfield, CA 94534
from Apr 2017
Senior Vice President - Technical Director
Italcementi Group is an operator of 46 cement plants on four continents with 60+ million tons of annual capacity; 18,300 employees; annual sales 4.7 billion.
Reporting to the President and...
Jan 2012 — Oct 2015
Vice President, Manufacturing
We achieved a $15M savings in variable and fixed costs throughout the economic downturn by right-sizing the production footprint to meet the constraints of the economy.
Integrated 3 facili...
Jul 2008 — Apr 2012
Plant Director
I was recruited to restore an old facility to profitability as well as oversee the construction of a new cement plant. In this role, I and my team: ➟ Transformed plant from worst to first in...
Dec 2005 — Jul 2008
Vice President, Cement Operations
300 east John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062
Lehigh is a leading cement manufacturer in North America a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement the third largest cement producer in the world. I was chosen to lead the operations of two cement pl...
Jul 2003 — Oct 2005
Vice President, Coordination
300 east John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062
In this role, I served as the liaison between the Economic Business Unit (EBU) cement plants/terminals and Heidelberg Technology Center (HTC). Special assignments included risk management, r...
Sep 2002 — Jul 2003
Plant Manager and Vice President Operations
300 east John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062
Here, I managed operations of a multi-location organization, with a focus on cost reduction and optimization of plant operations.
Participated as a member of the executive team by developi...
Feb 2000 — Sep 2002
Production Manager
I managed operations for a 1.2 million-ton cement plant with 132 employees across 9 functional accountabilities including kilns, raw mills, finish mills, quarry operations, quality control, ...
Jan 1998 — Feb 2000
Process Engineer
At the Lafarge Technical Center (CTS) in Montreal, Canada, I provided process engineering expertise to 14 plants including developing, coordinating and providing process training. ➟ Represen...
Aug 1996 — Jan 1998
Supervisory Chemist and Shipping Supervisor
Through staff of 19 union employees, I managed day-to-day quality control, product distribution, staff training and development.
Nov 1994 — Aug 1996
Qualification Engineer
➟ Transferred from EIT to Systech Environmental Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Lafarge. ➟ Managed the qualification process and transportation of all alternative non-hazardous raw ...
Jan 1993 — Nov 1994
Engineer-In-Training
This was my first professional position out of university training in which I worked in all facets of the cement operation and was promoted to laboratory supervisor. First member of recruite...
Apr 1991 — Jan 1993
Education
1989 — 1991
1987 — 1989
1986 — 1987
Occupations
Executive
Chief Executive Officer
Chairperson
Director of Operations
Senior Vice President
Technical Director
Corporate Executive
Chief Executive
Operations Manager
Vice President
Technical Managers
Skills
Manufacturing
Process Engineering
Cement
Operations Management
Continuous Improvement
Process Optimization
Maintenance Management
Quality Management
Root Cause Analysis
Operational Excellence
Change Management
Manufacturing Operations Management
Lean Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management
Project Engineering
Process Control
Procurement
Iso
Team Building
Project Planning
Production Planning
Preventive Maintenance
Sap
Supply Chain
Organizational Leadership
Mining
Building Materials
Quality System
Commissioning
Plant Maintenance
5S
Safety Management Systems
Contract Negotiation
Contract Management
Chemical Engineering
Engineering Management
Manufacturing Operations
Strategic Planning
Buisness Acumen
Turnaround Management
Talent Recruitment
Materials Engineering
Talent Selection
Team Leadership
Union Negotiation
Environmental Management
Risk Management
Decision Making
Regulatory Compliance
P&L Management