Frank D. Gunseor
2615 Sunset Drive
Lewiston, ID 83501
Tel (Res) 208-743-5947
Fax 208-799-1668
fdavidg@lewiston.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

A challenging position in the pulp and paper industry which would utilize my broad experience with computers, pulping and networking.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1/16/93-Present

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Senior Application Engineer

Responded to customer requirements to have quality report(s) by integrating diverse database systems to provide required reports for customers in a timely manner.

Modeled a paper property called stiffness using FactNet, WinGEMS and Fisher DCS process variables to allow predictions to enable operators and supervisors to reduce off grade due to out of spec production.

11/16/87-1/16/93

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Pulp Mill Superintendent

Managed Pulp Mill to modify caustic plant to enable the caustic plant to handle increased green liquor flow from a new #5 recovery boiler without major capital expenditures.

11/01/86-11/16/87

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Assistant Pulp Mill Superintendent

Coordinated the daily maintenance of the pulp mill with crafts to manage the mill and maintain a high availability rating. Also coordinated and planned minor and major downtime for the pulp mill.

01/01/83-11/01/86

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Extruder Superintendent

Managed extrusion coating department to stabilize operation, improve quality, increase efficiency by computerizing daily and monthly reporting.

02/01/80-01/01/83

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Technical Assistant to the Pulp Mill Superintendent

Managed the technical and cost saving projects in the pulp mill by planning and coordinating projects with the staff departments in the mill including engineering and technical.

09/23/74-02/01/80

Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, ID 83501

Senior Project Engineer

Planned and implemented technical and cost saving projects in various areas of the mill including pulping, recovery and paper.

Such projects included mass and energy balances for the whole mill and included a closed water balance, which had never been done in this mill before. These balances were performed using a computer simulation called GEMS.

EDUCATION

Sept., 1968- June, 1972

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

BS Chemistry

1978-Present

VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS

Continued education throughout career, with engineering courses at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Idaho and various other courses, seminars and classes in chemical engineering, computer repair, networking, VB, C, and C++ programming, and operating systems.

REFERENCES

Business and personal references available upon request.